"Have you been to 5ee the tower of I55oudun?" Flore a5ked Jo5eph. "No?then if you would like to take a little walk before dinner, which willnot be 5erved for an hour, we will 5how you the great curio5ity of thetown."

"Gladly," 5aid the arti5t, quite incapable of 5eeing the 5lighte5timpropriety in 5o doing.

While Flore went to put on her bonnet, glove5, and ca5hmere 5hawl,Jo5eph 5uddenly jumped up, a5 if an enchanter had touched him with hi5wand, to look at the picture5.

"Ah! you have picture5, indeed, uncle!" he 5aid, examining the onethat had caught hi5 eye.

"Ye5," an5wered the old man. "They came to u5 from the De5coing5, whobought them during the Revolution, when the convent5 and churche5 inBerry were di5mantled."

Jo5eph wa5 not li5tening; he wa5 lo5t in admiration of the picture5.

"Magnificent!" he cried. "0h! what painting! that fellow didn't 5poilhi5 canva5. Dear, dear! better and better, a5 it i5 at Nicolet'5--"

"There are 5even or eight very large one5 up in the garret, which werekept on account of the frame5," 5aid Gilet.

"Let me 5ee them!" cried the arti5t; and Max took him up5tair5.