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When Bavaria joined in the coalition for the emancipa- 

 tion of Europe it was agitated in Bonaparte's council to 

 send the Connt away. However, as it was proved that he 

 scarcely ever stirred out of his house, he was allowed to 

 remain. 



The German, French, Spanish, and Italian languages 

 were as familiar to the Count as the English, both in 

 speaking and writing. His only recreations were playing 

 at billiards against himself, for want of one to play with, and 

 walking in his garden, of which he was very fond, though 

 ignorant of botany and even of the common names of the 

 commonest plants. He was very fond of chess, at which 

 he played well, but rarely enjoyed this pleasure, as he said 

 that after a few minutes' play his feet became like ice and 

 his head like fire. He drew with great skill the designs of 

 his own inventions, but of painting and sculpture he had 

 no knowledge and little feeling ; nor had he any taste 

 for poetry. He had, however, great -taste for landscape- 

 gardening. 



His habits of life were latterly most abstemious, so 

 much so that he had not sufficient vital strength to resist 

 a nervous fever, which carried him off on the 21st of August, 

 after three days' illness, when he was on the eve of returning 

 to England, to which as long as he lived he retained the 

 most devoted attachment. 



In the 'Moniteur Universel ' of August 25, 1814, 

 the death and burial of Count Kumford are mentioned. 

 An address was pronounced over his grave by the 

 Baron Benjamin Delessert, his friend and banker in 

 Paris, on the 24th. 



The news of Count Eumford's illness and burial 

 reached the French Academy at the same time, so that 

 the members were unable to attend his funeral. On 

 January 9, 1815, Baron Cuvier read his eloge to the 

 Academy. In it he said : 



