. A summer voyage on the river Saône. With a hundred and forty-eight illustrations. onsidered as lodgings for three gentlemen. But, inaddition to the convenience of lodging on board, I shall havetwo servants always with me and always at my service, insteadof one man frequently leaving me to go in search of bed On the whole, therefore, it seems up to the present timeas if I had not made a foolish bargain about the 1 Pieces of wood in pairs, opening like pairs of compasses. * These little practical and economical details arc left in their place from a beliefthat they may
. A summer voyage on the river Saône. With a hundred and forty-eight illustrations. onsidered as lodgings for three gentlemen. But, inaddition to the convenience of lodging on board, I shall havetwo servants always with me and always at my service, insteadof one man frequently leaving me to go in search of bed On the whole, therefore, it seems up to the present timeas if I had not made a foolish bargain about the 1 Pieces of wood in pairs, opening like pairs of compasses. * These little practical and economical details arc left in their place from a beliefthat they may possibly be interesting, or even useful, to readers who have themselves aturn for independent travel. From the literary point of view they are fully authorisedfoe, and other examples. A Summer Voyage. 13 LETTER IX. Raconnay, June 1st, Evening. We have already done some miles on the river, and theboat is at rest opposite a little village called Raconnay, belowVerdun. As we shall have to pass all these places in coming down,I do not wish to trouble you with any descriptions of the. Above Chalon. scenery or the localities during the ascending voyage. I shallconfine myself for the present quite strictly to the circumstancesand events (if any) of the voyage itself. Yesterday, after writing my letter, I had the berrichon takenup to a basin in the Canal du Centre, above a lock, and thereshe was fastened to the shore at a pleasant spot, where a greenlawny bank goes down to the water, and there is a path in the 14 The Sadne. iss under shady trees. There the dray brought all the campapparatus from the- railway station, which is very near, anda clever joiner set up the woodwork of the saloon. All therest of the luggage was put on board in a confused way, butwith some regard to future convenience. I then went to inquire at different offices about steam-tugsascending the river, and learned that a tug was to start forGray this morning, early, and that there would be no otherfor four days. O
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