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Well merited attentions to St. Anthony—The young Countess de
S——.—Leeches paying postilions better than the English—General
de Boigne—Lemenc and its antiquities—Droit de dépouille of the
Bénédictines—Their agreement with the nobles of Chambéry—Ancient
vaults beneath the church—Colossal statues feared by the good
people of Chambéry—Tomb of an Irish Primate—Calvary—Monument of
General de Boigne—His low birth—His struggles—His success in
India—The death of his benefactor Sindiah—His gratitude shown
towards his heir—The story of his betrayal of Tippoo Saib
unfounded—His arrival in England—His marriage with the Marquis of
Osmond’s daughter an unhappy one—His return to Chambéry—His
benefactions—Created Count—His death—Aix—Its antiquities—Tower
and Cascade of Grésy—The friend of Queen Hortense—Her fate—Her
monument—Rumilly—Its convent—Siege by Louis the Thirteenth—The
courage of a nun—The three privileged houses and discipline of a
French soldiery—Frangy, an impertinent innkeeper—Fanny’s
wisdom—L’Éluiset—A sweet evening—A bad night—A welcome
dawning—Geneva—The fusillades of 94—The Secheron