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Title: A summer voyage on the river Saône. With a hundred and forty-eight illustrations
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Hamerton, Philip Gilbert, 1834-1894 Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926
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Publisher: Boston : Roberts brothers
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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at Verdun, a lover of the picturesque might yet be content tolive there. And he would have the contrast of the two rivers—■the Saone, sluggish and often opaque, the Doubs, swifter, clearer,brighter, but less navigable. Notwithstanding the beauty of the day and of the place, it wasa sad day for us as our friend the Captain was to leave the Le Quadrille. The rowers found the navigation extremely difficult, for the river hasmany windings, and there are numerous islands amongst which it is not always easy toselect a channel. There are also mill weirs, only to be overcome by carrying your boat.The current is often very violent, in some places comparable to that of the Rhone. In the canalised Doubs the navigation, of course, is easy, but there are many locks—twenty-eight between Dole and Besancon only. s •Si
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A Summer Voyage. 185 expedition here. He would have gone with us southwards, andhad actually made sacrifices to stay with us so long, but he hadto make a removal that required his personal superintendence. I said that for the last day he must have a better dejeunefthan the Boiissemroum could give, so we sought out Mother D—,who is famous amongst all boating men on the Saone. Wefound her at last, a fat woman, shelling peas in the shade. Are you Madame D— ? I inquired, as Madame seemedmore respectful than Mother. Anyhow, she replied, I am a good part of her. Then there is enough of you here present for our purposes.We want dejeuner. Yes, I know, she answered imperturbably. The Inspectortold me so. That surprises me, I was not aware that the Inspector couldbe so well informed about our intentions. Mais, she said, all these gentlemen have dejeuner together.You are with the schoolmasters. The truth was that Mother D— was expecting twenty insti-tuteurs to dejeuner that day and had qui

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