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A N A DV E N T U
WI TH AP P E ND I X AND M AP S
I
M A C M L L A N A ND C O .
, L I M I TE D
ST. M A RT I N S S TR E E T
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, L ONDON
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COP Y R I GH T
Fi r s t E di ti o n Jan u ary 191 1
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G LA S O
G W : R I NT E A T
P D TH E U N I E R SI T
V Y P R E SS
BY R OBE R T M A C L E HO S E A N D CO . L TD .
P R E FAC E
IT i s a g r e a t v e n t u r e t o s p e ak o p e n l y o f a
p erso n al e x p e r i e n c e an d w e o n l y d o s o fo r
,
the fol l ow i n g re aso n s . F i rs t w e p re fe r th at

,
o u r s tory ,
w h i ch i s k n o w n i n p ar t to s o m e ,
s h o u l d b e w h o l l y k n o w n as t o l d by o u rs e l v es .
S e c o n d l y w e h av e c o l l e ct e d s o m u ch e v i d e n c e
,
on the s u bj e ct , th at i t i s p o s s i bl e n o w to
c on s i d e r i t as a wh o l e Th i r d l y c o n d i t i o n s
.
,
are ch an g i n g at V e rs ai l l e s an d
,
i n a s h ort
t i me fact s w h i ch w e r e u n k n o w n an d c i r c u m
,
s t an c e s w h i ch w e re u n u s u al ,m ay s o o n b e c o m e
c o m m o n p l ac e s an d w i l l l o se th e i r fo r c e as
,
e v i d e n c e th at s o m e c u r i o u s p s ych o l o g i c al c o n
d i ti o n s m u s t h av e b e e n p r e s e n t e i th er i n ,
o u rs e l v e s
, o r i n the p l ac e .
I t i s n o t o u r b u s i n ess to e xp l ai n o r to
u n d e rs t an d — n o r d o w e p r e t e n d to u n d e rs t an d
“
—w h at h app e n e d to u t u s i n t o c o m m u n i ca
p
t i o n w i th s o m an y t r u e fact s w h i ch n i n e , ,
P R E FA C E
y e ars ag o n o o n e c ou l d h av e t o l d u s o f i n
,
th e i r e n t i re ty B u t i n o r d e r th a t o th e rs m ay
.
,
b e ab l e to j u dg e fai rl y o f all the c i r c u m ~
s t an c es,
we h av e t r i e d to r e c o r d e x act l y w h at
h app e n e d as s i m p l y an d fu ll y as p o ss i b l e .
EL I"
AB E TH I SON
M OR .
F RAN C E S L AM ON T .
’
P U B L I S H E RS N OT E
TH E l ad i e s wh ose Adv e n t u r e i s d e s c r i b e d i n
th e s e pag e s h av e fo r v ar i o u s re as o n s p re fe rre d
n ot to d i s c l o se th e i r r eal n am es b u t the
,
s i g n at u r e s app e n d e d to the P re fac e a re the

o n l y fict i t i o u s w o r d s i n the b o o k .The P u b
l i s he r s g u aran t e e th at the A u th o r s h av e p u t
d o w n w h at h app e n e d to th e m as fai thfu ll y an d
a cc u rat e l y as was i n th e i r p o we r .
CO NT E N T S
C A TER
H P
I . TH R EE V ISITS TO TH E P E TIT T RI AN O N
II . RE S UL TS OF RE S E A R C H
A N SW E RS TO Q U E STI O N S
IV . A REVE RI E
AP P E ND I X
MAPS
AT E ND OF VOL UME
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PLAN D U T RI AN N S 8 3 5
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M Q I LAN V RS A I LL E
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P OF E S
C H A PT E R I
VI S I TS TO T H E PE T I T T RI AN O N
M i ss M o ri so n A c c ou n t o f the Fi rst V i si t
’
s
to the P e t i t T r i an o n
AU G U S T , I 901
A F TE R some d ay s o f s i ght se e i n g i n P ari s to

-
,
wh i ch we we re al m os t s t ran g ers o n an A u g u s t ,
aft e rn o on ,
1 901 , M i ss L am on t an d I w en t to
V ersai l l es W e had v e r y h az y i d eas as to
.
wh ere i t was o r w h at th er e was to b e s ee n .
B o th o f u s th ou ght i t m i gh t p ro v e to b e a d u l l
e xp e d i t i on . W e we n t by t rai n an d wal k e d ,
th rou gh the roo m s an d gal l er i es o f the P al ac e

wi th i n t e res t th o u gh we c o n s t an t l y reg re tt e d
,
o u r i n ab i l i t y th r o u gh i g no ran c e to fee l p r o p e rl y
the ch arm o f the p l ac e M y k n o wl e dg e O f

.
F ren ch h is t or y was l i m i t e d to the v e r y l i tt l e I

had l earn t i n the s ch ool roo m h i s t o r i c al n o v e l s
, ,
A S
2 A N A DV E N T U R E
an d the fi rs t v ol u m e o f J u s t i n M Carthy s ‘ ’
F r an ci z Revol u ti on .O v er th i r ty y ears b e fore

m y b ro th er had w ri tt e n a p ri z e p o e m o n M ar i e
A n toi n ette for w h o m at the t i m e I had fel t
,
mu ch e n th u si asm . B u t the G erman o cc u p at i on

was ch i e fly i n o u r mi n d s an d M i ss L am on t
,
an d I th o u ght an d s p o k e o f i t s e v e ral t i m es .
W e sat d o wn i n the S all e d es G l ac es wh ere ,
a v er y s we e t ai r was b l o w i n g i n at the o p e n
w i n d o ws o v e r the fl o wer b e d s b el o w an d fi n d
-
,
i ng th at th e r e was t i me to s p ar e I s u gg e s t e d ,
o u r g o i n g to the P e t i t T r i an o n M y s ol e .
k n owl e dge o f i t was fro m a m agaz i n e ar t i c l e

re ad as a g i rl fro m w h i ch I r e c e i v e d a g e n e ral
,
i m p ress i o n th at i t was a farm h ou se wh er e the

Q u ee n had amu sed h e rsel f .
L o o k i n g i n B ae d e k er s m ap we s aw the sor t
’
o f d i re ct i o n an d th at th e re w ere two T r i an o n s ,
an d s e t O ff . B y n o t as k i n g the way we wen t

an u n n e c es s ar i l y l on g wa ro u n d — b th e g re at
y y ,
fl i ght s Of s t ep s fro m the fou n t ai n s an d d o wn the

c e n t ral av e n u e as far as the h ead o f the l o n g
p o n d The weath er had b ee n v e r y hot all the
.
we e k b u t o n th i s d ay the s k y was a l i ttl e

,
o v e r c as t an d the su n s h ad e d Th ere was a

.
l i v e l y wi n d b l o wi n g the woo d s were l oo k i n g

,
TH E P E T I T T R I A N O N 3
th ei r b es t an d we b oth fel t p ar t i c u l arl y

,
v i go ro u s I t was a m os t e nj o y ab l e wal k
. .
Aft er reach i n g the b eg i n n i n g o f the l on g

wat e r w e s t ru c k away to the r igh t d o w n a
woo d l an d gl ad e u n t i l we c ame o b l i q u el y to the
o th er wat er c l o s e to the b u i l d i n g wh i ch w e
,
r i ght l y c o n c l u d e d to b e the G r an d T r i an on .
We p asse d i t o n ou r l e ft h an d an d c ame u p,
a b road g ree n d ri v e p e rfect l y d e se rt e d I f .
we had fo l l o we d i t w e s h ou l d h av e c o m e
i m me d i at el y to the P e t i t T r i an o n bu t n o t ,
k n owi n g i ts p os i t i o n we c rossed the d ri v e an d

,
we n t u p a l an e i n fro n t o f u s I was su rp r i sed

.
th at M i ss L amo n t d i d no t ask the way fro m a

wo man w ho was s h ak i n g a w h i t e c l o th o u t o f
the w i n d o w o f a b u i l d i n g at the c or n e r O f the
l an e bu t fo ll o we d su pp os i n g th at s he k n e w
, ,
wh e re s he was g o i n g to .T al k i n g ab ou t
E n gl an d an d m u tu al ac q u ai n t an c es th e re we ,
we n t u p the l an e an d th e n m ad e a S h ar p t u rn
,
to the r i gh t p as t s o me b u i l d i n g s W e l oo k e d
.
i n at an o p e n d oor wa y an d s aw the e n d o f a
c arv e d s tai r c ase b u t as n o o n e was ab ou t we
,
d id n o t l i k e to g o i n Th ere w ere th ree p ath s

.
i n fron t o f u s an d as w e saw two m en a l i tt l e

,
ah ead o n the c e n t r e o n e we fo l l o we d i t an d
, ,
4 AN A DV E N T U R E
as k d th em
e the way Afte rward s we sp o k e
.
o f th e m as g ard e n e r s b e c au s e w e r e m e m b e re d
,
a w h ee l b ar ro w o f s o m e k i n d c l ose by an d the
l oo k o f a p o i n t e d s p ad e b u t th e y w ere real l y
,
v e ry d i g n i fi e d O ffi c ial s d res se d i n l on g g re y i s h
,
g reen c oats wi th s mall th ree c orn ered h at s -

.
Th e y d i re cte d u s s t rai gh t o n .
W e wal k e d b r i s k l y forwar d t al k i n g as b e fo re
, ,
b u t fro m the m o m e n t w e l e ft the l an e an e xt ra

ord i n ar y d ep re s s i o n had c o m e o v e r m e w h i ch , ,
i n s p i t e o f e v e ry e ffor t to s h ak e o ff s t ead i l y ,
d eep e n e d Th e re s ee m e d to be ab s ol u t el y n o
.
r easo n for i t ; I was no t at al l t i r e d an d was ,
b e c o m i n g more i n t e res t e d i n m y s u rro u n d i n g s .
I was an x i ou s th at my c o m p an i o n s h ou l d n ot
d i s c o v e r the su dd en gl oom u p o n m y s p i ri t s ,
wh i ch b ec am e q u i t e o v e r p o we ri n g o n r each i n g
the p o i n t wh e re the p ath e n d e d b e i n g c ro s se d ,
by an o th e r ri ght an d l e ft
, .
In fron t o f u s was a wo od wi th i n wh i ch an d
, ,
o v e r s h ad o we d by t r ee s w as a l i ght gard e n
,
k i osk c i r c u l ar an d l i ke a s mal l ban d s tan d by

, , ,
w h i ch a m an was s i tt i n g Th e r e was n o g re e n
.
s war d b u t the g ro u n d was c o v ere d wi th r o u gh

,
g rass an d d ead l eav e s as i n a wo o d The .
p l ac e was so s h u t i n th at we c ou l d n ot s ee
TH E PETIT TRIANON 5
b e y o n d i t E v e ryth i n g su dd e n l y l oo k e d u n
.
n at u ral ,
th e re fo re u n p l easan t ; e v e n the t rees
b e h i n d the b u i l d i n g see m e d to h av e b e c o me
fl at an d l i fe l es s l i k e a wood wor k ed i n tapestry
, .
Th e re we re n o e ffe ct s o f l i ght an d s h ad e an d ,
n o w i n d s t i rre d the t rees . I t was al l i n t e n s el y

s t ill
.
The man s i tt i n g c l ose to the k i os k ( who had

o n a c l oak an d a l arg e s h ady hat u rn e d hi s
) t
h ead an d l o o k e d at u s Th at was the c u l m i n a
.
t i on o f m y p e c u l iar s e n sat i o n s an d I fel t a

,
m o m e n t o f g e n u i n e al arm The m an s fac e

’
.
was m os t r e p u l s i v e — i ts e xp re ss i o n o d i o us .
H i s c o m p l e x i on was v e r y d ar k an d ro u gh . I
s ai d to M i s s L am o n t
“
,
Wh i ch i s o u r way ?
“
b u t th o u ght n o th i n g w i ll i n d u c e m e to o to
g
”
t he l e ft . I t was a g reat r e l i e f at th at m o me n t
to h ear so m e o n e ru n n i n g u p to u s i n b re ath
l e ss h as t e C o n n e ct i n g the sou n d w i th the

.
gard en ers I t u rn e d an d as c e r tai n e d th at th ere

,
was n o o n e o n t he p ath s e i th e r to the s i d e o r

,
b e h i n d ; b u t at al m os t the sam e m o m e n t I
s u dd e n l y p e r c e i v e d an o th er m an q u i te c l os e
to u s , b e h i n d an d rath er to the l e ft h an d ,
who had app are n t l y j u s t c o m e e i th e r o v e r o r

, ,
th rou gh the r o ck ( o r wh at e v er i t was ) th at

6 A N A DV E N T U RE
s hu t ou t the v iew at thej u n ct i o n o f the p ath s .
The dd e n n e ss o f hi s
su app e aran c e was s o me
th i n g o f a s h o ck .
The se c o n d m an was d i s t i n ct l y a g e n tl e man

he was t all w i th l arg e d ar k e y es an d had
, ,
c ri sp c u rl i n g b l ack h ai r u n d e r the s am e l arg e

,
s o m b re ro hat H e was h an d so m e an d the

.
,
e ffe ct o f the h ai r was to m ak e hi m l o o k l i k e
an o ld p i ct u re H i s fac e was gl o wi n g r ed as
.
th ro u gh g e t e x e t o
r a r i n — as th ou gh he had ,
c o m e a l o n g way At fi rs t I th o u ght he was .
s u n b u rn t b u t a s e c o n d l oo k s at i s fi e d me th at
,
the c ol o u r was fro m h eat n o t s u n b u r n i n g He, .
had o n a d ar k c l o ak w rapp e d ac ross hi m l i k e

a s c ar f o n e e n d fly i n g o u t i n hi s p ro d i g i o u s
,
h u rr y H e l o ok e d g reat l y e xc i t e d as he
.
c al l e d ou t to u s M es d am es M esd ames o r
, , ,
M adam e p ro n ou n c e d m o re as the o th e r ) ,
“
i l n e fau t ( p ro n ou n c e d f ou l ) pas p as s e r p ar
H e th e n wav e d hi s arm an d s ai d wi th ,
“
g reat an i m at i o n p ar i ci , ch e r ch e z l a
” l
mai s o n .
I was p ri se d at hi s eag er n ess th at I

so su r
l oo k e d u p at hi m agai n an d to th i s he re ,
s p o n d e d w i th a l i ttl e b ac k war d m o v e m e n t an d
Th m a
1
e ai d a g t d al m re whi h we ul d t at h
n s re a e o c co no c c .
TH E PETIT TRIANON 7
a m os t p e c u li ar sm il e
Th o u gh I c o u l d n o t
fol l ow al l he s ai d i t was c l ear th at he was
,
d e t e rm i n e d th at we S h ou l d g o to the ri gh t an d
n o t to the l e ft As th i s fe l l i n w i th m y o w n
.
w i s h I we n t i n s t an t l y t o war d s a l i tt l e b ri dg e
,
o n the r i ght an d t u r n i n g m y h ead to j o i n M i s s

,
L amon t i n th an k i n g hi m fo u n d to m y su rp r i s e
, , ,
th at he was n o t th ere b u t the ru n n i n g b egan

,
ag ai n an d fro m the s o u n d i t was c l o s e b es i d e
u s.
S i l e n tl y we v e r the s m all ru s t i c
p asse d o
b r i dg e wh i ch c ros se d a t i n y rav i n e S o c l ose .
to u s wh e n o n the b r i dg e th at w e c o u l d h av e
t o u ch e d i t w i th o u r r i ght h an d s a th read li k e ,
-
c asc ad e fel l fro m a h e i ght d o wn a g re e n

p re tt y b an k wh e re fe rn s g r e w b e t ween s t on e s
, .
Wh e re the l i tt l e t ri ck l e o f wat er w e n t to I
d id n o t s e e bu t i t gav e m e the i m p re s s i o n
,
th at we were n ear o th er wat e r th ough I s aw ,
n on e .
Be y on d the l i ttl e
b ri dg e ou r p ath way l ed
u n d er t r ees ; i t s k i r t ed a n arr o w m ead o w o f
l o n g g rass b o u n d e d on the fu r th e r s i d e by
,
t rees an d v e ry mu ch o v e rs h ad o w e d by t r ees
,
g r owi n g i n i t Th i s gav e the wh ol e p l ac e a

.
s o mb re l oo k su gg e s t i v e o f d amp n ess an d ,
s hut ou t the v i ew of the h o u se un t il we
w e re c l ose to i t The h ou s e was a s q u are
.
,
s o l i d l y b u il t
-
s m al l c o u n t ry h o u s e ; q u i te
d i ffe ren t fro m w h at I e xp e ct e d The l o n g .
w i n d o ws l oo k i n g n o r th i n t o the E n g l i s h
gar d en ( wh e r e we w er e) w ere sh u tt ere d .
Th er e was a t e rrac e rou n d the n o r th an d

wes t s i d e s o f the h ou se an d o n the rou gh
,
g rass w h i ch g rew q u i t e u p to the t e r rac e an d

w i th he r b ack to i t a l ady w as s i tt i n g h ol d i n g
, ,
o u t a p ap e r as th o u gh to l o o k at i t at ar m s
’
l e n gth . I su pp os e d he r to b e s k e tchi n g an d ,
to h av e b rou gh t her o wn c am p s t ool -

It
.
see m e d as th ou gh she m u s t be m ak i n g a
s t u dy o f t re es fo r th e y g r e w c l os e i n fro n t o f
,
he r an d th e re s e e m e d to b e n o th i n g e l s e to
,
s k e tch . S he s aw u s an d wh e n we p ass e d
,
c l o s e by o n her l e ft h an d she t u rn e d an d
,
l o o k e d fu ll at u s . I t was n o t a y ou n g fac e ,
an d
( th ou gh rath e r p r e tty
) i t d i d n o t att ract
me . S he had o n a s h ady wh i t e hat p e r ch e d

o n a g o o d d eal o f fai r h ai r th at fl u ffe d r o u n d
he r fore h e ad . H e r l i ght s u m me r d ress was

ar ran g e d on he r s h o u l d ers i n h an dk e rch i e f
fas h i o n an d th e re was a l i ttl e l i n e o f e i th e r
,
green o r g ol d n ear the e dg e of the han dk e r

ch ie f wh i ch s h o wed m e th at i t was over n o t

, ,
t u c k e d i n t o he r b od i c e wh i ch was cu t l o w
, , .
H e r d re s s was l o n g wai s t e d w i th a g o o d d e al
-
,
o f fu ll n es s i n the s k i r t wh i ch s e e m e d to be
,
s h ort. I th o ught she was a t ou ri s t bu t th at

,
her d ress was o l d fas h i o n e d an d rath e r

-
eo p l e we r e we ar i n g chu
u n u s u al
( th o u gh p fi
b o d i c es th at s u m mer) I l oo k e d s t rai ght at
.
he r ; bu t s o m e i n d es c r i b ab l e fee l i n g m ad e m e
t u rn away an n oy e d at her b e i n g th e r e .
W e we n t u p the S t e p s o n to the t e rrac e ,
my i m p re s s i o n b e i n g th at th e y l ed u p
d i re ct fro m the E n gl i sh g ard en ; b u t I was
b eg i n n i n g to feel as th o ugh we wer e w al k i n g
i n a d re am — , the s t i ll n e ss an d o pp res s i v e n e ss
we re s o u n n at u ral . Agai n I s aw the l ady ,
th i s t i me fr o m b e h i n d an d n o t i c ed th at he r
,
fi chu was p al e g r e en . I t was rath er a rel i e f

to m e th at M i ss L am o n t d i d n o t p ro p ose to
as k her w h e th er w e c o u l d e n t e r the h o us e
fro m th at s i d e .
W e c ro sse d the t e r rac e to the s ou th w es t -
c o rn er an d l o o k e d o v e r i n t o the c o ur d ho n n eu r ;
’
an d th e n t u rn e d b ack an d s ee i n g th at o n e
,
o f the l o n g w i n d o w s o v erl oo k i n g the F r e n ch
gard en was u n s h u tt e re d we we r e g o i n g t o ward s

,
i t w h e n w e w e r e i n t e rr u pt e d . The t errac e was
p rol o n ge d at r i gh t an g l es i n fro n t o f wh at
see m e d to b e a se c on d h o u s e .The d o o r o f i t
s u dd e n l y o p e n e d an d a y o u n g m an s t e pp e d ou t
,
o n to the t e rrac e b an g i n g the d oor b e h i n d hi m

, .
H e had the j au n ty m an n e r of a fo o t m an b u t ,
n o l i v e r y an d c al l e d to u s s ay i n g th at the w ay
, ,
i n t o the h ou se was b y the c o u r d hon n e u r an d

’
O ffe r e d to s h o w u s the way ro u n d H e l oo k e d

.
i n q u i s i t i v el y am u se d as he w al k e d by u s d own
the F r e n ch g ar d e n t i ll w e c am e to an e n t ran c e
i n t o the fro n t d r i v e. W e c ame ou t su ffic i e n t l y

n ear the fi rs t l an e we had b ee n i n to m ak e
me wo n d er why the g ar d e n o ffic i al s had n o t

d i re ct e d u s back i ns t ead o f t el l i n g u s to g o
fo rward .
Wh e n we w ere i n the fron t e n t ran c e h al l w e

we re k e pt wai t i n g for the arr i v al o f a m e rr y
F re n ch w e dd i n g p ar ty T h e y wal k ed arm i n
.
ar m i n a l o n g p ro c e s s i o n r o u n d the r o o m s an d
,
w e w e re at the b ac k —to o far o ff from the

,
g u i d e to h ear m u ch o f hi s s t o r y W e wer e .
v er y mu ch i n t eres t e d an d fel t q u i t e l i v el y
,
ag ai n. C o m i n g o u t o f the c ou r d ho n n eu r we
’
t oo k a l i ttl e c arr i ag e wh i ch was s t an d i n g th e re ,
an d d ro v e b ac k to the H o t e l d es Ré s e r v o i rs i n
Yes, I do . k e d he r w h e re she fel t i t an d
I as ,
s he s ai d In the g ard e n w h e r e w e m e t the two

,
”
m e n b u t n o t o n l y th er e
,
S he th e n d es c r i b e d
.
he r fe el i n g o f d e p re s s i o n an d an x i e ty wh i ch
b egan at the s am e p o i n t as i t di d w i th me an d ,
ho w s he t r i e d n o t to l e t m e k n o w i t T al k i n g .
i t o v e r we fu ll y r e al i se d for the fi rs t t i m e the

, ,
th eat ri c al app earan c e o f the man who s p o k e to

u s the i n app ro p r i at e n e s s o f the w rapp e d c l oak
,
o n a war m s u mm e r aft e rn o o n the u n acc o u n t ,
ab l e n e ss o f h i s c o m i n g an d g o i n g the e xc i t e d ,
ru n n i n g w h i ch s ee m e d to b e g i n an d e n d c l o se
to u s an d y e t al way s o u t o f s i gh t
, an d the ,
e xt re m e e ar n e s t n es s w i th w h i ch he d es i re d u s
to g o o n e way an d n o t an o th e r I sai d th at
-
.
the th o u ght had c r o s se d m y m i n d th at the t wo
m e n w e re g o i n g to fight a d u e] an d th at th e y ,
w e re wai t i n g u n t i l w e we r e g o n e M i ss L amo n t .
o wne d to h av i n g d i s l i k e d the th ou gh t o f p as s i n g
the m an o f the k i o s k .
W e did n ot s p eak agai n o f the i n c i d e n t

d u ri n g m y s tay i n P ar i s th o u gh we v i s i t e d ,
the C o n c i e rg e r i e p ri s o n s an d the t o m b s o f
,
L o u i s XV I an d M ar i e A n t o i n e tt e at S ai n t
.
D en i s w h e re al l was c l ear an d fr es h an d
,
n at u ral .
T H E PET I T T RI ANON 13
Th ree m o n th s l at e r M i ss L am o n t c am e to s t ay
wi th m e an d o n S u n d ay N o v e m b er 1 0th 1 9 0 1
, , , ,
“
we re t u rn e d to the s u bj e ct an d I sai d
, , I f we
had k n o wn th at a l ady was s i tt i n g s o n ear u s
s k e tch i n g i t w o u l d h av e m ad e all the d i ffe re n c e ,
for w e s h ou l d h av e as k e d the way

”
. S he
r e pl i e d th at s he had s ee n n o l ady . I remi n d e d
he r o f the p ers o n s i tt i n g u n d e r the t e rrac e b u t
M i ss L amo n t d e cl are d th at th ere w as n o o ne
th ere I e xc l ai me d th at i t was i mp oss i b l e th at
.
she s h ou l d n o t h av e seen the i n d i v i d u al fo r w e

w e r e wal k i n g s i d e by s i d e an d w e n t s t rai gh t u p
to he r p as s e d he r an d l oo k e d d o wn u p o n he r
,
fro m the t e rrac e I t was i n c o n c e i v ab l e to u s

.
b o th th at s he s h ou l d n o t h av e see n the l ady ,
bu t the fact was c l e ar th at M i ss L am o n t had

n o t d o n e so th ou gh w e had b o th b e e n rath e r
,
o n the l o o k o u t fo r so m e o n e w ho wou l d r e as s u re
us as to w h e th e r we we re t re sp ass i n g o r
n ot .
F i n d i n g th at w e had a n e w el e m en t o f
m y s t e r y an d d ou bt i n g ho w far w e had s e e n
,
an y o f the s am e th i n g s w e res ol v e d to wr i t e
,
d ow n i n d ep e n d e n t acc o u n t s o f o u r e xp e d i t i o n
to T r i an o n r e ad
,
u
p i ts h i s t o ry, a nd m a k e
e v e r y e n q u i r y ab o u t the p l ac e. M i ss L amo n t
t
re u r n e d to he r s ch ool the s am e e ve n i n g an d ,
two d ay s l at e r I r e c e i v e d fro m he r a v e r y
i n t e r e s t i n g l e tt e r g i v i n g the resu l t o f he r fi rs t
,
en qu i ri es .
TH E PETI T TRIANON 15
M i ss L am o n t f her Fi r st V i si t
’
s A c co u n t o
t o t he P e t i t T r i an o n i n 1 90 1
AU G US T , I 901
INthe s u m m er o f 1 9 00 I s tay e d i n P ar i s fo r
the fi rs t t i me an d i n the c o u rs e o f th at s u mm e r
,
t oo k a fl at an d fu rn i sh e d i t i n t e n d i n g to p l ac e a
,
F re n ch l ady th e re i n ch arg e o f m y el d e r s ch o ol
g i rl s P ar i s was q u i t e n ew to m e an d b ey o n d
.
,
s ee i ng the p i ct u re g all e ri es an d o n e o r two
ch u rch es I mad e n o e xp ed i t i on s e xc ept to s h o p s ,
fo r the E xh i b i t i o n o f 1 9 00 was g o i n g o n an d ,
all m free t i m e was s p e n t i n s ee i n g i t w i th m

y y
F re n ch fri e n d s The n e xt s u m mer h o we v e r
.
, ,
1 9 0 1 wh e n aft e r s e v e ral m o n th s at m s ch oo l
, , y
i n E n g l an d I c am e b ack to P ari s i t w as to
, ,
t ak e the fi rs t o pp o rtu n i ty poss i b l e o f h av i n g a

v i s i t or to s tay th e re an d I ask e d M i ss M o r i son
to c om e w i th m e .
M i ss M o ri so n s u gg e st e d ou r s ee i n g the hi s
t o r i c p ar t o f P ari s i n so m e th i n g l i k e ch ro n o
l og i c al o r d e r an d I l oo k e d fo r ward to s e e i n g i t
,
p ract i c al l y fo r the fi rs t t i m e w i th her W e .
d e c i d e d to g o to V e rs ail l es o n e d ay th ou gh ,
rath e r r e l u ct an t l y as w e fel t i t was d i v e rg i n g

,
fro m ou r p l an to g o th ere to o so o n I d id n ot
.
k n o w w h at to e xp e ct as m y i g n o ran c e o f the
,
pl ac e an d i ts s i g n i fic an c e was e xt re me S O we .
l oo k e d u p g e n e ral d i re ct i on s i n B ae d e k e r an d ,
t ru s t e d to fi n d i n g o u r w ay at the t i me .
Aft er s p e n d i n g so me t i m e i n the P al ac e we ,
we n t d o wn by the t errac e an d s t ru ck to the

r i ght to fi n d the P e t i t T r i an on . W e wal k e d
fo r so m e d i s tan c e d o wn a wo o d e d al l e y an d ,
th e n c am e u p on the bu i l d i n g s o f the G ran d

T r i an o n b e fo re wh i ch we d i d n o t d el ay W e
, .
wen t o n i n the d i re ct i on o f the P e t i t T r i an o n ,
bu t j u s t b e fo r e reach i n g w h at we k n e w aft er
ward s to b e the m ai n e n t ran c e I s aw a gat e
l e ad i n g to a p ath cu t d e e p b e l o w the l e v el Of
the g ro u n d ab o v e an d as the way was o p e n
,
an d had the l o o k o f an e n t ran c e th at was u s e d ,
“
I sai d : Sh al l we try th i s p ath ? i t m u s t l ead
to the h ou s e , an d w e fo l l o we d i t . To ou r
r i ght we saw s om e farm b u i l d i n g s l o o k i n g
-
e m pt y an d d es er t ed i mp l e me n t s ( am on g o th e r s
a p l ou gh ) we re l y i n g ab ou t ; we l o o k e d i n b u t ,
s aw n o o n e . The i m p ress i on was sadd e n i n g ,

b u t i t was t i l w e r each e d the c res t o f the

n ot u n
r i s i n g g r o u n d w h e re th e r e was a g ar d e n th at
I b egan to feel as if w e had l os t o u r way an d ,
as if s o m e th i n g w e r e w r o n g Th er e w er e two .
m e n th ere i n o ffic i al d ress ( g ree n i s h i n c ol ou r ) ,
w i th som e th i n g i n th e i r h an d s ; i t m i ght h av e
b ee n a s taff A w h eel b arr o w an d s o m e o th e r
.
gard en i n g t o ol s were n ear th em Th e y t ol d u s .

,
i n an s w er to m y e n q u i r y to g o s t rai ght o n , .
I reme m b er re p eat i n g my q u e s t i on b ec au s e ,
th e y an s were d i n a s ee m i n gl y c as u al an d
m e ch an i c al way b u t o n l y g o t the sam e an s we r
,
i n the sam e m an n er As w e w e re s t an d i n g
.
th ere I s aw to the r ight O f u s a d e t ach e d

sol i d l y b u i l t c o tt ag e
-
w i th s t o n e s t ep s at the
,
d oor A wom an an d a g i rl w e r e s t an d i n g at
.
the d o or way an d I p ar t i c u l arl y n o t i c e d th e i r

,
u n u su al d r e s s b o th wo re w h i t e k e rch i e fs t u ck e d
i n t o the b od i c e an d the g i rl s d re s s th ou gh s he
’
, ,
l o o k e d 1 3 o r 1 4 o n l y w as d ow n to he r an k l e s , .
The wo m an was p ass i n g a ju g to the g i rl who ,
wo re a c l ose w h i t e cap
1
.
1
Th e w oman was t
s an n g
p b d i g l i gh t l y
di on th e s e s, t en n s
f r war d h l d i g a j u g i h h a d Th g i rl wa l k i g u p
o , o n n er n . e s oo n
at h fr m b l w wi t h h ha d r ai d b u t t hi g i t h m
er o e o er n s se ,
no n n e
Sh m i gh t h a j u t g i g to t ak th j u g ha j u t
.
e b ve een s o n e e or ve s
gi e it p
v n H u l ig h t b r w h ai
. er a
p d f m
-
u d r he
o n r esc e ro n e r
I3
F oll o wi n g the d i re ct i on s o f the two m e n we
wal k e d o n : bu t the p ath p o i n t e d ou t to u s
se e m e d to l ead away fro m w h e re we i mag i n e d
the P e t i t T r i an on to b e ; an d th er e was a
feel i n g o f d ep ress i o n an d l o n el i n ess ab ou t the

pl ac e I b egan to fee l as i f I were wal k i n g i n
.
m y s l e ep ; the h e avy d r e am i n e s s w as o pp re ss i v e .
At l as t we c ame u p o n a p ath c ross i n g ou rs an d ,
s aw i n fro n t o f u s a b u i l d i n g c on s i s t i n g o f s o m e
c ol u m n s r oo fe d i n an d s et b ac k i n the t rees
, .
S e at e d o n the s t e p s was a m an wi th a h e avy

b l ac k c l o ak rou n d hi s s h ou l d e rs an d weari n g a ,
s l ou ch hat At th at m o men t the eeri e fee l i n g

.
wh i ch had b eg u n i n the gar d e n c u l m i n at e d i n a

d e fi n i t e i m p re ss i on o f s o m e th i n g u n can n y an d
fear i nsp i ri n g The m an sl o wl y t u rn e d hi s fac e
-
.
,
wh i ch was m ar k e d b y s mall p o x : hi s c om
p l e x i on was v e ry d ar k The e xp ressi on was
.
v e ry e v i l an d y e t u n s eei n g an d th o u gh I d i d
,
n o t fe e l th at he was l o o k i n g p ar t i c u l arl y at u s I ,
fel t a r e p u g n an c e to g o i n g p as t hi m B u t I d i d .
n o t w i s h to s h o w the feel i n g wh i ch I th o u ght ,
was m e an i n gl ess an d we t al k e d ab ou t the

,
c ap . I r em emb er t h t b th
a o see me d t p au
o se for an ins t t
an ,
as
in a tabl eau o l z/an t but w e pa ss ed on ,a nd I d id n o t see the

en d
c am e u p o n the E n gl i s h gard e n fro n t o f the
P e t i t T r i an o n The p l ac e was d es er t e d ; b u t
.
as we app ro ach e d the te rrac e I remem b e r

d rawi n g m y s k i r t away w i th a fe el i n g as th ou gh
s o m eo n e w e re n ear an d I had to m ak e r oo m ,
an d th e n w on d e r i n g why I d i d i t . Wh i l e we
we r e o n the t e rrac e a b o y c am e o u t o f the d oo r
o f a s e c o n d b u i l d i n g w h i ch O p e n e d o n i t an d I
,
s t i ll h av e the s o u n d i n m y e ars o f h i s s l am m i n g
i t b e h i n d hi m . H e d i re ct ed u s to g o ro u n d to
the o th e r e n t r an c e an d s e e i n g u s h es i t at e w i th
, ,
the p e c u l i ar s m i l e o f s u pp r e s s e d m o ck e r y ,
o ffe r e d to s h o w u s the way . W e p ass ed

th ro u gh the F re n ch gard e n p ar t o f w h i ch was
,
wal l e d i n by t r ee s . The fe el i n g o f d rear i n es s

was v e r y s t r o n g th e re an d c o n t i n u e d t i ll we
,
act u al l y re ach e d the fro n t e n t ran c e to the P e t i t
T r i an on an d l oo k e d r ou n d the r oom s i n the

wak e o f a F r e n ch w e dd i n g p ar ty . A ft e r ward s
we d ro v e b ack to the Ru e d es Res e r v o i rs .
The i m p ress i o n r e t u rn e d to m e at i n t e r v al s
d u r i n g the w ee k th at fo l l o we d b u t I di d n o t
,
s p e ak o f i t u n t i l M i s s M o r i son as k e d m e i f I
‘
th ou ght the P e t i t T r i an on was h au n t e d an d I ,
s ai d Y e s Th e n to o the i n c o n s i s t e n cy o f the
, ,
d ress and b eh av i ou r o f the m an wi th an A u g u s t

T H E P E T I T TR I A N O N 21
a ft e rn oo n at V e rsai ll es s t r u ck m e W e had .
o n l y th i s o n e c on v e rs at i on ab o u t the t w o m e n .
N o th i n g el se p asse d b e t we e n u s i n P ari s .
I t was n o t t ill th re e m o n th s l at e r wh e n I ,
was s t ay i n g w i th he r ,th at M i ss M o r i s o n
c asu all y m e n t i o n e d the l ady an d al m os t r e fu se d
,
to b el i e v e th at I had n ot s e e n he r H o w th at
.
h app en ed was q u i t e i n e xp l i c ab l e to m e fo r I ,
b el i e v e d m y sel f to be l o o k i ng ab o u t o n al l
s i d es
, an d i t was n o t s o m u ch th at I d i d n o t
r e m e m b e r he r as th at I c o u l d h av e s ai d n o o ne
was th ere . B u t as s he s ai d i t I r e m e m b e re d
m y i m p r ess i o n at the m o m e n t o f th ere b e i n g
m ore p eo p l e th an I c o u l d s ee th ou gh I d i d
,
n o t t ell he r th i s .
The s am e e v e n i n g N o v e mb er 1 0th 1 9 0 1 I
, , ,
r e t u r n e d to m s ch oo l n ear L o n d on C u r i o us l y
y .
eno u gh the n e xt m o r n i n g I had to g i v e o n e o f

,
a se t o f l ess o ns o n the F r e n ch R e v o l u t i o n fo r
the H i gh e r C e r t i fic at e an d i t s t ru ck m e for the

,
fi rs t t i me w i th g r eat i n t e r es t th at the 1 0th o f

A u gu s t had a s p e c i al s i g n i fic an c e i n F re n ch
h i s t ory an d th at we had b ee n at T r i an on o n
,
the an n i v e r sar y o f the d ay .
Th at e v en i n g w h e n I was p re p ar i n g to w r i t e
d own m y exp eri en c es a F re n ch fri e n d wh os e
,
h o m e was i n P ari s c am e i n t o m y roo m and ,
I as k e d he r j u s t o n the ch an c e i f s he k n ew
, ,
an y s t o r y ab o u t the h au n t i n g o f the Pe ti t
T r i an o n ( I had n o t m e n t i o n e d ou r s to ry to
.
he r b e fo re n or i n d e e d to an y on e ) S he s ai d
, .
d i re ct l y th at she rem e m b e red h eari n g from

fri e n d s at V ersai l l es th at o n a c e rtai n d ay i n
A u gu s t M ari e A n t o i n e tt e i s reg u l arl y se en
s i tt i n g ou t s i d e the g ar d e n fr o n t at the P e t i t
T r i an o n wi th a li gh t fl app i n g hat an d a p i n k
,
d ress M ore th an th i s th at the pl ac e esp eci

.
, ,
all y the farm the g ar d e n an d the p ath by the

, ,
w at e r are p e o p l e d w i th th os e who u se d to b e
,
wi th her th e re ; i n fact th at all the o cc u p at i on s

an d amu se m e n t s re p ro d u c e th e mse l v e s th e re
fo r a d ay an d a n ight I th e n t ol d her ou r
.
s t or y ,an d w h e n I q u o t e d the wo r d s th at the
man s p o k e to u s an d i m i tat e d as we l l as I
,
c ou l d hi s acc e n t she i mm ed i at el y sai d th at i t

,
was the A u s t ri an p ro n u n c i at i o n of F r e n ch I .
had p ri v at el y th o u ght th at he s p o k e Ol d 1
F r e n ch I mm e d i at el y aft er ward s I wro t e an d

.
t ol d th i s to M i ss M o ri son .
l
By ol d I m ean ol d or u n u u al f r m p rhap
s o s, e s s urvi vi n gi n
p ro v i n ci a l Fr e n ch .
On c v i n g M i ss L amo n t s l e tter I t u rn ed
re e i
’
to my d i ary to s e e o n wh at S at u r d ay i n A u g us t
i t was th at we had v i s i t e d V e rs ai ll es an d ,
l ook e d u p the h i s t o ry to fi n d ou t to w h at
e v e n t she all u d e d O n A u gu s t 1 0th 1 7 9 2
. , ,
the T u i l e r i es w as s ack e d . The r o y al fam il y

e s c ap ed i n the e arl y m or n i n g to the H al l o f
the A ss e m b l y w h e r e th e y we re p e n n e d u p fo r
,
man y h ou rs h eari n g th e ms el v e s p ract i c all y

d e th ro n e d an d w i th i n s ou n d o f the massac re
,
o f th e i r s e r v an t s an d o f the S wi s s g u ar d s at
the T u i l e ri es . F r o m the H all the K i n g an d

Q u een were t ak e n to the T emp l e .
W e wo n d ere d wh e th er we had i n adv e r t en tl y

e n t ere d w i th i n an ac t o f the Q u e e n s m e m o r y
’
wh e n al i v e an d wh e th e r th i s e xp l ai n e d ou r
,
c u ri ou s s e n sat i o n o f b e i n g c o m p l e t el y s h u t i n
an d o pp ress e d Wh at m or e l i k el y we th ou ght
.
, ,
th an th at d u ri n g th o se h ou rs i n the H al l o f
the A s s e m b l y o r i n the C o n c i erg e r i e s he had
, ,
go ne b ack i n su ch v i v i d m emo ry to o th e r
A ug u st s sp en t at T r i an on th at so me i mp res s o f
24 AN A DVE N T U RE
i t was i m p ar t e d to the pl ac e ? S o m e p i ct u res
w h i ch w ere s h o wn to m e p ro v ed th at the o u t
d oo r d r ess o f the g e n tl em en at C ou r t had b ee n
a l arg e hat an d c l o ak an d th at the l ad i es wo re
,
l o n g wai s t e d b o d i c e s wi th fu l l g ath e re d s h or t
-
,
s k i rts ,
fi chu s an d h at s
, .
I t ol d the s t o r y to m y b ro th e r an d we ,
h ear t i l y ag r ee d th at as a r u l e s u ch s to ri es
, ,
m ad e n o i mp re s s i o n at all u p o n u s b e c au s e
,
w e al way s b el i e v e d th at i f o n l y the p e rs o n s
,
i n v ol v e d wou l d t ak e the t ro u b l e to i n v es t i gat e

th e m th orou gh l y and h on es tl y fo r th em sel v es ,
th e y c o u l d b e q u i t e n at u ral l y e xpl ai n e d W e
.
ag ree d th at s u ch a s t o r y as o u rs had v e r y l i tt l e
v al u e w i th o u t m or e p roo f o f real i ty th an i t had ,
bu t th at as th e re we re o n e o r tw o i n t e re s t i n g
p o i n t s i n i t i t wou l d b e b e s t to S i ft the matt e r
,
qu i e tl y l es t o th ers s h ou l d m ak e m ore of th e m
,
th an th e y d eser v e d H e su gg es t e d l i ghtl y an d
.
i n fu n th at p e rh ap s we had s ee n the Q u ee n as
s he th o u ght o f h e rs e l f , an d th at i t wo u l d b e
i n t eres t i n g to k n o w w h e th e r the d re ss d e s c ri b e d
was the o n e she had o n at the t i m e o f her
rev e r i e o r w h e th e r i t was o n e s he r e c o ll e ct e d
,
h av i n g worn at an earl i er d at e M y b ro th e r
.
al s o en q u i re d wh e th er we w ere q u i t e sure th at
TH E P E T I T T R I AN O N 25
the l as t m an w e had s ee n
( h
c am e o u t o f the
w o
as w e l l as the w e dd i n g p ar ty
s i d e b u i l d i ng
,
) ,
we re all real p e rs o n s . I ass u r ed hi m w i th

great amu sem e n t th at we had n o t the s mall es t
d oubt as to the r eal i ty o f th e m al l .
As M i s s L am o n t was go i n g to P ar i s for the

Ch ri s t m as h o li d ay s I wro t e an d as k e d he r to
,
tak e an y opp or t u n i ty she m ight h av e to s ee the

pl ac e agai n an d to mak e a p l an o f the p ath s
,
an d the b u i l d i n g s ; fo r the g u i d e b oo k s s p o k e
o f the T e m p l e d e l A m o u r an d the B el v ed er e
’
an d I th o u gh t o n e o f th e m m i ght p ro v e to b e
ou r k i o s k
.
E M
. .
M i ss L am o n t A c c o u n t o f he r Seco n d Vi si t
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s
to t he P e t i t T r i an o n
JA NUARY, 1 902
ON Ja n u ar y 2nd , 1 9 02 , I we n t for the c

se o n d
t i me to V e rsai ll es I t was a c ol d an d wet d ay
.
,
b u t I w as an x i o us n o t to b e d e t e r re d by th at as ,
i t w as l i k el y to b e m y o n l y p oss i b l e d ay th at
wi n ter . Th i s t i m e I d ro v e s t rai gh t to the
P e t i t T r i an o n p ass i n g the G ran d T r i an o n
, .
H e re I c o u l d s ee the p ath u p wh i ch we had

wal k e d i n A u g us t I w en t h o we v er to the
.
, ,
r eg u l ar e n t r an c e th i n k i n g I w o u l d o at o n c e to
, g
the T e m p l e d e l Am o u r e v e n if I had t i m e to g o
’
To the r i ght o f the c ou r d ho n n eu r

’
n o fu r th e r.
was a d oor i n the wal l ; i t l e d to the H am e au

d e l a R e i n e an d to the gar d e n s I t oo k th i s
.
path an d c ame to the T e m pl e d e l Am ou r ’
wh i ch was n ot the b u i l d i n g we had p asse d i n

the s u mmer . Th e re was so far n on e of the , ,
ee r i e feel i n g w e had e xp e r i en c e d i n A u g us t .
B u t o n c r o s s i n g a b r i dg e to g o to the H ameau
, ,
I r eall y fel t g re at rel u ctan c e to g o n ear the
a
w i n d o w o r l oo k i n an d wh en I d id s o I fou n d
,
i t s h u tt e re d i n s i d e .
C o m i n g away fro m the H ameau I at l as t

r e ach e d a b u il d i n g w h i ch I k n e w fr o m m p l an
, y
to b e the s m all e r O ran g e r i e th e n m e an i n g to
,
o to the B el v ed er e I t u r n e d b ack by m i s t ak e
g ,
i n t o the p ar k an d fou n d m y s el f i n a woo d so ,
th i ck th at th o u gh I had t u rn e d t o ward s the

H am e au I c ou l d n o t s ee i t B e fo r e I e n t ere d
.
I l oo k e d ac ro ss an O p e n s p ac e t o ward s a b el t o f
t rees to the l e ft o f the H am e au s o m e way o ff ,
an d n o t i c e d a m an c l o ak e d l i k e th o s e we had
,
se e n b e fo re s l i p s w i ftl y th r ou gh the l i n e o f
,
t re e s
. The s mo o th n es s o f hi s mo v e m e n t
att ract e d m y att e n t i on .
I was p u zz l i n g m y way am o n g the m az e o f

p ath s i n the w ood w h e n I h eard a rus tl i n g
b eh i n d m e wh i ch m ad e m e won d er why p e op l e
i n s i l k d re ss e s c am e o u t o n s u ch a we t d ay
“
an d I s ai d to m y s e l f j u s t l i k e F r en ch p eop l e
, .
I t u rn e d s h arpl y ro u n d to s e e w ho th e y w ere ,
b u t s aw n o o n e an d th e n al l i n a m o me n t I
, , ,
had the s am e feel i n g as by the t errac e i n t he

s u m m e r o n l y i n a m u ch g r e at er d eg re e ; i t was
,
as th o u gh I were c l ose d i n by a g ro u p o f p eo p l e
who dy fi ll e d the p ath c o m i n g fro m b e h i n d

al re a ,
an d p as s i n g m e At o n e m o m e n t th e re s ee me d
.
r eal l y n o r o o m fo r m e I h eard s om e wo me n s ’
.
v o i c e s t al k i n g F re n ch an d c au ght the w o rd s ,
”
“
M o ns i eu r e t M ad am e s ai d c l o s e to m y ear .
The c ro wd g o t s c ar c e an d d ri ft e d away an d ,
th en fai n t m u s i c as o f a b an d n ot far o ff w as , ,
au d i b l e . I t was pl ay i n g v e ry l igh t m u s i c w i th
a g o o d d eal o f re p e t i t i o n i n i t B oth v o i c e s .
an d m u s i c w e r e d i m i n i sh e d i n t on e as i n a ,
ph o n og raph u n nat u ral l y The p i tch o f the

, .
ban d was l o we r th an u s ual The s ou n d s w e re .
i n t e r m i tt e n t an d o n c e m o re I fe l t the s w i s h
,
o f a d r e s s c l o s e by m e .
I l o ok e d at the m ap w h i ch I had w i th m e ,
b u t wh ene v e r I s e tt l e d w h i ch p ath to t ak e I fel t

i mp el l e d to g o by an o th e r Aft e r t u rn i n g b ack .
ward s an d fo r ward s m an y t i m es I at l as t fou n d

m y s el f b ack at the O ran g e r i e an d was o v er ,
t ak e n by a gard e n e r 1
I as k e d hi m wh e re I
.
s h ou l d fi n d the Q u ee n s g ro tt o th at had b een

’
1
t u gh t t h i g r d r d i d l k l i k F r h m h
I ho s a en e n ot oo e a en c an ; e
h d m r
a o e h i f
t e ar o E g l i hm
an H h d h ir
n hi f s an . e a a on s ac e ,
a g r i zzl d b r d w l rg d l l y m d H i h i ght w
e ea , as a e an o os e a e . s e as
ve r y u mmn co d h
on , an m d b f i mm
e see t r gth e to e o en s e s en .
Hi s a r m w r l g d ry m u ul r I t i d th t
s e e on an ve sc a . no ce a e ve n
t h r u gh h l
o f hi j r y
t e s eeve s o s e se .
30 A N ADV E N T U R E
m en t i o n e d i n D e No l hac s I had
’
b oo k w h i ch
p ro c u red wh i l e i n P ari s . H e tol d
m e to fo l l o w
the p ath I was o n an d i n an s we r to a q u e s t i o n
, , ,
s ai d th at I m u s t p as s the B e l v ed ere add i n g ,
th at i t was q u i t e i m p o s si b l e to fi n d o n e s way ’
ab o u t the p ar k u n l e s s on e had b ee n b ro u gh t u p
“
i n the p l ac e an d so u se d to i t th at
, p e rs o n n e
The e xp res s i on
”
ne p o u rrai t v o u s t ro m p er .
s p e c i al l y i m p r e s se d m e b e c au se o f the e x e r i
p
e n c e I had j u s t had i n the wo o d He p oi n te d
.
o u t the way an d l e ft m e The path l e d pas t

.
the B e l v é d é r e w h i ch I t oo k fo r g ran t e d was

,
the b u i l d i n g w e had s ee n i n A u g u s t for c o m i n g ,
u p o n i t fr o m b e h i n d, all the wat e r was h i dd e n
fro m m e I m ad e my w ay fro m th e re to the

.
F r e n ch gar d en w i th o u t n o t i c i n g the p ath s I

t oo k.
O n my re t u rn to V ersai ll es I mad e c are fu l

e n q u i r i e s as to w h e th e r t he b an d had b een
pl ay i n g th ere th at d ay b u t was t ol d th at th ou gh
,
i t was the u su al d ay o f the w ee k i t had n o t ,
pl ay e d b e c au se i t had pl ay ed the d ay b e fo re ,
b e i n g Ne w Y ear s Day’
.
I t o l d m y F r e n ch fri e n d s o f m y wal k an d th ey ,
s a i d th at th e r e was a t rad i t i o n o f M ari e An to i n
e tt e h av i n g b e e n s e e n m ak i n g b u tt er wi th i n the
L ai t eri e an d fo r th at r eas o n i t was s h u tt ere d
, .
A s ec o n d t rad i t i on th e y m e n t i o n e d i n t e res t e d
me v er y m u ch .I t was th at o n Oct ob e r sth ,
1 7 8 9—wh i ch was the l as t d ay o n wh i ch M ar i e
A n t o i n e tt e w en t o T
t r i an on — s he was s i tt i n g
th e re i n her g ro tt o an d s aw a p ag e r u n n i ng
,
t o ward s he r b r i n g i n g the l e tt e r fro m the m i n i s

,
te r at the p al ac e to s ay th at the m o b fro m P ari s
wou l d b e at the g at es i n an h ou r s t i m e The

'
.
s t or y we n t o n th at s he i mp u l s i v e l y p r o p o se d
wal k i n g s t rai ght b ack to the p al ac e by the

s h o r t cu t th r o u gh the t rees . H e wou l d n o t
“
al l o w i t : b u t b egg e d her to o to the m a i so n
g
to wai t w h i l s t he fe tch e d the c ar r i ag e by wh i ch
s he was g e n e rall y c o n v e y e d b ack th ro u gh the
park an d th at he ran o ff to o rd e r i t
, .
jan u a ry ,
1 9 02 .
3 2 AN A DV E N T U R E
1 9 02- 4 .
D URI NG the n e xt two y ears v ery l i ttl e o ccu rre d

to th ro w l i ght o n the s t o r y The p e rson
.
l i v i n g i n V e rsai ll es to w h o m w e had b e en
d i re ct e d as h av i n g r el ate d the t rad i t i o n o f the
Q u e en s b ei n g at T r i an on o n Octob er sth
’
1 7 8 9 was u n ab l e to r e m e m b er an yth i n g at al l
,
ab o u t i t . The ph o t og raph s o f the B el v ed ere

m ad e i t c l ear th at i t was n o t i d e n t i c al w i th
the k i o s k . O n the man y o cc as i o n s o n w h i ch
M i ss L amo n t we n t to the T r i an on she c ou l d
n e v e r ag ai n fi n d the p l ac e s — n ot e v en
, the
woo d i n wh i ch she had b een S he ass u re d

.
me th at the p l ac e was e n t i r el y d i ffe re n t ;

the d i s t an c es w e re m u ch l es s th an we had
i mag i n e d ; an d the g ro u n d was s o b are th at

the h o u s e an d the H am e au we re i n fu l l v i e w
o f o n e ano th e r ; an d th at th e r e was n o th i n g
u n n at u ral ab o u t the t re es .
M i ss L am o n t b ro ught back fro m P ari s L a

Rei n e M ar i e A n toi n ette by M d e N ol hac
, .
,
an d L e P eti t Tr i an on , b y D esj ard i n s We .

T H E P ET I T TRI ANON 33
no e t d th at M d e N ol hac r el at e d the t rad i t i o n al

.
s t or y of the Q u ee n s v i s i t an d th at the
’
C o m t e d e V au d reu i l who b e t ray e d the Q u ee n

,
by i n c i t i n g he r to the fat al act i n g o f the

B ar oi er rte S evi l l e i n he r o w n th eat re at
T r ian o n w as a C reo l e an d m ar k e d by s m al l
,
u rn i n g o v e r the p ag e s
p ox
( p ag e s 6 1 ,T
o f D e sj ard i n s I fo u n d W e r tm ijll e r s p o r t rai t o f
’
the Q u e e n a n d e xc l ai m e d
,
th at i t was the
fi rs t o f al l the p i ct u re s I had s ee n wh i ch at
all b ro u gh t b ack the fac e o f the l ady S ome
.
“
we ek s l at e r I fo u n d th i s p ass ag e : Ce tab
l eau fu t as s e z m al acc u e i ll i d es c ri t i q u e s
c on t e mp o rai n s q u i l e tro u v é re n t fr o i d s an s ,
maj e s té s an s g rac e
,
P o u r l a p os te r i té au
.
,
c on t rai re i l a l e pl u s g ran d m é r i t e ; c el u i d e
,
l a r esse m b l an c e Au d i re d e M ad am e C am p an
.
,
i l n e xi s te d e b o n p or t r ai t d e l a re i n e q u e c e tt e
’
t oi l e d e W e r t m u l l e r e t c ell e q u e M ad am e
L eb ru n p e i g n i t e n 1 7 8 7 ( pag e
In jan u ar y 1 9 04 M i ss L am o n t w e n t to
, ,
the C o m éd i e F r an cai se to s e e the B ar oi er o e

’
S evi l l e an d n o t i c e d th at the A l g u az i l s s t an d i n g
,
r o u n d we re d re ss e d e x act l y l i k e ou r gard e n
o ffic i al s ,b u t had r e d s t o ck i n g s add e d Th i s.
was i n t e r e s t i n g as the C o m éd i e F ran c ai s e

,
is the d es c e n d an t of the R o yal P r i v at e
Th eat re an d the ol d ro y al
,
l i v eri es wo r n by
the s u b o rd i n at e act ors ( who w e re i n e arl i e r
,
t i m es the ro y al ser v an t s ) are c are fu ll y

,
re p r o d u c e d at it A l so s he re po r t e d th at
.
, ,
A l m av i v a was d ress e d i n a d ar k cl oak an d a

l arg e S p an i s h hat wh i ch w as sai d to b e the
,
o u td o o r d re ss o f F r e n ch g e n t l e me n o f the
p erio d .
E . M .
in fron t of wh i ch she s aw the wo man an d
the g i rl B e y o n d the gard en er s h ou s e was
’
a p ar t e rre w i th fl o w e r b ed s an d a s m oo th
-
,
l awn o f man y y ears c ar e fu l t e n d an c e

’
I t d id.
n o t s e e m to b e the p l ac e w h ere we had m e t
the g ard e n o ffi c i al s .
W e s p e n t a l on g t i me l o o k i n g fo r the ol d
path s No t o n l y w as th e re n o t rac e o f th e m
.
,
bu t the d i s t an c es w e r e c on t ract e d an d al l w as
,
o n a s mall e r s c al e th an I re col l e cte d The

’
k i os k was g o n e ; s o was the rav i n e an d the

l i tt l e c as c ad e w h i ch had fal l e n fro m a h e i ght
ab o v e ou r h ead s , an d the l i tt l e b r i dg e o v e r
the rav i n e was, o f c o u rs e , g o n e to o The .
l arg e b r i dg e wi th the r ocker o v e r i t c ro ss i n g ,
one si de of the l ak e at the fo o t o f the
B el v ed ere had n o r es em bl an c e to i t The t ree s

, .
we r e q u i t e n at u ral an d see m e d to h av e b e e n a
,
g oo d d eal c l eare d o u t mak i n g th at par t o f the

,
gar d e n m u ch l e ss woo d e d an d p i ct u re s q u e .
The E n g l i s h g ard e n i n fro n t o f the h o u s e

was n ot s h ad e d by m an y t ree s ; an d w e
c ou l d s ee the h ouse an d the H ameau fro m
al m o s t e v e ry p oi n t .I n s t e ad o f a m u ch
s h ad ed r o u gh m e ad o w c o n t i n u i n g u p to the
wal l o f the t e rrac e th e re i s n o w a b road
,
g rav el s we ep b e n eath i t an d the t re e s o n

,
the g rass are g o n e . E x actl y wh e re the l ady

w as s i tt i n g w e fo u n d a l arg e s p re ad i n g b u s h
o f app are n t l y
, ,
’
m an y y e ars g ro w th . W e d id
not re c og n i se the p r es e n t s t ai rc as e w h i ch
,
l e ad s U p to the n o r th we s t e n d o f the t e rrac e

-
,
n o r the e xt e n s i o n o f wal l r o u n d wh i ch o n e has
n o w to o i n o rd e r to r e ach the s t ai r c as e
g .
W e th ou ght th at we we n t u p to the t errac e

fro m s om e p o i n t n eare r to the h ou se fro m
the E n g l i s h g ar d e n . The p r ese n t e x i t fro m
the F r e n ch g ard e n to the av e n u e was n o t
s o n ear the h ou s e as w e e xp e ct e d n o r was

,
i t so b ro ad as w e re m e m b e r e d i t .
To ad d to the i m p oss i b il i ty o f re c al l i n g
o ur fi rs t v i s i t i n e v e r y c o rn er w e c ame ac r o s s
,
g rou p s o f n o i s y m e rr y p e opl e wal k i n g o r

s i tt i n g i n the s h ad e . G ar d e n s e at s p l ac e d
e v ery wh e r e a n d s t all s fo r fr u i t an d l e m o n ad e
,
t oo k away fr o m an y i d ea o f d e sol at i on The .
c o m m on pl ac e u n h i s t o r i c al at mosph ere was

-
,
t o tal l y i n c o n s i s t e n t w i th the ai r o f s i l e n t m y s t e r y
by wh i ch we had b ee n so m u ch o pp r es s e d .
Th o ugh fo r s e v e ral y ears M i ss L am o n t had

ass u re d m e o f the ch a n g e I had n o t e xp e ct e d
,
s u ch c o m p l e t e d i s i l l u s i o n m e n t .
O ne th i ng s t ru ck me g reat l y—p eopl e we n t
w h e r e v e r th e y l i k e d an d n o o n e wo u l d th i n k
,
o f i n t e r fe r i n g to s h o w the wa o r t o p r v nt
y , e e
an y o n e fr om go i ng i n an y d i r e ct i o n W e .
s e ar ch e d the p l ac e at o u r p l e as u re .
W e w e n t to the H am eau fo l l o wi n g the p ath

,
t ak e n by M i s s L amo n t o n J anu ar y 2 1 9 02 ,
.
W e t ri e d to fi n d the th i ck wo o d i n wh i ch
she had l os t he r wa b u t th e r e was n o th i n g
y ,
l i k e i t an d s u ch p ath s as th er e are n o w are

,
p e rfe ctl y v i s i b l e from o n e an o th e r e v e n i n ,
su m me r . W e as k e d a gard e n er s we ep i n g o n e
o f the p ath s w h e th er th at p ar t o f the g r o u n d s
had e v er b ee n a th i ck wo o d H e s ai d he
.
b el i e v e d th at i t had b ee n bu t c o ul d g i v e u s
,
no d at e b e y o n d the fact th at i t was b e fo re

hi s t i me — m or e th an t we n ty y e ars ag o .
O n o u r re t u rn to V e rs ai l l es w e w en t i nt o
,
a b oo k s el l e r s s h o p an d as k e d i f he had an y
’
m ap s o r v i e ws o f the P e t i t T r i an o n as i t
had b e e n i n o ld d ay s .H e s h o we d u s a
p i ct u re ( wh i ch he wo u l d n ot p ar t wi th ) o f
the Je u d e B ag u e . W e s aw at o n c e th at
the c e n t ral b u i l d i n g had s ome l i k e n es s to the
k i os k bu t the s u rro u n d i n g par t was n o t l i k e

, ,
an d i ts p os i t i o n was u n su i tab l e fo r o u r
p u rp ose W e e n q u i re d ab ou t the g re e n
.
u n i fo r ms of the g ard e n o ffi c i al s an d he
,
e m ph at i c all y d e n i e d th e i r e x i s t e n c e
. H e s ai d
th at g ree n was o n e o f the c ol o u rs o f the
ro y al l i v e ri es
,
a n d wh en we an s we r e d th at
th ree y ears b e fo re p e rso n s i n l o ng g ree n

c oats had d i re ct e d u s i n the g rou n d s he ,
“
s p o k e o f i t as i mp oss i b l e u n l es s ( he add e d )
,
”
th e y were m asq ue rad e rs . O n e o f the g ar d i en s
o f the P al ac e al so t o l d u s th at
“
g re e n was a
r o y al l i v e r y an d th at n o w o n l y the P r e s i d e n t
had the r igh t to u se i t o n c e r t ai n o cc as i o n s .
W e as k e d ho w l o n g the gard en s had b ee n

th ro wn op en to the p u b l i c an d p eop l e
al l ow e d to wan d e r e v e ry wh ere an d were
,
“
t o l d th at i t had b e e n so fo r y ear s an d ,
th i s e v i d e n tl y i m p l i ed a g reat man y y ears .
The re su l t o f th i s v i s i t was to m ak e u s
t ak e a g rav e r V i e w o f the t wo fi rs t v i s i ts ,
an d we r es ol v e d to l oo k i n t o the m att e r as
c are ful l y as we c ou l d an d to b e e n t i rel y

,
s il e n t ab o u t the ch an g e o f s c e n er y u n t i l w e
had e xp l ai n e d i t so m e wh at to o u rs el v e s .
After s o me y ears an d i n s p i t e o f v ari ous

,
fal se l ead s we h av e b ee n ab l e to p u t
,
t og e th er some v ery i n t eres t i n g fact s The .

d e tai l s o f the s e ar ch ar e re c orde d in a b oo k
w h i ch ,
to goes by the n am e o f the
us,
G r e e n B oo k I t c o n t ai n s the o ri g i n al pap e rs
.
w ri tt e n i n 1 9 0 1 th e h i s t o r y o f the g rad u al
,
acc u m u l at i o n o f i n fo r m at i o n c o rr es p o n d e n c e
,
w i th o n e an o th e r an d al so w i th o th e rs o n
the s u bj e ct th e acc o u n t s w r i tt e n by o n e o r
,
t wo fri e n d s w ho h av e h e l p e d u s at d i ffe re n t
t i m e s al so p i ctu res m ap s an d l i s t s o f b oo k s
, , ,
c o n s u l t ed an d the acc o u n t o f c u ri ou s i n c i d e n t s
,
wh i ch t oo k p l ac e d u r i n g the s e arch .
CH A PT E R 11
S U M M A RY O F R E S U LT S O F
RE S EARC H
The P l o u g h
TH E fi rs t i n c i d e n t i n xp e d i t i o n to T ri an o n
ou r e
i n 1 9 0 1 w as th at aft e r p as s i n g the l og en zen t aes

,
’
a r d es a s mal l h an d p l o u gh was s ee n
’
corp s ae
g ,
by M i ss L am o n t l y i n g o n the g ro u n d n o t far
fro m so m e w i d e o p e n gat es i n an o l d w al l
o pp o s i t e to u s , th ro u gh wh i ch w e c o u l d s ee
the s t e m s o f a g ro v e o f t r e e s an d a d r i v e
,
l e ad i n g th r o u gh i t .
In 1 9 05 M i ss L am on t w as t ol d b y a gard e n er
th at n o p l ou gh w as k e pt at T ri an o n ; th er e
was n o n ee d o f o n e as the g o v e rn m e n t o n l y
,
r e q u i re d the l a wn s wal k s wat e r t re e s a n d

, , , ,
fl owe rs to b e k e pt u p
, .
In 1 9 08 an o th e r g ar d e n er t ol d u s b o th th at
pl o u gh s h av e e n t i rel y al t er e d i n ch aract e r s i n c e
the R e v ol u t i o n ,
an d i t w as n ot l i k el y th at the
ol d typ e wo ul d be s ee n an y wh ere i n F r an c e
now .
It wo u l d th at n o p l ou gh was u s e d o rd i
see m
n ar i l a t T r i an o n e v e n i n o l d d ay s for am o n g s t
y ,
a l i s t o f t oo l s b o u ght fo r the g ar d e n e rs fro m
1 7 8 0 1 7 8 9 th e r e i s n o m e n t i o n o f a p l o u gh
- l
, .
W e l earn e d i n 1 9 05 fro m D esj ar d i n s b oo k

, ,
’
th at th rou gh o u t the re i g n o f L o u i s XV I an .
o ld p l o u gh u se d i n hi s p r e d e c esso r s re i g n had
’
b ee n p re s e r v e d at the P e t i t T r i an o n an d sol d
wi th the k i n g s o th e r p r o p e r t i es d u r i n g the
’
R ev ol u t i o n 2
.
A p i ctu re o f th i s i d en t i c al pl o u gh p ro c u r e d i n ,
1 9 07 s h o w e d th at i t had h an d l es l i k e the o n e
,
s e en i n 1 9 0 1 b u t the c u tt i n g p ar t was h i dd e n
,
i n the g ro u n d an d c o u l d n o t b e c o m p are d 3
.
In the o l d m ap o f 1 7 8 3 th ere i s p l o u gh e d
l an d w h e re l at e r the H am eau was b u i l t an d
the s h ee t o f w at er p l ac e d : b u t th e re i s n o n e
i n the l at e r m ap s nor an y n o w to b e s ee n i n ,
the g ro u n d s .
l
A r e/zi v es Na ti on al es O‘ 1 87 8
'
,
.
2
D es j ar d i n s, p . 15; Ro ch eter i e s H i s toi r e de M ar i e A n toi n ette,
’
pp . 2 89 , 2 90, v o l . i .
3
i n th e B i b l i thequ o e t
Na i on al e .
The G u ard s
The c d e v e n t w as o u r m e e t i n g w i th tw o
se on
d ig n i fi e d th ou ghtfu l l o o k i n g o ffic i al s d re s s e d i n
,
-
,
l o n g g r e e n c o at s an d th re e c o r n e re d h at s h ol d
-
,
i n g so m e th i n g i n th e i r h an d s wh i ch M i ss L am o n t
wro t e o f i n 1 9 0 1 as p o s s i b l y b e i n g s t av es In
.
r e s p o n s e to ou r e n q u i r y fo r the P e t i t T r i an o n
th e y c ol d l y d i re ct e d u s fo r ward .
Th er e are n o o ffic i al s s o d res s e d at T ri an o n

n ow . At p r e s e n t th e y w ear b l ack w i th tri,
c o l o u r ro s e tt es i n th e i r h at s ; i n s u m m er th e y
h av e wh i t e t rou s e rs .
In 1 9 04 w e w e re t o l d by fu l l y i n fo rm e d -
“
p e rso n s at V e rs ai ll es th at i t was i m p o s s i b l e
th at we s h ou l d h av e s ee n su ch u n i fo r ms ,
“ ”
u n l e ss th e y w e re w o r n by m as q u e rad e rs fo r
,
g ree n was a ro y al l i v er y an d n o o n e wor e i t

,
n o w at T r i an on .
S u pp o s i n g th e m to h av e b ee n m as q u e rad e rs ,
the d re s s m ay h av e b ee n th at o f g ar d es d e l a
p or te . T h e c e r e m o n i al o v e r d r e ss o f the
g a r d es
d e l a p of te as w as th at o f p ar t o f the g ar d es an
/
’
,
eorp s ( g ar des d e l a M an ene

)
, w as g ree n w, i th
g ol d an d s i l v e r e m b ro i d e ry an d r e d s t o c k i n gs :
R E S U LT S O F R E S E A RC H 45
th ey c arr i e d hal be rd s B u t the o ffi c e r s had .

l
al on i n s t ead o f e m b r o i d e r y an d n o re d s t o ck
g ,
i n g s th e y c arr i e d an e b o n y c an e w i th an i v o r y
ball .
2
The l i v e r y o f the C o m t e d Ar toi s who was

’
col on el g en er a l o f the g a r d es S u i sses w as g re e n

-
an d th o s e o f the g ar d es an corp s an d S u i sses

’
who w e r e i n hi s se r v i c e had g ree n u n i fo rm s .

3
Th e re i s e v i d e n c e o f a m u ch q u i e t e r d re ss
“ ”
wi th ou t e v e n g al on c al l e d the p e t i t e l i v ré e
, ,
wh i ch was p ro b ab l y g r ee n as i t w as w o rn by ,
the S u i sses fi i g n en r s g ar d es d e l a f or te an d
, , ,
the g ar fon s
ja
’
r ai n i er s
4
T h e t r ad i t i o n al d ress
.
of th o se r oy al s e rv an t s who fi l l e d the m i n o r
p art s i n the R o yal Th eat re at V e rsai l l es i s s t i ll
to b e see n at the act i n g o f the B ar bi er ae
’
S ev i l l e i n the C o m é d i e F ran c ai s e wh i ch i s ,
the d e s c e n d an t o f the R o y al Th eat re Th i s .
d ress ( e xc e pt fo r the add ed re d s t o ck i n g s) i s

the sam e as the o n e we s aw in 1 901 .
we l e ar n e d the
’
In 1 9 08 th at por tej an ar
ai n zer at the P e t i t T r i an o n was al way s g u ard e d

'
’
P i t ur f a G ar d d l a P r t d R i L u i XV d i t
c e o e e o e u o o s .
, e de l a
M a h d ap r e
nc e, g ra ur d Ch il t R J a qu m i
’
s une v e e ev e . . c e n .
S 2 i d
ou v en r sP g l mt D H
’
un o app 30 34
e, e eo e
’
ez ee u es, . 1 -
1 .
( He
y th at t h i r u d r d r wa b lu )
sa s e n e e ss s e .
Ibi d p A /z N t O
3 ‘ '
37 .
,
. 1 . 88 3 re . a .
, 1 .
d an s l e t emp s an d th at o n Oct o b er sth 1 7 8 9
, , ,
the g u ard s we r e t wo o f the th re e B e rs y b ro th e rs
who wi th B rev al we re g e n e ral l y o n d u ty w h en

, ,
e v er the Q u e e n was i n r e s i d en c e at T r i an o n .
F r om th e i r w r i t i n g an d s p el li ng th e y we re
e v i d e n t l y we ll e d u c at e d In 1 9 1 0 we fou n d
1
.
th at th e y had the t i t l e o f g ar fon s jar ai n i er s de ’
l a 6 124 22252 2 an d th e y are sai d to h av e b ee n

,
“ ”
s t at i o n e d i n l a p ep i n i er e p r oene l a m ai son
‘
.
The m os t an c i e n t p e p i n i e r e was c l o se to the

’
gard e n er s h o u se .
C o t t ag e , W om an , an d G i rl
Wh i l s t s p eak i n g to the two men M i ss L amon t ,
o b s erv e d o n he r ri gh t h an d a sol i d l y b u il t -
c o ttag e w i th s t o n e s te p s o n wh i ch a wo man i n ,
o ld fas h i one d d re ss was s t an d i n g h an d i n g s o m e

-
,
th i n g to a g i rl o f ab o u t 1 3 o r 1 4 who wo re a ,
w h i t e cap an d s k i r t s n e arl y reach i n g to her

an k l e s .
In 1 9 04 M i ss L amo n t s aw a p i ct u re re se mb
,
l i n g th i s c o tt ag e i n i ts g e n e ral app e aran c e i n

the A l b u m d e T ri an o n at the B i b l i o th eq u e
n at i o n al e In 1 9 08 she an d a fr i en d d i s
.
,
A iz N t O ‘
8 7 8 a d i 880
rc . a .
I
,
1 n .
R E S U LT S OF R E S E A RC H 47
c o v e red su ch a c o tt ag e ( m o re th an o n e ) w i th i n
the g at es w h i ch w e re n o t far fro m the p l ac e
wh e r e s he had s ee n the p l ou gh Th ese c o ttag es

.
we re n ot i n the r i ght p os i t i on fo r o u r e xp e r i
e n c e i n 1 90 1 b u t the typ e w as the s am e
, .
In 1 9 08 w e d i s c o v e re d fro m the m ap o f 1 7 8 3
th at th e r e was a b u il d i n g n o t n o w i n e x i s t e n c e
, ,
p l ac e d agai n s t the wall ( o u t s i d e ) o f the g ar

d e n e r s y ar d b e t w e e n the r n el l e an d the f or te
’
an jar ai n i er ; i f o u r o r i g i n al r o u t e l ay th ro u gh
’ '
th i s y ard to the E n gl i s h gar d e n th i s b u i l d i n g,
wou l d b e e x act l y i n the r igh t p l ac e fo r M i ss

’
L amo n t s c o tt ag e .
In S e pt e m b e r 1 9 1 0 we s aw fro m m ar k s o n
, ,
th i s wall th at a b u i l d i n g m i ght h av e s t oo d
h e re ; fo r the c o rn i c e o f the wall i s b ro k e n
i n t o an d th e re s ee m s to b e a p e rp en d i c u l ar
,
l i ne fro m i t to the g ro u n d v i s i b l e th r ou gh
the p l as t er A ph o t og raph s h o ws th i s
. .
“
If the g i rl seen s h o u l d b e the M ar i on o f
M ad am e J u l i e L av erg n e s s t o ry ( fi rs t read i n
’
s he w o u l d h av e b e e n 1 4 y e ars o l d i n
1 7 89 ,
an d he r m o th e r was th e n al i v e Her .
fath e r s h o u s e w o u l d h av e b e e n n ear the res er

’
v o i r an d n ot w i th i n the l o ck e d gat es o f an y
e n c l o s u re fo r s he l e t h e r se l f o u t at n i ght by
,
an o pen wi n dow .
1
Al l th i s w ou l d su i t the
p osi t i on o f the bu il d ing in the map .
Th e Ki o sk
On ou r e n r an e t E n gl i sh gard en i n
c i n to the
1 901 ,
we fo u n d o u r p ath c ross e d by an o th e r ,
b e y o n d w h i ch i n fr o n t o f u s b u t rath e r to the
,
l e ft h an d s t oo d a s m al l c i r c u l ar b u i l d i n g h av i n g
,
p i l lars an d a l ow s u rrou n d i n g wal l I t was o n .
r o u gh u n e v e n g r o u n d an d was o v e r s h ad o w e d ,
by t re e s .
R e p e at e d s ear ch e s d u r i n g s e v en y ears by
o u rs el v e s an d o th e r s h av e fail e d to d i s c o v e r
th i s b u i l d i n g .
In S e pt e m b e r 1 9 08 M i ss L amon t fou n d i n
, ,
the arch i v e s a p ap e r ( w i th o u t s i g n at u r e o r d at e )
g i v i n g the es t i mat e for a ru i n e h av i n g s e ve n

I o n i c c ol u m n s w all s an d a d o m e roo f ( A
, , .
ru i n e se em s o n l y to m e an a c o py o f an o l d e r
b u i l d i n g ) I f the wall s o f th i s b u i l d i n g were

.
l o w i t w ou l d c o r res p on d i n app e aran c e w i th

“
o u r r e c o l l e ct i o n o f the k i os k Th i s ru i n e
i s sai d to h av e fo r m e d a n ai ss an c e d e l a
r i v i er e s u gg e s t i n g i ts p os i t i o n ab o v e the s m all
,
1
L eg a a T
’
M ad m Jul i La r g pp 89 96
' ' ’
en es e r zan on , a e e ve n e, .
, .
l ak e wh i ch fe d the p r i n c i p al ri v er .
l
A p iece of
ol d w at e r p ip e i s s t i ll to b e s ee n o n the n o r th
we s t e rn S i d e of the . s m all l ak e .
“ ”
I f th i s ru i n e an d two o th e rs o f th o s e
al l u d e d to i n the arch i v e s w e r e o n e an d the
s am e th e r e i s add i t i o n al r e as o n fo r p l ac i n g the
,
c ol u m n e d b u i l d i n g i n th i s p ar t o f the g ar d e n .
I In 1 7 8 8 i t i s s tat e d th at ro ck s w e re p l ac e d
.
at i n t e r v al s o n a p ath l e ad i n g fr o m
“
l a m ine
“ 12m ”
to the 2 s o u rc e d u rav i n b e y o n d the
2
woo d e n b r i dg e D esj ard i n s c o n s i d er s o n e o f
.
”
to h av e b e e n c l ose to the th e at re
“
the s ou r c e s
wh i ch w as at o u r r i ght h an d ; th i s m i ght h av e
b e e n the se c o n d s p r i n g 3
I I M i q u e s t at es th at
. .
i n 1 7 8 0 he p l ac ed a s mal l arch i t e ct u ral rui n e
ab o v e the g ro tt o A n o t e i n the arch i v es

.
,
“
d at e d 1 7 7 7 sp eak s o f the p o r t e d e n tré e au
,
’
”
b ou t d u g ro tt e I f as w e b el i e v e w e had
.
4
, ,
j u s t p ass e d o u t o f the gard e n e r s y ar d by th i s ’
”
“
p o r t e d e n tré e w e s h ou l d h av e b ee n c l os e to
’
the e arl i e s t p l ac e d g ro tt o .
In 1 9 09 two ol d m ap s we re p ro c u r e d from
P ar i s ; i n o n e d at e d 1 8 4 0
, th e r e i s s o m e th i n g
wh i ch m ay i n d i c at e a s m all r o u n d b u i l d i n g
z
A r e/ Nat O 14m O
°
‘ ‘ 2 ’
. .
,
187 8 . .
,
1 88 2 .
3
j rdi
D es a n s, p .
90 .
4
A r el z N a t
. . O ’
,
1 87 5
.
pl ac e d on the r ock er b eh i n d the B el vé d é re .
The o th e r m ap was re p ro d u c e d from an ol d

o n e o f 1 7 05 , b u t add e d to u n t il a rai l way
app e ars i n i t . In th i s m ap b el ow the n ame
”
“
p av i l l o n d e m u si q u e ( the B el v ed ere ) i s the
”
n am e L e K i o s qu e . I t d oe s n o t s ee m l i k el y
th at a se c o n d n am e for the Bel v ed ere s h o u l d
b e g i v e n an d i t m ay th er e fo re re fe r to som e
,
th i n g e l se wh i ch d oes n o t app ear i n th i s map .
Th ere fo re the m ere ch an c e n am e wh i ch fro m

the fi rs t mo m e n t w e g av e to o u r b u il d i n g was
j u s t i fi e d b y th ere h av i n g b ee n s om e th i n g cal l e d
by th at n ame e x actl y i n th at p ar t o f the gard e n .
In 1 9 1 0 we l oo k e d ou t th i s n am e i n the b e s t
e t y m o l og i c al F re n ch d i ct i o n ar y an d fo u n d th at
i t was ad mi tt e d to the F r e n ch Ac ad e m y i n 1 7 6 2 ,
as p av ili o n o u v er t d e t ou s cdté s an d d efi n e d
by Th ev en o t ( c on t e m p o rary ) as k i o ch o u d i v an
”
u i e s t m ai n t e n u d e h u i t g r o ss es c o l o n n es
q .
The M an by t he Ki o sk
On fi rs t v i s i t a d ar k c o m p l e x i o n e d man
ou r -
,
m ar k e d b y s mal l p o x was s i tt i n g c l o s e to the

,
k i os k ; he w ore a l arg e d ar k c l oak an d a

sl ou ch hat .
T r i ano n ( A u g u s t 1 9 th j u s t at the b eg i n
, ,
n i n g o f the d i am o n d n e ck l ac e e p i s o d e wh en ,
V au d re u i l t o o k the par t o f A l m av i v a an d was

d r ess e d for i t i n a l arg e d ar k c l o ak an d Sp an i sh
hat .
In 1 9 08 we fro m M ad am e El offe s
fou n d ou t
’
J ou rn al ( the Q u e e n s m o d i s t e ) th at i n 1 7 8 9 the
’
b road b ri mm e d hat had e n t i rel y d i s p l ac e d the

-
th ree c o rn e re d hat an d was g e n e ral l y fash i o n

-
,
ab l e al s o th at s wo r d s w e re n o l o n g e r g e n e r all y
wo rn .
1
Vau d re u i l l e ft the c o u r t o f F ran c e am o n gs t

the fi rs t p ar ty o f e m i g res aft e r the t ak i n g o f the
B as t i l l e J u l y 1 7 8 9
, , .
The Ru n n i n g M an
Th ou gh we were su rp r i se d wh en the se c o n d
m an al so d res s e d i n a l arg e c l o ak an d hat ran
, ,
t o u s an d wi th e xt re m e e arn es t n e ss d i r e ct e d u s
u
p
t o g o to the r i ght rath e r th an to the l e ft y e t we ,
m e re l y th o u gh t hi s m an n er v er y F r e n ch ; an d
as he s ai d i n the c o u rse o f a rath e r l o n g u n i n
”
tel l i g i b l e s e n t e n c e ch e r ch ez l a m ai so n we ,
i m ag i n e d th at he u n d e r s t o o d th at we were
M d 1
t U g D R i t p 479
o es e sa es , l ie e se ,
.
, vo . .
l oo k i n g fo r the h o u se an d foll o we d hi s d i rec
,
t i o n W e n o t i c e d th at he s t oo d i n fro n t o f a
.
“
r o ck an d s e e m e d to c om e e i th e r o v er ro u n d , ,
”
o r th ro u gh i t .
The foll o wi n g y ear w e l earn e d th at

th e re was a t rad i t i on th at o n Oct o b er sth 1 7 8 9 , ,
a m es s e n g e r w as se n t to T r i an o n to war n the
Q ueen of the app roach o f the m ob from P ari s

th at she wi sh e d to w al k b ack to the P al ac e by
the m o s t d i re ct r ou t e bu t the m e s s en g e r b egg e d
,
he r to wai t at the h ou s e w h i l s t he fe tch e d the

c arri age as i t was s afer to d r i v e b ack as u su al
,
by the b road road s o f the p ar k .
A l o c al t rad i t i o n affi rm i n g th i s has b e en

e m b od i e d by M ad ame J u l i e L av e rg n e i n a
v ol u m e e n t i tl e d ( u n fo r t u n at el y for h i s t ori cal
pu r poses ) L eg en zl es al e Tr i an on Th i s p arti cu .
“
l ar s c e n e i n the s t ory c al l e d , L a D e r n i ere
”
R os e i n t eres t e d u s g reat l y for i t s ee m ed to
, ,
c o m e fr o m an e y e wi t n ess an d r ec all e d man y o f

-
the p o i n t s o f ou r v i s i o n The Q u e en i t i s s ai d
.
, ,
had b e e n wal k i n g wi th an d t al k i n g to M ari o n

( t h e d au ght er o f an u n d e r g ar d e n e r
-
) b e fo r e
g o i n g to he r fav ou ri t e g ro tt o Aft er rem ai n i n g

.
th ere s om e t i me an d o n g ro wi n g al arme d at
,
her own s ad th o u gh t s the Q ue e n c al l e d to

,
M ar i on an d was s u rp ri sed to see i n s t ead o f the ,
g i rl a g arc o n d e l a Ch amb r e s u dd e nl y app ear

,
“ ”
,
t rem b l i n g i n al l hi s l i mb s Aft e r read i n g the .
l e tt e r b ro u ght to he r fro m the M i n i s t er at

the P al ac e the Q u ee n d e s i re d hi m to o rd er
,
the c arr i ag e an d to l e t M ad ame d e T o u rz e l
k n ow The messen ge r b owed (as ou r man

.
had d o ne) an d o n c e o u t o f s i ght ran o ff at

, ,
ful l s p eed The Q ueen fol l o wed hi m to the

.
1
h o u se .
E n q u i r i es th rough the p u b l i sh e r i n 1 9 07 as , ,
’
to M ad ame L av e rg n e s s ou r c e s o f i n format i o n ,
e l i c i t e d the fact th at he r i n fo rm an t as to e v er y
d e tai l o f th at s c e n e had b e en M ari on h ers el f .
Th i s M ari o n the L eg en aes t ell u s aft er ward s

,
’ ’
,
marr i e d M Ch arp e n t i e r an u n d er gard e n e r

.
,
-
,
k n o w n i n 1 7 8 9 b y the n ame o f J ean d e “
”
l E au o n acc o u n t o f hi s b r i n g i n g wat er d ai l y
’
fro m V i ll e d Av ray for the Q u e en s tab l e

’ ’
.
H e aft e rward s b e c ame jar d i n i er on 24 2; b e i n g

'
app o i n t e d i n 1 8 05 by N ap ol eo n i n su cc es s i on to
A n t o i n e R i ch ard 2
.
The n am e “
Charp an ti e r app ears i n 1 7 8 6
”
amo n g s t the
“
o u v r i e rs t e rrass i e rs w ho c l ear ,
1 L eg en d “d e Tr zan on ,
'
p .
75 .
”La B el l e j
’
‘
ar ai n i er e, Lave rg ne, pp .
9 1, 9 7 .
56 AN A DVE N T U RE
u
p s t i ck s an d l e av e s pl an t fl o wers an d
"
, ,
r ak e
In M ar i am n e r e c e i v ed wag es for
1 7 8 3,
“
p i ck i n g u p l e av e s i n the T r i an o n g rou n d s ; 2
th i s i s q u i te p os s i bl e as ch i l d re n are s ai d to ,
h av e b e e n u se d fo r th at wo r k an d the ab se n c e ,
o f s u rn am e s u gg e s t s th at s he w as the d au ght e r
o f o n e o f the ard e n e r s
g .
The marr i ag e c e r t i fic at e of A l e x an d re Ch ar
e s hi s fath e r s n am e as
’
p e n ti e r i n 1 8 23
, g i v ,
L o u i s T o u ssai n t Ch ar p e n t i er an d hi s m o th er s ,
’
n am e as M ar i e A n n e L e m ai n an
g T h e m ar .
r i a e c e r t i fic at e o f th ese p e r so n s ( fro m w h i ch
g
w e s h ou l d h av e l e arn t th e i r ag e ) i s sai d to h av e
b ee n d es t ro y e d 3
.
In the wag es b o o k the n am e s o f two

”
L e m o n g u i n ( e l d er an d y o u n g e r) app ear al so
”
M ag n y bu t n ot so far as has b een d i s c o v e re d
, , ,
L e m aig n an 4
I f th i s M ar i e A n n e Ch arp en t i er
.
was 2 1 y e ars o l d at her s o n s b i r th ( N o v e m b e r

’
,
s he w o u l d h av e b e e n e i ght y e ars O l d
i n 1 7 8 3 an d 1 4 i n 1 7 8 9
,
Th i s wo u l d su i t .
l
A r e/i Nat . . O ‘
,
1 8 7 8.
2
4 2 24 Nat
2 . . O‘ , 1 87 7 .
3 Le tt re l g m rr i
e n c osi n a g
a e cer tifi t
ca e ( copy fr o m th e A r c h i ve s
M u n i ci p al es, V r ai ll )
e s es .
‘ z
A r e/ Na t O. .
‘
, 1 8 7 6, 1 8 7 7 .
the
“
M ari am n e o f the A rch i v es M ad am e ,
L av e rg n e s s t o r y an d the g i rl s ee n by M i ss
’
L am o n t .
Two mo re p o i n ts s h o w the fai thfu l n ess o f

”
M ari o n s acc ou n t o f th at s c e n e M ad am e
’
.
L av erg ne ( q uo t i n g he r) say s th at p al e r ays o f

“
au t u m n s u n s h i n e l i ght e d u p the fad e d fl o w e rs .
I t m u s t th er e fore h av e b ee n fai rl y fi n e ; an d i n
, ,
the wag e s b oo k i t app e ars th at o n Oct o b e r 5 th ,
1 7 89 , al l the g ar d e n er s w e r e at w o r k i n t/ ze
r ou n ds a n d i t i s s t at e d th at o n w e t d ay s th e y
g ,
w o r k e d u n d er c o v e r s om e t i m e s c l ear i n g o u t the
,
p assag es o f the h ou se 1
S ec on d l y she s ay s .
,
th at the Q u ee n s at at the e n t ran c e o f her

g rott o w h er e fall e n l eav es ch o k e d the c o u rse
,
”
o f the
“
ru i sse au F ro m e n t ri es o f p ay m e n t
.
i t app ears th at the s t re am s we re c l eare d o f

d ead l eav es o n O ct ob e r I s t 2 n d an d 3 rd 1 7 8 9 , , , ,
b u t n ot o n the 4 th or 5 th or e v e r agai n It, .

2
i s e x act l y a p o i n t wh i ch M ar i on wou l d h av e
n o t i c ed .
M ad am e L av e rg n e l i v e d at V e rsai ll es fro m
1 8 3 8 t i ll he r m ar r i ag e i n 1 8 4 4 at w h i ch t i m e ,
M ari o n wo u l d h av e b een 6 9 an d as we b el i e v e
th at A l e x an d re Ch ar p e n t i e r was h ead gard en er
w O .
‘
,
187 9 .
2
12 . 187 9 .
58 AN ADVE N T U RE
at the P e t i t T r i an o n for o v er fi fty y ears hi s ,
m o th e r wo u l d h av e b e e n e as i l y acc e ss i bl e to
M ad ame L av erg n e d u ri n g her re p eat e d v i si t s
to T r i an o n ev e n aft e r he r m arr i ag e
, H er .
fath er M G eo rg e s O z an n eau x was a p ers o n al

, .
,
fr i e n d o f L o u i s P h i l i pp e an d was c o n s t an t l y
,
ab ou t i n the ro y al p al ac es
1
.
I t i s n e c essar y to s p eak o f the g ro tto ; fo r

M ad am e C am pan s ays th at the Q u ee n ét ai t “
l ors q u e ll e r e c u t u n
’
ass i s e d an s s a g r o tt e
m o t d éc r i t u i l a s u pp l i ai t d e re n t r er a
’
q
” “
V e r sai l l es 2
M ad am e L av e rgn e say s M ari o n
.
se d i r i g e a v e r s l e p ar t e rr e d es r os i ers et l a ,
R e i n e all a s ass eo i r a l e n tré e d e s a g ro tt e

’ ’
fav ori t e au p ré s d e l a p e t i t e s ou rc e L es feu ill e s

, .
j au n i es t o m bé es d es ar b res c ou v rai en t l a t erre

e t o b s t ru ai e n t l e c o u rs d u ru i ss e au Le .
m u rm u re d e l a p e t i t e c as c ad e q u i arro s e
l i n té r i e u r d e l a g ro tt e r e t e n t i s sai t s e u l d an s
’
l e b os q u e t E ffrayé e d et re se u l e ell e
.
’
app el a M ar i o n mai s au l i eu d e l a j eu n e fill e

, ,
u n g ar c o n d e l a Ch am b r e p aru t u n e l e tt re ,
The Q u e en c an n o t th e re fore
”
a l a m ai n 3
.
, ,
M adame L averg ne
'
1
La vi e d e .
3 Qu t
o e d i n Les P al ai s d e Tr i an on , M d e L es c ur e, p 1 4 8
. . .
3 12 2224 2; de Tr i an on M ad ame J ul i e Lave r n e p

3 , , 75 g . .
In A u gu st ,
1 7 8 0, m as s e s o f ro ck w e r e p ro
”
an d the
“
c u re d , p e t i t e r i v 1e re was b eg u n an d ,
al so a h i ll was th ro wn u p p o u r c ou v r i r l a
gr o tt e .
“
In S e pt e m b e r, p ass é l a 1 7 8 0, B o u rd i n a
j ou rn é e a p os e r l e d e u x 1e m e p on t v e n an t
”
d u c Oté d e l a g r o tt e 2
Th i s s e c o n d b ri dg e .
w as p ro b ab l y the p re s e n t R och e r b r i dg e b e i n g ,
the s e c on d p l ac e d o v er the l ak es N e i th e r .
“
o f th e s e two b ri dg e s wo u l d b e the pon t d e
” ” 4
b oi s an d l a co n d u i tte e n b oi s two d es cri p
3
, ,
t i on s o f an d i d e n t i c al wi th the o n e al l u d e d
, ,
”
to i n the w or d s rav i n d u p e t i t p o n t w h i ch was ,
s ai d to h av e b ee n e re ct e d o n h i gh g rou n d au
”
d e s su s d u R o ch e r d u R av i n .
In D e c em b e r 1 7 80 the wo r k was fi n i s h e d , ,
Co n d u i tte d e l e x é cu ti o n d e l a g ro tt e p e t i t e
’
ri v i ere e t chu tte d e au r e t o m b an t e d an s l e ’
g ran d l ac au t re p e t i t s rav i n s d an s l a m o n t ag n e
,
p res d u g ran d l ac a l a fi n d e l a p e t i t e ri v i ere d e

6 ”
l a g ro tt e .
Na t 0 , 1 8 7 5
1 A r e/i . .
1
.
2
12
3
15 0 , 1 882
1
.
( The r e . w as a l so a p on td e b oi s ala p t
or e
ve rt e
”
o n th e e as t si d e of th e h o u s e, z
A r e/ Na t 01, . . 1 8 8 1 an d
1 88 2 )
4
1a 5
15 .
( S ou v en i r s d
’
un P ag e, D H ezecq u es,
’
p .
w . 1 87 7 .
R E S U LT S O F R E S EA RC H 61
In 178 1 a m o n t ag n e was m ad e “
en fac e d u
j ard i n fran c ai s — e n fac e d e l a c o m éd i e .
”
1
In M ar ch A p r i l 1 7 8 1 a h i ll c all e d
an d , ,
“
l E scarg o t was p i l e d u p —b e y o n d the B el 2
’
v ed ere— an d p re s u m ab l y a th i rd an d v e r y
, ,
s m al l g ro tt o w as m ad e The c r eat i o n o f th e
.
”
E s cargo t h i ll wo u l d h av e m ad e the rav i n o n
the n o r th s i d e o f the B el v ed ere w h i ch i s s t i l l ,
v i s i b l e an d l ead s to the g reat e r l ak e

, .
Th e re are se v e ral r eas on s why w e th i n k th at

the Q u ee n s g ro tt o ( the s e c o n d m ad e ) w as o n
’
the th e at re s i d e o f the B e l v ed ere .
D H e z e cq u e s d es c r i pt i o n o f i t i n 1 7 8 9
’ ’
1 .
S h o ws th at th ough a ru i sseau p assed th ro u gh

,
i t p e rs on s c o u l d g o fre el y o u t at b o th e n d s ;
,
3
wh ere as w h e n wat e r was p as s i n g d o wn th ro u gh

”
the u pp er e n t ran c e o f th e
“
e s c arg o t g ro tt o ,
n o o n e c o u l d h av e u s e d i t at the s am e t i m e
th ere i s o n l y roo m fo r the w at e r .
2 . H e s p eak s o f the “
p rai r i e b e i n g v i s i b l e
from u n e c r e v asse q u i s o uv rai t a l a t et e d u
,
’
”
l i t ; th i s w ou l d h av e b ee n p oss i b l e fr o m a
g ro tt o o n the th eat re s i d e b u t n o t o n the o th e r
, ,
”
as the
“
e s c arg o t h i ll w o u l d h av e b e e n i n the
way .
“
S ou v en i r s d
’
un P ag e, p . 244 .
D H ez ecq u e s es c r i b e s a s t ai rc as e w h i ch
’
3. d
”
“
c o n d u i sai t au so m m e t d e l a ro ch e e n ab l i n g ,
p erso n s to l eav e h u rri e d l y Th e r e i s s om e th i n g

.
l i k e an an c i e n t ro ck s t ai r c as e att ach e d to the

b ack o f the l arg e r o ck g i v i ng the n am e to the
,
R och e r b r i dge .
4. H e s a y s th a t th e g ro tt o w a s v e r y d ar k o n
’ ’
fi rs t e n t e ri n g an d L E sp i n asse s p i ct u re o f the
,
B el v ed ere i n 1 7 8 3 s h o ws the o p e n i n g to a
c av e r n o n i ts s o u th e rn s i d e c l o se to the R o ch e r
b ri dg e w h i ch c o u l d b e t ru l y d es c ri b e d as
,
1
v e n an t d u cOté d e l a g ro tt e C o u l d the
.
ro ck o u t o f w h i ch the c av e r n o u s m o u th was
c u t h av e b e e n l i ft e d o v e r the l o n g b r i dg e at
’ ’
s o m e l at e r t i m e ? fo r i n L E s p i n asse s p i ct u re
th ere i s n o s u ch r o ck ov e r the b ri dg e as th e r e
i s n o w an d the c av e r n has d i s app eare d
, .
5. T h e m a
p o f 1 7 8 3 r e p r es e n t s ( acc o r d i n g t o
D esj ard i n s) l e p roj e t d e M iq u e c o m p l et e m e n t

“
”
e xéc u té . In i t the fig u re ( 5 ) ( i n d i c at i n g the
”
g ro tt o) o cc u rs b o th at the e s c arg o t an d al so
o n the th e at r e s i d e o f the B e l v ed er e .
In S e pt e m b e r 1 9 1 0 M i ss L am o n t w as as k e d
, ,
w h e th e r she had s ee n a m ap o f the p l ac e

re c e n t l y p l ac e d i n the fro n t h all o f the P e t i t
D j rd i
1
es a p i t ur p 96
n s, c e, . 1 .
T r i an o n an d she s ai d No On g o i n g th ere
, .
s he fou n d the m a w h i ch ha d n o t b ee n th e r e
p ,
at an y o f her fo r m e r v i s i t s an d s aw th at the ,
g ro tt o s wer e pu t as far as she c ou l d j u dg e , ,
j u s t w h ere w e had l o n g ag o th ro u gh el ab o rat e ,
p ers on al r es ear ch d e c i d e d m u s t b e th e i r real

,
p os i t i o n S he c ou l d on l y m ak e th i s o u t by
.
s t an d i n g o n th e t ab l e am o n g s t the b oo k s an d
ph o t og raph s the m ap b e i n g h u n g too h igh to

,
be e as il se en
y .
S e v e ral fu rth er p o i n t s of i n t e r es t h av e
e m e rg e d i n c o n n e ct i on w i th the ru n n in g
m an .
1 . In Ap r i l , 1 9 08 , we l e arn e d th at ou r b ei ng
d i re ct e d at all i n th eg ro u n d s was u n u su al fo r ,
s i n c e S e pt e m b e r ,
1 8 7 0 th e y h av e b e e n th ro w n
,
open u n t i l d ar k . The d i ffic u l ty n o w exp e ri

e n ced is to fin d a gu i d e .
2 . He Sp k o e o f the
“
m ai so n . In 1 9 07 we
fo u n d o u t th at the Q u ee n was i n the h ab i t o f
“
c al l i n g the P e t i t T r i an on m a mai so n d e
T r i an o n to d i s t i n g u i sh i t fro m the P al ac e an d
,
the Ch at e au
1
L o u i s XV I had p re s e n t e d i t to
. .
M ari e A n t o i n e tt e o n hi s acc e s s i o n .
D j ar d i pp 03 7 3
1
es n s, . 1 , .
3.The Q u ee n is
p or t e d by M ari o n to h av e
re
”
add r es s e d the m e s s e n g e r as
I
B re to n Th i s .
was n o t an u n c om mo n n am e ab o u t the c ou r t
an d o ld V e rs ai ll es The c o u r t al m an ack fo r 1 7 8 3
.
s h ows th at th e n the Q u een had a P ag e

“
de
l Ecu ri e cal l e d D e B re t ag n e T
“ ”
( h e P ag e s d e
’
.
,
d e l Ec u r i e
”
l a Ch amb re s o m e t i m es b ec am e
’
b e fo re re c ei v i n g a c o mm i ss i o n o r s o me o th e r
o ffic e ) H e i s n o t m e n t i o n e d i n the al m an ack
?
o f 1 7 8 9 b u t ( as w e k n o w fr o m o th e r i n s t an c es )
,
i t d o e s n o t fo ll o w n e c e ssari l y th at he had n o
o ffi c e i n the h o u s e h o l d M ad am e El o ffe ( the.
Q u ee n s m o d i st e) m en t i on s a M ad e m o i se l le
’
B re t o n am o n g s t the Q u e e n s wo m en who d o e s
’
n o t app e ar i n the al m an ack

3
.
”
I f D e B re t ag n e was 1 6 y ears o l d i n 1 7 8 3
“
,
he w ou l d h av e b e e n 2 2 i n 1 7 8 9 — j u s t i n the ,
fresh y o u n g v i go u r s u i t ab l e to ou r ru n n i n g
man .
The B r e t o n m ay h av e re fer re d to
n am e
hi s n at i o n al i ty o n l y fo r i n N o v e m b e r 1 9 07
, , ,
w e d i s c o v e re d th at the acc e n t i n w h i ch the

m an s p o k e to u s re se m b l e d the B re t on acc e n t ,
1
Leg en aes d e Tr i an on ,
’
p 75
. .
2 ’
S ou v en i r s d u n P ag e, pp 1 . 1 2, 1 1 8 .
3 M oftes et Usag es , D e Re i s e t ,
v ol . i . p .
44 5 .
E
i n w h i ch the
c o n s on an ts are s t re n gth en e d an d
the d i phth o n g s b road e n e d .
In the au t u m n o f 1 9 09 we r ead the B ar on

d e Fré n i l l y s S ou ven i r s i n wh i ch i t i s s t at e d th at
’
w i gs were u n i v e rsal l y w o rn b y g e n t l e men i n

F re n ch s o c i e ty u p t i l l 1 7 8 7 Aft e r th at d at e .
p o wd e re d h ai r b ec ame the g en eral u sage ; the

fi rs t pe rso n ( M d e V al e n c e) who v e n t u red to
.
app ear w i th u n p ow d e r e d h ai r d i d s o app are n tl y , ,
i n 1 7 8 8 aft e r wh i ch i t b e c am e a m ark o f
,
1
e xt re m e fash i on .
The s am e was the c ase wi th b u c k l e d sh o es .
G ol d s i l v e r s t o n es an d r ose tt es had b ee n
, , ,
r e q u i r e d fo r a g e n t l e man s d r es s o r n am e n t s ;
’
b u t aft e r the c o mme rc i al t reaty w i th E n g l an d

i n 1 7 86 s t e el
, was u se d for e v e ryth i n g .
B u c kl e d s h oes are e xp ressl y me n t i o n e d as

b e i n g v e r y fash i o n ab l e i n 1 7 8 9 an d th ere was , ,
at th at t i m e a rag e fo r s t eel o rn ame n t s

?
,
Bri d g e o v er L i t t l e Cascad e
F oll owi n g the m an s d i rect i on we t u rne d to’

,
the r i gh t an d wal k e d o v e r a s m all r u s t i c b r i dg e

'
wh i ch c ro sse d a t i n y wate r fall co mi ng fro m

1
d F e i l lj p 80 16 p 8 0 2
' ’
So i Ba
u ven r s o u r on e r n g
. . . . .
mu s t h av e b ee n b el ow u s b u t c l o s e by o n o ur ,
r i ght h an d M ad am e L av e rg n e wri tes o f the

i
1
.
“ ”
p e t i t e c as c ad e an d o f the s o u n d of i t i n the
2
g ro tt o .
In Ap r i l 1 9 08 e xt ract s fr o m M i q u e s acc o u n t s
’
, ,
an d p l an s for the T ri an o n g r ou n d s w e re ro
p
c ure d from the arch i v es g i v i n g the h i s to r y o f ,
the g r o tt os
“
J u i n 4 1 7 8 0 fai t u m m od el en
.
, ,
” 3
t e r re au r avi n o u peti t pou t
’ ’
1 7 88 P i ec e .
,
au d e ss u s d u Rock er a u R av i n e t
’
p assag e
d e s v o i t u re s s u r l e p ou t de 6o P i ec e a
” 4
d ro i t e en f ace ci u Rock er au P av i a “
Au ’
l o n g d u ch e m i n d e l e mp l ace me n t d e l a R u i n e
’
con d u i tte en ooi s it l a d eux i ence ’

su r la sou r ce au
The fi r s t
” 5
Rav i n . c was p ro babl y c l os e
s ou r e
to the R u i n e (ou r k i os k The s e c o n d

“
m i ght c o i n c i d e wi th D e sj ard i ns
’
so u r c e
so u r c e w h i ch he p l ac es a fe w s t e p s fro m the
,
ou l ai l l er s an d w as p r o b ab l y m e an t to fee d
6
p ,
“ ”
the p e t i t e ri v i ere wh i ch p ass e d th rou gh the
,
Q u e en s g ro tt o c arry i n g off the wat er fro m the

’
,
s t ag n an t p o ol b e t w e e n the g r o tt o s to th e l arg e r
l ak e 7
. Th at wou l d e x actl y ag re e wi th the
1
S i
ou v en r s d P g p 43
’
un aL D e, R p 75
. 2 .
2
a er n zer e os e, . .
3
A r cl i Nat 0 ,
. .
1
187 5 .
4
1a0 , 1 88 2
.
1
.
5
l o 0 , 1 88 2
.
1
.
6
L e P eti t Tr i an on , p .
90 .
7 A r c/i Nat 0 ,
. .
1
1 87 5 .
p os i t i o n o f o u r l i tt l e c asc ad e s m al l b ri dg e an d
, ,
g l i mm e ri n g p ool .
In Ap r i l 1 9 08 an ol d M S m ap w as fo u n d
, , .
amo n g s t s u ch ar ch i v e p ap e rs as r e l at e to the
g ro tt os s h ow i n g a s mal l b r i dg e i n the r igh t

,
p os i t i o n re lat i v el y to the l ak e s the R o ch e r ,
b r i dge an d the p l ac e w h e re w e b el i e v e the

,
Q ue en s g ro tto to h av e b een
’
.
I sol at e d Ro c k
In 1 9 08 we fo u n d a m ass o f ro
ck s s t an d i n g
i n the d ry b ed o f the s m all l ak e O n o n e r o ck .
c ov er e d wi th i v y w e r e two fu ll g rown p i n e -
t rees I t s ee ms u n l i k el y th at the t rees s h ou l d

.
h av e o ri g i n all y b ee n i n the s m al l c i rc u l ar b as i n
o f wat e r .
D H e z ecq u es s ay s th at th u y a an d p i n e t re es
’
we r e p l an t e d h i gh u p o v e r the g ro tt o to g i v e i t
the app e aran c e o f a S w i ss m o u n t ai n
1
The .
g ro tt o was d e s t roy e d ab ou t 1 7 9 2 an d i t i s ,
p oss i b l e th at s o m e o f the r o ck s c o v er i n g i t w e re
d i sp l ac e d an d all o we d to sl i p i n t o the l ak e
b e l o w an d th at the p re se n t p i n e t re es may
,
h av e b e en s eed l i n g s at the t i m e fo r we are ,
S i 1
d P g p 4
ou v en r s
’
un a e, . 2 2 .
t ol d th at the l i fe of a p i n e t re e is fr o m 1 00
to 200 y e ars old .
In 1 9 08 wet i c e d th at at o n e s i d e o f th i s
no
i v y c o v e re d ro c k w e re p e c u l i ar p roj e ct i o n s o n e
-
o f th es e was b r o k e n o ff s h o r t b u t the o th e r ,
w as i n t act . W e th ou ght th e y m i ght on c e h av e

fo rme d s u pp o rt s for a s mal l b ri dg e .
R o ck s are s ai d to h av e b ee n p l ac e d i n 1 7 88
“
at the m o n t ag n e d es P i n s 2 1 g au ch e e t e n
“
m o n tan t au R o ch e r M o n t ag n e d es P i n s 51
.
”
d ro i t e en m o n tan t au Rocher l
.
In J an u ar y 1 7 9 1 t re e s were t o rn u p from the

, ,
m o n t ag n e s .
In F e b ru ary M arch Ap ril 1 7 9 2 e v e r y fe w

, , , ,
d ay s o cc u rs the e n t r y J o u rn é e a arrach er l es
Th uj a su r l es mo n tag n es 2
.
Acc o rd i n g to the o l d p i ct u re by L E sp i nass e ’
th ere was n o th i n g o v e r the l o w l on g

b r i dge b e t wee n the two l ak es bu t th ere was by ,
the s i d e o f i t j u s t w h e re the g ro tt o wo u l d h av e
,
en d e d a c av ern i n a ro ck Th i s i s n o l on g e r
?
,
th e re ; bu t p o ssi b l y the fac e o f r o c k wi th the

c av ern l i k e o p en i n g m ay h av e b ee n l i ft e d o v e r
-
the b r i dg e an d acc o u n t for the v e r y p e c u l i ar

,
1
A r c/z Nat 0 ,
. .
1
1 88 2 .
2
12 0 ,
.
1
187 9
.
3
D es j ar d i n s, p . 1 96.
R E S U LT S O F R E S E A RC H 7 1
ro ck w h i ch i s p rese n t ab o v e the b r i dg e
at ,
c aus i n g i t to be c al l e d the R o ch e r b r i dge A .
ro u gh ro ck s t ai r c ase w h i ch has n o m e an i n g i s
D H e z ecq u es
’
attach e d to th i s ro ck b e h i n d .
s p e ak s o f a s t ai r c as e as h av i n g b e e n wi th i n
the g ro tt o l e ad i n g u p to i ts e n t ran c e o n the
h i gh gr ou n d o n the mo n tag n es— has i t b ee n

mo v ed to the l o we r e n d o f the g ro tt o ?
Th e re i s n o w n o i sol at e d ro ck s t an d i n g u p as
we s aw i t b e h i n d the ru n n i n g m an — o nl y
mou n d s c o v e re d w i th s h ru b s an d t re e s But in .
the arch i v es th ere i s a n o t e s ay i n g th at i n 1 7 88
ro ck s w e re p l ac e d i n v ari ou s p ar t s an d o n e i s ,
esp e c i all y m e n t i on e d p i ec e d o r man t au b ord

,
d u l ac d e l an c i e n c Oté d e s ro ch e rs
’
au l ong
au c/
zem i n ae em n en t d e l a R u i ne
’ ’ ’
l fi l acea su r la
con d u i tte en ooi s a la d eux i enze sou r ce
’
ou
”
avi n wo u l d the
1
P . Th i s h av e b ee n p ath we
w e re on in 1 901 .
P el ou se
It is e as pp ose th at b e t w e en the y ears

y to s u
1 9 0 1 4 t re e s w e re c l e ar e d awa y fro m the r o u gh

-
g ro u n d o n the n o rth s i d e o f the h ou s e w h i ch i n ,
1
A r c/z Nat 0 ,
. .
1
1 8 8 2.
7 2 A N A DVE N T U R E
1 90 1 had g i v en i t the l oo k o f an or ch ar d S o .
m u ch was th i s the c as e th at the l ady s i tt i n g

u n d e r the n o r th t errac e w as th o u ght to be
m ak i n g a s t u dy o f t ree s t e m s ; fo r s he was
l o o k i n g i n t o t r e es an d s he h el d a l arg e p ap e r
,
i n he r h an d an d as we p ass e d h el d i t ou t at
, , ,
arm s l e n gth
’
.
At p res e n t th e r e are t ree s o n each s i d e o f

the p e l o u s e an d o n e g ro w i n g n e ar the s i te o f
,
the o l d Je u d e B ag u e b u t n o n e g r o w i n g i n ,
fr o n t of the h o u se an d i t al l l o o k s d ri er , ,
b ri ght e r an d l ess c o n fi n e d th an i n 1 9 0 1
, .
W e h av e fou n d two i n t e res t i n g me n t i o ns o f

th i s p el ou se .
B e fo re the n e w th e at r e was b u i l t i n 1 7 7 9 ,
the ol d conceai e s t oo d o n i t fo r th ree y e ars

’
’
.
Wh e n the corn ea i e was m o v e d i t gav e pl ac e to

’
’
’ ”
a
“
p el ou se p ars e mé e d arb re s 1
.
The L ady
N o th i n g u n u su al m ark e d the l ady s i tt i n g o n
a l o w s eat o n the g rass i mm e d i at e l y u n d e r t he
n o r th t e rrac e I r e m e m b e r re c og n i s i n g th at
.
1
D es j ar d i n s, pp . 1 07 , 1 20 ; A r c/z Nat
. . 01, 1 87 5, 187 7
Te rr ad e, L e Tl zed tr e d e l a Rei n e, p
’
. 23 .
R E S U LT S OF R E S EA R C H 73
h er l ight
c ol o u re d s k i r t w h i t e fi chu an d s t raw
-
, ,
hat we re i n the p r e s e n t fas h i o n b u t th e y s t r u ck

,
m e as rath er d o w dy i n the g e n e ral e ffe ct S he .
was s o n e ar u s th at I l o o k e d fu l l at he r an d ,
s he b e n t s l i ght l y fo r war d t o d o the s am e .
I n e v e r d ou bt ed th at we had b o th s ee n he r ,
an d th ree m o n th s aft e r w as as t o n i s h e d to h ear
th at M i ss L am o n t had n o t d o n e so Th at s o u n d s
.
s i m p l e to o th e rs to o u rsel v es i t i s i n e xp l i c ab l e
, .
M i ss L am o n t had s ee n the p l o u gh the c o ttag e , ,
the w o m an an d the g i rl w h i ch I had n o t ; b u t

, ,
s he i s g e n e r all y m o r e o b s e r v an t th an I an d ,
th ere w e re o th e r th i n g s to l oo k at At th i s .
m o m en t th e re was n o th i n g to s ee o n the r i ght ,
an d m e re l y a S h ady d am p l oo k i n g m ead o w o n
,
-
the l e ft an d the l ady was S i tt i n g i n fro n t o f the

,
h ou se w e had c o m e to s ee an d w er e b o th ,
e ag e rl y s t u dy i n g The l ady was v i s i b l e s o m e

.
way o ff ; w e w al k e d s i d e by S i d e s t raight u p to
he r l e av i n g he r sl i ght l y o n the l e ft h an d as w e
,
p assed u p the s t e p s to the t e rrac e fro m w h e n c e,
I saw he r agai n fro m b eh i n d an d n o t i c e d th at

,
he r fi chu had b e c o m e a p al e g ree n .
The fact th at s he had n o t b ee n see n at a

m o me n t w h e n w e w ere b o th a l i tt l e e x e rc i s e d
by o u r m ee t i n g w i th the m e n — o n e l oo k i n g s o
,
un p l easan t an d the o th e r so u n acc ou n t ab l y an d
,
i n fe ct i o u sl y e xc i t e d ,mad e a d e e p i m p ress i o n
-
.
The l eg en d th at w e h eard the fol l ow i n g

wi n t e r o f the Q u e e n h av i n g b e en o cc as i o n al l y
se en s i tt i n g i n fr o n t o f the h o u s e i n the E n g l i s h
gar d e n i s o f c ou rs e i n c ap ab l e of p roo f ; bu t
,
th ree th i n g s were to u s fu l l o f i n t e r es t .
.I In 1 9 02 I saw W e rtmii l l e r s p i ct u r e o f
’
the Q u ee n wh i ch al on e o f all the man y p or

,
t rai t s s h o wn m e i n an y way b rou ght b ac k the

fac e I had see n ; fo r the fac e was m o re s q u are
an d the n o s e s h o r t e r A fe w wee k s l at e r we
.
re ad th at M ad am e C am p an c o n s i d e r e d i t al m o s t
the o n l y p i ctu re of he r th at was r e al l y l i k e ,
th ou gh o th e r p e op l e th o u gh t th at i t d i d n o t d o
h er j u s t i c e
.
I I In Ap ri l 1 9 08 we l earn e d th at th e re was
. , ,
o n l y o n e t i m e d u r i n g the Q u ee n s
’
t e nu re o f
the P e t i t T r i an o n wh en s he c ou l d h av e s ee n
s t r an g e rs i n her gar d ens fr o m w h i ch i n e arl i e r

, ,
d ay s the C ou r t was e n t i rel y e xc l u d e d an d to

, ,
wh i ch e v e n the K i n g o n l y c am e by i n v i t at i on .
F o r fo u r m o n th s aft er M ay 1 7 8 9 w h e n the
, , ,
C o u r t was c arr i e d off to P ar i s the p u b l i c ,
s t r e am e d i n as i t l i k e d S o m an y c am e to see
.
the p l ac e th at had b ee n too m u ch t al k e d ab o u t ,

7 6 AN A DVE NT U RE
h av e pp eare d i f the whi te m u sl i n o r gau z e
a .
, ,
was o v er g ree n The c ol o u r w o u l d h av e s h o wn

.
m o re c l e arl y at the b ack b u t i n fro n t wh e re , ,
the w h i t e fo l d s acc u mu l at e d the g ree n w ou l d ,
h av e b ee n l ess p ro m i n e n t The s t rai gh t e dg e .
i n fro n t an d the fr i l l b e h i n d had o ft e n p u z z l ed

m e bu t i n M ad am e El o ffe s i ll u s t rat i o n s o f the
’
fash i o n s at th at t i m e th e re ar e i ns tan c e s o f the

s am e th i n g Th ere i s i n the b o o k a c o l o u re d
.
p i ct u re o f the g re e n s i l k b o d i c e wi th all the ,
m e as u re m e n t s to e n ab l e h e r to fi t the Q u een
p e r fe ctl y 1
.
J
eu de B ag u e
As we pp roach e d the t errac e at the n o r th

a
w es t c orn e r o f the h o u s e w e had s om e b arr i e r

,
o n o u r r i gh t h an d e n t i re l y b l o ck i n g the v i e w so ,
th at we c o u l d se e n o th i n g bu t the m ead o w o n
o u r l e ft h an d an d the h o u se w i th i ts t errac e i n
,
fron t .
At p rese n t the path way w h i ch c u r v es t oward s

the h ou s e an d i s v e r y l i k e l y the o l d o n e has a
, ,
l arg e b are s p ac e o n the r i ght h an d w i th o n e

b eau t i fu l ol d t ree g row i n g o n the edg e o f i t ;
1
M odes et Usag es, D e Re i s e t , vol . i pp
. .
3 65, 369
an d fro m so m e way o ff o n e c an e as i ly c
s e e a ro s s
it to the ch ap el b e y o n d the F r e n ch gard e n A .
l on g p i e c e o f w all e xt e n d s w es t war d fro m the

t errac e r ou n d wh i ch o n e has to g o i n t o the
,
F re n ch gard e n i n o r d e r to fi n d the s t ai rc as e ;
wh i l s t the wh ol e l e n gth o f w al l i n c l u d i n g p ar t
,
o f the n o r th t e rrac e i s h i dd e n by a l arg e ol d

,
s p re ad i n g b u s h c o mpl e t el y c o v e r i n g the p l ac e
,
w h e r e the l ady s at .
O ri g i n al l y w e c o u l d n o t s e e the s t ep s wh i l s t
,
o n the p ath b u t aft e r we had p as s e d the b arr i e r

,
o n o u r r i ght h an d w e fo u n d th e m at o n c e w i th
o u t g o i n g r o u n d an y w all .
The map o f 1 7 8 3 s h o ws u s th at the Je u d e

B ag u e ( p u t u p i n 1 7 7 6) o n c e s t o o d o n wh at i s
n o w b ar e s p ac e I t was a c i rc u l ar b u i l d i n g
.
s u rro u n d e d b y a w oo d e n g all e r y m as k e d by
,
t rees Th i s wou l d h av e c o m p l e t el y s h u t o u t
.
the v i e w an d the p ath w as p ro b ab l y c u r v e d o n

,
i ts acc ou n t .
In 1 9 07 w e l earn t th at the Q u e e n had a

,
p assage m ad e u n d e r the t e rrac e fro m the h ou se

to the Jeu d e B ag u e ; an d i n 1 9 08 w e d i s
c ov ered the ol d w al l e d u p d oo r way l ead i n g i n t o

-
the E n g l i s h g ar d e n b e h i n d the b ush The .
g rou n d see m s to h av e b ee n a g o od d eal rai s ed

7 8 A N A DV E N T U R E
sin e c i t was u se F ou r fee t to the r i ght of
d .
th i s d o o r j u s t at the p o i n t wh ere the top o f the

,
p r es e n t s tai r c ase i s r each e d i s a ch an g e o f

,
m as on r y the r e s t o f the wal l b e i n g p l as t e re d

,
o v en
In 1 9 1 0 we fou n d th at th i s e xt en s i o n o f the
wall was c o m p o s e d o f r u bbl e .P erh ap s i t had
b e e n add e d to the s t o n e t e rrac e i n the t i me o f
L ou i s Ph i l i pp e I f the p res en t s tai rc as e i s o l d
.
,
w e c ou l d h av e r each e d i t e as i l y from the

E n g l i s h gar d e n i n the ab se n c e o f the w al l b ut ,
i f i t i s n o t ol d an d i t i s n o t i n d i c at e d i n M i qu e s
’
map th ere m ay h av e b ee n s o m e th i n g q u i t e
,
d i ffe re n t —e v en s t e p s t u rn e d n or th war d t oward s

the E n g l i s h gar d e n .
In 1 9 1 0 we al s o l ear n e d th at the b us h had

b een pl an t e d wh e n the D u ch e sse d O rl ean s ’
o cc u p i e d the h o u s e .
The Chapel M an
Wh i l s t we we re t d i n g at the s ou th wes t
s an -
e n d o f the t e rr ac e ab o v e the F r e n ch g ar d en the ,
d o o r o f a b u i l d i n g at r ight an gl es to the h ou se
s u dd e n l y o p e n e d an d a y o u n g m an c am e ou t
,
an d sl am me d the d o or b e h i n d hi m H e c ame to
.
R E S U LT S O F R E S E A RC H
F r enc h G ar d en
l
E ng i s h rd
Ga en
Nor th
Ch ap e l
Fren c h G ard en
W e sr
N orth
us v e r y qu i ckl y al o n g a l e v el H i s m an n er was
.
j au n ty an d i m p e r i o u s an d he t ol d u s th at the
,
o n l y way to the h o u s e w as by the cou r ci li au

’
n eu r . I t was d i ffi c u l t to h ear wh at he sai d .
W e th o u gh t at o n c e th at w e w e re t resp ass i n g
an d l o o k e d fo r s o m e way d o w n fr o m the t e rrac e ,
u p o n w h i ch h e c o n s t i t u t e d h i m s e l f ou r g u i d e ,
an d w i th an i n q u i s i t i v e am u se d e xp ress i on
, ,
w e n t w i th u s a l i tt l e w ay d o wn the F ren ch
gar d e n an d S h o we d u s o u t i n t o th e av en u e b y
,
a b r oad r o ad .
Th er e i s m u ch to say ab ou t th i s i n c i d en t .
.I The man e v i d e n tl y d id n o t m ean u s to

s t an d on the t err ac e so n e ar to the h o u se an d ,
fo r c e d u s to mo v e away H e was the se c o n d

.
p e rso n th at aft e r n oon who had e xc i t e d l y i n s i s t e d

o n o u r go i n g o n e way r ath e r th an an o th e r ; b u t
n o w w e k n o w th at s i n c e 1 8 7 0 the gar d e n s an d
t errac e s h av e b e e n m ad e p u b l i c u n t i l d ar k an d
,
p eo p l e wal k ab o u t freel y No o n e has e v e r

.
s t o pp e d u s s i n c e n o r c an w e h e ar of an y o n e
,
e l se w ho has b ee n g u i d e d as we we r e .
I I In 1 905 w e fo u n d th at the b u i l d i n g o u t
.
o f w h i ch the man c am e w as the o l d ch ap el ,
wh i ch i s i n a r u i n ou s c o n d i t i o n .
In 1 906 M i ss L am o n t had l e av e to g o i n t o the

,
ch ap el wh i ch s he had to e n t er fro m the av e n u e

, ,
th e re b ei n g n o e n t ran c e fro m the gard e n .
Wh e n i n s id e she s aw th at the d oo r o u t o f
wh i ch he had c o m e was o n e l e ad i n g i n t o the
r o y al g al l e r y . The g al l e r y n o w s t an d s i sol at e d
h igh u p o n the n o r th w al l o f the ch ap el F o r .
m e rl y fro m i n s i d e i t was r e ach e d by a d o o r o n

, ,
a l an d i n g at the top o f a s t ai r c ase Th i s s t ai r

c as e i s c o m p l e t el y b ro k en d o w n an d the fl o o r
,
o f the l an d i n g i s g o n e so th at th e r e i s n o w n o
,
acc ess to the g al l e r y The t e rrac e d oo r o f the

.
gall e ry i s b ol t e d b arr ed an d c ob w ebb e d o v e r

, ,
fro m ag e an d d i s u se The g u i d e s ai d th at the

.
d oo r had n o t b e en op e n e d i n the m e m o ry o f
an
y m an th e r e : n o t s i n c e i t w as u s e d by the
C ou r t.
In Ap ri l 1 9 07 M i s s L am on t w e n t agai n to the
, ,
ch ap el th i s t i m e w i th t wo c o m p an i o n s Th e i r
, .
g u id e th e n t ol d th e m th at the d o o rs had n o t
b ee n o p e n e d to hi s k n owl edg e fo r fift e e n y ears ,
an d the g r e at d o o r n o t s i n c e i t was u se d by the
c ou r t o f L o u i s XV I “
. M o i je s u i s i c i d e p u i s
,
q u i n z e an s e t je sai s q u e l es p o r t es o n t été co n
,
d am n é es b i e n av an t c el a H e add e d th at
.
h av i n g the sol e ch arg e o f the k e y s n o o n e ,
co u l d h av e O p e n e d the d o o rs w i th o u t hi s k n o w
F
82 A N A DV E N T U RE
Cour d honneur
'
S ou t h
NW
. .
Fre nc h G ar d en
17 8 3
P o rt e d e l a Bo uc
84 AN A DV E N T U RE
l e dg e , an d sm ile d at the i d ea as he l oo k e d at
the b l o ck e d u p ol d d oors
-
.
In A u g u s t 1 9 07 t wo o th e r fr i e n d s we n t to
, ,
the ch ap el an d e n t i r e l y c o n fi r m e d all th at had
b ee n s ai d ab ou t i ts ru i n e d c o n d i t i o n an d the
i m p o s s i b i l i ty o f the g r e at d oo r h av i n g b e en
op en ed i n 1 901 Th e i r g u i d e t ol d th e m th at
.
t he b i g d o o r had b ee n M ari e An t o i n e tt e s ’
p ri v at e e n t ran c e The gal l er y was s t i l l s tan d

.
i n g an d had tw o ch ai rs on i t o f g i l t an d O l d r e d
v el v e t ; bu t wh e n th e y as k e d wh e th er i t was
p oss i bl e to e n te r i t the g u i d e l au gh e d an d
,
p o i n t e d to the s tai r c as e Th e r e was n o o th e r.
e n t ran c e ,
he s ai d an d the S t ai rs had b ee n i n
,
th at c o n d i t i o n for the l as t te n y e ars T h e y .
th o u ght fr o m the l oo k of the s tai rs th at th e y

had p ro b ab l y b ee n s o fo r m u ch l o n g e r .
In S e pt e m b e r 1 9 1 0 a fifth fri e n d we n t to
, ,
the ch ap el an d b o re w i t n e ss to the i m p oss i b i l i ty
o f the d oo rs h av i n g b ee n u s e d i n 1 9 0 1 an d was ,
t ol d th at the s tai r cas e had fi n al l y b ro k en d o wn

fi ft ee n y ears b e fo re .
I I I F ro m D e sj ard i n s b oo k we l earn e d th at
.
’
t he Q u e e n s c o n c i e rg e had b ee n B o n n e fo y d u
’
P l an H e had r oo m s b e t wee n the ch ap el an d

.
the cou r d non n eu r an d k e pt hi s s t o re s i n a l o ft

’
o v er the ch ap el reach e d by the n o w b ro k e n

,
d o w n o ld s t ai r c ase The wi n d o w o f th i s att i c

.
s t i l l l oo k s o v e r the F r e n ch g ar d e n an d fr o m i t , ,
i n o ld d ay s he w o u l d h av e see n an y o n e
,
app r o ach i n g the h o u s e fro m th at s i d e The .
n am e o f the s u i sse ( th e p o r t e r
) i n ch arg e o f
the
’
c/
’
f or te au f er r on ae la za el l e
f in 1 7 89
was L ag ran ge H i s r o o m s w e re i m m e d iat e l y

.
b eh i n d the ch ap el l o o k i n g i n t o the av e n u e
, .
1
H e c o ul d eas i l y h av e b e e n s e n t th ro ugh the

ch ap el to i n t e r v i e w s t ran ge rs o n the t e rrac e .
I V W e d id n o t l ose s ight o f the m an wh e n

.
he c am e to u s As i t i s n o w he m u s t h av e
.
go n e q u i t e ou t o f s i ght d o w n o n e fl igh t o f ,
s t e p s o u t s i d e the ch ap e l d o or an d ( aft e r p ass ,
i n g u n d e r a h i gh wal l ) h av e r each e d the t e rrac e
( w h e re w e w e re s ta n d i n g ) by a s e c o n d se t o f
s t eps . The p res e n t wal l o f the ch ap el c o u r t

y ard i s so h igh as to h i d e h al f the d oo r an d a ,
l arg e ch es t n u t t r ee i n the c ou r ty ar d h i d es i t
from the part o f the t er rac e o n wh i ch w e
were —e v e n i n w i n t er
,
.
In Ap r i l 1 9 07 w e d i s c o v e re d th at a co n
, ,
t i n u o u s g rou n d fl oo r p as s ag e fro m the k i tch e n s

-
o n c e p asse d the ch ap el d oo r to the h ou se .
D j rd i
1
L P ti t T i
es a ns pp 88 89
’
, e e r an on , . 1 ,
1 .
Th i s se t us wo n d eri n g as to w h e th e r th e re
had e v e r b ee n p ath way ab o v e i t The same
a .
y ear w e w ere t ol d th at the ch ap el c ou rtyard

ro u n d w h i ch the p as sag e had g o n e had b e e n
e n l arg e d .
In A u g u s t 1 9 07 t wo fri en d s rep o r t e d to u s
, ,
a n d ph o t o g raph e d a m ar k o n the ou t s i d e o f the
c ou r ty ard wal l s h o w i n g w h e re i t m ight at so m e

,
t i m e hav e b een rai se d .
In M ar ch 1 9 08 an o th e r m ar k o n the ch ap el
, ,
was d i s c o v e re d re v eal i n g th at th e re had o nce

,
-
b ee n an i n n er wal l to the c o ur tyard wh i ch ,
m i ght hav e b ee n re m o v e d w h e n the c ou r ty ard

W e al s o fo u n d o u t th at the
"
was e n l arg e d .
l e v e l s we re so d i ffere n t th at the p ass ag e wou l d

h av e b ee n par tl y u n d erg ro u n d o n the s i d e o f
the F re n ch g ard e n b u t i n the re z d e ch au s s é e
,
i n the c ou r ty ar d an d w h e r e i t fl an k e d the c o u r
d ho n n e u r
’
. W e no t i c e d from the ph ot og raph s
th at the b as t i o n at the so u th wes t c orn er of the -
h ou se i n the c ou r d ho n n e u r l o o k ed o l d er th an
’
the top p ar t o f the wal l adj oi n i n g i t ab o v e the
ch ap el c ou r tyard .
In S e pt e m b e r 1 9 1 0 p er m i ss i on was g i v e n
, ,
to e n t e r th i s c ou r t y ar d ; wh e n w i th i n i t was ,
d e fi n i tel y e xp l ai n e d th at ab o v e the k i tch e n

passage th ere had b ee n a c o v e re d way by ,
w hi ch the Q u e e n c o u l d e n t e r the ch ap el fro m

the h ouse i n w e t w e ath e r The top o f th i s
.
”
c o v e re d way had b ee n d e pl ai n p i ed j oi n i n g
“
,
the bi t o f t e rrac e o u t s i d e the ch ap e l d o o r to
the t errac e by the h o u se Th is wo u l d h av e

.
b ee n the l e v e l way al o n g wh i ch o u r m an c ame

to u s .
The mar k s o f the p assag e an d c ov ere d way

o r m i n g the i n t e r v e n i n g p i e c e o f t e rr ac e w er e
( f )
p e rfectl y c l ear b oth o n the i n s i d e o f the p resen t
wal l a n d o n the g r o u n d i n the c o u r ty ar d .
The p r ese n t b al u s t rad e adj o i n i n g the b as t i o n

was p ro b ab l y p l ac e d wh e n the ol d c o v e re d
way was d es t ro y e d an d the o u t s i d e wall was
rai s e d .I t was al so n o t i c e d th at the rou n d
w i n d o ws i n the b as t i o n l i ght e d the l o we r
k i tch en p assag e ; bu t th at th ose fac i n g the
F re n ch gard e n ; b e i n g on a h i gh er l e v el l ight e d
,
the c o v e re d way .
The g u i d e s t at e d th at the t re e i n the c e n t re

o f the ch ap el c ou r ty ard had c e r t ai n l y b een
p l an t e d aft er the d ay s o f the mo narchy .
V The road fro m the gard en to the av e n u e

.
( th ro u gh w h i ch the m an u s h e r e d u s
) w as n o t
far fro m the ch ap e l an d was b ro ad e n ou gh to

,
88 AN A DVE NTU R E
ad m i t a c oach . The p re s en t one is n arr ow e r
an d fu r th e r to the w es t .
In 1 9 07 , we r ea d a no e N olhac i n
t by M . de
L es Con si gn es d e M ar i e A n toi n ette i n w h i ch he
s ay s th at the old f or te d e l a m en a er i e w h i ch
’
g
m u s t h av e l e d fro m the av e n u e to the F r e n ch
gard e n i s n o w l o s t bu t th at i t m u s t h av e b ee n
,
t ou t au p res d es b ati m e n ts d e l a C o n c i erg e r i e

e t d es c u i s i n e s
1
.W e th ought th at p e r h ap s i t
”
was the o n e we we n t by an d o n l o o k i n g at ,
M i q u e s m ap o f 1 7 8 3 fo u n d a b road r oad
’
d i v i d i n g the k i tch e n c o u r t i n t o two p ar t s .
At p re se n t s ol i d c o n t i nu o u s b u i l d i n g s o n the
tw o s i d e s o f the k i tch e n c o u r t S h o w n o s i g n o f
an e n t ran c e th o ugh i n two pl ac es the roo fs

,
h av e a d i ffe re n c e of l e v el .
In Ap r i l 1 9 09 a F r e n ch man who sol d p r i n ts

, , ,
an d see m e d to b e a s p e c i al i s t i n m ap s s ai d th at ,
M i q u e s m ap was the o n l y au th ori tat i v e o n e

’
In S e pt e m b e r 1 9 1 0 we l e arn e d from the

, ,
fi rs t au th o r i ty th at M i q u e s map was e x act “ ’
th at the r oad fou n d i n i t had c e r t ai n l y e x i s t e d ,
an d i ts p o s i t i o n r e l at i v el y to the p o n d i n the
F re n ch gard en was e xpl ai n e d A search fo r .
so m e s i g n o f i t w as at o n c e m ad e an d su cc es s ,
‘
g
Pa e 7
RE S U L T S O F R E S E A RC H 89
fu ll y . O n theg ard e n S i d e n o t at al l far fro m

,
the ch ap el the j am b o f an o l d o p e n i n g s t i ll
,
p roj e ct s fro m the b u i l d i n g c o v er e d w i th i v y ;

,
an d the s t o n e s o n the g r o u n d ar e l ai d , fo r a
s p ac e o f ab o u t t we l v e pac e s the o th er way
,
from the s t on es o n e i th e r s i d e e v i d e n tl y to
,
mak e a c ar r i ag e road . A l arge re ct an g u l ar

s t o n e was l y i n o n the g r o u n d w h i ch m i ght
g
e i th e r h av e b ee n a s t e p , o r p ar t o f the se c o n d
j a m b .O n t h e a v e n u e s i d e m ar k s o f an o p e n
i n g o f so m e so r t can b e t rac e d th r o u gh the

pl as t e r w i th wh i ch L o u i s Ph il i pp e fi n i sh e d the
b u i l d i n gs aft er r es t ori ng an d al so al t e ri n g th e m .
The Op e n i n g wou l d h av e i n c l u d e d two p res e n t

w i n d ow s n o t far fr o m the f or te d e l a oou cne as ,
the s i g n s o f i t are v i s i b l e o n b o th S i d es o f the
o p e n i n g an d the s p ac e b e t w e e n i s fro m t w e l v e
,
to t w e n ty p ac es .
W i th i n the k i tch e n c o u rt the b u il d i n g s h av e

bee n so al t e re d an d p l as t e re d o v e r th at n o
t rac es o f ch an g e c o u l d be fo u n d .
Al l the p o i n t s c or re s p o n d e d w i th the r e col l ec

t i o n o f the r oad way th rou gh wh i ch w e had
p asse d i n 1 9 0 1 .
90 A N A DVE N T U R E
Tw o L abou rers w i th Car t
O n he r d v i s i t J an u ar y 2n d 1 9 02 M i ss
se on c , , ,
L am o n t s aw i n the fi e l d n ear the H am eau two

, ,
l ab ou re rs i n b ro w n t u n i c s an d b r i ght c ol ou re d
,
-
s h o r t c ap e s l o ad i n g a c ar t w i th s t i ck s
,
The .
c ap es h ard l y c ame b el o w th e i r s h ou l d e rs an d
had h o od s on e was b ri ght b l u e an d the o th e r
re d .
In M ay 1 9 04 , ch was m ad e i n the
, a s ear
arch i v e s w i th the r es u l t th at i t w as c l e ar th at
c ar t s an d h ors es fo r the p u r p o se o f t i dy i n g the

g rou n d s w e re h i re d by the d ay i n o l d t i mes ,
an d n o t k e pt i n the farm fo r c o n s t an t u s e In .
J an u ary 1 7 8 9 t wo m e n i ns tead o f the u su al

, , ,
“ “
on e
( p l us u n w e r e h i re d p ou r
” 1
r am asser l es l o q u es d e s ch e n i ll es e t l es b r ul e r .
In 1 9 06 w e d i s c o v e re d th at the t u n i c an d
s h o r t c ap e w e r e w o rn by the b o u rg e o i s i e i n the
fou r t ee n th c e n t u ry .
In Ap r i l 1 9 08 w e had p roo f th at the ar t i san s

, ,
we r e wear i n g th e m i n the e i ght e e n th c e n t u ry ,
an d th at s o m e o f the w o r k i n g m e n at T r i an o n
”
i n 1 7 7 6 had
“
h ard es d e c o ul eu r 2
.
1
A l N t 0
rc z
. a 87 9
. C t r p i ll r
1
,
1 e t a .
( w a e t l d)
a e a
’
s n s s re e r o
b k d
ac e tou f th b r
o h f tr e a d th
an c bi t f w d
es o e es, n es e s o oo
con tai i g th t w r ft rwar d ll t d fr m th gr u d

n n e n es s e e a e s co ec e o e o n
a d ar i d away i
n c r e a r t f b ur i g n ca la id O
or 87 7
n n .
11 .
‘
,
1 .
was d re ss e d i n the c l oak an d hat we had
see n the p re v i o u s s u mm er .
S he th en d e s c e n d e d to the l o w g ro u n d i n
fro n t o f the B el v ed ere an d c ro ss e d o n e of
the b r i dg e s o v er the p r i n c i p al r i v e r ( n o t the
R o ch er b r i dg e bu t p oss i b l y the Verg el ay

,
b ri dg e) Aft e r go i n g fo r war d a l i ttl e s he

.
t u r n e d me an i n g to g o b ack to the H ameau

, ,
an d r e c ro ss e d e i th e r the s am e b ri dg e o r the
,
n e xt o n e w h i ch i s v e r y n ear the Verg el ay .
S he i mm e d i at el y fou n d h e rsel f i n a wo o d o f
v e r y tall t r ee s w i th s u ch h i gh th i ck u n d e r
, ,
g ro w th th at ( e v e n th ou gh i t was w i n t er) she

c o u l d n o t s ee th ro u gh i t W e l l k ept path s
.
-
o p e n e d at i n t e r v al s r i ght an d l e ft at d i ffe r e n t
an g l e s an d th e y g av e the i mp ress i o n o f b e i n g
,
so ar ran g e d as to l e ad r ou n d an d r ou n d .
S he had the fe el i n g o f b e i n g i n the m i d s t o f

c ro w d s pass i n g an d r ep as s i n g her an d h eard
,
v o i c es an d so u n d s o f d resse s O n l o o k i ng
.
b ac k s he fou n d the V i e w as c o m pl e t el y b l o ck ed
as i t was i n fron t an d to the s i d es Aft e r .
v ai n l y pu rsu i n g the c o n fus i ng path s for so me

t i me she fo u n d h e rs el f c l ose to the h i l l l e ad i ng
,
to the O ran g e r i e .
In 1 9 04 an d i n 1 9 08 we t r i e d to fi n d th i s
wo od w i th ou t
,
re s u l ts
Th e re are o p e n pl an ta
.
t i on s b u t th ey h av e n o u n d e rg ro w th s c o n c eal i n g
,
p ath s fro m o n e an o th e r e v e n i n s u m me r , .
S e v e ral p eo p l e h av e gon e i n d ep e n d e n t l y to
l oo k fo r the wo o d b u t h av e n o t fo u n d i t
, .
In 1 9 05 M i ss L am o n t w as t ol d by the ch i e f
au th o r i ty th at i n th i s d i r e ct i o n t rees had b ee n
th i n n e d an d n o t re p l ac e d .
The e n t ri es i n the arch i v e s i n d i c at e th at

th e re m u s t h av e b ee n wood s n ear by i n
wh i ch p ath s we re c u t fo r the Q u ee n ; i t i s
al s o l i k el y th at the o l d e r wo od s s u ch as ,
L es Onz e A rf en ts are n o t r e fe r r e d to ; fo r,
wh e n th e se p l an t at i o n s we r e m ad e th o u s an d s
o f l ow e r s h ru b s w e r e b ou gh t to b e p l ac e d
u n d e r the t ree s wh i ch we re p ai d fo r by the
,
In the g ard e n e rs wag e s b oo k the

’
K i ng .
1
,
gath e r i n g u p an d o cc as io n al b u rn i n g s o f
u n d erg r o w th s i n a woo d ( app ar e n t l y i n th i s
p ar t o f the gard e n ) are al l u d e d to ?
In M i q u e s m ap ( 1 7 8 3 ) the w o o d w i th i ts
’
d i v e rg i n g p ath s can b e p l ai n l y s ee n I t i s .
app ro ach e d by the two b rid g es o v e r the

ri v e r
, an d s t r e tch e s t o ward s the h i ll o n
wh i ch the O r an g e r i e s t a n d s .
l
A r c/z Nat
. . O ‘
,
1 87 6 . O ‘
, 1 87 7 .
The M u si c
Wh i l s t i n the w oo d M i ss L amon t h eard

s ou n d s of a b an d of v i ol i n s d ri ft i n g pas t
her fro m the d i rect i o n o f the h o u s e The .
sou n d s we r e v e r y s o ft an d i n t e r m i tt e n t an d ,
we re l o we r i n p i tch th an b an d s o f to d ay -
.
S he c ou l d aft e r ward s w ri t e d o wn fro m

me mor y ab o u t t wel v e b ars b u t w i th o u t al l
,
the i n n e r h arm o n i e s .
S he as c e r t ai n e d i mme d i at e l y aft e r ward s th at

n o b an d had b ee n pl ay i n g o u t o f d o o r s th at
a ft ern oo n at V e rs ai ll es I t was a c ol d we t
.
,
’
w i n t e r s aft e rn oo n .
In M arch , 1 9 07 the
, t wel v e bars were
s h o w n to a m u s i c al e xp e r t who s ai d ( wi th o u t
,
h av i n g h eard the s to r y ) th at the bars c o u l d

h ard l y b el o n g to o ne an o th er b u t th at the ,
i d i o m d at e d fr o m ab ou t 1 7 80 H e fo u n d a
.
g ram m at i c al m i st ak e i n o ne bar A ft e r
.
h ear i n g the s t or y he s ai d th at b an d s i n the

,
ei ght e e n th c e n t u r y we r e l o we r i n p i tch th an
th e y are n ow H e su gg es t e d the n am e o f
.
S ac chi n i .
In M arch ,
1 9 08 , M i s s L amo n t an d a fri e n d
A N A DV E N T U R E
mu sic , i n wh i ch the s on gs we re
d ro pp e d a semi - on e t to r e t ai n the
o ri i n al k e
g y .
P ni l i aor i n a c oll e ct i o n
’
gl e ai rs of si n
— the c ad e n c e
( R i g a u d o n s 1 7 7)
6 , .
L e M ar éch al F e rr an d rep e t i t i on o f
s i n gl e n o t es the fi rs t b ar o f the
,
m e l o dy an d m an y o th er h i n t s o f
,
l i k e n e ss .
D u ni . 1 7 65 . The sam e g e n e ral ch arac

te r i s ti cs b u t n o e x act r e se m b l an c e
, .
L e Roi et le F e rm i e r
W ri tt en fo r .
p e r fo rm an c e at the o p en i n g o f the
n e w th e at r e at the P e t i t T r i an on ,
A u g u s t 1 1 7 80 w h e n the Q u e e n
, ,
fi rs t act e d h e rsel f U p to 1 9 08 i t .
had n o t b ee n r e p u b l i s h e d In i t .
the fig u re o f the fi rs t o f the t w el v e
b ars was fo u n d .
”
L e Dé s e r t e u r N 0 p u bl i sh e d e d i t i on
.
was fo u n d aft er 1 8 3 0 In on e p u b .
l i she d b e fo re th at d at e the l as t th re e
b ars o f the m u s i c w e re fo u n d an d ,
the m e l o dy o f the fi rs t b ars w as
as s i g n e d to th e s ec o n d v i ol i n s ,
an d v e r y freel y i n i n v e rs i o n s an d
,
v ari at i o n s i n o th e r p l ac e s
, The .
ch aract e r o f the acc o m p an i m e n t was

r em i n d i ng
.
Th i rd s an d s i xth s co ns tan tl y o c cu r
i n M o n s ig n y s m u s i c
’
.
The sam e ph ras es w e re u se d an d

the as c e n d i n g p assag e was fo u n d .
A l so h i dd e n c o n s e c u t i v e fifth s
, .
L arg o an d A n d an t e in D . S i m i l ar
ph rases we re u se d .
The T al l G ar d en er
M i ss L amo n t th e n we n t al o n g the u pp e r path ,
an d wh e n b e t w e e n the E s c ar g o t h i l l an d the
B el v ed ere she m e t a v e r y t all gard e n e r o f

,
app are n t l y g r eat s t re n gth w i th l o n g m u s c u l ar

,
arm s . S he th o u ght th at w i th hi s l o n g h ai r an d
g ri z zl e d u n t i dy b eard an d g e n e ral app earan c e
, ,
he had the l oo k o f an E n gl i s h m an rath e r th an

a F r e n ch m an .
H e was d res s e d i n a ro u gh k n i tt ed j e rs e y ,
an d a s m al l d ar k b l u e r o u n d c a w as se t at
p
the b ack o f hi s h e ad S he e n q u i r e d w h ere
.
G
s he s h o u l d fi n d the Q u ee n s g ro tt o an d ’
, he
w al k e d a l i tt l e way b e s i d e he r to S h o w he r
the way .
M i ss L am on t e xp e ct e d to h av e to t u rn b ack to
the p re s e n t g r o tt o an d wh e n s he r e m ar k e d
,
th at th e y we re g o i n g p as t the B el v ed ere he ,
re p l i e d fi r m l y th at th e y m u st g o p as t the B e l
v ed ere an d sai d th at i t was n e c essar y to h av e

,
b ee n b orn an d b re d i n the pl ac e to k n o w
the way s o th at p e rs on n e n e p o u rrai t v ou s
t ro m p e r .
I t app ears th at from 1 8 7 0 o n war d s the

gar d e n e rs at T r i an o n h av e b een sel e ct e d fro m
the t e ch n i c al s ch o ol s an d th at i t i s n o w a m att e r
,
o f c o m p e t i t i o n n o o n e b e i n g app o i n t e d s i m pl y
,
b e cau s e he was b orn an d b re d th ere W e .
d o n o t k n ow w h e th e r th i s i s the c as e w i th the
u n d e r g ar d en e rs
- n o r w h e th e r th e t al l gard e n e r
w as a ch i e f o ffic i al o r n o t .
In A u g u s t 1 9 08 we w e r e t o l d by a fo r m e r
, ,
gar d e n e r th at th e i r d ress n o w i s the s am e as

the t rad i t i o n al d re ss o f the an c i e n reg i m e v i z , .
,
a r o u gh k n i tt e d j er se y wi th a s m al l casqu ette
o n the h e ad .
In the ol d we e k l y wag es b o o k th e re app ears ,
l A n g l ai s — p ro
“ ”
fo r se v e ral y ears the n am e
’
,
C H A PT E R I I I
A N S W E RS T O Q U E S T I O N S W H I C H .
W E H AV E B E E N A S K E D
1 . One of u s has to o wn to h av i n g p owe rs

of s e c o n d s i ght e tc
, d e l i b e rate l y u n d e v el o p e d
.
, ,
an d th e r e ar e p s ych i c al g i ft s i n he r fam i l y .
S he c ome s o f a H u g u e n o t s t o c k . The o th er
i s o n e o f a l ar ge an d ch eer fu l p ar t y b e i n g ,
the s e v e n th d au ght e r an d o f a s e v en th s o n ;
he r m o th er an d g ran d mo th e r we re e n t i r el y
S c o tch an d b o th p osse sse d p o wers o f p re m o n i
,
t i o n acc o m p an i e d by V i s i o n H e r fam i l y has

.
al way s b een s e n s i t i v e to gh o s t s to ri es i n
g e n e ral bu t m e r c i l essl y c r i t i c al o f p art i c ul ar
,
o n e s o f a c e r t ai n typ e .
2 .B o th o f u s h av e i n h e ri t e d a h o rro r o f man y
fo rm s o f o cc u l t i s m W e l o se n o O pp o r t u n i ty o f
.
p reach i n g agai n s t th em as u n wh o l e so me an d
A N SW E RS To QU ESTI ON S 16 1
m i sl ead i n g ; b e c au se th ey m os t l y d e al w i th
c o n d i t io ns o f phy s i c al e xc i t e m e n t an d s t u dy o f
,
the ab n o r m al an d d i s ease d i n c l u d i n g p ro b l e m s
,
o f d i s i n t e g rat e d p e rso n al i ty w h i ch p r e s e n t s u ch
c l o se anal ogy to th o se o f i n san i ty W e h av e .
the d ee p e s t d i s t ru s t i n a n d d i s t as t e fo r s t o r i e s
, ,
o f ab n o r m al app e ara n c e s an d c o n d i t i o n s . We
fi n d n arrat i v es o f r even an ts u n c o n v i n c i n g an d ,
s t u d io u sl y av o i d
( as u tt e rl y l o w e ri n g
) al l
s p i r i t u al i s t i c m e th o d s o f c o mm u n i c at i o n w i th
the d e ad . W e h av e n e v e r had the c u r i o s i ty o r ,
the d e s i re , to h el p i n the i n v e s t i g at i o n s o f
ps ych i c al ph e n o m e n a .
3 W e b el o n g to n o n e w s ch ool s o f th o u ght
.
we are the d au ght e rs o f E n g l i sh c l e rgy m e n ,
an d h ear t i l y h o l d an d t e ach t he fai th o f o u r
fath e rs .
4 . W e a r e q u i t e c e r t a i n th a t n e i th e r o f us
e x e r t e d an y c o n s c i o u s i n fl u e n c e o v e r the o th e r ;
fo r th ou gh w e s aw m u ch i n c o mm o n y e t e ach ,
had i n d e p e n d e n t v i s i o n . W e s h o u l d th i n k i t
w ro n g e i th e r to e x e r c i se o r to s u b m i t to i n
, ,
fl u e n ce o f th at n a t u re . W e ar e i n d e p e n d e n t
p eop l e an d acc u s t o m e d to s tan d o n o u r o w n
fe e t .
5 . O u r c o n d i t i o n a t t h e t i m e w a s one o f
p e r fe ct h eal th an d e nj o y m e n t o f a h ol id ay i n
t he m i d s t o f v e ry h ar d w o r k .
6 W e w e re e n t i r e l y i g n o ran t o f the h i s t o r y
.
an d t rad i t i o n s o f the p l ac e a n d c o n t i n u e d o u r
,
c o n v e rsat i o n ab o u t o th e r th i n g s aft e r e v e ry
i n t e rru pt i o n W e d i d n o t e v e n k n o w th at we
.
we r e i n t he g ro u n d s o f the P e t i t T ri an o n u n t i l
w e s aw the h o u s e .
7. At t h e t i m e M i ss L a m o n t th o u gh t th a t
th ere w as s o me th i n g u n u su al ab o u t the p l ac e
an d was p u z z l e d the s am e i d e a r e t u rn e d to he r
o cc as i o n all y d u r i n g the fo ll o w i n g w ee k M i ss
.
M o ri s o n p u t her fe el i n g o f o pp res s i o n d o wn to
s o me phy s i c al fat i g u e i n h e rs e l f a n d s o s ai d
,
n o th i n g fo r w e d i d n o t k n o w o ne an o th e r v e r y
w e ll at th at t i m e w e re i n the r el at i o n of h o s t ess
,
an d g u e s t an d n e i th e r o f u s th o u ght o f en l ar
, g
i n g o n u n c o m fo r t ab l e s en s at i o n s Aft e r s o me
.
d ay s w h e n M i ss M o r i so n was w ri t i n g an
,
acc o u n t o f the e xp e d i t i o n s he th o u ght i t o v e r

,
w i th c are an d r e al i s e d th at h e r se n sat i o n s had

,
n o t b ee n c au s e d by fat i g u e b u t had p r o d u c e d
,
fat i g u e S he b e c am e c o n v i n c e d th at the op
.
p res s i o n had b ee n d u e to s o m e u n u su al caus e i n

the p l ac e i t s e l f an d i n s t an t l y t ur n ed to M i s s
,
L am o n t an d s ai d s o M i ss L amo n t agree d
. .
c
se on d v isit T r i an o n i n J u l y 1 9 04 an d had
to , ,
fo u n d o u t fo r h e rs el f th at the p l ac e was e n t i rel y

ch an g e d i t was r e so l v e d to u n d e r tak e a p e rso n al
,
r e s e arch i n t o the m att er an d to s a n o m o re

,
y
u n t i l w e had d i s c o v e r e d fo r ou rs el v e s w h e th e r
ou r v i v i d re c oll e ct i o n s o f the p eo pl e an d
the p l ac e t al l i e d wi th an y an c i e n t re al i ty or
n ot .
U p to th at t i m e w e had t ol d the s t o r y fr e el y ,
w i th the r e s u l t th at w e h av e c o n s t an tl y t rac e d
i t i n acc u rat e l y r e p ort e d i n h i s t o r i es so m e t i m es
,
pu rp or t i n g to h av e c o me fro m o th e r sou r c es ,
a n d e v e n i n n e ws p ap ers an d s mal l p er i o d i c al s .
Aft e r re se arch had b eg u n to y i el d i n t e res t i n g

r e su l t s ,
w e we r e o b l ig e d to b e s i l e n t fi n d ,
i n g th at p u b l i c i t y p re v en t e d o u r g e tt i n g at
e v i den c e .
W e are v ery b u s y p e op l e an d h av e r e fuse d

,
to l e t the i n c i d e n t t ak e a p ro m i n e n t p l ac e i n o u r
t i m e i n t e re s t s o r fan cy th ou gh fro m the fi rs t

, , ,
w e ag ree d to l ose n o g i v e n o pp o r tu n i ty o f
el u c i d at i o n The e v i d e n c e has th e re fo re c ome
.
, ,
s l o wl y ; b u t the m an n e r i n w h i ch i t has c o m e
has o ft e n b ee n a s o u r c e o f s u r p ri s e . I f a h el pfu l
p e rs on c am e i n o u r way w e s h o we d the wh ol e
,
th i n g : i f w e wer e cas u al l y as k e d i f c e r t ai n
A N S W E RS To Q U E ST I O N S 16 5
re p o r ts w e re t ru e w e c o n fi rm e d th e m ( w h e n we
,
c o u l d ) b u t s ai d n o th i n g fu r th e r We w e re
, .
an x i o u s to w ai t u n t i l w e had e xh au s t e d e v e r y
p o s s i b l e m ean s o f s at i s fy i n g o u rs el v e s as to the
e x act am o u n t o f i n t e re s t att ach i n g t o the s t o r y ;
an d i t w as s e v e ral y e ars b e fo r e w e had to
b eli e v e th at we had s e e n the p l ac e as i t had

b ee n a h u n d re d y e ars b e fo re an d as i t had n o t
,
b ee n i n s e v e ral i m p o rt an t p ar t i c u l ars s i n c e
, ,
1 835 . The r es e arch had b e e n u n d e r tak e n w i th

the i d e a o f a i sf r ov i ng the s u g g es t i o n th at a n y
’
th i n g u n u s ual had h app e n e d fo r w e w e re ,
r e s o l v e d n o t to d e c e i v e o u rs el v es o r a n y o n e
el se, if p e rs o n al i n d u s t ry c o u l d p re v e n t i t .
.
9 I n th e c o u r s e o f t he l a s t fo u r o r fi v e
y ears M i ss L am o n t has s ear ch e d fo r e v i d e n c e

,
b eari n g o n the s to r y ( e i th e r by wo rd o r pi c
t u re ) i n the A rch i v es n at i o n al e s i n the l i b rar y
, ,
m u s e u m M ai r i e an d A r ch i v e s d ep ar tm e n tal es
, ,
at V e rs ai ll e s : al s o i n the l i b rar i e s N a t i o n al e ,
H é tel d e V i ll e an d i n the M u s é e Carn av al e t

, ,
an d i n the C o n se r v at o i re d e M u s i q u e at P ar i s .
S he has p o k e d ab o u t i n F re n ch b o o k an d
p r i n t s h op s an d m u s t h av e se e n a l arg e
,
n u m b e r o f the o r i g i n al s o f the p u b l i s h e d p l a n s ,
i ll us t rat i o n s an d acc o u n t s o f the p l ac e

, . We
b el i e v e th at th ere i s n o t l i k el y to b e an y
s t ri k i n g d o c u m e n t ar y e v i d e n c e o th e r th an w e
h av e d eal t w i th .
1 0 The h i s t o r i c al i n t e r e s t o f the s t o r y s ee m s
.
to d e p en d o n t he t r u th o f the t rad i t i o n th at
the Q u ee n w e n t to T r i an o n on Oct o b e r 5 th ,
1 7 89 . W e can fi n d n o n eg at i v e e v i d e n c e o f
th i s b u t e xt re m e l y l i ttl e w h i ch i s b oth affi r
,
m ati v e an d t r u s t wo r thy M ad am e C am p an s ’
s h o r t s t at e m e n t r e m ai ns the b as i s o f o th e r
p eop l e s l o n g e r an d m o re d e t ai l e d n arrat i v es
’
.
G e n e ral L a F ay e tt e s fu ll acc o u n t o f the d ay

’
w as b u rn e d by hi s w i fe d u r i n g the T e r r or .
C o u n t P e rs e u s m e m o i rs w e re al s o p artl y d e
’
s t roy e d The Abb é B o s su e t had M ad ame d e

.
To u rz e l s c ar e fu l h i s t o r y o f th at d ay b u rn e d ;
’
bu t i n the p u b l i s h e d m e m o i rs s he s ay s th a t
s he w as i n r e s i d e n c e th at d a at V e rs ai l l e s as
y ,
G ou ver n an te a es enf an ts cl e F r an ce ; s he d oe s
’
no t m e n t i o n h av i n g g o n e to T r i an o n , as i m
p l i e d by M ar i on s s t o r y bu t i t i s s t i ll p o ss i b l e
’
, .
M os t F r en ch h i s t o r i an s n o w ad opt M ad ame
C am p an s s tat e m e n t b u t ( i n the w o r d s o f o n e
’
”
o f th e m ) I t i s wo r th
“
w i th so m e d ou bt s .
m e n t i o n i n g th at m an y l at e r h i s t or i an s i n s e r t
the fact ( th o ugh i t i s n o t re c o r d e d by M ad am e
1 0th, 1 901 , an d Ja y z ad 1 9 02 ) w e re p ar t
n u ar ,
o f o n e an d the s am e e xp e r i e n c e ; th at q u i t e
m e ch an i c al l y w e m u s t h a v e s e e n i t a s i t ap
a re d to he r m o r e th an a h u n d re d y e ars a o
p e
g ,
a n d h av e h e ar d so u n d s fam i l i ar a n d e v e n s o m e
,
th i n g o f wo rd s s p o k e n to he r th e n
, .
H av i n g b e e n fo r two m os t t r y i n g y ears co n
fi n e d to P ari s an d ( e xc ept i n g fo r a v i s i t to
,
S t C l o u d ) th ro u gh t wo ho t s u mme rs an d b e i n g
.
,
i n the m i d s t o f the t u m u l t u o u s h o rro rs o f the

gre at t en th o f A u g u s t she m ay as the d ay
, ,
w o re o n an d s he g r e w m o re u s e d to he r m i s e r
,
ab l e p o s i t i o n i n the H al l o f the A sse m b l y
r i r —
wh ere s he s at fo e gh t ee n h ou s h av e fan c i e d
( i n m em o r y
) th e g ro u n d s at T r i an o n m o re
s p ac i ou s th an th e y re al l y w e re ; an d h av e s ee n
the t r ee s as o n e s ees t ree s i n r e c o l l e ct i o n l i k e

, ,
a p i ct u re w i th o u t l i fe d e pth o r m o v e m e n t
, , .
In r ev e r i e he r m i n d m ay h av e wan d e r e d fro m
the fam i l i ar S i gh t o f the t w o B e rs y s at the g at e ,
to the l i tt l e v i s i o n o f tw o m en g ath e r i n g u p
gard e n ru bb i s h i n t o a c ar t ( w h i ch w e k n ow
h app e n e d o n Oct o b e r sth 1 7 8 9 as w el l as o ne
, ,
d ay d u r i n g the l as t w i n t e r s he s p en t at V e r
— — ad
s a i ll es
,
) a n d w h i ch w i th o u t a n
y re a s on h
re ma i n e d i n he r m i n d . S he m ay h av e th o u ght
A N S W E RS T O Q U E STI ON S 1 09
o f the p l ac e as i t w as d u ri n g th at y ear o f the

m ee t i n g o f the S t at e s G e n e ral w h e n the
-
g ro u n d s w e re fo r the fi rs t t i m e th ro wn c o m
, ,
l e te l y op en to the p ubl i c an d i n t rud i n g

p ,
s t ran g e r s c o u l d b e s ee n th e re O r s he m ay
.
h av e g o n e b ack to the e arl i e r y ears an d the

p l easan t aft e rn o o n s wh e n the b an d p l ay e d o n
the f el ou se i n fro n t o f the h o u se an d t o t he ,
e xc i t e m e n t o f act i n g i n the l i tt l e th eat r e w i th
he r S p e c i al fr i e n d s p e rh ap s l e tt i n g h e rs e l f
,
re al i s e the u n k i n d n e ss o f the p r e ssu re u t u po n

p
he r by V au d r e u i l to h av e the act i n g o f the
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h av e fo r m e d o n e p i ct u r e i n he r m i n d w i th the
m e m o r y o f the l as t s c e n e wh e n s he was
,
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p ose d all th at she was s u ffe r i n g to h av e b ee n
m o r e e xc l u s i v el y the r es u l t o f he r o wn fo r m e r
m i st ak e s th an c ou l d h av e b ee n j u s t an d h av e ,
b ee n g oi n g o v e r th e m i n he r m i n d .
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be en d u re d , the re
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. ,
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R e v ol u t i o n o n b o th i ts goo d an d bad s i d es an d ,
al s o the e x act p r o p o r t i o n o f he r o wn p ar t i n i t .
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an d m e ch an i c al l y c l u n g to the p l ac e w i th ,
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, ,
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, It .
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m o re l i m i t e d v i e w o f th o s e t i m e s th an aft e r a
h u n d re d y ears we h av e l earn t to tak e o f th e m ,
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Q u e en can h av e ab ou t th em n o w .
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w e re i n a s t at e o f s u s p e n d e d c o n s c i o u sn e s s i s
th at o u r c o n v e rs at i o n an d se n se o f the q u i e t
c o n t i nu i ty o f th i n g s r e m ai n e d u n b ro k e n an d , ,
i n s p i t e o f O pp ress i o n b el i e v e d o u rse l v e s to
,
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al e r t
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are s t i l l u n c e r t ai n w h e th e r the t al l g ar d en e r
b el o n ge d to an o th er c e n t u r y o r n ot I t has .
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n ot
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de fet e , c é tai t
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d e je u n es fi ll e s , et d es d am es s épar é m en t .
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a nd M i ss L am o n t an d o n e o f hi s e m
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pl oyé es w e n t al l th r ou gh hi s l i s t s an d b oo k s
o f S p e c i m e n ph o t o g r aph s an d fo u n d th at he ,
had n o t t ak en an y ph o t og raph s at T r i anon

b e t we en 1 9 00 an d 1 9 06 H e re c o m me n d e d .
e n q u i r i es at P i e rr e P e t i t s as P e t i t w o u l d h av e
’
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’ ’
p i ctu re s No ph o t ograph s o f the s c e n es we

.
wan t e d w e r e to b e h e ar d o f th e re an d P i e r re ,
P e t i t w ro t e aft e r war d s th at hi s o n l y ph o to
g raph s at T r i an o n had b een t ak en i n 1 9 00
fo r the E xh i b i t i o n .
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can b e e xp l ai n e d by p e o p l e p o s i n g fo r a c i n e
m atog raph i n o r d e r to r e g i s t e r the s c e n e o f the

m e ss e n g e r ru n n i n g to the Q u e e n wh i l s t s o m e ,
th i n g fu r th e r has b een s ai d o f a g i rl s w ee p i n g
l e av e s as fo r m i n g p ar t o f the g rou p N at u r
u
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,
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o n l y h ear d hi m ; th e n he s u dd e n l y appear e d ,
A N SW E R S To Q U E ST I ON S 1 13
t
s an d i n g c l ose to u s an d add r esse d u s p e rso n
,
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, an d w i th e xc i t e m e n t AS a
.
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Q u ee n an d n o g i rl s weep i n g u p l eav es H e
, .
r e m ai n e d by u s u n t i l w e t u rn e d away fro m hi m .
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ho w i t was th at he c am e o v e r an d s t ood w i th
hi s b ack ag ai ns t ro ck s o f c o n s i d e rab l e s i z e
p i l e d o n o n e ano th e r wh e n r o ck s h av e n o t
,
b ee n th er e for n earl y a h u n d re d y ears th o u gh ,
we fi n d th at th e y had b ee n p l ac e d i n th at p art
o f the g ar d e n i n 1 7 88 No r d oes i t e xp l ai n
.
how i t w as th at b o th b e fo re an d d u r i n g the
man s c o m i n g we w e re b o th gaz i n g at a k i o s k
’
w h i ch i s n o t n o w i n e x i s t e n c e th o u gh b o th
,
ro ck s an d k i o s k w e fo u n d o u t y ears aft e r to
h av e mad e p ar t o f the o ri g i n al s c e n er y i n 1 7 8 9 .
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o v e r the rav i n e an d the l i tt l e c as c ad e c l os e
,
by al l b e i n g essen t i al s b o th to o u r an d w e
, , ,
b el i e v e to the o ri g i n al s t o ry W e s u s p e ct the
, .
e xp l an at i o n to b e s i m p l y th at w e had n o t t al k e d
ab o u t th e m at fi rs t n o t k n o w i n g th e i r s ig n i
,
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.
the arch i v es th at the s t r e am s w e r e n o t c l e are d

11
fro m l eav es aft er Oct o b e r 4 th 1 7 8 9 an d th at , ,
M ar i am n e i s o n l y m e n t i o n e d as h av i n g b e e n
p ai d fo r w o r k i n the g ro u n d s i n 1 7 83 as o n e o f ,
s e v e ral ch i l d r e n so o cc u p i e d .
I f m asq u e rad e rs w e re p o s i n g as gu ar d s at the

r cl i n i er the c i n e m at o g raph i d ea d o e s
j
’
f or te a u a ,
n o t e xp l ai n the r eapp earan c e o f the o ld c o tt ag e
c l o se by i n i ts for m e r p o s i t i o n as p l ac e d i n
,
M i q u e s m ap of 1 7 8 3
’
I f the p ar t o f the Q u e e n
.
was b e i n g act e d w h at o f the or ch ar d o f t r e e s

,
we s aw he r l o o k i n g i n t o n o t n o w i n e x i s t e n c e ;
,
al so w h at i s the acc o u n t o f the b ar r i e r at o u r

,
r i gh t h an d s c r ee n i n g o ff the p r e s en t v i e w an d
e x act l y an s we r i n g to the o l d e n c l o s u r e o f the
u d e B ag u e ?
J e
The c i n e m at og r aph d oe s n o t e xpl ai n the m an

who O p e n e d the g re at d o o r o f the ch ap e l e as i l y ,
b an gi n g i t b e h i n d hi m as he c am e o u t ; fo r i n
1 9 07 the p e o p l e l i v i n g i n the p l ac e b el i e v e d th at
i t had n o t b e e n O p e n e d s i n c e the d ay s o f L o u i s
XV I an d the k ee p e r o f the k e y k n e w th at
.
,
e v e n the d o o r o f the l an d i n g had n o t b ee n
o p e n ed fo r fift ee n y ear s H o w was the wal l

.
l o we r e d wh i ch n o w l ar g e l y h i d e s the g re at
,
d oo r fro m the t e rrac e an d m ak e s i t n e c es sary

,
t o g o d o wn o n e fl i ght o f s t e p s an d u p an o th er ,
o f an yth i n g s o c o n s i d e rab l e w o u l d h av e b ee n i n
the c at al og u e .
E v e n s h ou l d i t b e p ro v e d th at a c i n em ato
graph had b e en t ak en th at v e ry d ay i t wou l d ,
n o t b e a p o ss i b l e e xp l an at i on to u s The .
g rou p s we s aw w ere s mal l an d i sol ate d fro m

o n e an o th e r Th e re was the d ee p e s t s il e n c e
.
e v e r y w h e r e an d n o su n s h i ne ; w h i l s t the l i ght
,
was the wo rs t p ossi b l e fo r a p i ct u re fo r the ,
sk
y w as o v e r c as t A nd
. th o u gh w h i l st w e
s t oo d th e r e an i n d e fi n ab l e ai r o f s t ran g e n e ss
d ro pp e d o v e r e v er yth i n g i n c l u d i n g the tal l

,
fo re s t t rees i t was n o t o f a k i n d th at c ou l d b e
,
acc o u n t e d fo r by fict i t i ou s s c en e r y The p eo pl e .
mo v e d an d s p o k e as u s u al b u t th e i r wo rd s w e re
,
e xt r aor d i n ar i l y d i ffic u l t to c atch .
In S e pt e mb e r 1 9 1 0 the q u e s t i o n o f s u ch
, ,
re p r e s e n t at i o n was s e tt l e d by an e n q u i r y o f the
au th o r i t i e s
. N o l eav e to tak e c i n e matog raph s
had b ee n g ran t e d i n A u g u s t 1 9 0 1 , The fet e
.
.
had b ee n o n J u n e 2 7 th an d the ph o t o g raph s o f

,
i t had b e e n t a k e n s u ffic i e n t l y n ear the t i m e to

b e p u b l i s h e d i n the J u l y n u m b e r o f Ver sai l l es
I l l u str e No t o n e o f the p i ct u re s i n th i s n u m b e r
'
15 i n the l e as t l i k e w h a t w e s aw e i th er i n t he
matt e r o f su bj e ct s c os t u m e s o r p l ac e s
, ,
The .
A N SW E RS TO Q U E ST I ON S 1 17
i n acc u racy i s so g reat th at i n an art i c l e i n

,
the s ame m ag az i n e the s c e n e o f the m e s s e n g e r
c o mi n g to the Q u e e n i s t ran s fe rre d fro m the

g ro tt o to the H am eau th o ugh the s ol e au th o ri ty
,
fo r the t rad i t i on p l ac es i t at the g ro tt o .
D u r i n g the l as t fi v e o r s i x y e ars m u ch
1
5
.
r esearch i n t o t o p o g raph i c al an d ar ch a eo l og i c al
d et ai l s has b ee n mad e by the n e w l y fo rm ed -
”
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,
the s am e ar ch i v es e x am i n e d by M i s s L amo n t ,
so th at m an y p o i n t s o f l i k e n es s t o w h at w e
s aw ma
y soo n r e app ear . Ol d m u s i c w i th o l d
fash io n ed i n s t ru me n t s i s n ow fre q u e n t l y i n t ro
d u ced at s u m m e r fet e s at T r i an o n E v e n the
.
wat e r arran g e m e n t s i n o u r p ar t o f t he gard e n

se e m l i k el y to b e al t e r e d an d the l i tt l e c as c ad e
,
m ay y e t b e s ee n ag ai n . At the b eg i n n i n g o f
1 9 1 0 M i ss L am o n t s aw e n g i n ee rs s e arch i n g for
the fi rs t an d s e c o n d sou r ces an d i n the fol l o w i n g

,
au t u m n s he fo u n d i r o n g r i d s p l ac e d o n the
g rou n d n ear the p o si t i o n s we had al lo tt e d fo r

th e m bu t n o th i n g had b ee n al t e re d u p to S ep
t e mb e r 1 9 1 0 W e are m os t c u ri ou s to k n o w
,
.
w h e th e r the r e s t o rat i o n s w i l l b e e x act l y acc o rd

i n g to o u r re c o ll e ct i o n s o f the s c en ery o r n o t .
16. Sto r i es re t ai li n g j us t s o m u ch o f ou r o wn
as w e had fi rs t t al k e d ab ou t are c o n s t an t l y b e i n g
r e p e at e d to u s ; s o m e w i th the l i tt l e add i t i o n s
w e can re c og n i s e as o u r o w n e arl y s u rm i ses ;

g e n e ral l y w i th the o m i s s i on o f p o i n t s w e d id
n o t k n ow to b e i n t e r es t i n g u n t i l l at e r ; an d
o ft e n w i th all the m u dd l es ar i s i n g fr o m the
a tt e m pt to S h o r t e n a l o n g s t o r y w i th a few
,
u n au th o r i se d add i t i o n s an d e xp l an at i ons th ro w n
in . Th es e s t o ri es are t ol d to u s as b ei n g the
p rop e r ty o f p e rs on s w e h av e n e v e r h eard o f .
W e h av e c o n s tan tl y e n q u i re d o n w h at au th ori ty
th e y r es t an d i f th e r e i s an y at all w e h av e
, , ,
n o t i n fr e q u e n t l y b een ab l e to d i s c o v e r the t rack
th ey h av e foll ow e d fro m u s b ack to u s agai n .
17 .W e d o n o t th i n k th at d e c e pt i on e xpl ai n s
it. I f w e w ere d e c ei v e d i n o n e two o r th ree
, ,
p o i n t s c ou l d w e h av e b e e n i n al l ? F or ou t o f
,
th e m w e h av e b ee n abl e to re c o n s t ru ct the s t or y
o f T r i an o n i n m an y t i n y d e t ai l s ,the t r u th o f
wh i ch w e h av e had to d i s c o v e r fo r o u rse l v es .
18 .W e are c o n s tan tl y as k e d why w e o f al l ,
p e o pl e s h ou l d h av e had s u ch a adv en t u ren ?

,
W e are e q u all y p u z z l e d ; an d h av e c om e to
th i n k th at i t m ay n ot b e so u n u s u al as i t s e e ms .
W e can i mag i n e th at p eo p l e e v e n if th e y su s
,
p e c te d an yth i n g u nu su al ( w h i ch th e y m i ght
A N A DVE N T U R E
th ro u gh ag e an d d i su s e : for i n s tan c e—m u ch o f
the e v i d e n c e ab o u t the g ard e n e rs t ak e n fr o m
the wag e s b oo k .
Sef temoer , 1 9 1o .
C H A PT E R IV
A REVE RI E
A P o ssi bl e H i st o r i c al C l u e
To fi n d the c au s es o f the u n i
v e rsal m o v e m e n t ,
w h i ch fo r c o n v e n i e n c e w e c al l the F r e n ch
R e v ol u t i o n o n e s h o u l d be a t rai n e d h i s t o r i an
, ,
ph i l osoph e r an d th eol og i an and be ab l e to

, ,
pass i n rev i e w an d j u s t l y e s t i mat e the asp i rat i o n s

fo r p ol i t i c al c o n s ol i d at i o n g re at e r i n d i v i d u al
,
r e s p o n s i b i l i ty an d
, the r e v ol t ag ai n s t P ap al
ty ran n y o v e r c o n s c i e n c es as th e y had b e e n
,
w o rk i n g i n all E u ro p e an c ou n t r i es fo r m an y
c e n t u ri e s To fi n d the c au s es fo r the p ar t i c u l ar
.
fo rm wh i ch th i s u n i v ers al d e v el o p m e n t t oo k i n
F ran c e i t w o u l d b e n e c e ss ar y to w e i gh the
,
mo ral so c i al an d p ol i t i c al ( i n c l u d i n g the fi s c al )
, ,
t e n d e n c i es o f earl i e r ge n e rat i o ns Th i s wo u l d
.
b e m an i fe s t l y i m p o ss i b l e i n a p ap e r d e al i n g
w i th the r e v o l u t i o n i n F ran c e as i t m ay h av e
app e are d to a sin gl e m i n d o n o n e s p e c i al
,
d ay at a t i m e o f g r e at m en tal e xc i t e m e n t
, .
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was the i n n o c e n t v i ct i m o f a w o rl d w i d e u p -
heav al i n the m o m e n t s w h e n m e n were fi rs t

c o n s c i ou sl y d e v el o p i n g i t an d we can w e l l
,
b e l i e v e th at to h ersel f the r easo n s fo r s u ch

r e v e rs al s o f o l d e r th o u gh t s see m e d i n s c ru t ab l e ;
wh i l s t s he wou l d h av e v ai n l y s ou ght i n re fl e ct i n g
,
o v e r he r o w n m i s t ak e s ,
fo r g r o u n d s su ffi c i e n t
to j u s t i fy the e n o r m o u s m i s fo r t u n e s wh i ch
o v e rw h el m e d he r p e rs o n all y .
The t e n th o f A u g u s t 1 7 9 2 was a mar k e d

, ,
d ay i n the h i s t o r y o f the F r e n ch R e v ol u t i o n .
The t i d e o f F re n ch d e m o c rat i c r eact i o n agai n s t

the e v e r i n c re as i n g se l fi s h n ess o f p r i v i l eg e an d
-
,
the i n ab i l i ty o f the r u l e rs to s y m p ath i se w i th
the g ro wi n g d es i r e fo r g r eat er free d o m an d l ess
p e rs on al go v e rn m en t had b e e n gath e ri n g for c e

,
w i th c o n s t an t l y i n c reas i n g m o m e n t u m ; an d o n
th i s d ay L ou i s XV I v i r t u al l y rel i n qu i sh e d al l
.
i n d e p e n d e n c e as H ead o f the S t at e by s u r
re n d e r i n g h i m s el f fo r the s ak e o f the s afe ty o f
,
hi s fam i l y an d to s av e F ran c e from the c ri me

o f m ass ac r i n g i ts K i n g i n t o the d ou btfu l c are
,
o f the L e g i sl at i v e A s se m b l y .
wi fe ; p o n he r th e re fo re fe l l the w rath o f the
u , ,
n at i o n . I t was i n s t i n ct i v el y re c o g n i se d th at
as a w i fe an d m o th e r s he had e v e r y r e as o n to
d es i re the c on t i n u an c e o f th i n g s as th e y w e re ,
an d the p eo pl e q u i ck l y i n t e rp r e t e d e v e r y ac t
o f v ac il l at i o n o n the K i n g s p ar t to the Q u e e n s
’ ’
act i v e e n m i ty to the r i s i n g fo rc e s o f d e m o c racy .
I t was o n A u gu s t 1 0th 1 7 9 2 th at the L eg i s

, ,
l at i v e A s s e m b l y was mad e to re al i s e an o th e r
fu n ct i on b el o n g i n g to i t b ey on d th at o f fight i ng
the p re rog at i v es o f the K i n g an d o f the ar i s
tocr acy . In su ch a r es tl ess ag e an d i n su ch a

,
c o u n t r y as F ran c e i t was i m p os s i b l e to su pp ose

,
th at the o u tsp o k e n l on g i n gs o f ph il oso ph ers ,
po e t s an d s tat es m en fo r fre ed o m s h ou l d n o t
, ,
s tir u t h e h p e o f fr ee d o m fro m al l au th o ri ty
p o
an d re s t rai n t w h at e v e r i n the l o wes t s t rat u m
o f so c i e ty . The l e n gth s to w h i ch the mo b i n

P ari s c o u l d g o had d u r i n g the l as t th ree y ears
, ,
s h o wn i t se l f on i s ol at e d o cc as i o n s bu t w i th
,
i n c reas i n g fre q u e n cy an d sav age r y . B o th m o b

an d A s s e m b l y we r e an i mat e d by the s am e
d es i r e v i z to make m o narchy i n F ran c e abs o
, .
l u tel y h el p l ess to w i thStan d th e i r wil l . The

A sse m b l y was t r y i n g to b ri n g i t ab ou t wi th
so m e app earan c e of c o ns t i tu t i o n al d e c en cy ,
A REVE R I E 1 25
wi th ou t ppare n tl y p e r c e i v i n g th at u nl e ss the
a
K i ng was al lo we d to ban i s h h i m sel f a d i s ,
”
c ro wn e d m o n arch w i th ou t an y r ai son a étr e
wh at e v er i n the c o u n t r y i n e v i tab l y m e an t h i s
u l t i m at e an d p e r h ap s s p e e dy
,
d i s app earan c e
,
by d eath The m o b s aw i ts p o l i cy m o re
.
c l earl y an d was ready to g e t r id o f hi m an d

,
the Q u ee n by i n s t an t m u rd e r .
Th u s on the m o rn i n g o f A u g u s t 1 0th the

, ,
L eg i sl at i v e A s se mb l y had the d o u b l e p art to

p l ay o f c on t i n u i n g i ts assau l t o n p r i v il eg e wh il s t
p ro t e ct i n g the ro y al fam i l y fro m d es t r u ct i o n .
Wh e n at s o m e m o m en t b e t wee n 7 an d 9
,
am ,
L ou i s XV I an d M ari e A n t o i n e tt e e n t e re d
.
the M an eg e i n w h i ch the C o u n c i l me t th e re ,
was at fi rs t s o m e att e m pt at r e s t rai n e d c o u r

, ,
t esy S h o wi n g i t sel f i n the g rav e assu ran c e o f

p ro t e ct i on i n r e p l y to the K i n g s r e q u es t an d ’
al so i n h al f an h o u r s d o u bt as to w h e re he
’
s h o u l d S i t d o wn B u t the A ss e m b l y was e n t i r e l y
.
aware o f i ts v i ct o r y i n th i s ac t o f u n c o n d i t i o n al
s u r re n d er o n t he p ar t o f the K i n g an d w o u l d ,
all o w n o r o y al g u ar d s o f an d e s c r i pt i o n to
y
e n te r . Th e re was a sh o r t al arm l es t i t S h ou l d
h av e to d e fe n d i t s e l f agai n s t the c an n o n o f the
i n s u rg e n t s the s o u n d o f fi r i n g app ro ach i n g
,
1 26 A N ADVE NT U RE
n e are r to the b u i l d i n g th an the v e s of so me n er
o f the w i th c al m n e s s
d e p u t i e s c ou l d s u s t ai n ?
B u t the m o b had n o t y e t r e al i s e d th at i t had

the u pp e r h an d an d was c o n t e n t to b e l i e v e
,
th at the p ro t e ct e d K i n g was the i m p r i s o n e d

K i n g an d o n l y c o n t i n u e d to h o wl fe ro c i ou s
,
th r eat s o u t s i d e the g r i l l es .
I f the A s s e m b l y d id n ot i mm e d i at el y s ee
i ts w ay t o the d e fi n i t e i m p r i so n m e n t o f the
S o v e re i g n n e i th e r d id i t ch oo s e th at the
,
r o y al p ar ty s h o u l d s i t o n i ts o w n b e n ch e s so ,
i t o r d ai n e d th at th e y s h ou l d b e p l ac e d i n the
l og og r af /ci e— the re p o r t e r s r o o m — a s o r t o f
’
d e n n o t far fr o m t he P re s i d e n t s ch ai r o p e n
’
to the M an eg e an d w i th i n s i gh t an d h e ar i n g o f
al l th at p as s e d b u t w i th ou t d i g n i ty o r d e c e n t
,
c o m fo r t ?
H e r e w i th o u t app ar e n tl y an y o p po r
,
t u n i ty fo r r e s t i n g o r m e al s th e K i n g Q u e e n , , ,
P r i n c es s E l i z ab e th M ad am e R o yal e an d the
, ,
D au ph i n re m ai n e d u n t i l (at l eas t ) 1 0 p m
,
A ?
fe w fai thfu l att e n d an t s s u ch as t he P r i n c e ss e

,
d e L a m b al l e M ad am e d e T o u r z e l the P r i n c e
, ,
d e P o i x an d the D u e d e l a R o ch e fo u c au l d
, ,
1
M ar i e A n toi n ette, Len o tr e, p .
3 .
2
l ll enzoi r es ae
’ ’
M ad am e d e Tou r z el , p . 2 16 .
3 Ro ch e te r i e y
sa s 1 8 ho ur s D u f ur
o ,
13 ho ur s .
s i s en
t t pu b l i c an i s m an d th ou gh wors te d
w i th re ,
i n i t the e v e n t s o f the l as t th ree y ears p ro b ab l y

,
j u s t i fi e d i t i n he r o w n m i n d .
S he i n h e ri t e d a b el i e f i n a s t r o n g ru l e b e n e ,
fi cen t as he r o w n k i n d l y n atu re re q u i re d b u t ,
o n e th at c o u l d fight i ts b att l e s an d mak e fu l l
u s e o f su ch o pp o r t u n i t i e s as h e r e d i t ar y k i n g s h i p
p ossess e d Agai n an d ag ai n s he had fel t th at the

.
K i n g s act i o n was wo rs e th an n o th i n g M ar i e
’
.
A n t o i n e tt e wou l d h av e s t e rn l y p u n i s h e d the
c r i m e o f k i l l i n g the K i ng s o ffic i al s she w ou l d
1
’
h av e u ph el d the s o v e re i g n o ffic e as l o n g as
th e re we re th o s e who p r i z e d i t The c ou n t ry .
c ou l d n e v er h av e r each e d the p res e n t p o i n t

o f re b ell i o n if the t ak i n g o f the B as t i l l e fo r ,
i n s t an c e had no t b een c o n d o n e d an d the m u rd er s

,
an d o u t rag e s c o n n e ct e d w i th i t had n o t b ee n
all o we d to p as s w i th ou t ad e q u at e p u n i s h me n t .
Wh y we re the t roop s d i s m i ss e d s o s oon aft er ,
an d the n o b l e s al l o w e d to e m i g rat e ? I t may

h av e b ee n r i gh t fo r the m o n ar ch to u rg e u p o n
s o m e o f th e m the d an g e r i n w h i ch th e y S t o o d
1
D e Lau ay ; g r r
n ove n o of th e B ti ll
as e,
J ul y 1 4 , 1 7 89
p r e ot d
.
Fl ll
e s ce es v es m arch an d s,
F ul mi i t r
o on n s e,
Jul y 4 1 7 89
B rthi ; i t da t d
,
e er n en n e l Il e d e F
’
r an ce
A REVE RI E 1 29
by r e m ai n i n g ,
b u t w h e re w as
th e i r c o u rag e
an d l o a y l ty i n l e av i n g the c o u n t r y ? 1
The s e n sat i o n o f l o n el i n es s was t er r i b l e .
Wh e re w ere the i ll u s t ri o u s fam ili e s an d s t at e s

men who had n o t l e ft F ran c e who had the , ,
Q u een o n l y k n o wn i t we r e to g o d u ri n g the
,
ne xt y ear i n o n e l o n g p ro c e ss i o n to the
c ff
s a ol d ? Th e y w e r e S he k n e w p aral y s e d
, ,
’
by the K i n g s i n act i o n an d w eak n ess S u re l y .
th e y wou l d h av e ral l i e d had he c all e d u p on

th e m wi th d e c i s i o n to d e fe n d th e i r r i ght s an d
had p l ac e d h i ms e l f at th e i r h ead e v e n th o u gh ,
man y o f th os e p ri n c el y fam i l i e s who had s u r

ro u n d e d her d u r i n g the fi rs t y e ar s o f he r r e i g n
had b ee n al i e n at e d an d i n o pp os i t i o n to h e rs el f
b e fo re the d i saffe ct i o n b e c am e g e n e ral Wh e r e .
we re the fai th fu l S w i s s g u ar d s who o n l y th at

mo rn i n g had e s c o r t e d th e m i n s afe ty to the
M an eg e an d w ou l d h av e fou gh t b rav el y an d
,
p erh ap s b een the ral l y i n g p o i n t fo r all w ho

we re n o t d e c l are d d e m o c rat s ? A l as al as the , ,
s o u n d s o f s c r eam s an d fi e n d i s h m as sac r e w e r e
i n he r e ars at the m o m e n t ; c an n o n m u s k e t r y ,
.
1
C mt dA t i dé L P l i g a Br d
’
o e L C
r o s, es on s, es o n cs, a on e
B r t u i l l m r hal d B r g l i l p ri d L mb l m t
e e , e a ec e o e, e n ce e a esc, e co e
d V udr uil mi i t r l abb ’

’
e a e , Ban s t esV il l d i l V g y
reu on , e eu ,
au u on , e
d e Ve rmo n d .
"
an d c o l d b l oo d e d c arn ag e were th e n an d th ere
-
d es t ro y i n g the l as t s t ro n gh ol d The t i n y l og e ,
o n l y 1 0 fee t s q u ar e s o p ai n fu l l y ho t an d fu l l o f
,
c o mers an d g oe rs s e e m ed to the d es pai r i n g,
Q u ee n e mpty o f all who s h o u l d h av e b ee n

th er e to re p r es en t the m on arch i c al p ri n c i pl e .
The p res e n c e o f the P r i n c e d e P o i x an d the

D u e d e l a R o ch e fo u c au l d an d a fe w o th e r s ,
who we re e n d an g e ri n g th e i r l i v es by b e i n g
w i th th e m on l y e m ph as i s e d the forl o r nn e s s o f
,
the r o y al c o n d i t i o n .
Loo k i n g fro m he r d i smal c o rn e r i n the l og e

at the K i n g who s at w i th i m p as s i v e m i e n
,
"
fac i n g the asse m bl y wh at wav es o f pai n ful ,
e m o t i o n m u s t h av e s we pt ac ro ss he r b rai n
The K i n g c o u l d n o t s e e th i n g s fro m her p oi n t

o f v i e w b u t he had l o v e d an d s p o i l t he r
, He .
had b e e n fai thfu l to he r as n o F re n ch m o n ar c h ,
fo r m an y g e ne rat i o n s had b e e n l o yal to hi s

w i fe . H e was d e v o t e d to he r an d to th e i r
ch i l d re n had p ai d her d e bt s agai n an d agai n ; 1
1
In 1 7 8 3 th e Qut een sl i r i 7 84
’
wa r dr b
o e co s v es ; n 1
It cost i 7 85 i t
li r
v es O ndr 1 ly t cos ne es s o n
w r t 6 li r
o n o n ce cos u ti g h m t i l L R i
000 v es, n o t co n n t e a er a . a e ne
M i A t i
ar e D N lh
n o n ette,pp 36 63 e o ac, .
,
.
I n 777 h 1 Qu p r
t el d bt m u t d
e en s
’
e son a e s a o n e to
l i r wh i h h Ki g p i d
v es, c t e f hi w p ur
n Al l t h i w
a ou t o s o n se
. s as
c o u l d l ead the way To o b e y e v e r y b eh e s t o f
.
the L eg i sl at i v e A s s e m b l y an d of the m o b s h o we d
a l am e n t ab l e l ack o f w i s d o m b u t e v e n s u ch a
,
p oo r p ol i cy had b rou gh t hi m an u n d ou bt ed
th o u gh fl ee t i n g p op u l ari ty H e had app eare d
.
to t ak e the s i d e o f the o pp o n en t s o f m o n ar chy ;
he had d i v e s t e d h i ms el f o f p r e ro gat i v es ; had

s wo r n to a C o n s t i t u t i o n b e y o n d hi s p o we r to
c arr y ou t an d had s u b m i tt e d to the i n d i g n i t y o f

,
pl ac i n g the r ed b o n n e t o n hi s h ead ; bu t had

she no t h el p e d to m ak e al l th i s s h o r t s i ght e d
-
we ak n ess e v e n m o re u n av ai l i n g th an i t n ee d
h av e b ee n ? Wh at was the u se o f h u m bl i n g
the ar i s t o c rac y al o n g wi th h i m sel f an d o f
,
act i n g ag ai n s t hi s o wn c o n v i ct i o n s
,
if at the
s am e t i m e he c o n s en t e d to p l an s fo r e s c ap i n g,
an d was k n o wn to b e so far u n t ru s t wo r thy to
hi s o wn p ro fess i on s th at at e v e r y c ri s i s he
l i s t e n e d to he r i n c essan t u rg i n gs to the m o re
s p i ri t e d p ol i cy by wh i ch he c o ul d i n s t an tl y
,
ral l y the r o l
y f c
a o r e s ?
B i tt er l y s he k n e w th at she had n e v e r p re
v ai l e d to o v e r c o me hi s fatal b el i e f th at the
.
K i n g was n e v e r to s h e d the bl o o d o f a F ren ch

man e v e n i f he w er e a d i s t u r b e r o f the p u b l i c
,
p eac e ; b u t she had e v e r to b ear the b l ame o f

A REV E R I E 133
e very m i s t ak e . S he
th o u gh t o f th at t e r r i b l e
me s s ag e s e n t o n l y tw o h o u rs ag o at the b i dd i n g
o f the A s s e m b l y th at th e i r g u ard s we r e n o t to
d efe n d th e msel v es b u t to d i sarm ,

O n l y th is ?
m o rn i n g th e re were 6 00 S w i ss an d 2 00 g e n tl e
me n an d e v e n c o m p an i e s o f the n at i o n al g u ard
,
w h o m th e y c o u l d t r u s t b u t w h i s p e re d r ep o r t s
,
had re ach e d e v e n the l og e th at th e i r n o b l e

s u pp o r t ers had d i e d u n sol d i e rl y an d c ol d
b l ood e d d eath s Th e re w as n o l o ng e r an y
.
n u c l e u s i n the c o u n t ry o f l o y al ty t o the c o u s e
c rat e d ru l e r .
Th ere w as no th i n g n o w to p re v e n t the
p ass i ng o f the fo rm al d e c ree by w h i ch s he
h eard the K i n g s u s p e n d e d fro m hi s o ffi c e
an d d e p r i v e d o f e v e r y v es t i g e o f au th o r i ty .
Th o u gh L o u i s XV I app eare d u n h eed i n g an d

.
e xp res s i o n l e ss c o u l d s/ze b ear th i s i n d i g n i ty

, ,
th i s wro n g to he r so n ? C o u l d th e y n o t e s c ap e
fro m th is w i ck e d d u ran c e ? B u t s he had
c on se n t e d to th is s u rre n d e r to th e i r e n e m i e s
i n the h op e o f s av i n g he r s o n s l i fe
’
I t had .
b e e n the o n l y ch an c e AS l o n g as th e y w e re i n
.
s o me s h el t e r fro m the h o w l i n g s av ag e s o u t s i d e
who w e r e s c ream i n g fo r th e i r b l o o d the l i fe ,
1
1V m Al d T l p
' ’
’ ’
e ozr es ae a 0
a n ze ae ou r z e , . 22 .
o f he r s o n c u re S he had l on g acc u s to m e d
was se .
h ers el f to the th ou ght o f b e i n g assass i n at e d ,
b u t th e re was n o fe ar o f a j u d i c i al m u rd e r ; n o
g o v e rn me n t o f F ran c e w o u l d s i n k to s u ch a
p o i n t o f w i ck e d n ess an d u n w i s d o m i n the fac e
o f a u n i t ed Th e y w o u l d b e con 1
E u r op e
'
d e m n e d to m o re y e ars o f m i s e rab l e b o n d ag e ,
b u t th e y w o u l d b e t o g e th e r ; fr i en d s w o u l d
r all y ; c i rc u ms t an c es wo u l d c l ear th e msel v es .
The Q u ee n had i t i n he r s t i ll to d o an d d are

e v e r yth i n g i f th e r e w e r e an y h o p e o f s u r m o u n t
"
i n g the p res e n t c r i s i s .
I f S he m i ght o n l y act B u t n o the Q uee n s

’
h ear t s an k ag ai n as the n u m b i n g s e n s e o f h e l p
l e s s n e s s c am e o v e r he r re m e m b e ri n g th at s he ,
w ou l d n o t b e al l o we d to ac t I t w as al way s the .
K i n g w ho had the l as t w or d S he m i ght p l an .

,
bu t he w i th all hi s l o v e an d c o n fid e n c e i n he r
, ,
i n v ari ab l y th w ar t e d e v e r y att e m pt r e q u i r i n g
s o m e s p i r i t o f d e fi an c e H e had r u i n e d the .
V are n n e s s ch e me by l e tt i n g h i m se l f be r e
c og n i s e d at c r i t i c al m o m e n t s Why d id he .
re v i e w the g u ard s th at m o r n i n g an d m ak e i t ,
1
E ven i n th e C on c i e r g r i th Qu
e e e ee n se e m s to h ave d i s
b li
e ev e d in th e l ik l i h
e oo d f a f rm l
o o a c on d em na ti on to d th
ea
t r pp 4 7 7 0
.
M ar i e A n toi n ette, Len o e, . 2 ,

2 .
E xh au s t e d by h o rro r an d d i s app o i n t m en t ,
w h at s t re n gth re m ai n e d to the Q u ee n m u s t
h av e s p en t i t se l f i n th o u ghts fo r he r l i ttl e
s o n w h o w i th t o u ch i n g o b e d i e n c e w as t r y i n g
,
”1
to b e b i e n s ag e av e c ce s v i l ai n s h o mm es If
.
S he was p e r s o n al l y h el p l e ss to sav e hi s c r o w n ,
s u r e l y the K i n g s o f E u r o p e w o u l d s e e to i t .
Ag ai n h op e re v i v e d at the th ou ght o f a
s u cc e s s fu l w ar al re ady b e g i n n i n g The fal se
.
m o v e s o f the l as t y ears p e r h ap s o n l y m e an t
at the w o rs t , th at th o u gh s he an d the K i n g
had to d i e at the h an d s o f an e n rag e d b u t
d e fe at e d F ran c e the bo y w o u l d es c ap e W i th
, .
v i ct o r i ou s ar m i e s s u rr o u n d i n g P ari s th e re,
w ou l d b e th o s e w i th i n who w ou l d th e n b e
"
ro u se d to e t the l ad i n t o the p r o t e ct i o n of
g
fr i e n d s S u r e l y G o d w o u l d h e l p hi m th e n
.
Bu t w h at if e v e r yth i n g s h ou l d fai l ?
F at al i ty had o v e r t ak e n e v er y reas on ab l e
h op e s i n c e th i s t e rr i b l e r e v ol u t i o n had b eg u n .
Th er e w e r e fo r c e s o f m y s t e ri ou s an d t e rr i fic
m ag n i t u d e ,
w h i ch s ee me d to he r to b e
he ar i n g away e v e r yth i n g th at had b ee n s t ab l e
h i th e r to H er i g n oran c e o f w h a t c o n s t i t u t e d
.
th es e fo rc e s i n c re ase d th e i r t e rro r fo r he r .
1L R h t i
a oc p 4 38
e er e, . .
A REV E R I E 1 37
D u ri n g the tw o h ou rs w h e n the d e p u t i e s
s e p ara t e l y r e p e at e d the w o rd s o f the o ath to
mai n t ai n l i b e r ty e q u al i ty o r d i e the Q u e e n i n
, , ,
u tt e r w e ar i n es s t r i e d to p e n e t rat e the m y s t e r y
of th at fat al i ty w h i ch s ee me d to o v e rt ak e
r oy al ty i n F ran c e an d h e rs el f i n part i c u l ar
, .
P e rh ap s for a m o m e n t s he r eal i s e d th at had

s he se r i o u s l y s t u d i e d h i s t o r y so m e l i ght m i ght
h av e c o m e as to the m ean i n g o f th is c ru s h i n g
m ov e me n t The v o l u m es o f H u me s H i story
’
.
n l an d h i ch ar l y d ay s had b ee n
of E g w ,
i n e
c arel e ssl y l i s t e n e d to c o n v e y ed l i ttl e to he r ,
i n att e n t i v e m i n d S he d id n o t k n o w e v e n
.
l
the h i s t o r y o f F ran c e i n t e l l i g e n t l y e n o u gh to
b e ab l e to g u e ss w h e th e r the e n v e l o p i n g
fo rc e o w e d i ts s t re n gth to an yth i n g w h i ch
c o u l d h av e b e e n fo re see n W as th e re a n y o n e .
who c ou l d h av e fore s e e n th i s t re n d o f e v e n t s ,
w h e n i t w as o n l y l as t y e ar th at the C o n
s ti tu t i o n had b e e n app l au d e d to the s k i e s as
the c o n su m m at i o n o f p ol i t i c al w i s d o m ? 2
Was the p e n u ry o f the c o u n t r y an d the

s t arv i n g c o n d i t i o n o f the p o o r a t the b o tt o m o f
1 L a Rei n e {Mar i e A n toi n ette, D e No l h ac, p . 1 84 .
1
A l nzana cl z H i s tor i q u e d e l a Rev ol u ti on F r a n co i s e f ou r
p ar M J Rab au t ( co n te m p oram )
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t an nee 1 7 9 2, . . P . .
th i s e ar th q u ak e ? B u t w hy v i s i t th em u p o n the
C ou r t ? P eo pl e m u s t k n o w th at s he an d the
K i n g we r e mo s t k i n d l y an d an x i o us an d t rou b l ed
fo r al l Th e y had r e d u c e d e v e r y p o ss i b l e e x
.
p e n se i n th e i r h ou seh ol d H ad s he n o t n i n e .
y ears ag o r e fu s e d the d i am o n d n e ck l ac e o n
acc o u n t o f i ts e xp e n s e ? S he had n o t gam b l e d
i n o l d d ay s m o r e th an o th e rs ; n e i th e r had she
e n r i ch e d her fr i e n d s m o r e th an so v e r e i g n s w e re
i n the h ab i t o f d o i n g The P o m p ad ou rs an d .
D u b arr y s had r o ll e d i n w e al th Wh at was the .
c o s t o f T ri an o n c o m p are d to the m i l l i o n s o f
m o n e y S p e n t i n b u i l d i n g the P al ac e at Ve r
s ai ll e s ?
1
I t w as u nj u s t to m ak e he r an d he r
ch i l d re n b ear the pu n is h m e n t o f the s i n s o f
fo rm e r g e n e rat i o n s .
W e re s u ch w ri t e rs as V ol tai re an d R o u sseau
re s p o n s i b l e i n an y d e g r e e fo r the gath eri n g
fo r c es th at w ere c ras h i n g al l l aw an d o r d e r as
th e y had b een h i th e r t o u n d e rs to o d ? The
Q u een k n e w so m e th i n g o f th e i r v i e ws bu t th e i r ,
1
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m ason y
e o r of th e P a ac e cosl t li rv es ,
a p ar t r f o m al l th e m a n i g fi ti cen n te r l o rs , th e gr u
o n d s, an d th e
o u t i d b ui l di
s e n g s . La G r d an e Ec ur i e co s t li vr es
( Ver sai l l es, P eraté, p . E xp e n s es at Tr i an o n nu d r L u i XV

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,
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.
i n s ol e n t w o r d s o f the h o s t i l e A sse m b l y the ,
u n s p e ak ab l e i n s u l t s i n c ess an t l y h u rl e d at he r
by the c ru el v o i c e s o u t s i d e the n o i s e the h eat
, , ,
the s m ell s ,
the w an t o f ro o m ,add e d to the
e ffe ct s o f s l e e p l ess n i ght s an d ab s e n c e of
n o u ri s h m en t ,
m u s t h av e fi l l e d he r w i th an
u n c o n t r o ll ab l e l o n g i n g to
g e t away . A s the
aft e rn o on w ore o n w i th n o h o p e o f rel i e f b l ack , ,
h el pl e ss d e s p ai r c l o se d i n o n the m i n d o f the
t i re d Q u ee n S he m u s t h av e fe l t th at if she
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at l e as t a s e m i u n c o n s c i o u sness o f th e m
-
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b rai n w as o n fi re C ou l d she n o t forc e he r
.
im a g i n at i on t o t a k e s o m e re s t ? E v e n i n h appy
t i mes s o m e n at u ral i m p at i e n c e i n the Q u ee n s ’
n at u re m ad e i t i m p e r at i v e to he r to ru n a way
an d b e al o n e s o m e t i m es It was at the P e t i t
.
T r i an o n th at sh e had fo u n d rel i e f fro m t i r e

so m e r es t r i ct i o n s i m p o rt u n i t i e s o f e t i q u e tt e
, ,
a n d o b s e q u i ou s c ro w d s Th e re at l e as t s he
.
c o u l d h av e he r o w n way an d he r l o v e o f s i mp l e
A REVE RI E 14 1
pl easu res an d c o u n t ry free d o m had b ee n s at i s

fi ed . I f o nl y s he c o u l d fly to th at b el o v ed
"
s p o t away fro m th i s h o rr i b l e s m e ll o f b l oo d ,
wh at h app i n e ss i t w o u l d b e to he r j ad e d s p i r i t s
O n l y to th i n k o f i t affo r d e d he r a d i m p l eas u re
o v er c o m i n g the i n e v i t ab l e b i tt e r n ess o f the
re c o ll e ct i o n
.
Y e s ; i t w as the P e t i t T r i an o n w h i ch o f al l
pl ac es i n F ran c e s he l o v e d b es t The b are
.
m e mo ry o f i ts t r e es an d g rass an d c oo l s h ad o ws
b ro ught a l i ttl e r e fre sh m e n t I t w as th e r e th at
.
s he had al way s fo u n d a r e p r i e v e fro m the

s t at e l y fo r mal i t i e s o f V e r s ai l l e s an d th at s he
had b ee n ab l e to u n q u e e n h e rs e l f an d b e o n
an e q u al i ty w i th he r fr i e n d s . B u t was th e re
n o p an g as s h e re al i s e d th at the K i n g had
p ract i c al l y j u s t b e e n d e p ose d an d th at s he by
, ,
the v o i c e o f the o n l y au th o r i ty n o w r e c og n i s e d
i n the c o u n t r y was v i r t u al l y n o l o n g er Q u e e n
,
o f F ran c e ? Th at fav o u ri t e p ast i me o f p re
"
t e n d i n g to b e n o q u ee n i n the p ri vacy o f
T r ian o n had b ee n a d an g e ro u s gam e M ari e
A n t o i ne tt e had no t att e m pt e d to be o n an
e q u al i ty w i th the ol d l i an te n obl esse wh os e
ab sen c e at th i s m o m en t was so d e p l o rab l e .
S u ch fam i l i ar i ty wou l d h av e l owe re d th e m i n

th e i r o w n e y e s for th e i r ran k an d c o n s i d e rat i o n
re s t e d o n th e i r s e r v i c e to the s o v e re i g n s an d ,
o n l y by e t i q u e tt e s r i g o ro u sl y k e pt c ou l d the
p ri n c es an d ol d n o b i l i ty fi n d th e i r ow n r ai son
’
cl e
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tr e . W i th k e en p ai n the t ru th fl as h e d u p o n
he r th at a th ou gh t l ess Q u ee n had d o n e he r
b es t to u n d er m i n e C ar d i n al R i ch el i eu s p o l i cy ’
i n b r i n g i n g the g re at fe u d al p r i n c e s to s q u abb l e
i n s m al l r i v al ri es ab ou t p o s i t i o n s at C o u r t
r ath e r th an l e av e th em to c o m b i n e i n t o fact i o n s
a n d fight e ach o th e r i n war s d an g e r o u s to the
S t at e E t i qu e tt es had b een l au gh e d at an d
.
,
the n o b l es su p e rs e d e d i n her fav o u r by p e rs o n s
w i th o u t c l ai m to the t i t l e s an d fo r t u n es l av i s h e d
u pon th e m B u t was i t p o ss i bl e th at s u ch
.
s mal l c o n s i d e r at i on s had r e all y al i e n at e d the
m o s t p o we r fu l c l ass i n F ra n c e ? The Q u e e n
had o n l y to r e c ol l e ct the r e s t rai n e d i n d i g n at i o n
o f the C o m t e ss e d e N o ai l l es : th o se d i s m al
y ears wh e n n o o n e att e n d e d he r b al l s at
V e rs ai ll e s : the i mm e n s e o ffe n c e g i v e n to
1
the d i s t i n g u i s h e d fam i l i e s o f S o u b i s e C o n dé, ,
R o h an G u e m e n é e an d al l who we re c o n n e ct e d
, ,
w i th th e m by he r fu r i o u s an d u n d i g n i fi e d
,
an g e r w i th C ar d i n al R o h an : b e s i d e s the
2
11
1
17 7 7 -
17 79 . 1 7 86
.
c c y an y par t was l e ft b r i n g i n g to m i n d the
s ar e l
soj o u rn th e r e o f M ad am e d e P o m p ad o u r b u t ,
the h o u s e i t s e l f an d the l i tt l e m é n ag e ri e w i th
1
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i ts v ach e ri e b e rg e r i e an d p o u l ai l l e rs
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M ad am e d u B arr y bu t the fo r mal F re n ch ,
ard e n f the ch ap e l w i th h k i tch n s b e y on d

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g t e e , .
In the s t u ffy d i r ty l og e the r o y al fam i l y had

r e s i g ne d i t sel f to a m el an ch o l y s i l e n c e the ,
D au ph i n w as sl eep i n g ac ro ss he r k n ee an d ,
the Q u e e n s u rr e n d e r e d h e rs el f to a t ran c e l i k e -
c o n d i t i o n i n w h i ch s he s aw agai n w i th e xt re me
v i v i d n ess an d l o n g i n g the p l ac e o f fo rm e r
e nj o y m e n t S he was ag ai n fr ee o p e n i n g al l
. ,
t he gat es w i th he r o w n f asse f ar tou t an d -

,
wan d e r i n g i n t o al l the c o rn e rs o f t he g ro u n d s 6
.
The b eau t i fu l t r ee s p l an t e d by the tw o R i ch ard s

i n r i ch v ar i e ty w e re S he r e c ol l e ct e d i n fu ll , ,
su m m e r fol i ag e an d s he wo ul d fai n h av e fel t

,
s o m e b r e ath o f the c o ol e v e n i n g ai r w h i ch s he ,
k n ew w ell m u s t b e b l o wi n g at th at m o m e n t ,
th o u gh n o t fo r he r O r she was agai n i n the .
1 B ui l t 1 7 62 .
2
p 27
Le P eti t Tr i an on , D es j ar d i n s, . .
3
1 7 59 1 7 6 1
-
. B u i l t 7 7 3 f M adam d B arry
4
1 or e u .
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vo le pa o p ar t u t q l a R i a ai t p r d u
er s se - o ue e ne v e e
avo i r g ra é d e m d e l a R i d u q i u rai t l p r t
v e no e ne e ss s u o v es o es
C hat au t j ar d i d Tr i a L k mi th s a u t 17 85 ” ’
du e e n e n on . oc s cco n ,
es Na t 0 ,
1
( A r c/zi v .
A REVE RI E 14 5
m az y woo d b e y o n d the Ve rg e l ay b r i dg e fo l l o w
i n g i n th o u ght the so u n d o f the l i ght o p e rat i c
m u s i c s o o ft e n p l ay e d o n b r i ght aft e rn o o n s
, ,
wh i ch d r i ft e d p as t he r as s he m ad e he r w ay
al o n g the w oo d p ath s W e l l k n o w n b ars o f .
-
M o n s ig n y s m u s i c m i n g l e d w i th re m i n i s c e n c e s
’
o f S ac chi n i s an d G r et r y s
’
o p e ras W as i t ’
.
no t on an A u g u s t d ay t w el v e y ears ag o , ,
th at s he fi rs t act e d h e rsel f i n the ch arm i n g

l i tt l e n e w l y b u i l t th eat re ? 1 -
I t w as i n a pl ay
o f S e d ai n e ( L e R oi et te F er m i er
) fo r w h i ch
M o n s ig n y had wr i tt e n m u s i c e s p e c i all y fo r ,
the T r i an o n ; an d w i th p ai n i t w as r e m e m b e r e d
th at the p l o t o f the p l ay w as the fav o u r i te o n e

at T r i an o n v i z the s u p e r i o r i ty o f the fa r m e r s
’
.
,
c o n d i t io n o v e r th at o f the K i ng V au d re u il .
had act e d the p ar t o f the far m e r l o v e r to

he r J e n n y The Q u e e n s th o ught s fl e w to
’
.
an o th er an d the l as t act i n g s o i m m e d i at e l y
2
, , ,
fol l owe d by the fr i ghtfu l e p i s o d e o f the d i am o n d

n e ck l ac e w h e n o u t rag e fi rs t t o u ch e d he r an d
p erso n al p op u l ar i ty w as fi n al l y l os t U nde r .
3
p ressu re fro m the C o m t e d e V au d re u i l she had

1
u g u t 1 7 80
A s 15 ,
1 .
2
A ugu s t l g th , 17 35
3
C rd i
a l Rh na o an h ad b ee n r
ar e s e t d f ur d ay b f r
o s e o e, on
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s 7 85
i , 1 .
p re v ai l e d w i th the K i n g agai n s t hi s b e tt e r ,
u dg m e n t to all o w the M ar i ag e ae F i gar o to

j
’
,
b e act e d i n P ar i s In the fol l o w i n g y e ar the ?

,
o l d e r v e rs i o n o f the s am e p l ay had b ee n p e r
fo r m e d at T r i an on ; she had act e d R os i n a the 2

,
C o m t e d A rto i s had t ak en the p ar t o f F i gar o

’
an d V au d r e u i l th at o f A l m av i v a F o u r y ears .
l at e r the K i n g s p ro ph e cy had c o m e t ru e an d
’
the d e s t ru ct i o n o f the B as t i ll e had b ee n th e
s i g n al fo r Vau d re u i l s h u rr i e d fl i ght fr o m th e
’
c o u n t ry ?
W el l S he re m e m b e re d th at fal s e fr i en d ,
1
‘
wh o m s he had w i l l i n gl y r e c e i v e d i n t o he r m o s t
i n t i m at e c i r c l e th ou gh l att e rl y he had o ft en
,
w ear i e d her w i th hi s V i o l e n t t e m p e r an d
i m p o r t u n i t i e s fo r m ore l u c rat i v e p os t s .
5
Th er e was o n e d ay i n th at l as t s u mm e r at
T r i an o n s h o r t l y b efo re Vau d reu i l s fi n al d e p ar
,
’
t u re i n J u l y w h i ch s too d o u t e v e r y d e t ai l b e i n g
, ,
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1
ea a c ai s
’
p l ay of L e M ar i ag e ae
’
F ig ar o h ad b een
r wr i tt wi th
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o c in t ti en on r
f om the Ol d p l ay of Le
B ar oi er d e S ev i l l e i n 1 7 83
’
.
2
Twi ce p l ayed at Tr i a n on , Se pt em ber i 3 th, 1 7 84 , an d A ugu s t
1 9 th , 1 7 8 5 .
3 Jul y i 4 th , 1 7 89 .
1
L a Rei n e M ar i e A n toi n ette, D e N o hac, l p ag es 1 6 1 - 2 1 2,
22 3 , 2 24 .
15
L e P eti t Tr i an on , D e sj ar d i n s , p ag es 1 80, 1 7 8, 34 2 .
t d i n g n ear he r mo th e r o n the s t e p s o f
s an
1
th e i r c o ttag e o u ts i d e the e n cl osu re The ?
Q u e e n c al c u l at e d th at the g i rl who had th en ,
b een fou r t een y e ar s o l d ? m u s t n o w b e a y ou n g

w o m an o f s e v e n t een an d w i th he r p r o m i se o f ,
b eau ty w o u l d s oo n m arr y : p ro b abl y ; she

1 ‘
th o u ght to y o u ng Ch arp e n t i e r who was

, ,
5
1 8 7 6, 1 87 7 .
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M ar i am n e i s m en i on e t d am on g th e ch i ldr en
p ai d for p i ki c n g up d ad l
e e aves i n th e gr uo n d s, 1 7 83, A r c/z .
Na t 01, . 1 87 7 .
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s m o h er t d i ed sh o rtl y b f r e o e 1 7 9 3, Le
g en aes
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Tr i an on , Lav e n e rg .
2
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of 1 7 8 3 th r
e e is a b uild i n g u t ido s e th e wa ll
b et w ee n th e r u el l e an d th e f or te d e jar d i n i er .
3
If M a i an n e w as r 21 at h er so n s
’
b i r th in 1 7 96 sh e wo ul d
have b een 8 in 1 7 8 3, an d 14 in 1 7 89 .
( d au g h t r f a u d r g ar d
M ar i on r) wa
1 “ ”
In 1 7 93 e o n n e -
en e s
c h by th e V r ai ll R p u b l i a C lu b t p r at th
o sen e s es e c n o e son e e
l al G dd
oc f R a o H i fi d at th p r p t th
ess o e s on i gh t . or r e e os ec , e n
b f r th i t all at i
e o e e th al t ar
ns f th V r ai ll N tr
on on e o e e s es o e
D am he e, m p l t l y d i fig ur d h
s so fa e wi t h crat h
co e e s e er c s c es
fr m a t h r b r a h t h at h
o o n r mp l t el y l t th m ark
nc s e n eve co e os e s
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s n on e s n ou v r er err ss er ,
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o c e s c s n v s, n o e s, n e
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rc . .
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e . e n e o r en
s h w a i th C o i r g er i e Au g u t 1 7 9 2
e s n e H wa aft r war d
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w u d d at M ar
o n g a d b am a ap tai a d i 1 805 wa
e en o n ec e c n, n n s
app i t d by Nap l j ai i h f at th P t i t Tr i a
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o n e o eon ar n er en c e e e n on ,
a d m arr i d M ar i ( Leg d ae T i a p '

n e on en es r n on , .
A REVE RI E 14 9
al rea dy k n e w att ach e d to the g i rl The

, s he , .
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’
had b ee n a n e v e r fai li n g h app i n es s an d s he -

,
th ou ght w i th i n fi n i t e t e n d e r n e s s o f the t ro u bl e
th e i r l oy al s y m p athy fo r he r m u s t b e c au s i n g
th em n ow .
P ass i ng th ro u gh the gard e n e rs e n c l osu re ’
an d the f or te d en tr ee s he had c o me i n t o the

’
‘
E n gl i sh gard e n Adv an c i n g a fe w s t ep s s he .
,
had s u dd e n l y c au gh t s i ght o f V a u d re u i l s i tt i n g
“ ”
by the s mall c i r c u l ar r u i n e 1
d ress ed s he , ,
r e me m b e r e d i n the s l o u ch hat an d l arg e c l o ak

,
w h i ch had b e c o m e fash i o n abl e s i n c e he had
Th marr i ag
e r t i fi at f Al xa d r C h r p t i i 8 3
e ce c e o e n e a en er, n 1 2
( at t h at t i m / f d t l i x P f i ie Ry l d Tr i a
’
e c ze a e er au e n r es o a es e n on ,
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i
n a r e, a d M ri n A L m ai g a ( M ai r i d V r ai ll )
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a ct e d i n s u ch as A l m av i v a H e t u rn e d an d ?
l o o k e d at he r b u t d i d n o t r i se o r m ak e the,
s m all e s t g e s t u re o f r e c o g n i t i o n I t w as by he r .
own o r d e rs th at at T r ian o n he r l ad i es an d
ge n tl e m e n d id n o t r i s e or p u t aw ay th ei r
o cc u p at i o n s w h e n the Q u e e n e n t ere d a r oo m ;
b u t s he had l at e l y b e c o m e s e n s i t i v e an d o n th i s ,
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h o n o u re d g u e s t w h e re the h i gh e s t In the l an d ,
d es i re d to be an d or d i n ary g oo d m an n ers ,
r e q u i r e d hi m to d o m o r e th an s i t s t i ll an d l oo k
at he r w i th o u t s e e m i n g to n o t i c e he r The .
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wh i ch d i d n o t s ee m to mean mor e han th e t re p r od u ct i o n of an
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p ur t u t l p t i t
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p ar t s o f the g ard e n s ; an d 1
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, ,
s ee n tw o l ab o u r e r s i n th e i r p i ct u r e s q u e b ro w n
t u n i c s an d c ol o u r e d cnaf er on s r oug es fi ll i n g a 2
h i r e d c ar t w i th s t i ck s ?
C ross i n g the Ve rg el ay b ri dge S he had

app ro a ch e d the c av e r n o u s m o u th o f her
fav o u ri t e g ro tt o o v er w h i ch i v y fell i n g rac e fu l ,
4
w r e ath s F o r the fi r s t t i m e i n her e xp e ri e n c e

.
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e es oo s o s e en e s e e o
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n e co ve , so e es c e n ou e ss es o e o se,
A r c : Na t 0 , .
1
1 87 9 .
2
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S ee i llu t rat i
s on of 1 4 th cen t ur y p lay P a tl zel i n . rt
A i san s wo r e
i t i n th e i 7 th c en t ur y . S ee L es F oi r es
’
aes Ru es d e P ar i s .
M us é e Carn av al et . It w as p r b ab l y w
o orn by fi l d l b ur r u p
e a o e s
to th e Revo lu t i on .
3
Th er e i s no m en i on t of a c a rt a nd ho r s e as pa t r o f th e r g ul r
e a
e xp e n s es at rm b u t fr m t i m t t i m
th e F e e, o e o e un e vo i t ur a e un
ch al ev t , e d u t ur w r h i r d f p i k i g u p t i k i
u n co n c e
”
e e e or c n s c s n
th P r k 7 89 t h r i a t r y f p ay i g p lu
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e a J . an .
, 1 , e e s n en or n s un
h mmo f e th t p urp or d O t 4 th 7 89 w r ad f th
a o se an on c .
, 1 , e e o e
hi r i g f t r i j ur é d i t ur t d u x h au x ( l m t ”
n o o s o n es e vo e e e c ev a os
n e ce ssa ri l y r qu i r i g tw m ) ( 0 e n o en
1
,
l d p i t ur by L E p i a 7 83 I M i q m ap ( 7 8 3 )
1 ’ ’
S
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ee o c e s n sse, 1 . n ue s 1
tw g r tt
o o i di t d
o s ar e l t th r h r b r i d g
n th
ca e ,
o n e c o se o e oc e e, o n e
l ft f i t m i g fr m th H m au a d
e o co n a th Eo ar g t e a e ,
n on e n e r e sc o
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,
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,
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,
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A REVE RI E 153
s he had t i c e d th at the l i tt l e s t ream i ss u i n g

no
fro m the g ro tt o had n o t b e e n c l e ared bu t w as ,
ch o k e d w i th d e ad au t u m n l eav e s ?
Th i s u n
u s u al an d fo rl o rn s i gh t had re m ai n ed i n he r
mind H e re s he had sat fo r a t i m e l o o k i n g at
.
the p l ac e n o w d e s e r t e d by al l who had fo r m e rl y
b ee n w i th he r th ere an d as w as i n e v i t ab l e at , ,
th at t i m e o f p ol i t i c al an x i e ty b e c am e e n g ro s se d ,
i n m o u rn fu l an t i c i p at i o n s o f fu r th e r t r o u b l e s ?
Th e y had p resse d m o re th an she c o u l d b ear ,
an d fe el i n g a s u dd e n d e s i r e t o s p eak to s o m e
o n e s he had e n t e r e d t he m o ss l i n e d g r o tt o - 3
.
1
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e am s we O O t
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en aes
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by M d am J ul i La r g p 7 5
e r an on , a e e ve n e, . .
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S
n f M ar i A t i tt t h r w r at l
e e o e t t hr n o ne e e e e e eas ee
g r tt at Tr i
o os f wh i h ly
an on , o r m ai i t t d th t c on on e e ns n ac , an a
p i b l y th l t r at d i t may h b
oss e as c e f r m d al g w i t h
e ave een o e on
th E
e rg t h i ll r i d i 7 8 ( A l N t 0
sc a o , a se n 1 1 re i . a .
1
,
Th l d t g r tt i m t i d i 7 7 7 a d i g t th f t
e o es o o s en on e n 1 s en n a e or e
d ’
t
en r ee (0
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1
, ss n o e s e o s s ro o as
d r i i er wh i h f d ( p r h ap by p i p ) th
“ ”
a i n a ssan ce e v e, c e e s es e
s m ll i r ul ar l ak
a c c wh w t r p a d u d r th R h r
e, o se a e s s se n e e oc e
b r i d g t hr u gh th g r at l k t th t r am wh i h m d r d
e, o e e a e o e s e c e an e e
t hr ug h th g r u d A m ll ru i ha i g
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i
n a s s an ce d l e a r v e , 1 ,
es a n s, .
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c e s t ur ll y thr u gh th fi r t g r tt m
s a ne na a o e s o o see
to h ll t d i a l i tt l p l t th l w r d I Ju
av e c o ec e n e oo a e o e en . n n e,
1 7 80 a ,
w p t i t r i ier i t d d t
ne
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n en e o ca es e s a n an
1 54 A N A DVE NT U R E
P ass i n g the p o i n t o n he r l e ft h an d wh e re the
l i tt l e c as c ad e e n t e re d fr om ab o v e S he c l i m b e d ,
1
the ro ck s t ai r c as e l e ad i n g to the u pp er o p e n ?
i n g n e ar the f or te cl en tr te C om i n g o u t u pon ’
3
.
w t ra e s a w y di r t t th g r at l k wa m d ; a g r tt f
a ec o e e a e, s a e o o o
“
o val f r m wa d u g u d i t a d a m t g r ai d t
o
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s r ro n ,
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it i (0 n Th i 1
, d g r tt w p r b ab l y th s secon o o as o e
’
on e
d r i b d by D H q
esc e i t mu t ha t ur d at a a g l
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fr m th fi r t g r tt
o ed d d r th R h r b r i d g th t i y
s o o an en e n ea e oc e e, e n
ru i u p i g thr u gh a d b y d i t i t th g r at l ak
s s ea as s n o n e on n o e e e
1
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1
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Qu ) g ro tt t th g r at l ak A u gh k tch i th A c/
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.
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a . s o s s e n s os n .
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e c av e n -
e o o e en o e en s
’
o o,
l t th R her b r i d g i h w i L E p i a
c ose o e oc p i t ur f e, s s o n n
’
s n sse s
’
c e o
1 7 83 I t i t b b ser d t hat i t hi p i t ur
. s o e o la g r k ve n s c e no r e oc
( u h a th r i
s c s w) wa e e r th l g b r i d g whi h t d
s no s o ve e on e c s oo
u p l w r k b t w th tw l ak
on o oc s Th p i t ur u gg t
e een e o es . e c e s es s
th at th r k p i g f th g r tt ha b l i ft d away from i t
e oc o en n o e o o s een e s
o r i g i al p l a t i t p r t p i t i
n ce o r th l g R h r b r i d g
s e s en os on o v e e on oc e e .
1
DH ’
q d e r i b th g r tt a d ar k
ez e c ues fi r t t ri g
sc es e o o s on s en e n ,
l i d wi th m a d a ha i g a tai r a e wi th i i t l ad i g t
ne oss, n s v n s c s n e n o
th e s u mmi t f th e r ck Th i t ai r a may b i d t i al wi t h
o o s . s s c se e en c
th r e k t ai r a
oc w att a h d by m d r ma
s c se n o y t the b a k c e o e n so n r o c
o f th g r at r k o e th b r i d g w i t h u t a y app ar t r ea
e e oc v r e e, o n en s on .
3
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v e o a diti e f th Qu e g r tt
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d r ib e d by D H q ) i b t ai ab l e fr m th e h i g h g r u d
esc
’
ezec u es s o n o o n
i t h i p ar t f th e E g l i h g a d
n s o n s r en .
s u rr o u n d e d by th uj as p i n e t re e s It an d " 1
had b e e n o n e o f the m o s t ch ar m i n g o f he r
i n v e n t i o n s an d i n fa n cy the Q u e e n ag ai n s aw
,
e v e ry s te p o f the way an d the t ri c k l i n g ,
s t ream p ou r i n g o v e r the r o ck s at he r r i ght
h an d am i d s t fe rn s an d m oss o n i ts way i n to
, ,
the g r o tt o b el o w the b r i dg e .
S i tt i n g u n d e r the n o r th t errac e n ear the d o o r

l ead i n g fro m the h o u se to the Jeu d e B ag u e ,
s he had r e o p e n e d an d re re ad the m i n i s t e r s
’
- -
l e tt er wh i l s t w ai t i n g for the c arr i ag e .
l i k e the Q u ee n r e m e m b e re d th at t
,
s he had b ee n wear i n g th at m o r n i n g was
o f the l i ght s k i r t s r e p ai r e d d u r i n g th at s u m
the g re e n s i l k b o d i c e m ad e i n J u l y a la ,
wh i t e fi chu an d a s t raw hat

?
,
At th at mo m en t two of the man y s t ran g e rs

1 “
face d u chat eau
En p e l ou e se t e m i ai t p a
un e s r n r
u e r
n h e mb r agé e d p i
oc o d e t h uj a d mel ez e t ur m
n s, tai t s, e es, e s on
d
’
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on mm o
r s n r e, co t re d a l e m tag e
e n e en c on ns s on n s
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sse e es (S u
c i es d u s o ven r s
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P ag p
e, .
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oc
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, sur 21 on n s ns
gau h t e m ta t a R her
c e e n on n M t agu de Pi
oc 2 . on ne s ns
d r i t e e m t a t a R h ( A l N at 0
o n on n e u oc er I ”
791 rc i . .
1
, n 1 ,
eve r y f w d ay s d ur i g J a u ary F b ary M ar h f that y ar

e n n , e ru , c o e ,
t r w r e t up fr m th m t ag
ees e o rn I
o Ap r i l 1 7 9 2
e on n es. n , ,
J ur é 2 ar a he r l Th uj a
o n e r c l e m t ag e
es (0 s s ur s on n s
1
,
1
Li j l d M ad m El fl e pp 4 04 4 3 3 6 5 369
v r e- ou r n a e a e o , .
, 2 , , .
A REVE RI E 157
who c am e i n as th e y l i k e d p as s ed he r by
n ow
an d e v e n w e n t u p o n to the t e rr ac e b e h i n d
he r by the s t ai r c as e at he r l e ft h a n d The .
1
Q u ee n k ne w th at he r c o n c i e rg e ( B o n n efoy D u
P l an ) was i n fo r m e d th at s he w as th e re an d
2
,
wo u l d c e rt ai n l y o n s e e i n g th e m fr o m hi s att i c
,
w i n d o w o v e r the ch ap e l s e n d s o m eo n e to as k ,
th e m to g o fu r th e r fro m the h o u s e I t m igh t .
n o t h av e b e e n w i s e b u t he r o l d se r v an t s had ,
d o n e all th e y d are d to p ro t e ct he r p ri v acy S he .
had b e fore n o w w h e n wan d e ri n g ab o u t al o n e

, ,
h eard the c o l d n e ss an d u n c o n c e rn w i th w h i ch
the B e rs y b ro th e r s had d i r e ct e d s t ran g e rs i n
the g rou n d s J u s t as she had e xp ect ed a

.
,
mo m e n t l at e r the Q u ee n had h ear d the s l a m o f

,
the ch ap e l d oo r a n d had th o u ght th at L ag ran g e

3 ‘
w o u l d p ro b ab l y c o n d u ct th e m i n t o the av e n u e
by the p as s ag e o f the f or te d e l a m én ag er i e ,
ft er M ay
1
A , 1 7 8 9, th e gr u
o n d s we r e t hr o wn O p en ( De s
j rd p
a i n s, .
2
Le P eti t Tr i an on , D e s j ar d i pp
n s, . 1 8 8 , 1 89 .
1
Th e gr t ea d roo of th e c h ap l e ,
wh i c h l ed in t o th e r y l
o a
g ll ry
a e ,p o en e d up on a t rr
e ac e th j
en oi n e dt o th e w es e tr t n e rr ace
of th e hu o se .
1
The n am e o f th e u
S i sse ( i n 1 7 89 ) in ch a rg f th f t
e o e or e au
’
f er r on d e [ a Cnaf etl e was L a gr g an e . Hi s r m wr bh d

oo s e e e in
th e c h p l (D
a e es aj rd i n s, p .
th at b e i n g the n eares t way o u t o f the
?
gar d en s
The c ar r i ag e w as r e ady an d the m o m e n t ,
had c o m e fo r ral l y i n g he r fo r c e to ac t the

par t o f a t ru e q u e e n i n w h at e v er c i r c u m
s t an c e s w e r e b e fo re he r The v i v i d d ream .
w as o v e r an d i n p ro p o r t i o n as h e r r e t r o s p e ct
,
w as c o n c e rn e d wi th m o re i m p or tan t m att e rs ,
the d e t ai l s s t oo d out l ess c l earl y i n he r

mind .
Th e re was n o re fres h me n t i n go i n g o v e r the

e v e n t s o f the re s t o f th at d ay ; th o u gh so m e o f
th e m c ame b ack to her i n rap i d su cc ess i o n .
The h u rr i e d r e t u rn o f the K i n g fro m h u n t i n g

at M e u d o n ; the c o u n c i l s ; the v ari at i o ns o f
p ol i cy ; the p re se n c e o f a ro ugh an d al arm i n g

l o o k i n g c ro w d o n the P l ac e d A r m e s ; the free
’
fight s ; the d e p u tat i o n o f w o m e n e s co r t e d by

M o u n i e r o n the p ar t of the A s s e mb l y : th e n
the fi n al o rd e r i n g o f the c arr i ag e s too l at e fo r
e s c ap e ; the h e avy d e p re ss i n g rai n fro m 4 p m .
1
Ac co rdi n g to M d e No hac ( see
. l no e t to Con si gn es d e M ar i e
A n toi n ette, p 7 ) th f te d l mé g
. e or e a na er i e sh o ul d be p l a ed
c
near th b u i l d i g f th k i t h a d
e n s o e c en s n con c i e rg e ri e
. In M i q u e s
’
m ap ( 7 8 3) a b r ad p a ag l d t h r u gh
1 o ss e e o th es e bu ld g fr
i in s om
th F r
e h g ar d
enc t th a ue
en o e v en .
1 60 A N ADV E NTU RE
we r e t e rri bl e to l o o k at I t w as th e y who ?
e n act e d the h o r r i d s c e n e o f b e h e ad i n g the tw o
m u rd e r e d g u ard s ( Var i c o u r t an d D e sh u t te s )
u n d er t he ro y al w i n d o w s i n the C o u r d e
M ar b r e ; an d u n t i l th e y m arch e d o ff to P ari s
c arr y i n g w i th th e m the tw o d e cap i tat e d h e ad s
o n s p i kes i t was i m p o ss i bl e to c o m e to an y
,
t e rm s w i th the m o b B u t aft er th ei r d e p ar t u re .
,
by L afay e tt e s wi s h ( w h i ch at th at t i me am o u n t ed
’
t o c o m m an d ) fi rs t the K i n g an d th e n the Q u e e n
,
had v e n t u re d o n to the b al c o n y an d had b e e n ,
g re e t e d w i th s o m e w arm th .
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1 “
Pa mi r eu x se fig ur é t r g
tr ou v oi e n t d es h om m es d e e an e,
ce q i u mb l i
se y i r é é pp l é
o en t l p u p l d P ri
av o t a e s ; c ar e e e e a s
a sa p h y i mi s on o ux q i l e, i e t ce t bi d i u e c on n o ss en t s av e n en s
t i g u r l ét r g r q i y f d t C b d f r u h
n e es an e s u s
’
con on en . es an es a o c es
i
av o en t p re d e l g r d ce t i l d t i l f u t bi l d i ti
a a e na o n a e, on a en a s n
g u r lle ; e e t u t l dé r d r d l d m i
es c au s r e n t o A e so e u en e a n . u
d h r l brig d é i
e o s, es an mp ré d d u x g rd d
s s
’
to e n t e a s e e a es u
co r p i l l ur
s ; s pe e l tet m l g r é l ff r t d u x
c ou r en t a e, a es e o s e ce
d es g rd ti u x q i i i
a es n a on a E fi tt b d d
u ar r v o e n t . n n ce e an e e
sc é l é r t r p r i t l r u t d P r i mp r t t i g d i t i r
a s e a o e e a s, e o an en s ne e v c o e
l
es d u x t et d g r d d
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es es c o s . v ec eu x s a o e
’
lh or r e urd e es g l t d m t i Al l
s c n es san ter an e s a a n . ors e c arac e
na ti l m tr d t ut
on a se on d ur L
a an sl d t p ri i
o e s a c an e . e s so a s a s en s
et l g r d d i mb
es a es a ro — Al m l Ai ’
s e io d ras sen t .
”
an a c z f s tor ue e
l R
a l i
ev o u t onF ci M J P R b t pp 5
r an a se, 53 . . . a an ,
. 1 1- 1 .
Th i w s w r i tt as i 79 d R b
en w g u i ll t i d l t r
n 1 1 , an a au t as o ne a e
co m me G i r o n d i n .
”
A R EV E R I E 16 1
p rot ect i ng i n fl ue n c e of L afay e tt e to d e p e n d o n ,
no r e v e n the d o u btfu l fri e n d s h i p o f M i rab eau .
The mob had gai n e d the u pp er h an d an d ,
see me d to b e al t o g e th er c o m p os ed o f w i l d
b eas ts th i rst i ng fo r b l o od W ho wou l d s av e
.
th em fro m the h o r ri b l e c ro wd p ress i n g agai n s t

the g r i l l e ? I t had n o t b een w i th ou t rel i e f th at
M ari e A n t o i n e tt e had j u s t h eard the d e c ree
passe d to k ee p th em i n the b u i l d i n g w h e re
th ey we re for the n ight Bu t wh at aft e rward s ?
.
C l earl y th ey we re n ot to g o b ack to the

T u i l eri es The m e n t i o n o f the L u x e mb o u rg
.
pal ac e was i n t e res t i n g ; s t i l l m o re so the arg u

,
me n t s o f the o pp o s i t i o n th at i t c o n t ai n e d
d ange rou s su bt e rran ean p as sages an d op po r
The Q u ee n s b rai n was
’
tu n i ti es for e s c ap e .
eag e rl y at wo r k ag ai n an d i n t e ns el y c o n s c i ou s
,
o f t he p rese n t .
Bu t M ad am e R o y al e an d the D au ph i n had
bo rn e al l th ey c ou l d an d at 7 p m M ad am e d e
, .
T o u rz el was all o w e d to see the acc o m m o d at i o n

be i n g p rep are d fo r the p ar ty i n the c el l s o f the
an c i e n t conven t des F eu i l l an ts I t was n o t t i l l
.
10 p m . th at th e y w e re e s c o rt e d th i th e r by
re p re s e n t at i v es o f the A s s e m b l y ; b u t fo r the
el d ers i t was n e i th e r to re s t n o r to sl e ep fo r ,
1
th e y w e r e s t i l l w i th i n s o u n d o f the fi e r c e m ob
o u t s i d e as w e l l as o f the d i s t an t hu m o f the all
p o w er ful A sse m b l y ab o u t to d e c re e th e i r i m
m e d i at e d e s t i n at i o n
.
Th ree m o re wear y d ay s an d n i ght s s p en t i n

mu ch the s am e m an n e r w e re fo r c e d u p o n the
u n h appy fam i l y b e fo r e th e y w e r e c o n d u ct e d to
the T e m p l e ,
an d i n t o w h a t p r o v e d to b e fo r
t he m aj o r i ty o f th e m the v al l e y o f the s h ad o w
o f d e ath.
E . M .
Nov em oer , 1 908 .
M e7n oi r es d e M ad ame de Tou r z el

1
.
APPEN DI X
IT i s i n re s p on se to the e n q u i ri es o f m an y fri e n d s
b t
a ou A n A d v en tu r e t hat we g ive the fol l o wi n g
add i t i on al d etail s .
Two t o f the e xp ed i t i o n to the P e t i t

acco un s
T ri an o n i n Au gust 1 9 0 1 were wri tte n i n d ep en d en t l y

, ,
by each o f us when we d i scovered t hat thou g h she ,
h ad b een so n e ar u s an d t h e re w as so l i tt l e e l se to
l o o k at we had n o t b o t h see n the l ady
,
Of these .
fou r accou n t s A 1 2 are d ate d N ovem b er 2 5 th an d

, ,
2 8 th 1 9 01
,
an d we re w ri tt e n fo r the p u r p o s e o f
,
fi n d i n g o ut who m we had s een i n co m mo n : wi th

the resu l t t h at the wo m an an d g i rl an d co t tag e were
d i scovered to have b een seen o n l y by o n e o f us The .
o ri g i n al M SS o f A 1 an d 2 are s t i ll i n e x i s t e n ce
?
.
B 1 2 accou n t s were o f a m ore d esc ri p t i ve charact er

,
an d w ere w r i tt en for t ho se w ho h ad n o t see n the
p l ace : fo r fro m the fi rst mo men t o f o u r re t urn to

E n g l an d we had t al k e d freel y abo u t the e xpe ri e n ce to
1
A ut wr
I , 2 acco t t th S i ty f P y h i l R h i
n s e e se n o e oc e or s c
'
ca ese ar c n
O t b r 90 b f r
c o e , 1 y i
2, t ig t i b g
e o e an n v es a o ns e an .
o ur fi dr en s an d t hey had as ked m an y q ti
u es B on s . 1
was d td a e N ove m b e r an d B 2 D ec e er 1 1
, mb 90 It
, .
w i l l b e s een t hat the n arrati v e i n A n A d ven tu r e w as

c h i e fly t ak e n fro m t he se I t was n ot u n t i l 1 9 04 o n
.
,
d i s coveri n g the chan ged asp ect o f the grou n d s that ,
we att ached an y s p ec i al i m p ortan ce to B I 2 p ap ers , .
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an M S b oo k i n 1 9 06 an d t h en d es t roy e d
.
,
T hey are .
re p ro d uc e d he re as t hey wer e wri t ten wi t h t he i r
foot n o tes N 0 o ther versi o n s were mad e

?
.
The s to ry was t o l d to m an y p e o p l e n earl y ,
forty o f who m have wri tten t esti m on i es to the fac t .
T hese testi m o n i es ran ge i n d ate fro m O cto ber 1 9 02 , ,
to S e p te m b e r 1 9 1 0 an d m an y o f the wri t ers s t at e

, ,
t hat t hey heard the s t ory m uch e arl i er—s o m e as

e arl y as A u g us t 1 9 01 M an y al so ad d the fact
, .
that the n arrat i ves t ol d to o r s ee n by t he m , ,
we re n o t on l y co m p l e te an d i d e n ti c al wi th t hose
p u b l i she d i n A n A d ven tu re b u t that the hi sto ri cal ,
i nves t i g at i o n s h ad ei the r n o t b eg un o r we re i n
co m p l e te B y far the l arg e r n u m b er o f the c orro
.
b orati ve d at a c am e to l i g h t afte r 1 9 06 S o me o f .
o ur fri e n d s t o o k p art i n the research whil st the ,
p resence o f on e o f the l ast wi t n esses o f the se ri es i s

vo uche d fo r at the fi n d i n g o f sev eral m os t i m p o rt an t
fac ts i n S ep te mb e r 1 9 1 0 T hes e test i m o n i es to g ether
,
.
,
1
Furth r xpl
e e an a ot ry f t t oo n o es are di s ti g i h d fr m th by b i g
n u s e o ese e n
wi th i br k t
n ac e s.
b e co m e too l arg e to k ee p to o ursel ves an d that i t was ,
the o n l y m e an s o f k e e p i n g the s t o ry i n t ac t an d co rrect .
A t the m o me n t o f seei n g the m there was n ot hi n g

s p e c i al l y to r e m ar k ab o u t the d ress e s A t that t i m e .
n e i t he r o f u s h ad an y i n t i m at e k n o w l e d g e o f F r an ce ,
an d the q u i e t g ree n u n i fo r ms O f the g u ard s we re
t hou ght to be the usual cost u mes o f those i n charge .
The o ther d resses we re acce p te d as fo rei g n ; we

o b se rve d t he m c are fu l l y b u t n o t c ri t i c al l y
,
As we .
fou n d out that po i n t after poi n t was i n comp at i bl e

wi t h p re s en t co n d i t i o n s an d al so s t ran g e to s ay
, , ,
wi t h p i c t u res o f e arl i er co s t u mes an d su ch g u i d e

b oo k m ap s as we co u l d d i scover ou r cri ti cal atti tu d e ,
b ecame d efi n i te W e s p are d n o pai n s to i nvesti gate

.
every d e t ai l o f the e xp e ri en ce T hese d etai l s had

.
been wri tten d own years b e fo re and were b ei n g

freel y d i scussed by o ur fri en d s who heard our re p o rts ,
y e ar by y ear .
W e t hi n k i t i s i n t ere s t i n g t hat th e p e rs on s we
s aw w ere al l , a pp are n tl y ,
in un d ress , an d i t may b e
fo r that reason that we c an fi nd n o p i ctu res whi ch
e x ac t l y re p ro d u c e the co s t u m es wh i c h we s aw The .
gu ard s were n ot i n c e re m on i al d ress T hey seem .
to h ave b e e n i n the f eti te l i vr ee whi ch fro m the fact

’
that t hey for m e d p ar t o f the corf s d es g a r d es c o m
m an d e d by the C o m te d A rto i s w as
’
p b bl y
ro a so m e
s ha d e g ree n Th e c oat s we re
of . s h p d
a if
e un or ms,
but rat he r l on g e r an d si m p l er t han th ose of the ro y al
APPE N DI X 167
ho usehol d ,
of w h i c h w e hav e s i n c e se e n i l l u s trat i o n s ?
W e n o w k n o w fro m w ri tte n sou rces that the Q u e e n had

a d re ss o f the kind d esc r i bd e ,
an d it is l i k el y t on
th a
d ivi ng over
r to T r i an o n o f a m o rn i n g d ur i n g that s ad
t i me—as on e h i s t o ri an sa y s,
“
to c ry q u i etl y — S he ”
wo u l d h av e wo rn so me su c h d re ss rath e r t han the
s m ar t s k i rt o v er ho o p s, wi h t o ne Of the g ai l y
d t d wo n d e rfu ll y sh ap e d h at s seen i n bo ok s
e c o ra e ,
o f c ost u m e O ur i m p ress i o n o f the C hap e l man was

.
that he c am e to u s i n su ch a h u rry t h at he had n o t
h ad t i m e to p u t o n h i s c o at A l l we c an re m e m b er .
o f hi s c l o th es i s t h at the y we re e x tre m e l y p l ai n ,
t i ght an d d ar k es p eci al l y the s l eeves b u t we d i d

, , ,
n o t n o ti ce d e t ail s an d d o n o t ag ree ab o u t the co l o u r ;

,
o n e o f u s t h ou g h t i t was b l ac k th e o the r c al l e d i t ,
d ark b ro wn The e ffe ct was o f so me thi n g u n fi n i shed

. .
The run n i n g m an an d the m an by the k i o s k we re n o t

i n the T ri an o n l i v e ry ( sc a l e t an d g o l d ) i n w hi ch r ,
e ven th e K i n g o fte n c am e to v i s i t the Q uee n an d ,
wh i ch was re q u i r ed o f g e n t l e m e n o n m os t o cc as i o n s ,
an d al so fo rm e d t he l i ve ry o f al l th e Q ueen s d o m e s t i c
’
m en se rvan t s b o th at V e rs ai l l es an d at T r i an o n
-
?
B u t we h ave l e arn t s i n ce t h at i t w as n o t i n var i ab l y

re q u i re d when g e n t l e m e n ac c i d e n tal l y wal k e d i n th e
1
T h ese m en we r l d rly
e e e O fli ci al s , o n e O l d r th
e an th r l
the o e oo kin g
ry gr g q t yug
,
wo r n an d ve Th ru
ave e nnin m an w as ui e o n ac ti ve, an d
b bbl i g r wi th x i t m t
.
,
u n o ve e c e en .
1
The Ki n g l i ry w blu
’
s ve as e an d si ve l r .
g ro u n d s . The two m e n were i n the n e wes t f ash i o n
wo rn by p i v t p i r a e erso n s n 17 8 9 , but i n n o so r t o f
unif m A b t C h i tm
or . ou r s as , 1901, we s aw pi t c u res
of g tl men d t V e en s
’
re s s a e rs ail l es o f a ra t he r e arl i e r
d t ( p b bl y L i
a e ro a ou s Th e d ress c o n si s e t d of
cl oa ks ,
l arge hat s, an d s wo r d s, b u t t he cl o a ks w e re
t
s ho r e r an d the h a ts w e re pl u me d d l an ess si m pl e
than tho se we saw S i n ce the u ca o n o f thi s . p bl i ti

b oo k we have fo u n d an i ll u strati o n o f the e x act
c l o ak s an d h at s T hey are i n an o l d en gravi n g o f
.
H arl eq u i n s D i sg u i se E xposed ( Wag n er s p ri n t

’ ” ’
Ve n i ce 1 8 th cen tu ry ) The cl oak i s am p l e an d l on g

, .
,
an d th e h at l arg e so ft an d p l ai n , , .
O n e thi n g h as e m p h as i se d i t s el f i n the cou rse o f

the e x am i n at i o n W e s aw n o o n e ap art fro m so m e
.
a pp p ro r i ate s ce n e r y i n w h i c h he or She had o n ce
ac e t d . The g u ard s at th e gat e an d the wo m an an d
g i rl had the i r n atu ral b ackg ro u n d i n the f or te d a
ja r d i n i er ( w h i ch is s ti l l the re ) , an d the co tt ag e s tan d

i ng c l o se by . The ru n n i n g m an an d the ro c k in
f t
ron of wh i c h h e d pp d t g th
t
s oo a eare o e er . The
o ther m an was no t p t f m th k i
a ar k by whi ro e os ch he
h ad o n ce s at . Th l dy we ma f as n ear so e o rm e r
ehtran ce to the t e rrace an d the an c i en t Je u de B ag ue ,
an d she was si tt i n g u n d e r the sh a d e of m an y tre es
c o l l e cte d in o rc har d lik f

-
e ashi on on the f el ou s e,
t ho u g h n one of thi s is usu al l y vi i bl s e . The m an

fro m the Ch p a el c am e out of the accu s o m e t d
p e c u l i ar se n sa t i on som e t i me s f lte in sl e e p of n ot
b ei n g abl e to g ro u n d q u i c k l y S o far fro m

co ve r the .
our h av i n g b een ab s e n t m i n d e d
-
w e r e m e m b er o u r
,
e asy c o n ve rs ati o n at the t i me wh i l s t the wan t o f

,
e x ac t k no wl ed g e o f the way h ad m ad e u s i n cre as i n g l y
al e r t an d att e n t i v e to th e c o n t our o f the g ro u n d an d
the b ac kg ro u n d o f sce n e ry W e d i d n ot si t d o wn
.
an y wh e re i n the g rou n d s o r i n the ho u se b u t we re ,
wal k i n g b ri s k l y fo r ward al l the t i m e e x ce p t fo r ,
the m o m e n t s whe n we s p o k e to the g u ard s an d
the r u n n i n g m an ,
d el ay e d us I f the curi o u sl y
.
c han g e d l oo k o f t hi n g s i n the m i d s t o f co n t i n u i t y
d u ri n g an ecl i p se o f the sun i s re m e mbered the ,
e xp ress i o n ev e ry t hi n g l o o k e d u n n at u ral t here fo re u n ,
e as an t wi l l b e u n d e rs t o o d I f s o me s u ch i m p re ss i o n
” ?
p l ,
was fel t fo r ab o u t hal f an ho u r i n a s h ad y p l ace fu l l

o f t ree s o n a fi n e aft e r n o o n wi t hou t s u n s h i n e i t wo u l d ,
e n h an ce—wi t h o u t an y s t art l i n g se n se o f i n c o n g r u i t y
—the d ee p e n i n g o pp res si ve s ti l l n ess ; an d i t m i g ht

e as i l y b e m i s t ak e n at the m o me n t for so me p ers o n al
i n ab i l i t y to s ee t hi n gs fres hl y an d b r i g ht l y If ei ther .
o f u s h ad g u ess e d t hat the o t her w as fee l i n g the
s ame thi n g o r i f i t h ad l as te d l o n g e r we m i g h t have

, ,
s p o k e n o f i t at the t i me ; and wh en a fe w d ay s l at e r , ,
the i d e a o f fl au n ti ng fi rs t o cc u rre d to o n e o f u s we ,
i n s t an tl y s p o k e o f i t to o n e an o t he r .
1 We h av e si n ce l r t fr m th A
ea n o e l Rgi
n n ua e th t Augu t
ster a on s 1 oth,
1 901 , th re e was a g r l l tri l di turb

en e a e ec ca s an ce th gh ut E ur p
r ou o o e.
APPE N DI X 17 1
Th ere are hi s t ori cal pi t

o n s s ti l l n ee di n g co n fi r m a
t i on . S o me thi n g we k n o w fro m M i q u e s m ap an d
,
’
the mar k s o n the w al l w as b u i l t o u t s i d e the

,
gard en er s y ard b u t we have n ot y et d i sc overed

’
,
whet her i t was the co tt ag e wi th s i d e way s te p s u p on

whi ch th e wo man an d g i rl we re s t an d i n g W e k n ow .
where the
“
p et i t e ru i n e d archi tectu re p l aced o n the
’
o l d es t g ro tt o an d the ,
r u i n e fo rm an t l a n ai ss an c e d e
l a ri vi ere p ro b ab l y stoo d an d we have fou n d o u t

”
,
what was the c os t o f the l att er c o m p ared w i t h the

T mpl
e e d e l A mo u r
’
an d the B el véd ere , 1
b u t we h ave
see n no pi t
c u res of i t, t ho u g h we have h u n te d in
many t i o n s b oth i n E n g l an d an d F ran ce an d
co l l e c ,
p pl
eo e h ave v e ry k i n d l y l e n t u s o ld fam i l y s k e t c h
b k
oo s O f t hat p eri o d A ro u gh d rawi n g was m ad e
.
of it in 1 9 04 f ro m m e mo r y ,
wh en w e f il d
a e to fi n d
the k i oskt hi s i s s t il l i n e x i sten ce ; b u t n ot h i n g

,
an d
has b een d i scovered to j ust i fy t h at m e m ory b ey o n d

wri tt en reco rd s W e hav e seen n o p i ct u re o f the
.
ro c k i n fro n t o f wh i ch th e m an s t o o d n or c an we ,
fi n d an y t ru st wo rthy i ll u st rat i o n sho wi n g the s te p s u p

to the t e rrace by the Jeu d e B ag u e ; m ap s an d
mar k s o n the wal l su gg est i n g the p os si b i l i ty are al l

t hat we have T hou gh we k n ow n ow O f the fo rme r
.
e x i st en ce o f th e l i tt l e b r i d g e an d o f the m i n i at u re
1
u
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en i e s .
pl
Tem e d e l Am ou r,
’
li rv es , 7 d en i e s r
Bl
.
e v dr
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v es , 1 9 s o u s , 8 d e n i e s. r
c asc ade wh i c h p ass e d th ro u gh
Q ue en s gro tto i t
the
’
,
d oes n ot su rp ri se u s that there i s n o t race o f e i ther i n

M i q u e s p l an ; fo r the b ri d g e an d ravi n e ove r w hi ch
’
i t p asse d mu s t h ave b e en s o s m al l c o m p are d to th e

l arg e b ri d g e o ver the o p en l ak e ( wh i ch we c al l the
R o cher b ri d ge) that they c o u l d hard l y have b een
e n t ere d o n a m ap o f s u c h s m al l d i m en s i ons T hei r .
re s p ec ti v e s i z es as we l l as th e fac t t h at o ne was o ver

,
the o p e n l ak e an d the o t he r i n a co n fi n e d p os i t i o n o n
h i g h g ro u n d c o m p l e te l y d i s ti n g u i s he d t h ese b ri d ges
,
fro m o n e an other an d al so fro m the o ther b ri d ges

,
th at are s ti l l o n the l o w m e ad o w g ro u n d ove r the
wi n d i n g s t re am W e s ti l l h av e to l e arn whether
.
the c arri ag e ro ad was as w e b e l i ev e w e S aw i t o p en

, ,
to the s k y o r as the au t h o ri t i es o n th e s p o t s u gg es t
, ,
a c l o se d p ass ag e h avi n g d oo r way s at e i t h e r e n d .
The fi rs t o f th e o l d m ap s app e n d e d i s d at e d ve rs “
b u t the B el ved ere was n ot fi n i she d u n t il the

fol l owi n g y e ar Al l the p arts that have co me out
.
d ark re presen t g ree n —ei ther t rees o r grass The

, .
m asses o f trees p l an t ed i n the f r es o f the E n g l i sh

“ ’
g ard e n we re p l an ted i n 1 7 8 4 to 1 7 8 6 ( T hi s p o i n t .
w as di sc o v er e d by us i n th e arc h i ves in The

m ap i s there f o re e arl i e r than the pl
t rees
an ti n g of th e
o n t h e f el ouse I t i s al so earl i e r than the b u i l d i n g o f

.
the s tab l e s ; the re i s o n l y a g re en p athway b e t wee n
the b u il d i n g s o f the cu i s i n es an d k i t che n g ar d en b e d s .
We fi rs t saw t hi s m ap i n 1 9 06 .
B oth map s are earl i er than the H am eau ? W e fi rst
saw M i q ue s m ap i n ’
1 9 07 ,
an d h ad i t ph t g p h d
o o ra e
an d en l ar ged in 1 9 08 , in or d er to s u t dy i t m o re
c l o sel y .
The thi rd m ap b e l on gs to the t i me of L o ui s

P hi l i pp that the ro ad b etween the s tab l es
e , an d s h o ws
an d k i t che n s h ad by that t i m e b een b u i l t ove r an d ,
that the p rese n t wal l fro m the n orth wes t corn er o f -
the t errace to the F re n ch g ard en h ad b een p l ace d .
I t al so sho ws the g ro tto d est roye d an d cut u p i n to

the m o u n d s wi t h t re e s an d sh ru b s s e p arat e d fro m
o n e an o t her by t o rt u o u s p at hs whi ch are p ro b ab l y ,
the sa me as are to be f
oun d now
?
M y an of ge me n ts o f
th e o rn ame n al t arr an the
Q ueen s p ri vat e gard e ns were o nl y i n e x i st en ce

’
for
ab o u t S i x te en y e ars o r eve n l e s s at a t i m e when , , the
d a Tréfl e 8 B el véd ere 9 M ai son d u j rd i i r

a n e 10 T h trea e.
ur l i ttl f rm
. . . . . .
M ad ame d e P o mpad o 3 S l i ll
’
11 P j s e a 12 av d on e eu. 1 a on
fr i 4 Ki t h d t b l bui l d i g 5 Ch p l
. . . .
a s. 1 . c en an s a e n s. 1 . a e .
Th H m u w b i g m d fr m 7 8 t
1
e a ea as 7 86
e n a e o 1 2 o 1 .
Wh t i
2
a wb i g ll d th Qu
s no gr tt i w b li th
e n ca e e een s
’
o o s, e e eve, e
l g R h r bri dg wi th i t urr u d i g r k
on oc e e s s o n n oc s.
Th G i d j
e u 9 he l t r d i t f rm r m gr
oan n e, 1 1i u t f th as a e e s o e ea e acco n o e
gr u d f th P ti t Tri w m ti gr tt pl i g i t i th
,
o n s o de e an on an no en on s a o o, ac n n e
ri ght p r t f th g rd i t w ll th R h r b ri dg wh i h w
a o e a en no ca s e oc e e, c as on ce
th j u ti b tw th tw l k l p t d b i r i “ ”
e nc on e een e o d a es, e on e o s su r un e av n e , an
y f th l k
sa s o erm t a e,
“
t m i té l
on p ti t rui u q i
e on e a son ex re e e ssea u
l l im t
’
a t gg
en e e d p ti t l
on but th i d
a n e on seco n t m k th e ac s o es n o a e e
l g bri d g
on l i tt l bri dg wh i h w
e ou r h igh gr u d t f ight f
e e c as on o n ou o s o
th l k
e a ed i t m k th f ti t i
n or oes i th r th l i tt l
a e d e e r u sseau e e e e casca e or
th f ti t
e ei ie b th f wh i h p d th r ugh th Qu
e r v r e, o o gr tt d c asse o e een s
’
o o an
h d i pp r d wi th i t
ave sa ea e .
APPEN DIX 175
p bl i
u c an d even the C o ur t we re e xl ddc u e . I mm e
d i atel y a ft er the Q ueen s d eath i n 1 7 9 3 he r s ec al

’
p i
gro tt o ,
w i th i ts l i tt l e ravi n es an d the t rees an d roc k s
pl ace d b a o ve i t, was d e mo l i she d ,
no e x ac t r eco l l ec
t i on of t h ei r p o s i ti on h av i n g b ee n t
re ai n e d— ,
as far
as we can di v s co er . S u ch c o n te m p y w it
o rar r ers as
D H ez ecq ue s A rt h u r Y o u n g , the
’
,
P i d Lig
r n ce e n e,
an d K arams i n e , are q ui te va gue an d g e n eral in t h ei r

acc o u n s t . L ou i s P hi l i pp e ma d e m an ym o re c h an g e s ,
an d , u n l es s the pl ace h ad b een ac u a t l ly s ee n i n i ts ol d
co n d i ti o n s, the ver ym g re s t ate m en t s i n the archive s

ea
an d e l se where w ou ld n o t w e t h i n k h ave t o l d e n o ug h
, ,
to h a e v ena bl d e us to rec o n st ru c t i t .
YEA R S I N WH I C H PO I N T S W E R E
D I S C OV E R E D
I 90I
De c . Old pi t c u re o f V e rs ai l l es in an e arl i e r re i gn .
T re es fl tt d ff t th
c ut fl at, b ut w e s aw a en e e ec ra er
th t
an t fl t G tl m
ree s c u d i ti g f a . en e an s
’
r es s , c o n s s n o
l k
c oa d d h t t x tl y wh t w w i
an ro u n a ,
no e ac a e sa n
L di d g th d k i t h t fi h ’
1 90 1 . a es ll ress , a e re s r s, a s, c us , a
too m h i f ll d w i th m t pp
uc n u re s s , s ar a e aran ce .
1 9 02
Jan . K i os k n e i the r the T mpl

e e d e l Amo ur
’
nor
the B e l v ed e e r .
1 9 02 o r 1 9 0 3
W e rtmu l l e r s pi t
’
c u re o f the Q u een .
F i rs t h ear d fC o om e t de V d au re u i l an d that he
was a C r eo l e an d m ar k e d by s m al l p x
o .
1 9 04
Al g u a il z ’
s d re ss i n B ar bi er d e S ev i ll e at C m éd i
o e
F ran gai se the sa me as the g u ard s in 1 9 01 e x pt f

ce or
t k i n gs
re d s o c .
A l m av i va d ressed i n l arg e hat an d cl o ak .
G reen u n i fo rms n ot n o w wo rn at T ri an o n .
P i ct u re o f cott age rese m bl i n g the o n e seen i n

1 901 n o t i n the r i g h t p o s i t i o n .
N ei t he r the k i o sk ro c k l i tt l e b ri d g e n o r cascad e
, , ,
to b e f
oun d .
NO t
s ai rc ase to th e t e r race i n the ri ght p os i ti o n .
No b ro a d ro a d fro m F ren ch gard en to the

v
a en u e .
M an an d c ar t h i re d for g atheri n g ru bb i sh i n the

g ro un d s ; “
pl us un ho m me re q u i re d in J an . 17 89 .
1 9 05
No pl ou gh n ow ke p t Ti
at r an o n .
An pl
ol d ou gh u se d by L o uis XVI . as d phi
au n
was pt t T
k e a ri an on t hro u g ho u t h i s rei g n an d ld t
so a
the R evo l u t i on .
Si d e b u i l d i n g fo u n d to b e the C hap el .
M ar i o n woul d have b een 14 in 1 7 89 her mo ther
d i d b tw
e e7 89 d 793 ee n 1 an 1 .
Ch p l da e id t h v b l d f fi ft
oo rs s a o a e e en c o se or een
ye ars.
Ch p l t i
a e id t h v b b k d w f
s a rs sa o a e een ro en o n or
ten y e ars .
C tion p g f m th k i t h t th h
n u ous assa e ro e c en s o e ou se
no l g i xi t
on er n e s e n ce .
M k f d th t i d f th w l l f C h p
ar s ou n on e ou s e o e a o a el
co u rty d h wi g wh i t w p b bl y i d
ar ,
s o n e re as ro a ra se .
Ch p l a e ty d i d t h v b co u rl g d ar sa o a e ee n e n ar e
p i bl y by th i
o ss w l l h vi g b m v d e n n er a a n e e n re o e .
M i l i d i m pp x i m t l y d t d
u s ca o a ro a e a e .
1 9 08
Pl ou g hs in Fran ce have al e re t d in c harac e r t thi s
t
ce n u r y .
N p l gh m
o ou a on gs t th e l i s t of p
i m l e me n t s b ou ght
fo r th P t i t T i
e e r an o n f ro m 17 8 0 to 17 87 .
C mt d A t i
o e
’
r o s, c o l o ne l of S w i ss g u ard s an d
the wh o l e cor f s d e g ar d e, had a g reen l i very .
D es c ri p ti on of the p ti t l iv é
e e r e .
Two B e rsy b ro th ers we re the g uard s at the f or te

d u ja r d i n i er , O ct sth , 1 7 89 .
B e rsy s were g ar go n s j ard i n i ers de la C h mb

a re ,
an d we re t
s ati o n e d n e ar
“
la p pie ni er e p ro c he de la
”
m ai so n .
APPEN DIX 179
C tt
o g
a es f ou n d w i thi n fi rs t e n c l o s u re : ri g ht t yp e,
wro n g p iti os on .
B ild i g
u n g
a ai n s t t
o u er w al l f oun d i n the m ap of
17 83 .
P p
a er f
ou n d d escri b i n g “
la ru i n e f o r m an t la
n ai ss an ce de la ri vi ere ,
”
h av i n g s e ve n I o n i c col u mns,
wall s an d d o m e ro o f; al so th e co s t of it ,
s ho wi n g t hat
i t was d i ti t f
s nc ro m , an d s m al l e r t han ,
th e T mp l
e e de
l Am o u r
’
an d the B el ved ere .
Hi t y p
s or ro cu re d of m ak i n g the g ro tt os .
M ti
en on of the ru i n e an d the 2
121119
s o u rce ,
on the same p th a as the o n e whi ch w e n t ac r o s s the
co n d u i tte e n b i o s .
”
M ti
en on o f the vi n d u p et i t p o n t
ra .
M ti
en on o f the p et i te ru i n e d arch i tec tu re ’
,
pl ac e d
by M i q ue i n 17 77 ab ov e the fi rs t g ro tt o .
Cl koa s n ot n o w wo rn by m e n at V e rs ai ll e s .
B road -
b i mm d
r e h at was the h e i g ht of f ashi o n ,
17 89 .
M ari am n e w as p ida w ag es for gat heri n g up
l eaves i n 1 7 83 .
The m arri ag e t i fi cat e o f Al e x an d re C harp e n ti e r

c er
( 1 8 2 3 ) p ro cu re d sho wi n g t hat h i s mo th er s n am e
’
had b e en M ari e A n n e L e m ai g n an .
M g
a n y ”
an d
“
L emo n g ui n
”
m en t i o n e d as g ar
d e mers i n the wag es b oo k .
Th e g ro u n d s hav e b een o p en to th e p bl i
u c si n ce
1 87 0 .
C o u rt al m an ac o f 17 8 3 m en t i on s De B retag n e ”
as a Q ueen s p age d e l éc u ri e
’ ’
.
”
O ld d i ag ram sho wi n g the p o ssi b l e p os i t i o n o f s m al l
bfi dg e
R oc k pl ace d by the p th b t w
a e een the r u i ne an d
”
the s ou r ce .
Q u an ti t i es of t rees b ough t d uri n g the y e ars 17 84

to 1 7 8 6 for p l an ti n g i n the p rés of E n g l i sh
gard en .
P e l o u se p arsemé e d arb res

’
ft
a er th e theat re was
b ilt
u ,
an d the l i tt l e o ld Co med i e
’
had b een re move d

f m
ro the f el ouse .
Q uee n s ’
d res s i d en t i fi ed .
T r i an on g ard en s w e re fi rs t o p ene d to t
s ran ge rs
M ay ,
17 89 .
Ch g f m y b y d th t
an e o t th d aso n r e on e e rrace o e en
ofp t xt i
re sen f w ll e en s o n o a .
M k f i id w ll f Ch p l
ar ty d f d
o ns e a o a e co ur ar o un on
th C h p l
e a e .
T i d h t p w by t i
un c ani 8 th s or ca e o rn ar s an s n i
t y
ce n u r .
H d d l d
ar es f w ki g m t th e cou e ur ress o or n -
en a e
RT . 17 89 .
The wood t i ce d i n M i q u e s m ap
’
no .
The g ard e n ers g ro u n d s

were al l at wor k i n the ,
O c t 5 1 7 8 9 sho wi n g that i t was n o t we t weat he r

.
, ,
.
C art for re movi n g gard en rubb i sh was p art o f the

reg ul ar an n u al e xp e n ses.
£2 A N A DV E N T U R E
E ty mo l o gy of
“
K i o s q ue fi rst d mi tte d
a to the
F ren ch Ac a d my
e in 17 62 .
E x ten si o n of wal l fro m the co rne r o f t errace fou n d

to be o f ru bb l e .
B ush i n the p l ace where the l ad y sat w as p l an te d

d u ri n g the O rl ean s res i d en ce .
Th e t errace ab ove the Q u ee n s p ass age to the ’
C hap el sai d to have b een d e pl ai n p i e d .

”
P resen t t ree p l an te d i n the cen t re o f C hap el cou rt

y ard l ater than the mon archy .
F i rst F ren ch au tho ri t y s ai d that M i q ue s map was ’
e x ac t e as to p os i t i o n o f o l d c arri ag e ro ad .
M ark s o f the o p e n i n g o f carri age ro ad fou n d o n

b oth si d es o f k i tche n b u i l d i n gs .
S to n es o f carri age ro ad l ai d d i ffere n tl y fro m t hose

on e i t h er s i d e o f i t i n the F r e n ch g ar d e n .
19 1 1
The cl o a ks an d hat s of the two g en t l e me n as
s e en in 1 901 S ho w n i n W ag n er s p ri n t V en i ce ’
, , 1 8 th
t y o f H arl eq u i n s D i s g u i se E xp os ed
c en u r ,
’
.
”
G ard en ers n o w we ar a k é p i wi th red b an d so that ,
the t al l g ard e n er wi t h a ro u n d b l ue c ap m ay n o t have
b een mo d e rn .
19 1 2
A pl gh wi t ho u t whe e l s was n ot i ced by

ou Dr . R i gby
i n hi s l e tt ers fro m F r an ce i n 1 7 8 9 as o l d -
f
ashi on e d
b u t s t ill i n u se i n B u rg u n d y .
APPENDIX 183
P o i n te d s p ad es were u ed s i n th e t i m e of L o ui s XV I .
The Q uee n h ad d i ffi cu l ty w i th he r s i g ht an d was ,
i n the h ab i t o f h o l d i n g o u t p ri n t an d w r i ti n g at arm s
’
l en g t h an d o f vary i n g the p o si t i o n fo r the s ak e o f

,
the f o cu s .
Th ree wi n d ow s il l s o n the g ard en si d e o f the k i t c hen
b il d i g ( i
u n s n the pl ace whe re the ro a dp as s e d th r ou g h)
p j t d i ff
ro e c eren tl y f ro m t ho se o n ei t he r S i d e .
Novem oer 2 5 an d 28, 1 901
M I SS [ MORI S O N S ] A C CO U N T OF TH E ’
VI S IT TO TH E P E T IT TRI A N O N
ON S t d y A ga ur th a90 M i [L m t] d
, u . l o ,
1 1, ss a on an
I w t t V il l f m P i I t w
en o ers a ly
es ro ar s . as n e ar
f l k i th
ou r o c oc
’
ft wh
n w l ft th P l
e a ern o o n en e e e a ac e
t fi d th
o n P ti t T i e B y g i g t i ght d w
e r an o n . o n s ra o n
th e t l v
cen ra t th b k f th P l
a en u e w a e ac o e a ac e, e
p b bl y w t th l g t w y W h w t d
ro a en e on es a . en e u rn e
o ff t th o i ght h d w w l k d th
e r gh wi dan , e a e rou a e
w dloo d gl d v y p tty d y m h d t d
an a e, er re ,
an v er uc e se r e .
Th w t h e h d b ea y htf er m ti m
a ee n ver o or so e e,
an d w g t l t d
e c on l h i g
ra u a e g yd y o u rs e ves o n av n a re a
for xp d i ti ; i t w t i l l y w m b t th
ou r e e on as s ve r ar ,
u e
sk y was a l i tt l e o v erc as t an d the su n u n c e r tai n an d
mos t l S ha y dd e . Th e re was a l i ve l y ai r bl owi n g fu l l ,
o f s u m mer t
sce n s , an d the w oo d s were l o o k i n g the i r
b t es . The wal k was mo s t en o j y ab l e ,
an d w e w e re
1 84 AN A DV E N T U R E 4 1
b th f
o eel i n g p ti
ar c u l ar l y
go ro u s W hen we s t arte d
vi .
o ur m i n d s w e re fu l l o f the G er m an o c cu p at i on b u t ,
we so o n b e g an t al k i n g ab o u t o u r m u t u al acq u ai n t an ces
i n E n g l an d an d p ai d b u t l i tt l e atten t i o n to ou r sur
,
ro u n d i n g s .
W e reached a b road d ri ve whi ch c rossed o u r

g l ad e an d saw i n fro n t o f us a l i ttl e to the l e ft a
, , ,
b ui l d i n g whi ch we b el i eve d to b e the G ran d T ri an on .
W e d i d n ot g o to i t b u t l o o k e d ab ou t fo r the P et i t
,
T ri an on I n stead o f as k i n g the way as I expecte d

.
,
he r to d o fro m a wo man who was shak i n g a c l o th

,
i n t o the d ri ve fro m the d oo r way o f a b u i l d i n g on the

r i g h t han d M i s s [ L am o n t] c ro s s e d the d ri v e an d wen t
,
d o wn a co u n try l an e i n fron t o f us T hi s was d on e .
s o d e c i d e d l y t h at I t ho u g h t s he k n e w th e way .
W e fo l l o we d the l an e so m e way b u t fan cyi n g we ,
were g o i n g too far we m ad e a s har p t u rn to the ri gh t

,
p ast so m e d eserted b u i l d i n gs whi ch we thou ght at

'
fi rs t m i ght be the ho use we were l oo k i n g fo r W e .
l oo k ed i n at so me d oo rs b ut d i d n ot d o m ore as n o , ,
o n e s ee m e d to b e t he re .
T hen we wal k ed on agai n by a S li ghtl y ascen d

i n g p ath w i t h rou gh g ro u n d o n o n e s i d e S eei n g
t wo m en furthe r o n we w en t u p to t he m an d
,
as k e d the w ay T hey app eare d to be gard en ers ( as

.
on e had a s p ad e) d ressed i n g reyi sh g reen co ats

,
-
an d s m al l th ree corn e re d hats T hey d i rec ted u s

-
.
s t r ai g h t o n W e wal k ed o n b ri sk l y tal k i n g as be fo re
.
, ,
b u t fro m the mo m en t w e l e ft the l an e an e x t ra

o r d i n ary d e p re ss i o n h ad c o m e o v e r m e wh i c h i n s p i t e , ,
o f e v e ry e ffo r t to s hak e o ff s t e ad i l y d e e p ened There

, .
s ee m e d to b e ab so l u t e l y n o c au se for i t an d I was ,
1 86 A N A DV E N T U R E A I
thou h g t ,
“
It is n ot the co l ou r o f su n b u rn i n g . He
sm i l e d
k ed s ecret l y am u sed H had a b l ac k
an d l oo . e
c l o ak w rapp e d acro s hi m l i k e a s ar f on e e n d fly i g s c , n
o ut i n hi s p d i gi ro ous h urr y . Th ou gh I ld t co u no
fo l l ow the w d hor s e s ai d th
, ere was no d bt b t
ou a ou
hi s i n ten se ea gern ess t hat we sh o u l d n ot g o to the

le ft
b u t s leou ld g o to the ri g ht
,
A s thi s . f ll i e n wi t h
my wi sh , I
w e n t i n s t an t l to w ar s the ri y d b dg t e, u rn i n g
d
m y h e a to o i n i n w i t h j
i ss [ L am o n t s] M ’
xp e re ss i on
of g rat i tu d e B y d o i n g so I was ab l e to S ee that he

.
,
was o n n e i t her p at h n o r o n the S l o p e b u t I d i d n ot ,
th i n k ab ou t i t at the ti me .
Very soon after crossi n g the l i ttl e b ri d ge we came ,
i n s i g h t o f the b ac k an d s i d e o f the ho use —a s q u are

‘
, ,
we l l b u il t s t on e ho use wi t h a r ai sed te rrace

-
,
Th e .
l o n g w i n d o ws at the b ac k o f the ho u se w e re S hu t
te re d an d i n fro n t o f t he m u n d e r the b al u s t rad e a
, , ,
l ady was s i tt i n g o n a s e at o n the l awn app aren t l y ,
s k e t c hi n g o r r e ad i n g I thou ght A fter al l we we re .

, ,
n o t so m u c h al on e as [we] had an c i e S he seeme d f d .

”
b y us ,
an d w as l e an i n g o r war d ; b u t when we asse f p d
on he r l e ft h d
t u rn e d her head an d l oo k ed at
an ,
sh e
us . I t was n ot a youn g face an d tho u gh rather ,
p retty i t was n ot attracti ve She had a S hady whi te

,
.
s traw h at s o m e wh at p e rche d o n a g oo d d eal o f fai r
hai r H e r l i g h t su mm er d res s was arran ge d i n han d

.
k erc hi e f fashi o n o n her sho ul d ers an d t here was a ,
l i tt l e l i n e o f e i the r g re e n o r g o l d n e ar the e d ge o f
the han d k e rc hi e f H er d ress see m e d to b e shor t i n
?
[ 1 r m m b r d h i g h rd M i M ri d ri b th i d r
1
e e e e av n ea ss o so n esc e s ess,
an d wh I w t l d th tr d i ti
en as f th Qu
o h i gb e i a on o e een av n een seen n a
pi k d r
n d h d d th i
ess , an t Mi M ri
an e I k w th t th s on o ss o so n , ne a e
d ri pti di d t g r wi th h r —F L ]
esc on no a ee e s . .
AI APPE N D I X 187
f t
ron ,
b ut as s he was si tti n g c are l ess l y I c an n o t be
s u re of thi s . F o r th e s am e r e as o n , I p e rce i v e d no
d i ti ti
s nc on a ou b t her fig u re . t of
S he h ad a s he e
pp i
a er n h er h an d an d I h ad an i m p re ss i o n t hat
,
t here was n oth i n g o n i t T he re was s o me t hi n g .
un att rac t i ve ab o u t he r e xp re s s i on an d aft e r l oo k i n g ,
ful l at he r I su dd en l y t u rn ed away
, .
W e w en t o n to the t e rrace an d as we stoo d t he re ,
I saw he r ag ai n fro m behi n d an d n ot i ced t hat h e r
m u s l i n fi ch u b eh i n d was p al e g ree n I b e l i e v e d he r .
to b e a t o uri s t an d wo n d e red t h at an y o n e co u l d s i t
,
i n s u ch a d reary p l ace t h at s t i l l s ee m e d to b e fu l l
o f u n n at u ral d ar k n ess an d w as r el i e v e d t hat M i ss
,
m n t] d i d n o t s gg es t e n q u i r i n g the way fro m he r

[ L a o u .
A y o u n g m an c am e o u t o f a g ard en d oo rway an d
to l d u s that we c o u l d o n l y e n te r the h o use fro m the
fro n t co u rtyard an d d i rected u s d ow n an othe r p ath
,
p aral l el wi th the o n e o n w hi h we had met the g ar c
d en et s He l oo k e d amu sed as he w al k ed wi t h u s
. .
[ F i n d i n g that we h ad to g e t b ac k to th e A v e n ue ,
I won d e re d why the gard en e rs had m ad e us co me

such an u n n e ces s ar i l y l o n g way r o u n d W e so o n ] .
c ame to th e O p en i n g l e ad i n g i n to the d r i v e that we n t
p ast the fro n t e n tran ce W e we n t o ve r the ho use i n

.
co m p an y w i th a l arg e m e rry F re n ch w e dd i n g p arty ,
an d th e i n t ere s t o f th e r o o m s m ad e m e p u t as i d e t he
tho u gh t o f the g ard e n e xp eri e n ces W e d rove b ac k .
to V e rsai ll es fo r te a b o th o f u s r at her s i l e n t b u t n o t
, ,
m e n ti o n i n g th e T i an o n at al l W e l oo k ed ab o u t fo r
r .
the T en n i s C o u t an d th e n w e n t b ac k to P ari s by t rai n

r ,
.
F o r S eve ral d ay s w e n e ve r m e n t i o n e d these th i n g s ,
n o r d i d I t h i n k o f the m u n ti l I was wr i t i n g h o m e a
1 88 A N A DV E N T U R E A 1
d esc r i p ti v e l e tte r of al l our e xp d i t i e o ns, am on g st

o thers t ha t to the P ti t T
e r i an o n . As the scen es
ca me b k ac one by di y on e, th e sa me e xt rao r n ar sen
sa ti on f b i g lo d i e n d f d t hl y
c o seti l l n an o ea s n ess
ca m b ke t
ac gl y th t I t pp d w i t i g d
so s ro n a s o e r n an
sa id t M i [ L m t] D y thi k th P ti t
o ss a on :
“
o ou n e e
Ti r an o n i h t d? s H w
au n ew p mpt ”
er an s er as ro
“
Y Id
e s, I b gg d h t y h w d wh
o . e e er o sa o an e re ,
an d hon i g lm te ar n x t p l i f my p i
a os an e ac re ca o ex er
e n ce w di e d i t t g th
s cu ss e d th I li d f o e e r , an en r ea se or
th e fi t t i m th t h t i l pp
rs e f th m
e ea r ca a e ar an c e o e an
wh o m b hi d
ca e —th i p p p i t
e n us f th e na rO r a en ess o e
w pp d l
ra e k h t A g t ft
c oa on a th o u us a ern oon , e u n ac
c ou n at bl f hi
en ess mi g d g i g
o d th s co n an o n ,
an e
e x it d
c e i g run n n .
T h t w l l th b t i th f l l wi g N v m b
a as a en u n e o o n o e er
M i [ L m t] d I m t g i
ss a on d an l li g th e a a n , an ,
r ec a n e
inc id t I m ti d th l dy
en s, en p w m i g ht
one e a as a erso n e
h v a e f d t f d i ti
r e e rre d l
o d t my
or re c on , an ear ne o
a m z m t t h t my
a e en mp i h d
a l dy co an o n a s ee n no a .
T hi w q i t
s as t bl f w w
u e w l ki g
u n ac c o u n a e, or e e re a n
S i d by i d h w
e s i i bl
e, s m w y ff w p
e as v s d e so e a o , e as s e
h er l by d I h d
c o se ,
h an g i f m th a s e en er a a n ro e
terrace O l y my b l i f th t h w
. n di y e e a s e as an or n ar
p ers on h d d m t t m ti h b f
a c au se e no o en on er e o re .
Nov ember 2 5, 1 901 .
ALE — D uri n g o ur s at y in P ari s , we v i si t e d the

C ge ri e p ri so n s an d t ho u g h they were fu l l o f s ad
on c i er ,
i m p ress i ven ess t he re w as n o s u c h fee l i n g ab o u t the m

,
as we e xp d
e r i e n ce at th e Ti r an o n al l was f
resh an d
c l e ar an d p f tl y
er ec n atu ral .
1 90 A N A DV E N T U R E A 2
an s were d in a c as u al way ; b u t we onl y g t

o the
sam e an swe r i n the sa me man n e r W e w al k e d . on
the p th p i t d
a o n e out d d yf to u s se e me to l e a awa ro m
whe re we i m a g i d th P t i t T i
ne t b e e r an on o e, an d
the re was a f li g f d p i
ee n d l li
o e res s o n an on e n e ss
ab o u t th e pl ace .W p d b il di g l i k f
e asse a u n e a ar m
ho u se : I s aw a wo man an d g i rl co m e ou t o f i t, the
g i rl had a m u g i n her han d s . At l as t we c am e u p on
a p th a c ro ss i n g ft b i l d i g
o u rs, an d s aw to our le a u n ,
whi ch we aft w d er g i d ar th T m pl d
s r e co n se as e e e e
l A mou r
’
?
S t d b l w th b l t d
ea e th
e o t p e a u s ra e o n e s e s
was a m an wi th h vy b l k l ka d hi ea ac c oa ro u n s
s ho u l de rs an d a s l o uc h h at . At that m o me n t the
ee r i e f ee l i n g whi c h h ad gard en c ul b e g un i n th e
m i n ate d i n a d e fi n i t e i m p ressi o n o f so me thi n g u n can n y
an d fe ar i n s p i ri n g -
The m an sl o wl y t u rn e d hi s face
. .
H i s e xp ress i o n was very evi l an d y e t u nsee i n g an d ,
thou g h I d i d n ot feel t hat h e was l o ok i n g p arti cul arl y

at u s I fe l t a r e p u g n an c e to g o i n g p as t h i m B ut I .
d i d n o t wi sh to S ho w the feel i n g whi ch I t ho u g ht ,
was m e an i n gl es s an d we t al k e d ab o u t th e b e s t way
,
to t u r n an d d ec i d e d to g o to the r i g h t
,
A s we .
wal k e d I fo u n d m y s e l f wo n d e r i n g w he the r an y on e
,
h ad eve r s t u m b l e d o ver fro m the p ath i n t o the water

on ou r l e ft S u dd en l y we h eard a m an ru n n i n g
.
b ehi n d u s : he shou te d M e sd am es m esd ames an d ,

”
,
when I t u rn e d he s ai d ( i n an accen t that s ee me d to

me u n u s u al ) t hat o u r way was to the ri gh t— n ot
the l e ft T hou gh we were s u rp ri sed to be add ressed
.
,
[ At th t i m f wri ti g th i I h d pi tur f th T m pl
1
e e o n s a seen n o c e o e e e, n or
b b k t th pl
een ac I m t th t i g th m i B d k r
o e ace ean a see n e na e n ae e e
’
s
G i d w b th t k f gr t d th t th t w bu i l d i g
.
,
u e, e o oo th orm f an e a a as e na e o o ur n
th ugh fr m th fi r t m m t M i M ri h d ll d i t th ki k ]
o o e s o en ss o son a ca e e os .
A2 APPEN DIX 19 1
we we re g l ad of the d i ti re c o n , an d I th k d an e hi m .
The m an ran o ff wi h t a c u ri ou s s m i l e o n hi s f ace .
The s te s p ce ase d as su dd l y en as t h ey had b e gu n n ot
far f ro m where w e t d I
s oo . re b t h t th m
me m er a e an
w as y g l o o k i n g wi th a o r co
ou n -
, e o n an d fl i d mpl x i
r at he r l o n g d ark hai r I d o n o re e er e ress
. t m mb th d ,
e x c e p t for an i m p re s s i o n t h at the m ate r i al was d ar k
an d heav y A l m os t i mm e d i at el y we came u p o n the

.
g ard e n fro n t o f the P et i t T ri an o n an d t ho u g h I ,
re m e mb e r d rawi n g m y s k i r t aw ay as i f so m e o n e
were t here ( whe n w e c am e u p to the s t e p s o f the

terrace) an d then wo n d e ri n g why I d i d i t I d o n ot
, ,
r e m e mb e r s ee i n g an y one u n ti l a b o y c am e o u t wh o
d i rected u s to g o rou n d to the o ther e n tran ce O n .
o u r way we p as se d t h rou g h a g ar d e n p ar t o f w h i ch ,
was w al l e d i n by t rees The feel i n g o f d reari n e ss.
was v ery st ron g t he re an d co n ti n u e d t i l l we ac t u al l y

,
re ache d the fro n t en t ran ce to the P e ti t T r i an o n an d ,
l oo k e d ro u n d the ro o m s i n the w ak e o f a F re n c h
wed d i n g p art y A ft erward s we d rove b ac k to the
.
P al ace .
The i m p res si o n r e u rn e t d to me at i n t erv al s d u ri n g

the wee k that f o l l o we d , b ut I d id n ot S p k ea of it
ti ll Mi ss [M o ri so n ] as k ed me i f I th o u h g t t he P ti t
e
T r i an o n was h au n te d ,
an d I s ai d y e s . Th en , to o ,
the i n con s i s t en c y of the d re ss an d bh e av i ou r o f the
me n wi th an A u g u st a ft e r n o on at V e rs ai l l es t
s ruc k
me .
S i n ce t hen I no t i ce t h at the i m p r ess i o n of the

t i me s p en t i n the g ard en of th e P ti t T i
e r an o n d oes
n ot r ecu r to me n at u ral l y ,
b ut c an ly b on e rec al l e d
by an f t
ef o r . I now re c o l l e c t it c l e ar l y c hi e fly
192 A N A DV E N T U R E A 2
b ecauseI h v fi x d th m m y f i t by p k i g f
a e e e e or o s ea n o
it d by w i t i g d w th f t
an t h wi I S h l d
r n o n e ac s , o er se ou
h v l t th d t i l
a e os d l y m mbe d th t g
e a an on re e ere e s ran e
i mp i p d d B t t th t i m th d t i l
res s o n ro u ce . u a e e e e a s
w l t h t I v th g h t f p t i g y
e re s o c e ar a ne er ou o sus ec n an
t hi n g u n re al i n the oc c u r re n c es .
November 28t/z ,
1 90 1 .
N ov em ber D ecem ber -

,
1 9 0I
M I S S [ MORI S O N S ] A CCO U N T O F H E R ’
VI S IT TO TH E P E TI T TRI A N O N
I N 90 1 1
A TE R
F m d y sof i gh t i g i
e P i t whi ha s o s - s ee n n ar s, o c
w ew b th l m t t g i A g t 9 0
ere o a os s ran ers , n u us , 1 1,
M i [ L m t] d I w t t V i l l
ss a on W t an en o e rs a es . e sa
d w i th S ll d G l
o n n ed I gg t d a e es ac es , an su es e ou r
g i g t th P t i t T i
o n o e e r ano n .
L k i g i th m p w
oo n w th n t f d i ti e a e sa e s or o re c on ,
an d t h t th a w tw T i ere d t ff By e re o r an o n s, an se o .
n o t as k i n g the way we wen t an u n n ecessari l l o n g way

y
ro u n d — by the g re at fl i gh t s o f s te p s fro m the fo u n t ai n s
an d d o wn the c en t ral aven u e as far as the head o f
th e l o n g p o n d The weather had b ee n very ho t al l

.
the wee k b u t o n t h i s d ay the s k y was a l i tt l e o ver

,
c as t an d th e s u n S h ad e d T here was a l ivel y wi n d .
b l o wi n g the wo o d s were l o o k i n g t hei r b est an d we

'
, ,
b oth fel t p arti cu l arl y vi go rous I t was a most enj oy .
ab l e w al k .
1 94 A N A DV E N T U R E B I
d ep ressi on had c o me o ve r m e wh i c h , i n
,
pi t s e of e very
e ffo r t to s ha ke o ff, s ea t di ly d p ee en e d Th. ere s ee me d
to b e ab so l u e l t y no c au s e fo r i t ; I w as n o t at al l
ti re d , mi n g mo re i n t eres te
an d was b i n my
eco d
s u rro u n i n g s d I
was an i o us t hat my co m an i o n
. x p
sh o u l d
n ot d
i scove r the s u d en g l o o m u on m y d p
p
s i r i t s w h i ch b
ec ame q u i te o ve r o we ri n g o n r e ac h i n g
,
p
the pi t o n whe re the p th
a en d d b
e ,
ei n g crosse d by
an othe r ri g h t an d l e ft .
In fro n t o f us w as a woo d ,
wi th i n whi ch , an d
o vers had o we d by t rees ,

w as a li ght gard e n k i os k ,
ci r cul ar , an d li ke a s m al l b d t d by whi
an s an ,
ch a m an
w as si tti n g .
~
Th e re w as gno w d re e n s ar ,
b u t the
gro u n d was co vered wi h t ro u gh g rass an d d d
ea
l eaves d Th p l w
as in a h t i th t
w oo . e ac e as s o s u n a
w e ld
co u t b y d i t E y thi g dd l y
no s ee e on . v er n su en
l
oo k d e t l th f pl
u n n a u ra t ; v th t ,
e r e o re u n e as an e en e re es
b hi d th b il d i g m d t h b m fl t d
e n e u n se e e o av e eco e a an
lif l lik
e es s , w d w k d t f
e a try Th w oo or e on a es . ere e re
no e ff t f l i ght
ec s o d h d d wi d t i d th an s a e an no n s rre e
tree s I t w l l i t l y t il l
. as a n e n se s .
The man s i tt i n g c l o se to the k i os k ( who had on a
cl o a k an d a l arge S hady hat) t u rn e d h i s h ea d an d
l o o k e d at us . Th t
t i o n o f my
a w as t he cu l m i n a
p ecu l i ar sen sat i o n s an d I fel t a momen t o f gen u i n e

,
al arm The m an s face was m o s t re p u l si ve i ts e x

’
.
,
p ressi on o d i o us H i s co m pl e x i o n was very d ark

.
an d ro u g h I sai d to M i ss [ L amo n t] W hi ch i s o ur
.
b u t t hou gh t N o t hi n g w i l l i n d u ce m e to g o
“
way ?
to the l e ft I t was a g reat rel i ef at that mo men t
”
'
to h e ar so me o n e r u n n i n g u p to u s i n b reat hl es s
has t e C o n n ect i n g the so un d wi th the
.
13 1 APPE N D I X 19 5
fi
o f c i al s I t u rn e d an d as ce r ai n e t d th e re was no one
on th e p tha s, ei t he r b e hi n d or to the si d e, b ut at
al m os t the s am e m o m en t I dd l y p
su en e rce i ve d
an o t her m an q u i te c l o se to u s, b hi d d e n an r athet
to the le ft b an d , w ho had a pp tl y j t
are n us co m e
eit h e r ove r o r t h ro u g h the r oc k ( o r whate i t wa ve r s )

that shu t o u t th e v i e w at th e j u n cti o n o f the p at h s
?
The su dd e n n ess o f hi s a pp earan c e was so m et hi n g of
a s hoc k .
Th e s ec o n d m an was d i t i tl y s nc a g en t l em an ; he
w as tal l , w i h l arg e t d k y ar d e es , an h ad c ri s p ,
c u rl i n g
bl ac k h ai r un d er the sa me l arge so m b rer o hat . He
was han d so m e , ff t f th h i w t
an d th e e ec o e a r as o
m k hi m l k l i k
a e ld pi t
oo e Hi f an w o c u re . s ace as
g l wi g d
o n t h g h g t x t i — th g h h
re as ro u re a e er on as ou e
h d a mco l eg w y A t fi t I t h gh t h w
a on a . rs ou e as
su n b t b t
u rn ,
d l k ti fi d m t h t i t w
u a s ec o n oo sa s e e a as
h t ea ,
t no b i g H hds un u rn n d k l k
. e a on a ar c oa ,
w pp d
ra e hi m l i k
ac ross f d fly i g e t a s c ar ,
one en n ou
i hi p d i g i
n s ro h y H l k d g tl y x i t d
o us u rr . e oo e rea e c e
ll d M d m M d m ( ”
as h e ca t t e ou o u s, es a es , es a es , or
“
M d m pa a e,
”
d m th
ro n o u n ce th ) il o re as e o er
“
ne
f t (p
au d f ( t) ) p p
ron o u n c e p
ou l a H as asser ar .
”
e
t h w v d hi
en a e m d i d w i th g
s ar t i m ti
,
an sa rea an a on ,
“
p i
ar i c h h z l c m i erc e a a so n .
” 2
Iw p i d t hi g
as so s u r r se th t I l k d p
a s e a e r n ess a oo e u
a t hi m g i t whi h h
a a n, p d d wi th l i t tl b k
o c e r es on e a e ac
w d mar m to ve d m t p
en li
an mi l aT h gh os ec u ar s e . ou
I l d t f l l w l l h i d i t w l th t h
c ou no o o a e sa ,
as c e ar a e
[ Th i r k m d u p f p rt d i l t d i p t f
1
s oc w as a e o a s an was so a e n oi n o
p osi ti ]
on .
T he m an i d gr t d l m r
sa a hi h ea ul d ea th o e w c we co n o t ca c .
1 96 A N A DV E N T U R E B 1
was dt e e rm i n e d that we s ho u l d g o to the ri gh t an d
n ot to the l e ft . As t hi s f ll
e i n wi th my o wn wi sh, I
wen t ins t tl y tan b d o war ds a l i t tl e ri ge o n the ri g h t ,
an d t i g my h d t
u rn n j i M i [ L m t] i ea o o n ss a on n
t h k i g hi m f d t my
an n p i th t h w
,
oun t ,
o su r r s e, a e as n o
th b t th
e re , u i g b g g i
e d f m th
ru n n n e an a a n, an ro e
s oun d it w l b id as c o s e es e us .
S i l tl y w p
en d th em ll ti b i d g whi h
ass e o v er e s a rus c r e c
c ross e d ti y i a S l
n t wh
r av n e th . o c o se o us en on e
b i d g th t w
r e ld h v t
a h d i t wi t h
e co u i gh t a e ouc e our r
h d an th d l i k
s, a d f l l f m h i ght d w
re a - e c asc a e e ro a e o n
a g p tty b k wh f
re en re g w b tw an ,
er e ern s re e ee n
t
s on es W h th l i ttl t i k l f w t w t t I
. e re e e r c e o a er en o
d id t no b t i t g v m th i m p
se e , u i th t w a e e e re s s on a e
w t h w t t h gh I w
e re n e ar o er a e r, ou sa n on e .
B y d th l i tt l b i d g
e on ep t hw y l d d e r e our a a e un er
tre e s ; it ki t d sw m d w r e f l g g a n arro ea o o on rass ,
b d d th f th i d by t
ou n e on e d ym hur er s e re e s , an ver uc
o v h d w d by t
e rs a o g wi g
e it T hi g v re e s ro n on . s a e
th wh l e pl o e mb l k gg t iv f d m p
ac e a s o re oo (
su es e o a
n es s , an d sh u t o ut the vi e w of the ho use un ti l we

w e re c l os e to i t . The h ou se was a s q u are ,
s ol i dly
b ilt
u ty h cou n r o u se ; q u i te d i ff eren t f ro m wh at I
exp t d Th lec e . e on g wi n d o ws l oo k i n g n o rth i n to the
E n gl i sh gard en ( whe re ttered we we re) w e re shu .
T here was a terrace ro un d the n o rth an d west si d es

o f the h ou s e an d o n th e ro u g h g ras s whi c h g re w
,
q u i te u p to the t errace an d wi th h er b ac k to i t a ,
l ady w as S i tt i n g ho l d i n g o u t a p ap e r as tho u g h to
,
l o o k at i t at ar m s l e n g th I s u pp osed her to be
’
.
s k e t ch i n g an d to h av e b ro u g h t h e r o wn c am p s t o o l
,
-
.
I t seeme d as thou gh she m ust b e m ak i n g a stud y o f

198 AN A DV E N T URE B 1
toward s i t when w e were i n t erru pt d e . The te rrace

was p ro l o n ge d f t f wh t m d
at r i g ht an g l es i n ron o a see e
to b e ad h Th d
s e co n f it dd ly
o u se . e o or o su en
o p d d y g m t pp d t
en e ,
an a t
o un th an s e e ou on o e
te rrace , b g i g th d an b hi d h i m H h d
n e oor e n . e a
th e j ty m au n f f tm b t an n e r l iv y o a oo an , u no er ,
an d ll d t
ca e y i g th t th w y i t th h
o us , s a n a e a n o e o u se
w as by th ty d e d ff d t h w th
co u r ar ,
an o ere o s o us e
w y a d H l k d i q i i t iv l y m d h
ro u n . e oo e n u s e a u se as e
w l k d by
a e d w th F h g d ti l l w m
us o n e ren c ar en e ca e
to an t i t th
e n ran ce f t d iv W n o m e ro n r e . e ca e
ou t so th fi t l
n e ar w h d b e i th t I
rs ane e a een n a
w on d d why th g d
ere ffi i l h d t di
e t d
ar en o c a s a no re c e
us b k i t d f t l li g t g f w d
ac n s ea o e n us o o or ar .
W h w w i th f t t
en e e re h ll w w n e ro n e n ran c e a e ere
k p t w i t i g f th
e a iv l f
n m or yF hwd e ar r a o a e rr ren c e
d i g p ty T h y w l k d m i m i
n ar . e l g a e ar -
n - ar n a on
p i
roce s s o n d th m ro un d w w t th e roo s, an e e re a e
b k—t f ff f m th g i d t h m h f hi
ac oo ar o ro e u e o e ar uc o s
t y W w v ym hi t
s or . e t d d f lt q it
e re er uc n ere s e ,
an e u e
li ly g i
ve C mi g t f th
a a n . ty d w t k
o n ou o e c ou r ar e oo
a l i tt l i g whi h w
e c arr a e t d i g th d d v c as s an n ere , an ro e
b k t th H Ot l d Re i i V i l l wh
ac o e e es se rv o rs n e rs a es, e re
w h d t
e a ; b t w wea i th
1
f i li d t
u e e re n e er o us nc ne o
tal k an d d i d n o t m en ti on an y o f the ev e n ts o f the

,
aft e rnoo n A ft er tea we wal k e d b ac k to the st at i o n

.
,
l o o k i n g o n the way fo r the T e n n i s C o u r t .
F o r a w ho l e w ee k we n eve r al l u d e d to that aft e r

n oo n n o r d i d I t hi n k ab ou t i t u n t i l I b e g an wr i t i n g
,
a d escri p t i v e l e tt e r o f o u r e xp ed i t i o n s o f the wee k
bf e o re . A s the scen es c am e b k ac one by o ne, the

1
Ir e me m b r th t
e a on acco n u t of the wi n dIp u t on my coa t .
11 1 APPEN DIX 199
same s e nsa t i on o f d reary u n n atural o pp ressi o n cam e
ove r m e so s t ran g e l y t h at I s t o pp e d w r i t i n g an d s ai d
to M i s s [ L am o n t] : D o y o u t h i n k t h at the P e t i t
T ri an o n i s h au n ted ? H er an swer w as p ro m pt ,
“
Y es I d o ,
I ask e d her where she fel t i t an d she
.
,
sai d ,
In the g ard e n whe re w e me t the two m en b u t ,
no t o n l y t he re S he t he n d es cri b e d h er feel i n g o f
”
.
d e p ress i on an d an x i ety w hi ch b e g an at the s am e

p oi n t as i t d i d wi th m e an d how she t ri e d n o t to l et ,
me k n ow i t T al k i n g i t ove r we fu l l y real i sed fo r

.
,
the fi rs t t i me the t he at ri cal app e aran ce o f the m an

,
who s p o k e to u s the i n app ro p ri at e n ess o f the wrapp e d

,
c l o ak o n a war m s u mm e r aft e r noo n th e u n acc o u n t ,
ab l e ness o f hi s c o m i n g an d g o i n g th e e x c i t e d r u n ,
n i n g wh i c h see m e d to b e g i n an d e n d c l os e to us an d ,
y e t al way s o u t o f s i g h t an d the e x t re m e e arn est n e s s

,
w i t h wh i c h he d es i re d u s to g o o n e way an d n ot
ano the r I sai d t hat the t hou ght had co m e i n to my
.
m i n d that the two m e n we re g o i n g to fig h t a d u e l ,
an d t hat t he y we re wai t i n g u n ti l we w e re go n e .
M i ss [ L amon t] own ed to d i sl i k i n g the thou ght o f

p ass i n g the m an o f the k i osk .
W e d i d n ot s p eak ag ai n o f the i n ci d en t d u ri n g my
st ay i n P ari s tho u gh we v i si ted the C o n ci erge ri e
,
pi r sons, an d th e to m b s of L ou i s X V I . an d M ar i e
An t o i n ett e at S ai n t D e n i s , w he re al l was c l ear an d
fre s h an d n a u r al t .
Th ree M i [ L m t] m t t y
mo n ths l at e r ss a on ca e o s a
wi th m d S d y N v mb
e , an 0th 90on w un a ,
o e er 1 ,
1 1, e
t
re urn ed t t h bj t ; d I i d I f w h d
o e su ec an sa ,
“
e a
k w th t l d y w i tti g
no n a a k t hi g i t
a as s n s o n ear u s s e c n
w ld h v
ou m d l l th d i fi
a e f w h lda e a e ere nc e , or e s ou
2 00 A N A DV E N T U R E B 1
h ave as k ed her the w ay S he re pl i d

e th a t sh e had
se e n n o la dy . re m i n I dd e he r p
of i tt i g
the ers on s n
un d er the t errace ; bu t Mi ss [ L m t
a ] d l d
on t h t ec are a
the re was no on e t he re . I x l i m d th t i t w
e c a e a as
im p o ss i bl th t e a s he sh o ul d n ot h ave s ee n the i n i d
vi d u al fo r we were wal k i n g si d by i d
e s e an d w al k e d
t
s rai g ht up to he r, p asse dh e r, an d l ook e dd o wn u p on
he r f ro m the te rrace . It w as b
i n co n ce i va l e to us
b t h th t m y m p
o a co an i on sho u l d n ot hav e s ee n the
l d y b t th
a ,
f t u e ac w as q u i t e ce rt ai n that Mi ss
m t s o t ho u g h we h ad b o t h b
[ L a on ] h ad n ot d one ,
een
ra t he r on the l o o k o u t for so me one who wou l d re
assu re u s as t o t
w he her we w e re t re sp assi n g or no t .
Fi n d i n g t hat we had a n ew my s t ery el e m e n t o f ,
an d d ou b t i n g ho w far we h ad se e n an y o f the s am e
t hi n g s we resol ved to wri te d o wn i n d e p en d en t

,
acc o u n t s o f o u r e xp e d i ti o n to T r i an o n read u p i ts ,
hi s t o ry an d m ak e ev ery en q u i ry ab ou t the p l ace

, .
M i ss [ L am o n t] return ed to her scho ol the same eve n

i n g an d two d ay s l ater I recei v e d fro m h e r a very
,
i n te res ti n g l e tte r g i vi n g the res u l t o f her fi rst

,
e n q u i r i es .
November , 1 90 1 .
M ISS [ L A MO N T S ]
CCO U N T O F TH E ’
A
S A M E E X P E D ITIO N I N 9 0 1 1
A F TE R p d i g m t i m i th P l
s en w w t n so e e n e a ace , e en
d w by th t
o n d t k t th i g ht
e e rraces an s ruc o e r
th P ti t T i
e e W w lk d f m r an o n . e a e or so e
202 A N A DV E N T U R E B 2
p ass i n g a j ug to the g i rl , who wo re a c l ose whi te

?
c ap
Fol l o wi n g the d i recti o n s o f the two m e n we wal k e d

o n b u t th e p at h p o i n t e d o u t to u s see m e d to l ead
,
away fro m whe re we i m ag i n e d the P e t i t T r i an o n to
b e : an d t here w as a fe el i n g o f d e p res si on an d l o n el i
n e ss ab o u t the p l ace I b egan to feel as i f I were .
wal k i n g i n my s l ee p ; the he av y d ream i n ess w as

o pp re ss i ve A t l as t we came u p o n a p at h cro ss i n g
.
o u rs an d s aw i n fro n t o f u s a b u i l d i n g c o n s i s t i n g o f
,
so me co l u m n s ro o fe d i n an d set b ac k i n th e t rees , .
S eated o n the st ep s w as a m an wi th a he avy b l ac k

c l o ak ro u n d hi s sho u l d ers an d we ari n g a s l o uch hat ,
.
A t t hat m o men t the e e ri e fee li n g whi c h h ad b e g u n

i n the g ard en c u l m i n ate d i n a d e fi n i t e i m p ress i o n o f
so m e t hi n g u n c an n y an d fear i n sp i ri n g The man -
.
s l o wl y tu r n e d hi s fac e wh i c h was m ar k e d by s m al l ,
p o x ; hi s co m p l e x i o n was ve ry d ar k The e xp ressi o n .
was v ery evi l an d y et u n seei n g an d t hou g h I d i d n o t ,
feel that he was l oo k i n g parti c u l arl y at us I fel t a ,
re p u g n ance to g o i n g p as t hi m B u t I d i d n o t w i sh .
to sh o w the fe e l i n g w hi ch I th o u g h t w as m e an i n g ,
l es s an d w e t al k e d ab o u t the b es t way to t u rn an d
, ,
d ec i d ed to g o the ri g ht .
S u dd en l y we heard a m an ru n n i n g b ehi n d u s : he
s ho u t e d M esd ames mesd ame s an d when I t u rn ed
, , ,
”
1
Th w m w
e t di g th t p b di g l ightly f rw rd
o an as s an n on e s e s, en n s o a
h l di g j ug i h h d Th gi rl w l k i g p t h fr m b l w
,
o n a n er an e as oo n u a er o e o
w i th h h d r i d bu t th i g i th m Sh might h b j u t
.
er an s a se no n n e e ave een s
g i g t t k th j ug h j u t gi i t up H light br w h i r
.
,
o n o a e e or ave s ven er -
o n a
I r m m b r th t b th m d t p u
.
esca ep d fr m u d r h o p n e er ca e e e a o see e o a se
i t t t ; but w p
.
f
o r an i T bl
n s an ,
i as n a d
a d I d id t
eau v v an e asse on , an no
see the en d .
B 2 APPE N D IX 2 03
he s ai d in an acce n t that see me d to m e u n u s u al , t hat

our way l ay i n an o t h e r d i re ct i o n . Il ne f t (p
au ro
n o u n ce d f ( t )) ou p as p ass e r p ar l a .
”
H e then m a d e
a t dd i
g es u re a n g p ar ,
“
z i ci c he rc h e l a m ai s o n .
”
T hou gh we were su rp ri sed to b e add ressed we were ,
g l ad o f the d i rect i o n an d t han k ed hi m The m an , .
r an o ff wi t h a c u r i o us s mi l e o n hi s face ; the r u n n i n g
c e ase d as ab ru p t l y as i t h ad b eg u n n ot far fro m ,
whe re w e s t oo d I remem b er that the m an was

.
y o un g l o o k i n g wi th a fl ori d co m p l ex i on an d rather
-
,
l o n g d ar k hai r I d o n o t rem emb er the d ress e x cep t

.
t hat the m ateri al was d ar k an d he avy ?
W e w al k e d o n cro s s i n g a s m al l b ri d g e that we n t
,
ac ross a g ree n b an k h i g h on o u r r i g h t h an d an d
,
s hel v i n g d o wn b e l o w u s to a v e ry s mal l o v e rsh ad o we d
pool o f wat er g l i mmeri n g so m e way o ff A t i n y .
s t re am d e sc e n d e d fro m ab ove u s so s m al l as to se e m ,
to l o se i t s e l f b e fo re re ach i n g the l i tt l e p o o l W e then .
fol l owed a n arrow p ath t i l l al most i m m ed i atel y we

c am e u p o n th e E n g li sh g ard en fron t o f the P e t i t
T ri anon The pl ace was d ese rted ; bu t as we ap

.
ro ach e d the t errace I re m e mb e r d raw i n g m y s k i rt

p
away wi t h a fe e l i n g as tho u g h so m eo n e we re n e ar
an d I had to m ak e roo m an d t h e n wo n d e ri n g w hy I ,
d id i t W hi l e we were o n the ter race a b oy came

.
o u t o f t he d o or o f a s e c o n d b u i l d i n g whi c h o p en e d
on i t, an d I sti ll h ave the so u n d i n my e ars of hi s

sl a mm i n g i t b eh i n d hi m . He di t dre c e us to g o ro u n d
to the o he r en t t ran ce ,
an d s e e i n g us hes i tate w i th the ,
p ecu l i ar s mi l e pp
o f su d m k y ff d t S h
ress e oc er ,
O e re o ow
us the w ay . W p d t h g h th F h g d
e as s e ro u e re n c ar en ,
T m1
r bu k l d h
he an wo e c e s oes.
2 04 A N A DV E N T U R E B z
p t
ar of wh i ch was wal l e d in by t rees . The f
e el i n g of
dre ari ness was ve ry s t ro n g there an d co n t i nue d t il l

,
we t
ac u al l y
d th re ac h e e fro n t e n t ran ce to the P eti t
Ti r an o n an d l k d d th
oo m i th w k
e ro u n f e roo s n e a e o a
F ren c h w dd i g p t y e Aft w d w d v b k t
n ar . er ar s e ro e ac o
th R e due Re v i es se r o rs .
Th i m p e i t dt m ti t v l d i g
res s o n re u r n e o e a n er a s ur n
th e w k th t f l l w d b t I d i d
ee a o t p k f it
o e ,
u no s ea o
un til M i M i ss k d m i f I t h g h t th P t i t
o r s on as e e ou e e
Ti r an o n w h t d
as d I id y
au n e Th t o ,
an sa es . en , o
th e i i t y f th d
n co n s s en c d b h vio f the re ss an e a ou r o e
m en wi t h A g t ft an u t V usil l t k
a e rn o on a e rs a es s r uc
m e .W h d e l y t hi a onv ti b t th s one co n e rs a on a ou e
tw m o N t hi g l p
en . o d b tw n i P i
e se asse e ee n u s n ar s .
It w t as t i l th
no m th l t
un wh I w ree on s a er , en as
t yi g t
s a n a th t M i [M i ] a l ly m ss o r so n casu a en
tione d th l d y e d lm t
a f d t b l i v th t I
,
an a os re u s e o e e e a
h d
a t no h see n H w th t h pp er .d w q it o a a ene as u e
i xp l i b l t m f
ne ca e I b li v d my l f t h l k
o e, or e e e se o e oo
i g b
n t
a ou ll i d on a d it w s t m h th t
e s, an as n o so uc a
I l d t m mb h
cou no re th t I e ld h v er id e r as a cou a e sa
n o one w th as B t h
e re id it I
. m mb u d as s e sa re e ere
my i m p i t th
re ss o n m m t f th a bi gm e o en o e re e n o re
p p l th I l d
eo e an t h g h I d i d t t l l h t hi
c ou see , ou no e er s .
Th em v i g N v mb
sa e e 8 th
en n 90 ,
I o e er i ,
1 1, re
turn e dt o C i ly gh th xt m
u r ou s e n ou , e ne o rn
i g I h d t giv
n a o f t f l
e one th o a se o es son s on e
F h R v l ti
re n c e f th
o u H i g h C ti fi t d i t
on or e er er c a e, an
t
s ruc k me for th e fi rs t t i me wi th g reat i n teres t that
the 1 0th o f A u g u s t h ad a s e c i al s i g n i fi c an ce i n p
F re n ch h i sto r y , an d that we had b ee n at T r i an on o n
the an n i versar y of the d ay .

DE UX TR IAN ON S
18 5 5
1 C ’
o ur d h o n ne u r 6 O r a n ge r ie t t l e Fa r m
2 Ho u s e 7 Re s e r v o l r P a v i l i o n d e Je u
8 Be l v ed er e
3 J e u d e Ba g u e
5 G ro tt
4 Te m p l e d o I Am o u r
o
'
9 M ai s o n d u
1 0 Th é é t r e
jar d i n l e r
1 3 S a l o n tr a i n
t
1 4 Kl t c h c n 81 S a b l e
b u l ld l nge
S OM E R E C E NT B OOK S
TH E C RO C K OF G OL D . By J A M ES ST E P H E N S , Au th or of
C ro wn
’
l e Cl zar w onzan s D a ug /zter . 8 vo .
58 . n et .
CH
P UN A fai ry f an as t y l
e vi s h gr t q r l t o es u e, ea i s ic a ll e o g ri l ca
h um r u t i ri l t p t l b y ur
.
, , ,
o o s, sa ca i d eali s i c, an d oe i ca t ns an d ve ry
b u t i f ul
,
”
ea .
G L OB E g t r To i m a i n a i v e ea d r e s M r S t ep h e n s
’
s n ew wo r k wi ll b e an
bi d g d l gh f lw h li f t d f
.
i n t e n se an d a in e i t We ee e av e b ee n e or a b ri f e
r di r y h i g rr yi g r th
.
s p ac e a b h ov e t e o na t n li f s of
d m b k e, an co e ac t o ea ca n
wi t h usb d g m m ry
th e a i in e o f th r r l y h u m r u
o d th b
e u ti ful
a e o o s an e ea
h r d t hi g q u t li k h rm d
.
We av e ea no n i e Th C ek f G ld It h e r oc o o as a c a an
h u m ur p uli r u th r h i g h i th r k f i m gi
.
o ec a t o i t se lf , an d pl it aces s a o n e an s o a
n ati v e p o eti c wr i t e r s .
”
FOL K TA L E S OF B RE F F N Y . By B . H U NT . C rown 8y o .
3 S 6d . . n et .
SP E C TA TOR Wh o ll y d li gh t f ul
e vo lu m e T h ese f lk
o ta l es
hi
q u li t i f p r y wi t lli g d h u gh h
. .
ar e ri c n th e a es o o et t , an d i n e en c e , an t o t e
p rt h Mi H u th
,
a w hi pl y d i
c r r h
ss r nt h as a e s n ot at o f a c eat o er v e si o n s ar e
m r k d b y u h u f i li g h r m u h h ppy d h r t ri i ur f
,
a e s c n a n c a s c a an c a ac e st c t ns o
ph th h d r r k wi h h m u
,
r as e , at s li k F r i K b y
e e se v e s to an t t o se si c i an s e an c s or a
wh h l fr h lu r t f l k u b y h b u y d p i t ur q u
,
o av e en t es st e o o t n es t e ea t an c es en ess
f h ir ti g ”
o t e set n s .
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Fi r s t E di ti o n Jan u ary 191 1

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the fol l ow i n g re aso n s . F i rs t w e p re fe r th at

b e ab l e to j u dg e fai rl y o f all the c i r c u m ~

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A F TE R some d ay s o f s i ght se e i n g i n P ari s to

wh ere i t was o r w h at th er e was to b e s ee n .

th rou gh the roo m s an d gal l er i es o f the P al ac e

the ch arm o f the p l ac e M y k n o wl e dg e O f

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F r an ci z Revol u ti on .O v er th i r ty y ears b e fore

mu ch e n th u si asm . B u t the G erman o cc u p at i on

W e sat d o wn i n the S all e d es G l ac es wh ere ,

k n owl e dge o f i t was fro m a m agaz i n e ar t i c l e

i m p ress i o n th at i t was a farm h ou se wh er e the

an d s e t O ff . B y n o t as k i n g the way we wen t

ﬂ i ght s Of s t ep s fro m the fou n t ai n s an d d o wn the

we e k b u t o n th i s d ay the s k y was a l i ttl e

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l i v e l y wi n d b l o wi n g the woo d s were l oo k i n g

th ei r b es t an d we b oth fel t p ar t i c u l arl y

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d id n o t l i k e to g o i n Th ere w ere th ree p ath s

i n fron t o f u s an d as w e saw two m en a l i tt l e

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r easo n for i t ; I was no t at al l t i r e d an d was ,

b e c o m i n g more i n t e res t e d i n m y s u rro u n d i n g s .

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s war d b u t the g ro u n d was c o v ere d wi th r o u gh

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n o w i n d s t i rre d the t rees . I t was al l i n t e n s el y

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t i on o f m y p e c u l iar s e n sat i o n s an d I fel t a

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l e ss h as t e C o n n e ct i n g the sou n d w i th the

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who had app are n t l y j u s t c o m e e i th e r o v e r o r

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c ri sp c u rl i n g b l ack h ai r u n d e r the s am e l arg e

s o m b re ro hat H e was h an d so m e an d the

e ffe ct o f the h ai r was to m ak e hi m l o o k l i k e

c o m e a l o n g way At ﬁ rs t I th o u ght he was .

the c ol o u r was fro m h eat n o t s u n b u r n i n g He, .

had o n a d ar k c l o ak w rapp e d ac ross hi m l i k e

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o n the r i ght an d t u r n i n g m y h ead to j o i n M i s s

th at he was n o t th ere b u t the ru n n i n g b egan

ag ai n an d fro m the s o u n d i t was c l o s e b es i d e

b r i dg e wh i ch c ros se d a t i n y rav i n e S o c l ose .

c asc ad e fel l fro m a h e i ght d o wn a g re e n

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Th er e was a t e rrac e rou n d the n o r th an d

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