. The complete works of Gustave Flaubert; embracing romances, travels, comedies, sketches and correspondence; . ch show above the white line of thewall and are dominated by the brown church; thussome bright colours are Interspersed between the twopUtn tints. The post-chaise drove ahead of us and we fol-lowed it, guiding ourselves by the tracks of thewheels; finally it disappeared in the distance, and wecould distinguish only its hood, which looked likesome big crab crawling over the sand. Here and there a swift current of water compelledus to move farther up the beach. Or we would sud-denly co
. The complete works of Gustave Flaubert; embracing romances, travels, comedies, sketches and correspondence; . ch show above the white line of thewall and are dominated by the brown church; thussome bright colours are Interspersed between the twopUtn tints. The post-chaise drove ahead of us and we fol-lowed it, guiding ourselves by the tracks of thewheels; finally it disappeared in the distance, and wecould distinguish only its hood, which looked likesome big crab crawling over the sand. Here and there a swift current of water compelledus to move farther up the beach. Or we would sud-denly come upon pools of slime with ragged edgesframed in sand. Beside us walked two priests who were also go-in^ to the Mont Saint-Michel. As they were afraidof soiling their new cassocks, they gathered them uparound their legs when they jumped over the littlestreams. Their silver buckles were grey with mud,and their wet shoes gaped and threw water at every^ep they took. Meantime the Mount was growing larger. Withone sweep of the eye we were able to take in thewhole panorama, and could see distinctly the tiles on. OVER STRAND AND FIELD 113 the roofs, the bunches of nettles on the rocks, and,a little higher, the green shutters of a small windowthat looks out into the governors garden. The first door, which is narrow and pointed,opens on a sort of pebble road leading to the ocean;on the worn shield over the second door, undulatinglines carved in the stone seem to represent water; onboth sides of the doors are enormous cannons com-posed of iron bars connected by similar circularbands. One of them has retained a cannon-ball inits mouth; they were taken from the English in 1423,by Louis dEstouteville, and hive remained here fourhundred years. Five or six houses built opposite one another com-pose the street; then the line breaks, and they con-tinue down the slopes and stairs leading to the castle,in a sort of haphazard fashion. In order to reach the castle, you first go up to thecurtain, t
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