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rounded by walls, and defended by a castle, but there is now a new town in the valley below. In the course of the day, after the party arrived in the town, they spent several hours in rambling about the environs, and at last they reached a point on the high land behind it, where they had an excellent view of the whole place, both of the old town and citadel on the hill, and the new town and port, under the shelter of the promontory below.

While they were there Grimkie took out his portfolio, to make a drawing of the upper town, which was in full view before him, with the massive walls surrounding it, and the spires of the church rising above the roofs of the houses. To the right, below, was a beach with a row of bathing houses upon it, and a little bay of shallow water where, in summer, people were accustomed to bathe, as represented in the engraving. In the rear of the bathing houses under the rocks, was a large edifice, with terraces, and steps leading down to the beach, which was used as a place of resort for visitors and bathers in the season.

On the other side of the promontory was the new town, with the piers forming the port, and the shipping enclosed within them, beyond. Farther still was the sea, with vessels in the offing. Grimkie looked toward the south, along

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the coast, in hopes to see Mont St. Michel. But he could not see it. It was concealed by a projecting portion of the coast which intervened. This portion of the coast is seen in the picture, represented by a point of land in the background on the left.

The island of Jersey was in sight, far to the northward, but it is not seen in the engraving.

After remaining on the high land for some time, until, in fact, Grimkie had finished his sketch, the whole party went back by a winding road into the town. As they were descending, Mrs. Morelle told them that she had come to a decision in respect to going to Mont St. Michel.

"I have concluded to let it depend upon the weather," said she. "If it is pleasant to-morrow morning and the air is calm and the sea smooth, I shall think we had better go from here to Jersey rather than lose so favorable an opportunity. But if it is stormy or windy then we will go on to Mont St. Michel and St. Malo."

The children were satisfied with this decision, but they all hoped most earnestly that it would storm the next day. There were indeed some clouds hanging about the horizon in the evening, and Grimkie told Florence that there was a pretty fair chance for foul weather. But the next morning, when Florence came out of her

room into the breakfast room where Grimkie and John were standing by the window, Grimkie said in a tone of disappointment,

"Ah, Florence, there is not a cloud to be seen, and the smokes from the chimnies go up straight into the air."

"And how is the sea ?" asked Florence.

"We can not see the sea from here,” replied Grimkie; "but it must be smooth as glass such a morning as this."

"Then it is all over with us about Mont St Michel," said Florence,

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