Mentone, Cairo and Corfu . ^:;„:. to italy—pont st. louis 29 Mythical—mythical, said the Professor. I merelymentioned it as one of the legends. To come down tofacts—always much more impressive to a rightly dis-posed mind—the first mention of Mentone, per se, onthe authentic page of history, occurs in the eighth cen-tury. In 975 it belonged to the Lascaris, Countsof Ventimiglia, a family of royal origin and Greek de-scent. Are there any of them left ? inquired Janet. I really do not know, replied the Professor, whowas not interested in that branch of the subject. Inthe fourteenth centur
Mentone, Cairo and Corfu . ^:;„:. to italy—pont st. louis 29 Mythical—mythical, said the Professor. I merelymentioned it as one of the legends. To come down tofacts—always much more impressive to a rightly dis-posed mind—the first mention of Mentone, per se, onthe authentic page of history, occurs in the eighth cen-tury. In 975 it belonged to the Lascaris, Countsof Ventimiglia, a family of royal origin and Greek de-scent. Are there any of them left ? inquired Janet. I really do not know, replied the Professor, whowas not interested in that branch of the subject. Inthe fourteenth century the village passed into the pos-session of the Grimaldi family, Princes of Monaco, andthey held it, legally at least, until 1860, when it was at-tached to France. He is really quite Cyclopean in his information,murmured Mrs. Trescott. But the Professor had now discovered Inness, who,with an expression of deepest interest on his face, waswalking close at his heels, and writing as he walked ina note-book. What are you doing,
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