Chapter II: Introduction: Chapter I

Honfleur--Dejazet--The Sailor Prince--Le Mari--Lisieux--La Croix Blanche--Arrival at Falaise--Guibray--Castle of Falaise--The little Recess--Arlette--The Father--The Infant Hero--The Uncle--Arlette's Tears--Her Reception.

CHAPTER II.

Prince Arthur--Want of Gallantry Punished--The Recreant Sow--The Rocks of Noron--La Grande Eperonnière--Le Camp-ferme--Antiquities of Falaise--Alençon--Norman Caps--Geese--Le Mans--Tomb of Bérangère--Cathedral--Ancient Remains--Streets--The Veiled Figure.

CHAPTER III.

Tomb of Bérangère--Wives of Coeur de Lion--Tombs--Abbey Churches--Château of Le Mans--De Craon--The Spectre of Le Mans--The Vendéeans--Madame de la Roche-Jaquelin--A Woman's Perils--Disasters of the Vendéeans--Henri--Chouans.

CHAPTER IV.

The Museum of Le Mans--Venus--Mummy--Geoffrey-le-Bel--His Costume--Matilda--Scarron--Hélie de la Flèche--Rufus--The White Knight.

CHAPTER V.

Lude--Saumur Revisited--The Garden--La Petite Voisine--The Retired Militaire--Les Pierres Couvertes--Les Petites Pierres--Loudun--Urbain Grandier--Richelieu--The Nuns--The Victim--The Fly--The Malle Poste--The Dislodged Serpents.

CHAPTER VI.

Poitiers--Battles--The Armies--King John of France--The Young Warrior--Hôtel des Vreux--Amphitheatre--Blossac--The Great Stone--The Scholars--Museum--The Demon's Stone--Grande Gueule.

CHAPTER VII.

Notre Dame--The Keys--The Miracle--Procession--St. Radegonde--Tomb of the Saint--Foot-print--Little Loubette--The Count Outwitted--The Cordelier--Late Justice--The Templars.

CHAPTER VIII.

Château de la Fée--King René--The Miniatures--The Post-Office Functionary--Originality--The English Bank-note--St. Porchaire--The Dead Child--Montierneuf--Guillaume Guy Geoffroy--Thomas à Becket--Choir of Angels--Relics--The Armed Hermit--A Saint--The Repudiated Queen--Elionore--The Bold Priest--Lay.

CHAPTER IX.

Melusine--Lusignan--Trou de la Fée--The Legend--Male Curiosity--The Discovery--The Fairy's Shrieks--The Chronicler--Geoffrey of the Great Tooth--Jaques Coeur--Royal Gratitude--Enemies--Jean du Village--Wedding--The Bride--The Tragedy of Mauprier--The Garden--The Shepherdess--The Walnut-Gatherers--La Gâtine--St. Maixant--Niort--Madame de Maintenon--Enormous Caps--Chamois Leather--Duguesclin--The Dame de Plainmartin--The Sea.

CHAPTER X.

La Rochelle--Les Trois Chandeliers--Oysters--Bathing Establishment--Gaiety--Military Discipline--Curious Arcades--Story of Auffrédy.

CHAPTER XI.

Towers--Religion--Maria Belandelle--Storm--Protestant Retreat--Solemn Dinners--"Half-and-half"--Go to sleep!--The Brewery--Gas Establishment--Château of La Font--The Mystery explained--Triumph of Scenery over Appetite--Slave Trade--Charles le Bien Servi--Liberality of Louis-Philippe--Guiton--House of Le Maire Guiton--The Fleets--The Fight--The Mayor and the Governor.

CHAPTER XII.

Rochefort--The Curious Bonne--Americanisms--Convicts--The Charente--"Tulipes"--Taillebourg--Henry the Third--St. Louis--False Security--Romegoux--Puytaillé

CHAPTER XIII.

Saintes--Roman Arch of Triumph--Gothic Bridge--The Cours--Ruined City--Cathedral--Coligny--Ruined Palace--St. Eutrope--Amphitheatre--Legend of Ste. Eustelle--The Prince of Babylon--Fête--The Côteau--Ste. Marie

CHAPTER XIV.

Frère Chrétien--Utility of Custom-house Search--Bold Voyager--Pauillac--Blaye--The Gironde--Talbot--Vines--The Landes--Phantom of King Arthur--The Witch-finder--The Landes--Wreckers

CHAPTER XV.

Ports--Divona--Bordeaux--Quinconces--Allées--First Impression--Chartrons--Bahutier--Bacalan--Quays--White Guide--Ste. Croix--St. Michel--St. André--Pretty Figure--Pretty Women--Palais Gallien--Black Prince's Son, Edward.

CHAPTER XVI.

The Garonne--The Lord of Langoyran--Miracle of the Mule--Castle of the Four Sons of Aymon--The Aged Lover--Gavaches--The Franchimans--Count Raymond--Flying Bridges--The Miller of Barbaste--The Troubadour Count--The Count de la Marche--The Rochellaises--Eugénie and her Song.

CHAPTER XVII.

Agen--La Belle Esther--St. Caprais--The Little Cherubs--Zoé at the Fountain--The Hill--Le Gravier--Jasmin, the Poet-Barber--The Metaphor--Las Papillotas--Françonnette--Jasmin's Lines on the Old Language--The Shepherd and the Gascon Poet--Return to Agen--Jasmin and the King of France--Jasmin and the Queen of England.

BÉARN AND THE PYRENEES. VOL. I.