174 SPOUTING IN BOTH HEMISPHERES. 



"Bad fortune seems to attend us everywhere; we sliall 

 do nothing to-day." 



"I fear not." 



The king manifested some slight signs of impatience. 



A minute afterwards he exclaimed, " Apropos, Girardin, 

 you see things are going on well in Paris, as we receive no 

 news to the contrary." 



" I am not surprised at the non-receipt of any news here ; 

 but I have the honour to observe to his majesty that he has 

 only been three hours at Kambouillet. I fear he will know 

 more when he returns to St. Cloud." 



The tone in which these last words were spoken seemed 

 to make some impression on Charles X. 



" Well, monsieur, as you appear to be so desirous of it, we 

 will return to Hambouillet, in order to set off for St. Cloud 

 sooner than is our usual custom." 



The king dismounted, but before entering the carriage 

 which was in attendance at the Croix de Vilpert, he ex- 

 pressed a wish to visit the stables, which were in process ol 

 construction near that place for the service of the royal 

 equipages. 



A peasant, abusing the general liberty which reigned 

 everywhere on hunting days, approached so close to the 

 person of the king, that he jostled him, and forced him to 

 deviate from the path he was pursuing. Charles X., perhaps 

 a little vexed with the bad day's sport, or pre-occupied with 

 the fears which he now began to see imprinted on every 

 countenance, could not restrain his ill-humour. 



" Take away this man," he exclaimed, with asperity. 



The man was immediately driven away; several seconds 

 afterwards the king reproached himself with his impatience, 

 and ordered the offender to be recalled, that he might 

 make up for his apparent severity by some liberality; he 

 had disappeared, but, six days subsequent to this event, 



