I begged to know who was the principal person in the room, and to him I applied to learn the cause of the whole proceeding.

He coolly answered that if I wanted to know I must apply to the Grand Juge.

To the Grand Juge I drove, and having waited till the number ninety-three was called, the number of the ticket which had been given to me at the door, I was admitted, and the Grand Juge most formally assured me that he knew nothing of the affair, but that all I had to do was to obey.

I returned home, and, on examining my passport, found that I was ordered to quit Paris in twenty-four hours.

I went directly to our Ambassador, Lord Whitworth, who lived at the extremity of the town: he was ill--with difficulty I got at his secretary, Mr.Talbot, to whom I pointed out that I applied to my Ambassador from a sense of duty and politeness, before I would make any application to private friends, though I believed that I had many in Paris who were willing and able to assist me.