must have been below us, but close by on our right hand.[1] Madame Lavergne writes of the "petite cascade" and of the sound of it in the grotto.[2]
In April, 1908, extracts from Mique's accounts and plans for the Trianon grounds were procured from the archives, giving the history of the grottos. "Juin 4, 1780, fait un model en terre du ravin du petit pont."[3] "1788, Pièce au dessus du Rocher du Ravin et . . . passage des voitures sur le pont de bois . . . Pièce à droite en face du Rocher du Ravin."[4] "Au long du chemin de l'emplacement de la Ruine sur la conduitte en bois à la deuxième source du Ravin."[5] The first source was probably close to the "Ruine" (our kiosk?). The second "source" might coincide with Desjardins'
"source," which he places a few steps from the poulaillers,[6] and was probably meant to feed the "petite rivière," which passed through the Queen's grotto, carrying off the water from the stagnant pool between the grottos to the larger lake.[7] That would exactly agree with the
