94 THE SPORTSMAN IN FRANCE. 



dinner separately, and half that sum for 

 breakfast. I lodged at this hotel, and 

 paid after this rate, as my stay was only 

 short. 



An English gentleman has resided at 

 L'Orient for some years. He was kind 

 enough to call upon me, and I found that 

 he was intimately acquainted with some 

 members of my family, which circum- 

 stance soon brought us on very friendly 

 terms. I gathered some useful informa- 

 tion from him as to the prices of provi- 

 sions, house rent, &c., and this, added to 

 my own observations and inquiries, en- 

 ables me to convey some idea of the rate 

 of living in this part of France. 



The necessaries of life were about the 

 same as at Quimper — a little, but very 

 Httle cheaper. To a person not a sports- 

 man, perhaps L'Orient might be the 

 pleasanter town of the two ; but the 

 shooting around Quimper is superior, 



