"By the bye," he said, as he and his companion sat together in the
prince's study, "I remember that you were so good as to say that
you would let me see those family papers some day They must be
very interesting and I would be glad to avail myself of your
offer."
"Certainly," replied Saracinesca "They are in the Archives in a
room of the library It is rather late now Do you mind waiting till
to-morrow?"
"Not in the least, or as long as you like. To tell the truth, I
would like to show them to my future father-in-law, who loves
archaeology. I was talking about them with him yesterday. After
all, however, I suppose the duplicates are at the Cancelleria, and
we can see them there."
"I do not know," said the prince, carelessly, "I never took the
trouble to inquire. There is probably some register of them, or
something to prove that they are in existence"
"There must be, of course. Things of that importance would not be
allowed to go unregistered, unless people were very indifferent in
those days"
"It is possible that there are no duplicates. It may be that there
is only an official notice of the deed giving the heads of the
agreement. You see it was a friendly arrangement, and there was
supposed to be no probability whatever that your great-grandfather
would ever marry.
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