Romantic Corsica, wanderings in Napoleon's isle; . ANTOINE BONELLI, KING OF THE JACQUES BONELLIS HOUSE, PENTICA. To face p. 14?.] IN THE HOME OF THE KING OF BANDITS 147 makes Bocognano a delightful place for a long halt, andone day, when the village lay sweltering under a fiercenoonday sun, when there was not a breath of air inmotion, my sturdy guide, Charles Manenti, and I trampeddown the Ajaccio road on our way to the valley of thePentica, for so long the home of le rot des banditscorses. About a mile from the village we left the road,crossed the Bronco, and struck across country,
Romantic Corsica, wanderings in Napoleon's isle; . ANTOINE BONELLI, KING OF THE JACQUES BONELLIS HOUSE, PENTICA. To face p. 14?.] IN THE HOME OF THE KING OF BANDITS 147 makes Bocognano a delightful place for a long halt, andone day, when the village lay sweltering under a fiercenoonday sun, when there was not a breath of air inmotion, my sturdy guide, Charles Manenti, and I trampeddown the Ajaccio road on our way to the valley of thePentica, for so long the home of le rot des banditscorses. About a mile from the village we left the road,crossed the Bronco, and struck across country, over theGravone and then up the valley. Over rocks and throughthe maquis we pushed our way. The road by the sideof the pretty little Pentica is little frequented and the stream as it flows delightfully cool and clearfrom the green uplands, the ascent becomes rougher andmore fatiguing. My guide, however, had a fund ofanecdote and humour, and time passed quickly, so thatwhen we reached the bandits home I could scarcelybelieve that we had been struggling away for two solid
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