. A summer voyage on the river Saône. With a hundred and forty-eight illustrations. e that Zoulou was absolutely hiddenby it, and the only sign of his existence was the tow-rope whichadvanced in a great curve, bending the reeds before it. Asusual in these woods, there were many singing-birds, this timeincluding the cuckoo. We passed a man in the middle of the river who was scoopingsand into a boat at anchor. Evidently his solitude was a burdento him, for he at once entered into conversation with our Pilot A Summer Voyage. 131 and their talk lasted till they could hear each other no w
. A summer voyage on the river Saône. With a hundred and forty-eight illustrations. e that Zoulou was absolutely hiddenby it, and the only sign of his existence was the tow-rope whichadvanced in a great curve, bending the reeds before it. Asusual in these woods, there were many singing-birds, this timeincluding the cuckoo. We passed a man in the middle of the river who was scoopingsand into a boat at anchor. Evidently his solitude was a burdento him, for he at once entered into conversation with our Pilot A Summer Voyage. 131 and their talk lasted till they could hear each other no was a curiously friendly bit of talk about the hardships oflife and the wisdom of enduring them with patience. The Pilotcalled this man Papa, affectionately, though he had neverseen him before. Although we were by this time quite accustomed to theextreme civility of the bargemen we were still surprised by it alittle above Mantoche. We caused some delay to an ascendingboat which had to detach its tow-rope and pass it under theBoussemroum. Whilst this was being done, the men on the. Near Gray. barge talked with us in the friendliest manner. A day or twobefore, our own tow-rope had been passed under a great Germanboat, and there had been a hitch and a long trouble to set it right,but not a word of impatience on either side. These little delaysusually end with a hearty expression of thanks and a Bon jouror Bon voyage. Mantoche is one of the most picturesque places on the has two chateaux, one low on the shore, another on a hill-side, and the Saone exactly resembles a pond, entirelysurrounded by dense woods. All the buildings seen from theriver are picturesque, with several little towers having the bell- K 2 132 The Saonc. shaped roof common in the Franche-Comte, and the colour ofthe whole place is rich in ochres, reds and yellows. We landedto explore the interior of the village, and the first thing we cameupon was a fine bartizan tourelle of grey stone, in excellentpreserv
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