FRANCE AND BELGIUM BY SIR WALTER SCOTT, BART. AS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED UNDER THE TITLE OF "PAUL'S LETTERS TO HIS KINSFOLK." PART II. FRANCE- -PARIS. ADAM & CHARLES BLACK, EDINBURGH. HOULSTON & STONEMAN, LONDON. MDCCCLY. 270.C.303. CONTENTS OF PART II. PAGE LETTER XI.-To ESQ. OF. Road to Paris-Valenciennes-Garrison of Valenciennes-Dismay of the Inhabitants-Disbanded Garrison of Condé-Extortions of the Innkeepers -French Roads-Appearance of the CountryRivers-Churches-Fortified Towns-Want of Ruins of Feudal Castles-of Farm houses-of Enclosures Mode of Feeding Cattle-Want of Country Seats French Forests-Richness of the Soil -Mad ambition of the French-RetaliationForaging Parties Odd Rencontre - Bourbon Badges Strict Discipline of the British Military License of the Prussians-Military Method of Picking Locks Interesting Adventure-Distress of a Flemish Peasant at the Loss of his HorsesDiscomforts felt by the British-Regulations of the Post respected-Towns-Cambray-Peronne -Attachment of the People in the Towns to the Bourbons Fêtes on the Restoration-Pont de St Maxence Senlis-Road to Chantilly-Forest of Chantilly-Chantilly occupied by the PrussiansPalace Stable of the Prince of Condé-Ruins of the Palace-Le Petit Chateau-Ruins of the Palace, LETTER XII.-PAUL TO HIS SISTER. Paris Tuileries-Reflections-Tuileries-Parisian Punning-Statue of Bonaparte-Public Works by Bonaparte Want of Pavement Courts before the Houses-No Smoke over Paris-The Seine Church of St Genevieve Tombs in the Pantheon-Mirabeau and Marat-Voltaire and Rousseau-Anecdote......... 1 32 |