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the Hotel Lamarque. I sent at once a despatch to Felix and 

 his trother, and was very much disappointed on receiving next 

 day the news that my husband was prevented from coming for 

 me to Brest, but that he expected me in Paris. 



I was of course in a very bad humour, and it may be 

 ascribed to this circumstance that the first impressions which 

 Europe made on me was by no means favourable. Everything 

 appeared to me extremely small in comparison with what I had 

 left in America. The rivers looked all like miserable creeks, the 

 mountains like mole-hills, and the trees like toys. The people 

 in the hotel were, however, very kind, and assisted me to the 

 best of their ability. The landlady accompanied me next 

 morning to the depot, to facilitate difficulties which possibly 

 might occur in reference to Jimmy, as dogs were severely pro- 

 hibited in first-class carriages. To submit the noble dog to 

 the ignominy of the dogs' quarters in the train was revolting to 

 all my feelings, and in order to protect him against such a de- 

 grading position he, with the help of the landlady, had been 

 dressed up as a baby, and a thick veil covering his dear long 

 snout concealed him before the sharp eyes of the railroad 

 guards. The young lonely mother found sympathy with them, 

 and I had a coi/pe all to myself 



I arrived in Paris on January 9, at one o'clock a.m., and 

 found at the depot my dear husband waiting tui me. In the 

 pleasure of the meeting 1 forgot myself, and the guard dis- 

 covered that my baby had four legs. He seemed very much 

 alarmed, but a Napoleon calmed his fears, and we drove away 

 very happy. 



We intended to leave Paris on the same night for Schloss 

 Anholt, the residence of Alfred, Prince Salm-Salm, Felix's 

 elder brother. We were, however, detained a day longer, 

 having to make many purchases. 



Paris pleased me very much, though it presented itself under 

 very unfavourable circumstances, for the weather being 

 extremely bad a gloom was spread over everytliing. 



On leaving Paris for Schloss Anholt, in Westphalia, it was 

 only natural that I felt somewhat nervous. Though Felix had 

 assured me that I should be received most kindly by his whole 

 family, I had still some apprehensions, fearing the formal and 

 ceremonious stiffness which I imagined to be inseparable from 

 all Prussian families. 



