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Baron, et dans les quels je vous prie de me croire votre 

 affectionnee 



LA PRINCESSE DE CANINO, 

 veuve Bonaparte Lucien, 



CXVII. 

 THE DUCHESS HELEN E OF ORLEANS TO HUMBOLDT. 



Tuileries, 12th February, 1845. 



I will no longer keep the treasure you have intrusted 

 me with, and from which I have derived such real 

 enjoyment. Once more, my heartiest thanks for send- 

 ing it. Let me hope before long to have fresh matter 

 for my gratitude. You see selfishness keeps the upper 

 hand in me after a most unjustifiable fashion. 



Your Excellency's well-wisher, 



HELENE. 



CXVIII. 

 THE DUCHESS HELENE OF ORLEANS TO HUMBOLDT. 



Neuilty, I2tk May, 1845. 



Your Excellency will have to submit to being often 

 pressed into my service ; to-day, however, I appear 

 before you with a grand request no less than that 

 you will give me and my cousin of Weimar,* the 

 pleasure and profit of your company in a visit to Ver- 

 sailles. We think of making the trip on Thursday. 

 The King invites you, for that evening, to dinner and 

 theatricals at Trianon. If you are courageous enough 

 to undertake this altered pilgrimage with us, I beg 

 your Excellency to be here at Neuilly by half-past 11 



* Prince Edward. TR. 



