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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Glories of Spain, by Charles W. Wood This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Glories of Spain Author: Charles W. Wood Release Date: October 3, 2010 [EBook #33833] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GLORIES OF SPAIN *** Produced by Chuck Greif, the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net, the Internet Archive & Google Books. GLORIES OF SPAIN [Illustration: INTERIOR OF ZARAGOZA CATHEDRAL.] GLORIES OF SPAIN BY CHARLES W. WOOD, F.R.G.S., AUTHOR OF "LETTERS FROM MAJORCA," "IN THE VALLEY OF THE RHONE," ETC., ETC. [Illustration] WITH EIGHTY-FIVE ILLUSTRATIONS. London MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1901 LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED. STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. AT THE GARE D'ORLEANS. On Calais quay--At the Custom-house--A lady of the past--Ungallant examiner--Better to reign than serve--Paris--Vanity Fair--Sowing and reaping--Laughing through life--At the Hotel Chatham--A pleasant picture--In maiden meditation--M. Pascal is wise in his generation--The secrets of the Seine--Notre Dame--Ile St. Louis--A mediaeval atmosphere--Victor Hugo--Ghosts of the Hotel Lambert--H. C. again--His little comedy--M. the Inspector--Outraged ladies--"En voiture, messieurs!"--Mystery not cleared--The Orleanais--La Vendee--Garden of France--A dilemma--Polite Chef de Gare--Crossing the Garonne--Land of corn and wine 1 CHAPTER II. A NARBONNE HOSTESS. Carcassonne--In feudal times--Simon de Montfort--Canal du Midi--L'age d'or et le Grand Monarque--A modern Golden Fleece--One of earth's fair scenes--Choice of evils--M. le Chef yields--Narbonne--A woman of parts--The course of true love runs smooth--_Diner de contrat_--Honey _versus the lune de miel_--Madame's philosophy--_L'Allee des Soupirs_--An unfinished cathedral--At the gloaming hour--Mystery and devotion--The Hotel de Ville--A domestic drama--High festival and champagne--The next morning--H. C. repentant--Madame at her post--Ambrosial
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