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committed a trespass on her land. She 

 received me very graciously, but made 

 some unpleasant remarks on the conduct 

 of the English, — one of which was so very 

 absurd, that I could scarcely refrain from 

 telling her she was a silly old woman. She 

 accused the English of causing Louis the 

 16th to be beheaded! The proces verbal 

 was brought into court, not to be decided 

 by a jury, but by an old worn-out judge, 

 who determined on the declaration made 

 by the garde de chasse, who swore I was 

 shooting in a turnip field, the property of 

 Madame la Comptesse, though at the same 

 time I had a respectable witness, the son 

 of an English clergyman, to prove to the 

 contrary ; they would not, however, allow 

 him to give his evidence, but without 

 hesitation fined me, and I had all the ex- 

 penses to pay. 



Again, I cannot resist relating what 

 seemed a flagrant instance of illiberality 



