. The travels and surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen; . returned in triumph to the palace, where theQueen rushed into my arms, weeping tenderly. Ah, thou flower of nobility, cried she; were BARON MUNCHAUSEN. 251 all the nobles of France like tliee, we should neverhave been brought to this ! I bade the lovely creature dry her eyes, and withthe King and Dauphin ascend my carriage, anddrive post to Mont-Medi, as not an instant was tobe lost. They took my advice and drove away. Iconveyed them within a few miles of Mont-Medi,when the King, thanking me for my assistance,hoped that I would not
. The travels and surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen; . returned in triumph to the palace, where theQueen rushed into my arms, weeping tenderly. Ah, thou flower of nobility, cried she; were BARON MUNCHAUSEN. 251 all the nobles of France like tliee, we should neverhave been brought to this ! I bade the lovely creature dry her eyes, and withthe King and Dauphin ascend my carriage, anddrive post to Mont-Medi, as not an instant was tobe lost. They took my advice and drove away. Iconveyed them within a few miles of Mont-Medi,when the King, thanking me for my assistance,hoped that I would not trouble myself any farther,as he was then, he presumed, out of danger; and theQueen also with tears in her eyes, thanked me onher knees, and presented the Dauphin for my bless-ing. In short, I left the King eating a mutton-chop. I advised him not to delay, or he would cer-tainly be taken; and setting spurs to my horse,wished them a good evening, and returned to Eng-land. If the King remained too long at the table,and was taken, it was not my fault. THE co^aaaoso^
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