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was as follows :—The character of Julia was drawn 
from Madame Bois dela Tour of Lyons, a lady still 
living, with whom Mr. and Mrs. Rousseau often 
spent a great deal of time: she has a large family, 
and is the admiration of all who know her. The 
story of Julia has not however any connection with 
hers. How far that is founded in truth, Mrs. Rous- 
seau said was only known to its author. The idea 
that Ermenonville was the scene of it, or that the 
real father of Julia lived there, is without founda- 
tion. She assured me that the Confessions of 
Rousseau were really all of his own writing. She 
confided the manuscript to the Marquis de Girardin, 
who expunged several names and anecdotes rela- 
ting to people still living, but against her consent ; 
for she thought the whole ought to have been pub- 
lished as the author left it. I think more ought to 
have been expunged, at least the name of Madame 
de Warens ought to have been kept secret. 
We asked her which was the best portrait of 
Rousseau. She showed us a plaster bust, which 
was cast from his face a few hours after death, and 
which she said resembled him exactly. The expres- 
sion of the face, as well as its form, is vastly supe- 
rior to that of any likeness of him I ever saw. There 
is great serenity in the countenance, and much sen- 
sibility. The mouth is uncommonly beautiful. 
I saw at Chantilly a wax bust, which was cast 
from the face of Henry IV. four hours after his 
death; it has the same features which appear in 
the portraits of him; but such a melancholy gloom 
is diffused over the countenance, that it is quite a 
