I know
not whether the Arlesians neglected their trust; but the extinction of the
sturdy little stronghold is too complete not to have begun long ago. Its
memories are buried under its ponderous stones.
As ve drove away from it in the gloaming, my friend and I agreed that the
two or three hours we had spent there were among the happiest impressions
of a pair of tourists very curious in the picturesque. We almost forgot
that we were bound to regret that the shortened day left us no time to
drive five miles further, above a pass in the little mountains--it had
beckoned to us in the morning, when we came in sight of it, almost
irresistibly--to see the Roman arch and mausoleum of Saint Remy. To
compass this larger excursion (including the visit to Les Baux) you must
start from Arles very early in the morning; but I can imagine no more
delightful day.
IV
Cathedrals and Chateaux
Amiens
By Nathaniel Hawthorne
[Footnote: From "French and Italian Note Books." By special arrangement
with, and by permission of, the publishers, Houghton, Mifflin Co.
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