STC)i>;M ON THE CAP D'ANTIBKS. 



them. The nests of tliese raterpillars up among tlie 

 twigs and tlieir long processions on the ground can 

 hardl}' escape llie notice of visitors to the Riviera. But 

 only the initiated are acc^juainted with the imago into 

 wliich they de\'elop. The moths are gre\' with darker 

 spots and narrow stripes and are neither striking nor 

 pretty. They tiy in the height of summer and la^- tlieir 

 eggs on the underside of the Pine nceidles, covering them 

 with thin, silver^'-grev scales. 



CHAPTER X. 



Those wlio ha\'e witnessed a storm on the Cap 

 d'Antibes will ne\'er forget it. The magnilicent spec- 

 tacle of the unchained elements compensates one for the 

 bad weather wliich has gone before. A strong wind 

 begins to blow from the sea, the air becomes marvel- 

 lousl}' clear and all objects appear nearer. The outlines 

 of the mountains look as though the\- were traced with 

 pencil on the sk^-. In places sheltered from the ^wind 

 it is oppressivelv sultr^•. Then the horizon is enveloped 

 in lurid mist. The wind gradnalh' subsides and the 

 whole sk\' becomes overcast. Large dro]:)S of rain patter 

 against the window-panes. This continues for several 

 da\ s and keeps ever^ one indoors. The temperature falls 

 gradualh' and beside tlie scant\' parlour lire one longs 

 for the warmer stove at home. But next morning we 

 awake dazzled h\ the blue and radiant sk\'. We liasten 

 out and inhale the pure, refreshing air. ^\11 the plants 

 are still shining with the recent rain, and sparkling like 

 diamonds the drops run oJf the leaves. The surl dashes 



