NearthirtyyearspassedawayfrommyleavingBossey, withoutoncerecallingtheplacetomymindwithanydegreeofsatisfaction; butafterhavingpassedtheprimeoflife, asIdeclineintooldage (whilemorerecentoccurrencesarewearingoutapace) Ifeeltheseremembrancesreviveandimprintthemselvesonmyheart, withaforceandcharmthateverydayacquiresfreshstrength; asif, feelinglifefleetfromme, , , place, andpersons; Iseethemaidorfootmanbusyinthechamber, aswallowenteringthewindow, ; 'scloset, withaprintrepresentingallthepopes, abarometer, alargealmanac, thewindowsofthehouse (whichstoodinahollowatthebottomofthegarden) shadedbyraspberryshrubs, whoseshootssometimesfoundentrance; Iamsensiblethereaderhasnooccasiontoknowallthis, , attherecollectionofwhosejoysIevertremblewithdelight? Fiveorsixparticularly—letuscompromisethematter—Iwillgiveupfive, butthenImusthaveone, andonlyone, providedImaydrawitouttoitsutmostlength, inordertoprolongmysatisfaction.
IfIonlysoughtyours, IshouldchoosethatofMissLambercier'sbackside, whichbyanunluckyfallatthebottomofthemeadow, wasexposedtotheviewoftheKingofSardinia, whohappenedtobepassingby; butthatofthewalnuttreeontheterraceismoreamusingtome, sincehereIwasanactor, whereas, intheabovementionedsceneIwasonlyaspectator; andImustconfessIseenothingthatshouldoccasionrisibilityinanaccident, which, howeverlaughableinitself, alarmedmeforapersonIlovedasamother, orperhapssomethingmore.
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