“I remained three weeks and two days at Paris, and was
highly gratified, not only with the specimens of art with which that city
abounds, but with the friendly reception which I met with from some of the
first characters there. I had the pleasure of an introduction to General la Fayette, to whom I presented your
letter, which he read with great interest; and at parting, pressing one of my
hands most kindly between his, bade me tell you how much he felt the value of
your good opinion, and begged, if you ever visited Paris, that you would do him
the pleasure of calling upon him. I promised faithfully to deliver his regards
to you, and it occurred to me afterwards that it might be agreeable to him to
possess your letter. In a conversation with the friend who introduced me, I
mentioned this idea, and he assured me that nothing could be a greater pleasure
to M. la Fayette, and that if I would intrust it
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