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interesting; they do not in general use paint: at 
Montpellier that custom is as infamous as with us. 
The lower kind of people are much more civil here 
than in England ; but they speak patozs, the ancient 
language of the Troubadours, which we find it dif- 
ficult to understand, except by the help of Italian, 
which it much resembles. 
The Abbé Raynal resides here, but we have not 
yet been fortunate enough to see him: he is safe 
here, as this place is endowed with many privi- 
leges. 
Believe me, dear Sir, 
Your dutiful Son, 
J. E. Smiru. 
J. KE. Smith to his Father. 
Honoured Sir, Genoa, Dec. 30, 1786. 
November 7th, we left Marseilles in an excellent 
voiture, which we hired by the day to convey us to 
Nice; travelled through a most romantic country 
(like Switzerland, as I conceive), andin two days 
reached Toulon. Foreigners are not permitted to 
see the arsenal ; but we saw a very decent hospital 
and little botanic garden. 
November 9th, got to Hyeres to dinner. Here 
we first saw gardens or rather woods of orange- 
trees, loaded with fruit; myrtle and aloes in the 
fields, and had much botanical entertainment. Hy- 
eres is a shabby little town, but in one of the finest 
situations possible: the Isles d’Hyeres are much 
