WearrivedintwentyminutesfromtheEmperor\'s。Itisalovelyplace。
Thebeautifulpalacenestlesamongthegrandoldgrovesofthepark，theparksitsinthelapofthepicturesquecragsandhills，andbothlookoutuponthebreezyocean。Intheparkarerusticseats，hereandthere，insecludednooksthataredarkwithshade;therearerivuletsofcrystalwater;therearelakelets，withinviting，grassybanks;thereareglimpsesofsparklingcascadesthroughopeningsinthewildernessoffoliage;therearestreamsofclearwatergushingfrommimicknotsonthetrunksofforesttrees;thereareminiaturemarbletemplesperchedupongrayoldcrags;
thereareairylookoutswhenceonemaygazeuponabroadexpanseoflandscapeandocean。ThepalaceismodeledafterthechoicestformsofGrecianarchitecture，anditswidecolonnadessurroundacentralcourtthatisbankedwithrareflowersthatfilltheplacewiththeirfragrance，andintheirmidstspringsafountainthatcoolsthesummerair，andmaypossiblybreedmosquitoes，butIdonotthinkitdoes。
TheGrandDukeandhisDuchesscameout，andthepresentationceremonieswereassimpleastheyhadbeenattheEmperor\'s。Inafewminutes，conversationwasunderway，asbefore。TheEmpressappearedintheverandah，andthelittleGrandDuchesscameoutintothecrowd。Theyhadbeatenusthere。
Inafewminutes，theEmperorcamehimselfonhorseback。Itwasverypleasant。