Montreux, peint par JHardwicke Lewis & May Hardwicke Lewis; décrit par Francis Gribble . n pour soupçonner tout motif antérieur—avait donné son abri dans sa maison. Il avait même parlé vaguement de l'épouser, mais, comme la ladyme semblait indifférente dans la question, avait laissé le projectdrop. Avant longtemps, les faits sont arrivés aux oreilles des thérinistres, et Bonivard a été convoqué avant la Consistory. Il était contraire à de bonnes morales, a dit-il, qu'il devait héberger cette jeune femme, et la promesse du mariage doit être remplie avec retard. Bonivard s'est opposé. Ses relations avec son protegee, a-t-il plaidé, étaient Pla

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Montreux, painted by JHardwicke Lewis & May Hardwicke Lewis; described by Francis Gribble . n to suspect any ulterior motive—had given her shelter in his house. He had evenspoken vaguely of marrying her, but, as the ladyseemed indifferent in the matter, had let the projectdrop. Before long the facts came to the ears of theministers, and Bonivard was summoned before theConsistory. It was contrary to good morals, hewas told, that he should harbour this young woman, and the promise of marriage must be fulfilled with-out delay. Bonivard objected. His relations withhis protegee, he pleaded, were Platonic : his ageand infirmities were such that those relations mustnecessarily continue to be Platonic, even if themarriage ceremony took place; consequently hebegged to be excused. The ministers, however, were obdurate. They declared that the excusewas frivolous, and that Bonivard s infirmities mustnot hinder him from re-entering the holy estate. Heyielded to their authority, if not to their better judg-ment, and married his fourth wife at the age of sixty- THE DENTS DOCHE, SAVOY ALPS. 4 BONIVARDS WIVES 35 nine. It is recorded that the bridegrooms wedding-present to the bride was a copy of his own theologicaland philosophical treatise, Amartigenee, and thatthe brides present to the bridegroom was a copyof the De Corona of Demosthenes. This fourth marriage of Bonivards was evenmore unhappy than the second. Three years afterits celebration his wife was arraigned before theConsistory on a charge of infidelity to her husband.One reads, with sympathetic interest, that it wasnot Bonivard who brought the charge, and that heeven allowed himself to be called as a witness forthe defence. Whether he actually believed in hiswifes innocence, or merely pitied her, and soughtto shield her from the terrible punishment withwhich such offences as hers were visited in thosebarbarous times, we have no means of deciding.The fact that he was nearly old enough to be hergrandfather, had never, so fa

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