yo RECOLLECTIONS OF FORTY YEARS. 



the following notes, the' original of which I left in 

 his hands : 



"It is expedient, until their passions are calmed 

 down, to avoid all contact between the army and the 

 people, whom so many causes maintain in a state of 

 effervescence. 



" The air of Eome is insalubrious in summer. 



" The sojourn in Eome of any part of our army 

 might, as I have not ceased to declare since my first 

 conference with M. d'Harcourt, involve us more 

 deeply in internal Eoman questions than we should 

 wish to compromise our Government. M. de Eay- 

 neval was of opinion that the military service con- 

 ducted jointly by our troops and those of Eome would 

 be most prejudicial to our interests. 



" The general embarrassment arising from the 

 empty state of the treasury, the accounts which have 

 to be rendered for the immense sums of money spent 

 without any sort of check, are so many insurmount- 

 able difficulties in the way of the present Government 

 should it become consolidated, or for any other power 

 which might succeed it. The administration, being 

 bound to offer some sort of justification to the people 

 for all the financial embarrassments which will have 

 arisen, will no doubt seek to attribute the effects of it 

 to the French occupation. This forced occupation 

 might, moreover, have the result of keeping up a feel- 

 ing of irritation against, and a desire of vengeance upon, 



