[22] Under the cliffs at the other extremity, near the Barrière de Clichy, is a similar mound, originating, no doubt, in the same way. It is now covered with fine trees, and forms an agreeable object as one approaches the Barrière. Its name (_Monceau_) perhaps points to its origin. [23] Early riser as I am, my neighbour here beat me considerably, for I always used to hear him harnessing his horses for work before daylight, which he did with a pretty annoying quantity of noise and chattering. [24] To me the most interesting part of this mound was its history, rising abruptly as it does so much above the surrounding ground. Is it an enormous barrow, like Silbury, or is it a natural accumulation of alluvium? [25] It must be remembered that in those days these, as well as many other things quite common in England, were novelties to Englishmen. [26] The rough journal from which I have with much trouble compiled this copy is here so confused and imperfect as to be of little or no use; and my great auxiliaries--letters to my wife, from which I was enabled to correct or confirm dates, and to make more circumstantial many subjects only mentioned in the journal--I have unwittingly destroyed. During my stay at Stain, too, I wrote by fits and starts. Amongst new scenes of every kind, and new people, the excitement was too great to admit of shutting one’s self up for study or writing. Thus, from the period I have now reached, my means are so few, that it is quite impossible to bring my journal (as I wished) down to our final departure from France--as complete as it might have been. [27] At three in the morning, when Lord Charles and his companion immediately landed and tried to persuade me to do the same, but I remained on board until daylight. [28] She cooked for us here. TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE Footnote [21] is referenced twice from page 197. Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources. Some hyphens in words have been silently removed, some added, when a predominant preference was found in the original book. Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. Pg 15: ‘sout de vrais brigands’ replaced by ‘sont de vrais brigands’. Pg 62: ‘the poperty of’ replaced by ‘the property of’. Pg 71: ‘Inhabiants there’ replaced by ‘Inhabitants there’. Pg 87: ‘cornetts’ replaced by ‘cornettes’. Pg 115: ‘Cossac’s wounds’ replaced by ‘Cossack’s wounds’. Pg 183: ‘M. le Berger de’ replaced by ‘M. le Berger and’. Pg 197: ‘Garges, Arnonville’ replaced by ‘Garges, Arnouville’. Pg 244: ‘pleasing undulalation’ replaced by ‘pleasing undulation’. Pg 278: ‘the slighest moment’ replaced by ‘the slightest moment’. Pg 286: ‘a a delicate pink’ replaced by ‘a delicate pink’.