Unlike many of the chateaux, Vaux-le-Vicomte is still the home of people who love its beautiful lawns and parterres and keep them green and blooming. Armies of gardeners trim the hedges, plant the borders, and remove every stray leaf from the gravel paths. Here we saw the perfection of French gardening. As we motored home by the light of the stars, we felt that this, our last day in Chateau Land, was one of the happiest that we had known. We would like to stay longer in Paris and visit the many chateaux within motoring distance of the capital; but our holiday time is nearly over. Walter starts for Lausanne to-night, to gather up the children and bring them to London, whither we all go to-morrow. We shall have a few days there, and as many more in Oxford, where Walter has some engagements with old friends, and then to Southampton and home. We all sail October first, all except Ian McIvor, who comes over in December for a very important event. You and Allen must come some time, and visit with us the chateaux that we have seen, and see the others that we have not yet visited. For to-night, au revoir. Life has many joys, and not the least among them is to see the beautiful places of the earth, in congenial company, such as yours, dear Margaret. Yours always devoted, ZELPHINE. * * * * * Transcriber's Notes: Photographs were moved so that they did not interrupt paragraphs. Page 32, "apearance" changed to "appearance" (gala appearance, as if) Page 35, "apears" changed to "appears" (lake side appears like) Page 38, "apears" changed to "appears" (as it appears from the) Page 61, "naive" changed to "naive" (with naive inconsistency) Page 77, "Hotel" changed to "Hotel" (at the Hotel de) Page 83, "Cloitre" changed to "Cloitre" (the Cloitre de la Psallette) Page 87, "Cloitre de la Psalette" changed to "Cloitre de la Psallette" (lovely Cloitre de la Psallette) Page 99, "impresion" changed to "impression" (an impression of power) Page 101, "naively" changed to "naively" (guide naively remarked) Page 107, "Medici" changed to "Medici" (de Medici whom he beheld) Page 142, "Medici" changed to "Medici" (Medici, like Minerva)