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husband ? How did you come to be brought 

 with them in the Archbishop's coach ? We were 

 told his Eminence had positively refused its use 

 to the Association, &c, &c. 



' However, the visitors were rapidly crowding 

 in, and forming their parties for the stroll to the 

 Roman ruins of the Baths, so I warded off the 

 impatient inquiries by " I'll tell you all about 

 her when we return." 



1 After some hours' strolling to all the favourite 

 points of view, we returned to the grand hunts- 

 man^ baronial castle. Hospitable tables were 

 spread in the great hall ; the host, singling out 

 Madame Eschricht, seated her on his right hand, 

 and, as I had led her into the hall, he would have 

 placed me on his left ; but I brought forward and 

 introduced the President, and Oken was followed 

 by Eschricht, Buckland, Prince Charles Lucien 

 Bonaparte, and other notabilities of the Associa- 

 tion. 



'At the close of the feast, in which the Rhine 

 wines were memorable, the Archbishop's carriage 

 being summoned, our " partie carree" took their 

 seats and led the way back to Freiburg. We 

 descended at the Town Hall. Eschricht and I had 

 agreed to give a douceur "to the Archbishop's staff. 

 But the chasseur most politely declined, saying 

 in German that his Eminence, his master, felt 

 honoured by our acceptance of the small service 

 he was able to afford us, &c. 



