My dear Fellow,

The moment you have received this, have the kindness to take the letter of credit from my pocketbook, which you will find in the square drawer of the secrétaire; add your own to it, if it be not sufficient. Run to Torlonia, draw from him instantly four thousand piastres, and give them to the bearer. It is urgent that I should have this money without delay. I do not say more, relying on you as you may rely on me.

Your friend,

Albert de Morcerf

P.S. ⁠—I now believe in Italian banditti.

Below these lines were written, in a strange hand, the following in Italian: