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In Which We Meet an Old Acquaintance

           Thenthetheatreisopenfornothing,thenthewatersofMonblaisirbegintoplay(itisluckythatthereiscompanytobeholdthem,foronewouldbeafraidtoseethemalone)—thentherecomemountebanksandridingtroops(thewayinwhichhisTransparencywasfascinatedbyoneofthehorse-ridersiswellknown,anditisbelievedthatLaPetiteVivandiere,asshewascalled,wasaspyintheFrenchinterest),andthedelightedpeoplearepermittedtomarchthroughroomafterroomoftheGrandDucalpalaceandadmiretheslipperyfloor,therichhangings,andthespittoonsatthedoorsofalltheinnumerablechambers.ThereisonePavilionatMonblaisirwhichAureliusVictorXVhadarrangedagreatPrincebuttoofondofpleasureandwhichIamtoldisaperfectwonderoflicentiouselegance.ItispaintedwiththestoryofBacchusandAriadne,andthetableworksinandoutoftheroombymeansofawindlass,sothatthecompanywasservedwithoutanyinterventionofdomestics.ButtheplacewasshutupbyBarbara,AureliusXV’swidow,asevereanddevoutPrincessoftheHouseofBolkumandRegentoftheDuchyduringherson’sgloriousminority,andafterthedeathofherhusband,cutoffintheprideofhispleasures.

           ThetheatreofPumpernickelisknownandfamousinthatquarterofGermany.

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