Three Vassar girls in Switzerland . MR. WALKER. 46 THREE VASSAR GIRLS IN SWITZERLAND. man withdrew, the others passing into the library founded byBonnivard. He was the true prisoner of Chillon, Alice said, of whom Byronhad not heard when he wrote his THE HOTEL NEUCHATELOIS. Bonnivard ? remarked the Judge questioningly. I dont quiterecollect his history. He was the Prior of St. Victor, you know, Alice replied. Hewas a patriot, too, and greatly opposed to the usurpation of the Dukeof Savoy; and the duke had him carried to Chillon, and kept thereas a prisoner for six years. How did he ever
Three Vassar girls in Switzerland . MR. WALKER. 46 THREE VASSAR GIRLS IN SWITZERLAND. man withdrew, the others passing into the library founded byBonnivard. He was the true prisoner of Chillon, Alice said, of whom Byronhad not heard when he wrote his THE HOTEL NEUCHATELOIS. Bonnivard ? remarked the Judge questioningly. I dont quiterecollect his history. He was the Prior of St. Victor, you know, Alice replied. Hewas a patriot, too, and greatly opposed to the usurpation of the Dukeof Savoy; and the duke had him carried to Chillon, and kept thereas a prisoner for six years. How did he ever get out? GENEVA. 47 In 1536, the people of Geneva assaulted the castle from the lake,and rescued him. It seems to, me they took a long enough time to make up theirminds to do it. This from Margaret. That reminds me, said the Judge, that we must certainly visitChillon ; and I think it would be pleasanter to go by the lake. Iwonder if there is not some pleasant little place at the other end ofLake Leman which we could make our headquarters, and then takeexcursions from it to Vevy, Clarens, and other interest-ing points. Glion is just the spot,replied Alice. Mamma andI are going there. The Pen-sion Victoria has been rec-ommended to us as a home-like,
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