it, from this delightful spot, in the most thorough good humour, and
with more than ordinary regret that my stay has necessarily been short. I
have taken my place in the Diligence, direct for PARIS. "Il n'y a qu'un
Paris"--said the Comte de la Fresnaye to me the other day, when I told him
I had never been there--to which I replied, "Are there then TWO Londons?"
Thirty-six hours will settle all this. In the mean time, adieu.

[169] On the return of Louis the XVIII. the town of Falaise manifested its
loyalty in the most unequivocal manner.

COUPLETS

_Chantes par les Eleves du College de Falaise, en arborant le
Drapeau Blanc_.

Air: _Un Soldat par un coup funeste_.

Loin de nous la sombre tristesse,
Mars a depose sa fureur;
Enfin la foudre vengeresse
Vient de terrasser _l'opresseur,_
L'aigle sanguinaire
Succombe a l'aspect de ces LYS.
Peuple francais, tu vas revoir ton Pere!
Vive le Roi! Vive LOUIS!

Drapeau, que d'horribles tempetes
Avoient eloigne de ces lieux,
Tu reviens embellir nos Fetes,
Plus brillant et plus radieux!
Ta douce presence
Ramene les jeux et les ris;
Sois a jamais l'Etendard de la France,
Vive le Roi! vive LOUIS!

O Dieu! vengeur de l'innocence,
Protege ces LYS glorieux!
Conserve long-temps a la France
LE ROI que tu rends a nos voeux!
Si la perfidie
De nouveau troubloit ton bonheur
Viens nous guider, o Banniere cherie!
Nous volerons au champ d'honneur.

[170] The worthy historian of Falaise, quoted in a preceding page, is
exceedingly anxious to make us believe that there are portions of this
church--namely, four stones--in the eastern and western gable
ends--which were used in the consecration of it, by MATHILDA, the wife
of our first William. Also, that, at the gable end of the south
transept, outside, an ancient grotto,--in which the Gallic priests of
old purified themselves for the mysteries of their religion--is now
converted into the sacristy, or vestry, or robing room. But these are
surely mere antiquarian dreams. The same author more sagaciously
informs us that the exact period of the commencement of the building
of the nave, namely in 1438, is yet attested by an existing
inscription, in gothic letters, towards