Vanished halls and cathedrals of France . 7 list ot Sntistrtitions PACE The old street to the Cathedral: Rheims Frontispiece Town Hall: Arras ., . 18 Urselines Tower: Arras . . ... . .22 Saint-Jean Baptiste: Arras ..:.... 32 ChateaudEau: Arras ., . 36 Statue of Jeanne dArc: Rheims 48 Hotel de Ville: Peronne 74 Maison du Provost: Valenciennes 86 Corner of Grand Place: Valenciennes . . 116 Cathedral: Soissons .......... 132 Cathedral: Noyon 136 Fifteenth Century House: Noyon 146 LAncien Eveche: Noyon. 152 Retable in the Cathedral: Noyon . . . 156 Hotel de Ville: Noyon . 162 Old Mills: Meaux 180
Vanished halls and cathedrals of France . 7 list ot Sntistrtitions PACE The old street to the Cathedral: Rheims Frontispiece Town Hall: Arras ., . 18 Urselines Tower: Arras . . ... . .22 Saint-Jean Baptiste: Arras ..:.... 32 ChateaudEau: Arras ., . 36 Statue of Jeanne dArc: Rheims 48 Hotel de Ville: Peronne 74 Maison du Provost: Valenciennes 86 Corner of Grand Place: Valenciennes . . 116 Cathedral: Soissons .......... 132 Cathedral: Noyon 136 Fifteenth Century House: Noyon 146 LAncien Eveche: Noyon. 152 Retable in the Cathedral: Noyon . . . 156 Hotel de Ville: Noyon . 162 Old Mills: Meaux 180 Cathedral: Meaux 184 Ancient Ramparts: Senlis 194 Cathedral: Senlis 198 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Chapel of the Chateau: Gerbeviller . ... 210 Chateau: Gerbeviller ..214 Church: Gerbeviller 218 Chateau: Coucy 238 Place du Marche: Rheims 248 North Door of Cathedral: Rheims 250 Apse of Cathedral: Rheims 254 Chatel Gate: Verdun . 266 Old Houses on the Meuse: Verdun 280 Cathedral: Verdun 284 House of Jeanne dArc: Domremy 294 %m%. ^#T was half-past six oclock on a summers morning,II and a deep-toned bell in the cathedral sounded^^ over the quaint gables of this really Flemish cityof Arras. Although we were in France, little differenceeither in the people, costumes or architecture could benoted, so mingled here were the characteristics of theFrench and the Belgians. The sun was well up andgleamed hotly upon the old roof tops of the town, oldmany of them in Shakespeares day, and flooded withgolden light the quaint market place, now filled withswarming peasants. There were great heaps of flowershere and there, among the booths containing variedmerchandise, and some of the market people were takingtheir morning bowls of hot cafe au lait, made fresh in 17 VANISHED HALLS OF FRANCE green and yellow earthenware biggins, over small ironbraziers containing burning charcoal. The odor was in-viting, and as the people are always kindly disposed to-wards the traveler who has savoir faire^ one ma
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