Yes, he remembers that they used to go for walks in the Luxembourg.

'It was good of him to take you - I recall he used to enjoy the gardens as well. They are a fine spot for walking, true enough, and then it is spring, it must be very beautiful. I should think your own gardens will grow buttercups if you should want it, they are not very hard to encourage. You should take a gardener, Madame, and have all the flowers you want, it would look very fine.'