. Alps and sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino (Op. 6.) . It looksalmost as if it might belong to some early Normanchurch in England, and the stones have acquired amost exquisite warm colour with age. At Ispra thereis a campanile which Mr. Ruskin would probably dis-approve of, but which we thought lovely. A few kilo-metres further on a corner is turned, and the splendidcastle of Angera is caught sight of. Before going up to the castle we stayed at the innon the left immediately on entering the town, to gave us a very good dinner, and the gardenwas a delightful place to dine
. Alps and sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino (Op. 6.) . It looksalmost as if it might belong to some early Normanchurch in England, and the stones have acquired amost exquisite warm colour with age. At Ispra thereis a campanile which Mr. Ruskin would probably dis-approve of, but which we thought lovely. A few kilo-metres further on a corner is turned, and the splendidcastle of Angera is caught sight of. Before going up to the castle we stayed at the innon the left immediately on entering the town, to gave us a very good dinner, and the gardenwas a delightful place to dine in. There is a kind ofred champagne made hereabouts which is very good ;the figs were ripe, and we could gather them for our- 336 ALPS AND SANCTUARIES. selves and eat ad libittim. There were two tamesparrows hopping continually about us ; they pretendedto make a little fuss about allowing themselves to becaught, but they evidently did not mind it. I droppeda bit of bread and was stooping to pick it up ; one ofthem on seeing me move made for it and carried it off. CASTLE OF ANGERA. at once ; the action was exactly that of one who wassaying, I dont particularly want it myself, but Imnot going to let you have it. Presently some caccia-tori came with a poodle-dog. They explained to usthat though the poodle was a truly hunting dog, hewould not touch the sparrows, which to do him justice ANGER A AND A RON A. 337 he did not. There was a tame jay also, like thesparrows going about loose, but, like them, awarewhen he was well off. After dinner we went up to the castle, which I havenow visited off and on for many years, and like alwaysbetter and better each time I go there. I know no
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