CHAPTER VIII.

Jefferson asks for leave of Absence.--Character of the Prince of Wales.--Letters to Madame de Brehan.--Fondness for Natural History.--Anecdote told by Webster.--Jefferson's Opinion of Chemistry.--Letter to Professor Willard.--Martha Jefferson.--She wishes to enter a Convent.--Her Father takes her Home.--He is impatient to return to Virginia.--Letter to Washington.--To Mrs. Eppes.--Receives leave of Absence.--Farewell to France.-- Jefferson as an Ambassador.--He leaves Paris.--His Daughter's Account of the Voyage, and Arrival at Home.--His Reception by his Slaves 139