INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER I.
Honfleur--Dejazet--The Sailor Prince--Le Mari--Lisieux--La Croix Blanche--Arrival at Falaise--Guibray--Castle of Falaise--The little Recess--Arlette--The Father--The Infant Hero--The Uncle--Arlette's Tears--Her Reception.
CHAPTER II.
Prince Arthur--Want of Gallantry Punished--The Recreant Sow--The Rocks of Noron--La Grande Eperonniere--Le Camp-ferme--Antiquities of Falaise--Alencon--Norman Caps--Geese--Le Mans--Tomb of Berangere--Cathedral--Ancient Remains--Streets--The Veiled Figure.
CHAPTER III.
Tomb of Berangere--Wives of Coeur de Lion--Tombs--Abbey Churches--Chateau of Le Mans--De Craon--The Spectre of Le Mans--The Vendeeans--Madame de la Roche-Jaquelin--A Woman's Perils--Disasters of the Vendeeans--Henri--Chouans.
CHAPTER IV.
The Museum of Le Mans--Venus--Mummy--Geoffrey-le-Bel--His Costume--Matilda--Scarron--Helie de la Fleche--Rufus--The White Knight.
CHAPTER V.
Lude--Saumur Revisited--The Garden--La Petite Voisine--The Retired Militaire--Les Pierres Couvertes--Les Petites Pierres--Loudun--Urbain Grandier--Richelieu--The Nuns--The Victim--The Fly--The Malle Poste--The Dislodged Serpents.
CHAPTER VI.
Poitiers--Battles--The Armies--King John of France--The Young Warrior--Hotel des Vreux--Amphitheatre--Blossac--The Great Stone--The Scholars--Museum--The Demon's Stone--Grande Gueule.
CHAPTER VII.
Notre Dame--The Keys--The Miracle--Procession--St.Radegonde--Tomb of the Saint--Foot-print--Little Loubette--The Count Outwitted--The Cordelier--Late Justice--The Templars.
CHAPTER VIII.
Chateau de la Fee--King Rene--The Miniatures--The Post-Office Functionary--Originality--The English Bank-note--St.Porchaire--The Dead Child--Montierneuf--Guillaume Guy Geoffroy--Thomas a Becket--Choir of Angels--Relics--The Armed Hermit--A Saint--The Repudiated Queen--Elionore--The Bold Priest--Lay.
CHAPTER IX.
Melusine--Lusignan--Trou de la Fee--The Legend--Male Curiosity--The Discovery--The Fairy's Shrieks--The Chronicler--Geoffrey of the Great Tooth--Jaques Coeur--Royal Gratitude--Enemies--Jean du Village--Wedding--The Bride--The Tragedy of Mauprier--The Garden--The Shepherdess--The Walnut-Gatherers--La Gatine--St.Maixant--Niort--Madame de Maintenon--Enormous Caps--Chamois Leather--Duguesclin--The Dame de Plainmartin--The Sea.
CHAPTER X.
La Rochelle--Les Trois Chandeliers--Oysters--Bathing Establishment--Gaiety--Military Discipline--Curious Arcades--Story of Auffredy.
CHAPTER XI.
Towers--Religion--Maria Belandelle--Storm--Protestant Retreat--Solemn Dinners--"Half-and-half"-- Go to sleep!--The Brewery--Gas Establishment--Chateau of La Font--The Mystery explained--Triumph of Scenery over Appetite--Slave Trade--Charles le Bien Servi--Liberality of Louis-Philippe--Guiton--House of Le Maire Guiton--The Fleets--The Fight--The Mayor and the Governor.
CHAPTER XII.
Rochefort--The Curious Bonne--Americanisms--Convicts--The Charente--"Tulipes"-- Taillebourg--Henry the Third--St.Louis--False Security--Romegoux--Puytaille CHAPTER XIII.
Saintes--Roman Arch of Triumph--Gothic Bridge--The Cours--Ruined City--Cathedral--Coligny--Ruined Palace--St.
Eutrope--Amphitheatre--Legend of Ste.

Eustelle--The Prince of Babylon--Fete--The Coteau--Ste.

Marie CHAPTER XIV.
Frere Chretien--Utility of Custom-house Search--Bold Voyager--Pauillac--Blaye--The Gironde--Talbot--Vines--The Landes--Phantom of King Arthur--The Witch-finder--The Landes--Wreckers CHAPTER XV.
Ports--Divona--Bordeaux--Quinconces--Allees--First Impression--Chartrons--Bahutier--Bacalan--Quays--White Guide--Ste.
Croix--St.Michel--St.Andre--Pretty Figure--Pretty Women--Palais Gallien--Black Prince's Son, Edward.
CHAPTER XVI.
The Garonne--The Lord of Langoyran--Miracle of the Mule--Castle of the Four Sons of Aymon--The Aged Lover--Gavaches--The Franchimans--Count Raymond--Flying Bridges--The Miller of Barbaste--The Troubadour Count--The Count de la Marche--The Rochellaises--Eugenie and her Song.
CHAPTER XVII.
Agen--La Belle Esther--St.Caprais--The Little Cherubs--Zoe at the Fountain--The Hill--Le Gravier--Jasmin, the Poet-Barber--The Metaphor--Las Papillotas--Franconnette--Jasmin's Lines on the Old Language--The Shepherd and the Gascon Poet--Return to Agen--Jasmin and the King of France--Jasmin and the Queen of England.
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