The country of The ring and the book . ace on the way is Magione, a little whiteand grey town on a lofty ridge. Here by the road-side is a huge square fortress, which, by reason of itsgrim walls, its machicolations, its towers and its heavybuttresses is as truculent, as defiant and as villainous-looking a stronghold as this country of wars, murdersand rapine can produce (Plate 58). The gentle Pompiliamust have shuddered as she passed beneath its shadow. At Magione the road descends, and, passing througha maze of low green hills, comes at last in sight ofPerugia. The view of the capital of Umbr
The country of The ring and the book . ace on the way is Magione, a little whiteand grey town on a lofty ridge. Here by the road-side is a huge square fortress, which, by reason of itsgrim walls, its machicolations, its towers and its heavybuttresses is as truculent, as defiant and as villainous-looking a stronghold as this country of wars, murdersand rapine can produce (Plate 58). The gentle Pompiliamust have shuddered as she passed beneath its shadow. At Magione the road descends, and, passing througha maze of low green hills, comes at last in sight ofPerugia. The view of the capital of Umbria from the 191 The Country of The Ring and the Book highway to the north is one of supreme fascination. Ona long ridge against the sky-line there stands theamazing city, a dim fabric of yellow-grey stone ona blue-grey hill, a fabric so insubstantial, so delicate,so elaborate in the fashioning of its crest of tinybell-towers, spires and battlements, that—from afar off—it looks like a piece of silversmiths handiwork (Plate 60). 192. 74.—TREVI, FROM THE HIGH ROAD. 3. FROM PERUGIA TO FOLIGNO BY ASSISI CAPONSACCHI and his charge must have arrivedat Perugia about noon. The journey of thirteenmiles from Torricella would have carried themthrough a country of great charm, while the reaching ofPerugia would mark the first important stage in theirflight. They were now forty-six miles from Arezzo,and a little more than twice that distance from would probably not drive through the city, butwould skirt it on its southern side, for Perugia standsnearly one thousand feet above the Tiber valley, andthe climb up to its terrific walls is very steep. Onemay suppose that Caponsacchi would talk a great dealabout this famous town, that Pompilia would revive inthe sunshine, and that the wonders around her wouldhelp her to forget that dreadful house in Arezzo, andthe frowning figure of Guido biting his beard. The very ancient city of Perugia is one of themost fascinating in Italy. It h
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