128 COUNT RUMFORD. 



transplanted thence to London, and afterwards to 

 Munich, was subjected to a trying ordeal. After a 

 short period of initiation, she appears to have passed 

 through it creditably. Her writing does not exhibit 

 any marked qualities of intellect. She was bright, 

 gossip}^, " volatile," and she throws manifold gleams 

 on the details of Eumford's life. He constantly kept 

 a box at the opera, though he hardly ever went there, 

 and hired by the year a doctor named Haubenal. 

 She amusingly describes a quintuple present made to 

 her by her father soon after her arrival in Munich. 

 The first item was " a little shaggy dog, as white as snow, 

 excepting black eyes, ears, and nose " ; the second was a 

 lady named Veratzy, who was sent to teach her French 

 and music; the third was a Catholic priest, named 

 Dillis, who was to be her drawing-master; the fourth 

 was a teacher of Italian, named Alberti ; and the fifth, 

 the before-mentioned Dr. Haubenal, who was to look 

 after her health. She did not at all like the arrange- 

 ment. She was particularly surprised and shocked at 

 a doctor's offering his services before they were wanted. 

 " Said I to myself, Surrounded by people who speak 

 French and all genteel people speak it at Munich 

 and knowing considerable of the language already, 

 where is the use of my fatiguing myself with masters? 

 Music the same." In fact, the little dog " Cora " was 

 the only welcome constituent of the gift. 



She describes with considerable spirit a ball which 

 was organised to celebrate her father's birthday. All 

 united to do him honour. Wreaths surrounded his 

 bust; his workhouse children, joined by some children 

 of the nobility, all dressed in white, handed addresses 

 to him, and sang in accompaniment to the swell of 

 music, of which he was passionately fond. All this was 

 arranged without his knowledge, and possibly not without 



