"
The Italian meditated a moment and then said:
"This picture bears a striking resemblance to one whom I once knew."
"Who is the party?"
"The son of the Prince of ----."
"But you said you had never seen the original."
"I never did behold the original of that picture. The prince's son is
dead. He has been dead several years. He was much older than the
original of this picture."
Our hero was a quick and rapid thinker and he asked:
"Is it not possible that the original of that picture is the grandson of
the present Prince of ----?"
"I cannot tell; the resemblance is certainly very remarkable."
"Tell me about the prince and his son."
"I will."
"Do so."
"The son of the Prince of ---- married a French lady. The marriage was a
secret one. He deserted his wife and later married an Italian lady of
noble birth. The second wife died without leaving any children."
"How could he desert his French wife and marry an Italian woman?"
"He secured a divorce."
"Was he justified?"
"No.
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