. Our home in Aveyron : with studies of peasant life and customs in Aveyron and the Lot . scent flare; and afterdrawing very slowly away from a dangerous weir,barely stemming the current, we were obliged tostop twenty miles short of our destination and gohome by train, leaving the launch to be broughton next day. THE CONFIRMATION VISIT OF THE EVEQUE. CHAPTER IX. THE CONFIRMATION VISIT OF THE EVEQUE— THE CALVARY—THE BISHOP IN THE STEAM - LAUNCH — THE RURALPRIESTHOOD. Our village is all excitement because of the visitwhich the eveque, Bishop of—we were going to saythe diocese, but at all events
. Our home in Aveyron : with studies of peasant life and customs in Aveyron and the Lot . scent flare; and afterdrawing very slowly away from a dangerous weir,barely stemming the current, we were obliged tostop twenty miles short of our destination and gohome by train, leaving the launch to be broughton next day. THE CONFIRMATION VISIT OF THE EVEQUE. CHAPTER IX. THE CONFIRMATION VISIT OF THE EVEQUE— THE CALVARY—THE BISHOP IN THE STEAM - LAUNCH — THE RURALPRIESTHOOD. Our village is all excitement because of the visitwhich the eveque, Bishop of—we were going to saythe diocese, but at all events of the correspondingFrench division—is paying it. We had been wondering why the children wereall so busy gathering moss and evergreens, but wesaw the reason of their labours in an evergreenchapel or bower half-way between the station andthe church, and many other arches and decora-tions. The great man came this afternoon at fouroclock, and the inhabitants turned out to meet himen masse. It is only once in five years that hepays a visit to this obscure village, so the excite-. AN OFFICIAL RECEPTION. 89 ment is great when he does come. We went clownwith the rest to meet him at the station, and thedirector, as the person of greatest consequence,welcomed him and presented the rest of the Eng-lish colony to him. He spoke a few polite words,and, stretching his hands over us, blessed us, so thatwe were the first persons in the parish to receive theblessings of Monseigneur. He first proceeded to the evergreen chapel, and toour unaccustomed eyes it seemed strange to see himstand solemnly there and change his robes, and donhis mitre, in full view of, and to the mingled delightand awe of the villagers and peasants. After the change of attire came the generalblessing and official reception. The mayor readhis welcoming speech (poor man ! he was nervous),and had himself and Commune blessed. Then thedirector gave his carefully prepared oration, teemingwith extravagant compliments to
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