Paganini's son then returned to Marseilles, where entrance to the port was refused him for the same reasons. He then went on to Cannes, where he could not penetrate either. He therefore remained at sea, and the waves rocked the corpse of the fantastic artist, everywhere repelled by men. He no longer knew what to do, where to go, on which spot to lay the dead body so sacred to him, when he espied the naked rock of Saint-Ferréol in the midst of the billows. There at last he landed the coffin, and buried it in the centre of the islet. It was only in 1845 that he went back with two of his friends to take up the remains of his father, and transfer them to Genoa to the Villa Gajona. Would one not have preferred that the extraordinary violinist should have remained at rest upon the bristling reef, cradled by the song of the waves as they break on the torn and craggy rock. Further on, in the open sea, rises the castle of Saint-Honorat, which we had already perceived as we rounded the Cape of Antibes, and further on still, a line of reefs ended by a tower called "Les Moines." They are now quite white with surf and echoing with the roar of the breakers. They form one of the most dangerous perils of the coast during the night, for they are marked by no light, and they are the cause of frequent wrecks. A sudden gust heels us over, so that the water washes the deck, and I give orders for the gaff topsail to be lowered, the cutter being no longer able to carry it without endangering the safety of the mast. The waves sink, swell, and whiten; the wind whistles, ill-tempered and squally,--a threatening wind, which cries "Take care!" "We shall have to go and sleep at Cannes," said Bernard. And in fact, at the end of half an hour, we had to lower the standing jib, and replace it by a smaller one, taking a reef in the sail at the same time; then a quarter of an hour later we had to take in a second reef. Thereupon I decided to make for the harbour at Cannes, a dangerous harbour, without shelter; a roadstead open to the south-westerly sea, where the ships are in constant danger. When one thinks what a considerable amount of wealth would accrue to the town, by the large number of foreign yachts that would flock there, were they certain of finding a proper shelter, one understands how inveterate must be the indolence of this southern population, who have not yet been able to obtain from government such indispensable works. At ten o'clock we dropped anchor opposite the steamboat _Le Cannois,_ and I landed, thoroughly disappointed at the interruption of my trip. The whole roadstead was white with foam. CANNES, _April 7th_, 9 P.M. Princes, Princes, everywhere Princes. They who love Princes are indeed happy. No sooner had I set foot yesterday morning on the promenade of the _Croisette_ than I met three, one behind the other. In our democratic country, Cannes has become the city of titles.