No scheme could have been more agreeable to Elizabeth, and her acceptance of the invitation was most ready and grateful. "Oh, my dear, dear aunt," she rapturously cried, "what delight! what felicity! You give me fresh life and vigour. Adieu to disappointment and spleen. What are young men to rocks and mountains? Oh! what hours of transport we shall spend! And when we _do_ return, it shall not be like other travellers, without being able to give one accurate idea of anything. We _will_ know where we have gone--we _will_ recollect what we have seen. Lakes, mountains, and rivers shall not be jumbled together in our imaginations; nor when we attempt to describe any particular scene, will we begin quarreling about its relative situation. Let _our_ first effusions be less insupportable than those of the generality of travellers."
Nul projet ne pouvait etre plus attrayant pour Elizabeth et l’invitation fut acceptée avec empressement et reconnaissance. – Ô ma chere tante, s’écria-t-elle ravie, vous me transportez de joie ! Quelles heures exquises nous passerons ensemble ! Adieu, tristesses et déceptions ! Nous oublierons les hommes en contemplant les montagnes !