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man, Miss Sarah jumped out safely on the other side. 

 She says her father used often to describe the incident 

 to his friends, as proof that she knew how to take care 

 of herself. As the cost of exchange on London would 

 have caused a heavy loss on paper money, the Count 

 was obliged to take with him a bag of coin so heavy as 

 to require aid from others to lift it. This was a source 

 of constant anxiety, whether in the carriage, by day or 

 night, or when taken into a room at an inn. 



They passed safely through all their perils, and to 

 the delight of the young lady, who, though she had 

 enjoyed much in Germany, was a dear lover of Eng- 

 land, they reached London. The father, on finding that 

 as a born British subject he could not be received 

 in a diplomatic capacity, decided not to return to Ba- 

 varia, where war and distraction were so unfavorable to 

 the pursuits which now chiefly engaged him. Not 

 being in. good health, he purchased a villa at Brompton 

 Row, Knightsbridge, near London, because of its salu- 



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brious situation, and here his daughter lived with him 

 quite happily for a year. While the Count was busy- 

 ing himself with the plan and initiation of the Royal 

 Institution, and in all the intercourse, social and scien- 

 tific, with the most distinguished men in and around 

 the capital which was so freely open to him, his 

 daughter had her own resources. She describes with 

 great animation her delight in English comforts, re- 

 finements, and festivities. Especially is she ardent and 

 eloquent in her tribute to Lady Palmerston as a lovely 

 woman, a faithful mother, and a notable housekeeper. 

 Miss Sarah was cordially received at the three resi- 

 dences of Lord Palmerston, Hanover Square, Broad- 

 lands, and Sheene. At Broadlands, during the Christ- 



