. Rambles in the Pyrenees and the adjacent districts, Gascony, Pays de Foix [and] Roussillon . being6 feet 6 inches longer than the church. There areseven piers to support the vaulting, and near thethree equal apses are two heavy columns. The vaults are partly quadripartiteand partly waggon, with andwithout supporting naked rock also comesthrough towards the north-east. There are scarcely anywindows, and those of thesmallest, and I had to waitsome time before my eyes wereenough accustomed to thegloom to walk about safely. The upper cloister has en-tirely disappeared, though thelower
. Rambles in the Pyrenees and the adjacent districts, Gascony, Pays de Foix [and] Roussillon . being6 feet 6 inches longer than the church. There areseven piers to support the vaulting, and near thethree equal apses are two heavy columns. The vaults are partly quadripartiteand partly waggon, with andwithout supporting naked rock also comesthrough towards the north-east. There are scarcely anywindows, and those of thesmallest, and I had to waitsome time before my eyes wereenough accustomed to thegloom to walk about safely. The upper cloister has en-tirely disappeared, though thelower one, which is withoutarchitectural importance, re-mains, and has been carefullyrestored with the rest of thebuildings. Its colonnettesPLAN OF CRYPT, s. MARTIN DU wcrc cyHudrical or octagonal, CANIGOU. 1 ,1 1 and there were no arches ; atleast, M. Masso-Torrents has been unable to find asingle voussoir. Capitals are scattered about theneighbourhood—in chimneys at Casteil, and in thebell-tower and other parts of the church, and in housesat Vernet-les-Bains, and M. Masso-Torrents says they. INCONGRUOUS ADDITIONS 283 are used in the doorways of cattle-sheds near. Alto-gether he has found twenty-one caps, eight colonnettes,and thirteen bases. At the entrance to the valley isthe little chapel of S. Marti Veil, some ten minutesfrom the church. From above the Baths at Vernet-les-Bains the church towerstands out clearly, look-ing nearly half-way up themountain-side, and evenin its restored statematching very badlywith the lawn - tenniscourts, the obstacles inthe steeplechase course,and other preparationsfor the diversion of theEnglish visitors, whoare, unfortunately, findingtheir way to Vernet-les-Bains, and will soon turnit into a Pau in minia-ture, destroying all thelocal flavour which is so attractive in these out-of-the-way places. The first time we visited the place we were mis-directed, and endeavoured to get to S. Martin from thewrong side of the river, following a path which
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