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again, and proceeded on our journey about two 

 miles further, when our guides judged it pru- 

 dent for us to afcend, as we were then got td 

 the fteps which lead up to the town. We here 

 found ourfelves fafe, zi iht Val de grace, near to 

 the Englifh benedidline convent, without the 

 leaft accident having happened to any one of 

 the party. We imagined we had walked about 

 two French leagues, and were abfent from the 

 furface of the earth> betwixt four and five hours. 



After we had thanked the infpedlors and 

 guides for their very great civility, politenefs, 

 and attention, we took our leave to vifit the 

 English benediclines convent, in whofe court 

 yard, and within a few yards of their houfe, the 

 roof of the fubterraneous paffage had given way, 

 and fallen in, the depth of one hundred and 

 ninety three feet. 



Though there were fome little danger attending 

 our rafti expedition (as fome people were pleafed 

 to term it) yet it was mofl: exceedingly agree- 

 able, and fo perfe(5tly a nouvelle fcene, that we 

 were all highly delighted, and thought our- 

 felves amply repaid for our trouble. 



I regretted much that I did not take a ther- 

 mometer and barometer down with me, that 

 I might have had an opportunity of making 

 fome remarks, on the temperature and weight 

 of the air. Certainly, however, it was colder 

 at this time than on the furface of the earth. 



But 



