now rapidly advancing. Prudence, therefore, compelled us to decline the civilities of our new and agreeable acquaintance, who continued with us to the moment of our departure, consigning to our charge many commissions of respect and remembrance to his American friends, and expressing many kind wishes for an agreeable tour to ourselves.

At 11 o'clock in the evening we left Montpellier for Nismes, where we arrived at sunrise the next morning, and after a second visit to the Amphitheatre, the Maison Carrée, and the Fountain, continued our journey back to Marseilles, which was reached early on the following day. This excursion was in all respects satisfactory, contributing alike to health, pleasure, and instruction.

END OF VOLUME I.