. Unfrequented France by river and mead and town. for sojourners. Market day, however, is ever a sightfor a painter. The show of melons alone makes a sub-ject; the weather-beaten market-women, with gay-coloured head-gear, their blue gowns, the deliciouscolour and lovely form of the fruit, all this must beseen to be realized. Here and there were largepumpkins, cut open to show the ripe, red pulp, withabundance of purple plums, apples and pears justripening, and bright yellow apricots. At Coulom-miers, as elsewhere, I looked in vain for rags, dirt,or a sign of beggary. Every one seemed rich,inde
. Unfrequented France by river and mead and town. for sojourners. Market day, however, is ever a sightfor a painter. The show of melons alone makes a sub-ject; the weather-beaten market-women, with gay-coloured head-gear, their blue gowns, the deliciouscolour and lovely form of the fruit, all this must beseen to be realized. Here and there were largepumpkins, cut open to show the ripe, red pulp, withabundance of purple plums, apples and pears justripening, and bright yellow apricots. At Coulom-miers, as elsewhere, I looked in vain for rags, dirt,or a sign of beggary. Every one seemed rich,independent and happy. Another day we visited Meaux. The diligencepassed our gate early in the morning, in an hourand a half reaching the capital of the ancientBrie, bishopric of the famous Bossuet, and one ofthe early strongholds of the Reformation! Theneighbouring country, Pays Meldois as it is called,is one vast fruit and vegetable garden, bringing inenormous returns. From our vantage ground—for,of course, we were in the coupe—with delight we. *, £ W o
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