They Consist Of Four Or Five Families, Among Whom I Could Pass
The Winter Very Agreeably, If The State Of My Health And Other
Reasons Did Not Call Me Away.
Mr. L - had arrived two days before me, troubled with the same
asthmatic disorder, under which I have laboured so long.
He told
me he had been in quest of me ever since he left England. Upon
comparing notes, I found he had stopped at the door of a country
inn in Picardy, and drank a glass of wine and water, while I was
at dinner up stairs; nay, he had even spoke to my servant, and
asked who was his master, and the man, not knowing him, replied,
he was a gentleman from Chelsea. He had walked by the door of the
house where I lodged at Paris, twenty times, while I was in that
city; and the very day before he arrived at Montpellier, he had
passed our coach on the road.
The garrison of this city consists of two battalions, one of
which is the Irish regiment of Berwick, commanded by lieutenant
colonel Tents, a gentleman with whom we contracted an
acquaintance at Boulogne. He treats us with great politeness, and
indeed does every thing in his power to make the place agreeable
to us. The duke of Fitz-James, the governor, is expected here in
a little time. We have already a tolerable concert twice a week;
there will be a comedy in the winter; and the states of Provence
assemble in January, so that Montpellier will be extremely gay
and brilliant.
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