Personal Appearance of the Czar.—His Meals.—Invited by the Regent.— His Interview with the King—He Returns the Visit.—Excursion in Paris.— Visits Madame.—Drinks Beer at the Opera.—At the Invalides.—Meudon.— Issy.—The Tuileries.—Versailles.—Hunt at Fontainebleau.—Saint—Cyr.— Extraordinary Interview with Madame de Maintenon.—My Meeting with the Czar at D'Antin's.—The Ladies Crowd to See Him.—Interchange of Presents.—A Review.—Party Visits.—Desire of the Czar to Be United to France.

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