CHAPTER IX. Lord and Lady Stuart de Rothesay--French Politeness--Mr.D---- and Mr. T---- -- Study of Shakespeare--Attractions of Mrs.T---- -- Lady Charlotte Llndsay and the Misses Berry--Sir William Gell--Mr.and Mrs. Hare--Female Amiability--Shopping--Hints on Female Dress--Brilliancy of French Conversation--Mr.J.Strangways--A severe Trial--The Plague-spot--Miraculous Escape--Dinner given by Comte A.de Maussion--Goethe's _Faust_--Character of "Margaret"-- The witty Mr. M---- -- Lord Byron--French Quickness of Apprehension--_Sept Heures_--Character of Charlotte Corday--Degenerate Taste of the Parisians--Hasty Conclusions, 91..