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tion, and to furnish them with the means of filling 
their time with worthy objects of pursuit. 
Sir James sincerely esteemed his royal patroness, 
and was flattered to find his services acceptable to 
her. In every conversation the benignity and cul- 
tivated understanding of the principal personages 
removed every sensation of awe, and royalty itself 
lost none of its dignity in the polite and accom- 
plished companions. 
With these impressions he took leave of his il- 
lustrious pupils, suspecting no ill, and.designing 
nothing disloyal, nor was it likely that any passages 
in his Tour should have given offence at any other 
time. But the events of the French revolution had 
filled the minds of many with suspicion and alarm: 
what he had said was representedto him “ as injuri- 
ous in these times to crowned heads ;” anda passage 
wherein he is accused of eulogizing Rousseau, was 
regarded as “hostile to religion, virtue, and loyalty.” 
There can be no doubt that Her Majesty’s mind 
was prejudiced against him by one who had been a 
mutual friend, but whose personal contests with 
Rousseau had warped his judgement. 
_ That Sir James regretted this alienation cannot 
be matter of surprise to those who have felt what 
it is to be misunderstood, and who recollect that 
his sentiments of regard for those who had shown 
him kindness were no less warm than sincere. He 
had no other reason to regret the circumstance, for 
it was a disinterested connection entirely. 
To the friend above alluded to, he replied, “If 
you consider calmly what I have said of Rousseau, 
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