a little tour in france-第60章

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st。　The　limitation　comes　from　the　fact　that　we　see　them　to…day　in　a　transplanted　and　mutilated　condition。　Placed　originally　in　a　church　which　has　disappeared　from　the　face　of　the　earth；　demolished　and　dispersed　at　the　Revolution；　they　have　been　reconstructed　and　restored　out　of　fragments　recovered　and　pieced　to…　gether。　　The　piecing　his　been　beautifully　done；　it　is　covered　with　gilt　and　with　brilliant　paint；　the　whole　result　is　most　artistic。　　But　the　spell　of　the　old　mor…　tuary　figures　is　broken；　and　it　will　never　work　again。　Meanwhile　the　monuments　are　immensely　decorative。

I　think　the　thing　that　pleased　me　best　at　Dijon　was　the　little　old　Parc；　a　charming　public　garden；　about　a　mile　from　the　town；　to　which　I　walked　by　a　long；　straight　autumnal　avenue。　　It　is　a　_jardin　fran…　cais_　of　the　last　century；　…　a　dear　old　place；　with　little　blue…green　perspectives　and　alleys　and　_rondpoints_；　in　which　everything　balances。　　I　went　there　late　in　the　afternoon；　without　meeting　a　creature；　though　I　had　hoped　I　should　meet　the　President　de　Brosses。　　At　the　end　of　it　was　a　little　river　that　looked　like　a　canal；　and　on　the　further　bank　was　an　old…fashioned　villa；　close　to　the　water；　with　a　little　French　garden　of　its　own。　　On　the　hither　side　was　a　bench；　on　which　I　seated　myself；　lingering　a　good　while；　for　this　was　just　the　sort　of　place　I　like。　　It　was　the　furthermost　point　of　my　little　tour。　　I　thought　that　over；　as　I　sat　there；　on　the　eve　of　taking　the　express　to　Paris；　and　as　the　light　faded　in　the　Parc　the　vision　of　some　of　the　things　I　had　seen　became　more　distinct。







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