Along France's river of romance: . ^ of the other courtiers, who succeededin getting him hanged for his frauds. Jean Bourrerespected the main outlines of his predecessors design,but grafted on to the fortress an elegant chateau m thetaste of the Renaissance: a proceeding which gave thehouse originality and charm. It was reserved for Siegfried—of whom one must say nothing rash, FROM TOURS TO SAUMUR 255 for he died in the odour of sanctity, having left thewhole property, its grounds and contents, to the. The Chateau, Langeais Institut dc France—to restore the house back, at leastin the
Along France's river of romance: . ^ of the other courtiers, who succeededin getting him hanged for his frauds. Jean Bourrerespected the main outlines of his predecessors design,but grafted on to the fortress an elegant chateau m thetaste of the Renaissance: a proceeding which gave thehouse originality and charm. It was reserved for Siegfried—of whom one must say nothing rash, FROM TOURS TO SAUMUR 255 for he died in the odour of sanctity, having left thewhole property, its grounds and contents, to the. The Chateau, Langeais Institut dc France—to restore the house back, at leastin the interior, to the earlier style of Pierre de la chief historic interest that the chateau boasts 250 TllK LOIUK lios in tho f:u«l I hat it was horo tll Clmrlos VTTIwoddoil Anno o{ l>rill{my. The ch\hovi\[c-\M\\lcri\cdonrdoiis on llir south sido oi Ihc house iwc ivniarknblo. The position {on the [o\) ol the cHfl) which Lnnj^vaiswouKl naturally have tueufuod, is IUUhI already hy jistill earlier stroui^hoUl a rintaui^nlar donji>n tlanked>vith ramjiarts : ono of th(> t>arlii>st huiUhnos of its kindwhieh ha\ e survived in Franec*. Ihe donjon and rampartsare aitrilnitiHl to the l>laek Kaleon, Foulqnes Nerra,threat eonstruettM* oi feuilal fortresses, and 01)2 is saidto be the \ear of its erection. These niins are nowin the {virk t^f the chateau, and from them one mayK>ok down at the little town clustering- round themansion, and at the church. The latter was beoimin the ele
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