CHAPTER II.
TOWN OF ARLES.
Beaucaire--Wooden Houses--Castle of King Rene--Church of St.
Martha--Fabulous Monster--The Hotel described--The Hostess--Antique Furniture--Plentiful Dinner--Scrutiny--Visit to the Amphitheatre--The Prefect of Arles--Subterranean Excavations--Ancient Church of St.
Anne--Altar to the Goddess of Good--Venus of Arles--Granite Obelisk--Primitive Manners--A Liberal Landlady, 14..