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Delessert ! accompanying a magnificent present, no 
less than a copy of three volumes of the “ Icones Se- 
lect.” An invitation for Saturday evening from M. 
and Mme. Delessert came with it. Iam alenedy en- 
gaged to dinner, at half past six, for the same day. 
JOURNAL. 
Saturday morning, half past seven. — [ After an ac- 
count of a visit to Versailles, he goes on:] Now bid- 
ding adieu to all this most interesting ground, I took 
up my march, on foot and alone, for St. Germain, 
distant about four miles. From the heights of Lou- 
veciennes I obtained the first view of the Seine and 
the lovely and broad valley through which it winds. 
Here I passed the remains of an elevated and striking 
aqueduct which conveyed water to a royal chateau 
which formerly stood in the neighborhood, and also, 
I believe, to the village of Marly, through which I 
passed a little farther on. Then descending rapidly, 
I reached again the banks of the Seine, the terrace 
of St. Germain being directly before me. It was 
now three o’clock. The steep hill was to be ascended 
by a winding road, and being somewhat leg-weary, 
I stopped a passing countryman’s cart; the lad who 
was driving readily gave me a seat by his side, and 
thus I rode into St. Germain. The lad was quite in- 
telligent, and answered all my questions (when he 
understood me) very readily. He set me down close 
by the chateau. I gave him ten sous for his trouble, 
and we parted on good terms with each other. The 
chateau of St. Germain, which was a chief royal resi- 
dence before Versailles was built, is more interesting 
1 Baron Benjamin Delessert, 1773-1847 ; neh financier and 
philanthropist. Associated with De ees in ae publication of 
the Icones Selecte. 
