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 Trianon, and she said No. On going there she found the map, which had not been there at any of her former visits, and saw that the grottos were put, as far as she could judge, just where we had long ago, through elaborate personal research, decided must be their real position. She could only make this out by standing on the table amongst the books and photographs, the map being hung too high to be easily seen.

Several further points of interest have emerged in connection with the running man.

1. In April, 1908, we learned that our being directed at all in the grounds was unusual, for since September, 1870, they have been thrown open until dark. The difficulty now experienced is to find a guide.

2. He spoke of the "maison." In 1907 we found out that the Queen was in the habit of calling the Petit Trianon "ma maison de Trianon," to distinguish it from the Palace and the Chateau. Louis XVI. had presented it to Marie Antoinette on his accession.