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Between the acts Gertrude and George told much of their late experiences . George said that Colonel Harris had become greatly interested in their scheme to build in America an ideal plant and town , and that he was anxious to return home as he felt that one 's work must be done early , as life was short at best . Gertrude explained to George all that had been done in preparing for the wedding , and said that she would be ready soon , that her mother and Lucille approved of their wedding trip of two weeks in Switzerland , and then Gertrude added , `` I shall be ready , George , when you are , to return to America and to aid you all I can . '' Colonel Harris suggested a ride to Versailles , and Monday morning at nine o'clock Gaze 's coach and four drove to the Grand Hotel , and six outside seats which had been reserved for the Harris party were filled . The coachman drove down the Avenue de l'Opera and into the Place du Carrousel , stopping a moment that all might admire the artistic pavilions of the Louvre , and the statue to the memory of Leon Gambetta , `` Father of the Republic . '' Thence they rode out of the Court of the Tuileries , across the Place de la Concord , and down the charming Champs Elysées . On the left stands the Palais de l'Industrie , where the salon or annual exhibition of modern paintings and sculptures occurs in May and June .