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Excerpt from Lally of the BrigadeMonsieur, he said, you are to ride at once to St Germain, and ask for an audience with my Lord Perth.My horse was already saddled, and without asking any questions I went into the street, mounted, and set off There was gold in my pocket, and youth in my veins, and I felt that indifference to fate which makes a man for a time as strong as a god. Crossing the Pont de Neuf, I trotted through the streets, and, showing my pass at the barrier, set Sheela, my mare, into a gallop along the valley of the Seine.It was early autumn, and the day was bright and warm, the trees were scarcely touched with russet, and the river lay a gleaming line circling across the plain. Many richly-dressed gentlemen passed me on horseback, as well as handsome coaches full of ladies, with panels painted with rural scenes or fanciful devices. As I drew near St Germain I had a good view of that famous machine that raises water for his Majesty's garden at Marli. This water is carried along an aqueduct to the reservoir. Several persons had gathered to look at it, for it is supposed to be the greatest work done in this reign. Some of these people had very sour countenances, as it has cost, and still costs, great sums of money. Passing on, I mounted the hill, and rode up to the palace.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.