Lives of the last four princesses of the royal house of Stuart

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CHAPTER VI.
The Princess Louisa and the Queen, her mother, lingered
at Chaillot, till the beginning of November, when they
were agreeably surprised by the appearance of the Cheva-
lier de St. George, who had left Grenoble, in consequence
of the negotiations for the peace of Utrecht, and travel-
ling post, slept at Chartres, and arrived at Chaillot by
nine in the morning, having travelled on before his
attendants.
He entered alone, to greet his royal mother and sister.
They both manifested excessive joy at seeing him. He
dined with them, in her majesty's apartment, and the
abbess waited on them at dinner. After dinner permission
was asked of the Queen, for the community to have the
honour of coming in to see the King, as they called the
Chevalier de St. George. Leave being granted, the nuns
entered, seated themselves on the ground, and listened
with great interest, to the Chevalier's conversation, which
consisted chiefly of remarks on the places he had visited
during his late tour.
The nuns were charmed with his courtesy, and the
elegant French, in which he spoke, and thought him
very handsome. The Queen announced her intention of
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