There is a pretty little French theatre at Altona, and the actors are
much superior to those I saw at Copenhagen. The theatres at Hamburg are
not open yet, but will very shortly, when the shutting of the gates at
seven o'clock forces the citizens to quit their country houses. But,
respecting Hamburg, I shall not be able to obtain much more information,
as I have determined to sail with the first fair wind for England.
The presence of the French army would have rendered my intended tour
through Germany, in my way to Switzerland, almost impracticable, had not
the advancing season obliged me to alter my plan. Besides, though
Switzerland is the country which for several years I have been
particularly desirous to visit, I do not feel inclined to ramble any
farther this year; nay, I am weary of changing the scene, and quitting
people and places the moment they begin to interest me. This also is
vanity!