Mentone, Cairo and Corfu . d Mrs. Clary. Dr. Bennet, theLondon physician, may be called its real discoverer, asLord Brougham was the discoverer of Cannes. Froma sleepy, unknown little Riviera village it has growninto the winter resort we now see, with fifty hotelsand two hundred villas full of strangers from all partsof the world. The Professor was discoursing upon the climate. Itis very beneficial to all whose lungs are delicate, hesaid. Also (checking off the different classes onhis fingers) to the aged, to those who need generalrenovating, to the rheumatic, and to those afflictedwith gout.
Mentone, Cairo and Corfu . d Mrs. Clary. Dr. Bennet, theLondon physician, may be called its real discoverer, asLord Brougham was the discoverer of Cannes. Froma sleepy, unknown little Riviera village it has growninto the winter resort we now see, with fifty hotelsand two hundred villas full of strangers from all partsof the world. The Professor was discoursing upon the climate. Itis very beneficial to all whose lungs are delicate, hesaid. Also (checking off the different classes onhis fingers) to the aged, to those who need generalrenovating, to the rheumatic, and to those afflictedwith gout. Where, then, do I come in ? said Janet, sweetly,as he finished the left hand. Nowhere, answered the Professor, meaning to begallant, but not quite succeeding. Perceiving this, headded, slowly, and with solemnity, But the fair andhealthy flower should be willing to shine upon the lessendowed for the pure beneficence of the act. Baker and Inness sat down on the sea-wall behindhim to recover from this. The two Englishmen were. 39 equally amused, although Miss Elaine, who was walk-ing with them, did not discover it. However, MissElaine seldom discovered anything save herself. WenOw began to ascend, passing between the high wallsof villa gardens along a smooth, broad, white road. This is the Cornice, said Mrs. Clary; it windsalong this coast from Marseilles to Genoa. From Nice to Genoa, said the Professor, turningto correct her. But by turning he lost his slipped into it, and not only that, but into hisinformation also. In the leisure hour or two beforeand after breakfast, Inness had carried out his threatof studying up, and we soon became aware of it. The genius of Napoleon, Miss Trescott, he began, caused this wonderful road to spring from the bosomof the mighty rock. Before it there was no road, only a mule track,said the Professor from behind. I beg your pardon, said Inness, suavely, butthere was a road, the old Roman way, called Via JuliaAugusta, traces of which ar
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