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from him, as well as from Dr. Brun, Dr. Frossard 
the Protestant minister, and several others. We 
were charmed with the hospitality we experienced 
here, and with the manners of the people: I could 
have spent a month with them gladly. The ladies 
too begin to improve on us in every respect, as we 
go south. After seeing the hospital (which is more 
praised than it deserves), the public library, &c., &c., 
which took us four days, on the 10th we took a 
voiture to carry usto Montpellier. We are now in 
a fine temperate climate ; like a fine English Sep- 
tember. The most striking objects we saw in our 
way were the Pont St. Lsprit, an old stone bridge of 
twenty-two arches, over the stately Rhone; the 
Pont du Gard near Nismes, a most noble Roman 
aqueduct; and the Amphitheatre at Nismes ; the 
country for the last three days covered with laven- 
der, thyme, box, evergreen oaks, and many fine 
plants still in flower; olive-trees laden with fruit in 
greater abundance than has been known these hun- 
dred years ; fig-, and white mulberry-trees. Ripe 
olives are purple like a damson, but of the most 
abominable bitter taste. At Montpellier we have 
met with the kindest reception from Professor 
Broussonet, father of my Paris friend; we dined 
with him today: he has introduced us to several 
interesting acquaintances. We could gladly stay 
here a month or two had we not greater objects 
in view. 
This town is situated on a hill very pleasantly: 
its streets are narrow, crooked, and paved like those 
of Norwich; so is Lyons. But of all that I have 
