7/24 In the winter they break this bread up with an axe, and they soak it for twenty-four hours, in order to render it eatable. My brethren, have pity! behold the suffering on all sides of you!" Born a Provencal, he easily familiarized himself with the dialect of the south. He said, "En be! moussu, ses sage ?" as in lower Languedoc; "Onte anaras passa ?" as in the Basses-Alpes; "Puerte un bouen moutu embe un bouen fromage grase," as in upper Dauphine. This pleased the people extremely, and contributed not a little to win him access to all spirits. He was perfectly at home in the thatched cottage and in the mountains. |