1 pitch, on entering those rooms in which I hhd passed rny earliest
2 happy age. and not missing either of inv dear and beloved patents-
3 My voice faltered, and tears began to flow down my cheeks,
4 when I saw mice more, after an absence of twenty years, my
5 father, mother, brothers arid sisters, pressed them to my throb¬
6 bing heart, received their welcome, and felt their kisses. A -
7 they were informed of the day of my arrival, they lmd post¬
8 poned the christening of my brother's daughter, and fixed
9 it for the moment of my return, in order to heighten the
10 solemnity of that, ceremony, and to have toe for her got!father.
11 1'or that purpose, we went that very afternoon to the principal
12 church, in which I had myse't been christened, where a multitude
13 of the citizens were already assembled to witness the holy act, tin¬
14 ners of my arrival having spread through the town with the
15 rapidity of lightning; some were 'attracted by curiosity, eager
16 to - c me in my extraordinary and splendid oriental costume.
17 I also fancy that many of them were desirous of knowing
18 whether I had lost the fluency with which I formerly spoke the
19 languages of our country (Saxon, German, Hungarian, and
20 Walachian). When they heard me speak them with the same
21 facility ns formerly, the interest they took in my person was still
22 further increased. My parents and friends admired my oriental
23 costume so much, that they requested me tint to change it; ami
24 I yielded to their request, and afterwards visited many of die
25 capitals of Europe in that dress.
26 I passed the remainder of the season at Kronstadt in the most
27 agreeable manner; after which, I proceeded on my journey to¬
28 wards Vienna, passing through Hungary. Thence*, 1 went to
29 Trieste and Venice, Milan, Genoa, Nice and Marseilles; from
30 this last., I made a short excursion to St. Tropez, to see General
31 Allard's family, from whom I learned that the general had left
32 India and was expected at Bordeaux. 1 proceeded to d:at city,
33 and, after a three weeks’ slay. 1 was so fortunate as to meet with
34 the general, whe brought me the box containing the antique
35 which I had. forwarded to him from Cahul. I afterwards visited
36 Paris, and cauie to England, by Calais and Dover, My coni