. The travels and surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen; . upon hisheels with the most marked contempt? Would henot speak to me ? Would he not even hear me uttera word in my defence? His heart died withinhim—not even a look, a smile from any one. Myfriends! Do they not know me ? Do they not seeme ? Alas! they fear to catch the contagion of my . Then, said he, adieu!—tis more than I can bear—I shall go to my country-seat,and never, never will return. Adieu, fond court,adieu!— The Venerable Marquis de Bellecourt stopped fora moment ere he entered his carriage. Thrice helooked back, and thric
. The travels and surprising adventures of Baron Munchausen; . upon hisheels with the most marked contempt? Would henot speak to me ? Would he not even hear me uttera word in my defence? His heart died withinhim—not even a look, a smile from any one. Myfriends! Do they not know me ? Do they not seeme ? Alas! they fear to catch the contagion of my . Then, said he, adieu!—tis more than I can bear—I shall go to my country-seat,and never, never will return. Adieu, fond court,adieu!— The Venerable Marquis de Bellecourt stopped fora moment ere he entered his carriage. Thrice helooked back, and thrice he wiped the starting tearfrom his eye. Yes, said he, for once at least,Truth shall be found—in the bottom of a well. Peace to thy ghost, most noble marquis,—a Kingof kings shall pity thee; and thousands who areyet unborn shall owe their happiness to thee, andhave cause to bless thee; thousands, perhaps, thatshall never even know thy name but Mun-chausens self shall celebrate thy glory. BARON MUNCHAUSEN, 151 (&\xix\)ttv l&wtwUj^tti^ J/ ^/ YERYTHING being concluded,and having received ray instruc-tions for the voyage, I was con-ducted by the illustrious Hilaro. Frosticos, the Lady Fragrantia,* and a prodigious crowd of no-bility, and placed sitting upon the summit of thewhales bones at the palace ; and having remainedin this situation for three days and three nights, asa trial ordeal, and a specimen of my perseveranceand resolution, the third hour after midnight theyseated me in the chariot of Queen Mab. It was of aprodigious dimension, large enough to contain morestowage than the tun of Heidelberg, and globularlike a hazel-nut; in fact, it seemed to be really ahazel-nut grown to a most extravagant dimension, 152 ORIGINAL TRAVELS OF and that a great worm of proportionable enormityhad bored a hole in the sliell. Through this sameentrance I was ushered. It was as large as a coach-door, and I took my seat in the centre, a kind ofchair self-balanced without touchin
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