"Q. Excuse me, mademoiselle,--if you will allow me, I will ask you
some questions and you will answer them. That will fatigue you less
than making a long recital.
"A. Do so, monsieur.
"Q. What did you do on that day?--I want you to be as minute and
precise as possible. I wish to know all you did that day, if it is
not asking too much of you.
"A. I rose late, at ten o'clock, for my father and I had returned
home late on the night previously, having been to dinner at the
reception given by the President of the Republic, in honour of the
Academy of Science of Philadelphia. When I left my chamber, at
half-past ten, my father was already at work in the laboratory. We
worked together till midday. We then took half-an-hour's walk in
the park, as we were accustomed to do, before breakfasting at the
chateau. After breakfast, we took another walk for half an hour,
and then returned to the laboratory. There we found my chambermaid,
who had come to set my room in order. I went into The Yellow Room
to give her some slight orders and she directly afterwards left the
pavilion, and I resumed my work with my father.
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