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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, Chapter 41: search for health.—journey to Europe.—continued disability.—1857-1858. (search)
, now belonging to M. Blangy, with its beautiful park, where the Abbe St. Pierre was born; then home to dinner at seven o'clock; in the evening the ladies play at billiards. August 13. Another pleasant day. Mr. Hammond, the British consul at Cherbourg, came over with his two daughters to pass the day. M. de T. took us to visit Barfleur, and also the heights of Epernel, from which the whole country about could be seen; view admirable; caught in rain. August 14. At eight o'clock left the chateau with M. de T. in his carriage for Cherbourg; went in one of the admiral's boats to visit the breakwater and the wonderful works for the dock; dined with the British consul to meet company; after dinner, parted from M. de T., who invited me most kindly to visit him again. Sumner described his visit to Tocqueville in a letter to Longfellow, Aug. 18, 1857. Longfellow's Life, vol. III. pp. 50, 51. August 15. At six o'clock this morning took the diligence for Caen (some eighty miles),