an open window.[1] All this would suit the position of the building in the map.
The Kiosk
On our entrance into the English garden in 1901, we found our path crossed by another, beyond which, in front of us but rather to the left hand, stood a small circular building having pillars and a low surrounding wall. It was on rough uneven ground, and was overshadowed by trees.
Repeated searches during seven years by ourselves and others have failed to discover this building.
In September, 1908, Miss Lamont found in the archives a paper (without signature or date) giving the estimate for a "ruine" having seven Ionic columns, walls, and a dome roof. (A "ruine" seems only to mean a copy of an older building.) If the walls of this building were low it would correspond in appearance with our recollection of the kiosk. This "ruine" is said to have formed a "naissance de la rivière," suggesting its position above the small
- ↑ Légendes de Trianon, Madame Julie Lavergne, pp. 89, 96.
