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Berne, which we had left behind us the preceding day. I
had, however, very fortunately, a Secretary of State's passport
beside.i the Pru'sian consul's; and this second passport, made
out f;r m ll' and a finrmne-de-chrambre, had been signed by
the French: minister in London. One of my kind companions
o olleredl ti: cross the frontier with me as my f.nemme-de-charinre,
ann'l to help me in obtaining access to the prison of Toussaint,
San ocier I war iry thankful to accept. At Payerne we sep-
arati-,.l Ourt.'lvt ailnd a very small portion of luggage from our
part w'h1,I wi prowmii-.d to overtake at Lausanne in two or
thr. daay. We engaged for the trip a double char-h-bane,
nirll two tout little horses, and a brave lomme of a driver, as
our courteous landlady at Payerne assured us. Passing through
Yvcrdun, we reached Orbe by five in the afternoon, and took
up our quarters- at Giiillaume Tell, full of expectation for the
morrow.
 On th. Itfth. we had brleakla-te.d, and were beginning the
a-.etnt Q,:f [h[LI JuLr.- b. elre -ievvu o'cilik. The weather was
Gine:, and n 'l rnji). e: a succe esion of interesting objects till we
rIac:hld that which was the motive of our excursion. First,
e hadl that ii>ew of the Alps, which, if it were possible, it
would hb equally us.'le', to describe to any who have and any
who hale nnt rtood on the eastern slope of the Jura on a clear
day. Then we wound among the singular defiles of thismoun-
tain-rang,: till we reached the valley which is commanded by
J ougne. iHlre we alighted, climbing the slope to the gate of
the town, nlil: thr- carriage was slowly dragged up the
rteep, winding road. Our appearance obviously perplexed
the two, u tomn-houe officers, who questioned us, and peeped
into our unri bag andl our one book (the handbook of Swirzer-
laun,) with an anmu-ing air of suspicion. My companion told
that thf aim of our journey was the fortress of Joux; and
that wu xperted to pass the frontier again in the afternoon,
on our return to Orbe. Whether they believed us, or, believ-
ing, thought us very foolish, is best known to themselves; but
1 -u pe'.I the latter. Il. their compliments on our cleverness on