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They were now more than eighteen months residing
at Morges without having gone any further into
Switzerland, as they had at first intended. However,
as Doralice was anxious to show her daughter as much
of the country as she possibly could, she decided to
leave her house, also the amiable Isabella. They left
about the end of June, and went as far as Berne;
a town as remarkable for the regularity of its buildings
as for the beauty of its situation. The streets are
very long, and separated in the middle by a small
stream of clear water. On each side are handsome
arcades forming enclosed galleries, and paved with
marble. The walks round Berne are delightful and
varied.

Doralice remained a few days at Berne, visited all
the places of interest, and then proceeded to Grindel-
wald, about twenty miles further on. Hence they
went to Ziirich, where they got introduced to the
great poet and painter, Gessner. Where could he
write his charming idylls better than in Switzerland,
where virtue shows itself in so many different forms?
Why are his works so simple and yet so charming ?
Why have they been translated into so many lan-
guages? ’Tis because the author has /é/¢ what he
expresses, and has seen what he paints. He accom-