The Two Prisoners.

           AyearafterLouisXVIII.‘srestoration,avisitwasmadebytheinspector-generalofprisons.Dantesinhiscellheardthenoiseofpreparationsoundsthatatthedepthwherehelaywouldhavebeeninaudibletoanybuttheearofaprisoner,whocouldhearthesplashofthedropofwaterthateveryhourfellfromtheroofofhisdungeon.Heguessedsomethinguncommonwaspassingamongtheliving;buthehadsolongceasedtohaveanyintercoursewiththeworld,thathelookeduponhimselfasdead.

           Theinspectorvisited,oneafteranother,thecellsanddungeonsofseveraloftheprisoners,whosegoodbehaviororstupidityrecommendedthemtotheclemencyofthegovernment.Heinquiredhowtheywerefed,andiftheyhadanyrequesttomake.Theuniversalresponsewas,thatthefarewasdetestable,andthattheywantedtobesetfree.

           Theinspectoraskediftheyhadanythingelsetoaskfor.Theyshooktheirheads.Whatcouldtheydesirebeyondtheirliberty?Theinspectorturnedsmilinglytothegovernor.

           "Idonotknowwhatreasongovernmentcanassignfortheseuselessvisits;whenyouseeoneprisoner,youseeallalwaysthesamethingillfedandinnocent.Arethereanyothers?"

           "Yes;thedangerousandmadprisonersareinthedungeons."

           "Letusvisitthem,"saidtheinspectorwithanairoffatigue."Wemustplaythefarcetotheend.Letusseethedungeons."

           "Letusfirstsendfortwosoldiers,"saidthegovernor.

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