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ot us, looking round frequenth' and wagging his tail. 

 He led us along the path b\- the line, and up into the 

 wood. For one minute he disappeared; it was to visit a 

 small Irish terrier in a forester's house near b\-, perhaps 

 to inlorm him that strangers had a^ri^-ed. This little 

 friend returned with him to the path, e\'identl\- to look 

 at us, and tlien went back. In a quarter of an hour we 

 reached the Inn, a modest building, but \\'ith a fair-sized 

 refreshment-room nearh- all glass. Apparenth" the refresh- 

 ment department of the ILitel was more patronised than 

 its dwellinfr rooms, and thus this crlass hall was the most 

 freejuented part of the building. The dog stopped before 

 tlie front door and barked. It was not an ordinary bark, 

 but subduecl, long-drawn sounds following rapidh' upon 

 each other, somewhat between a bark and a howl. Then 

 the bus^' host, with his whole family, hurried out of the 

 house and offered us their services. We found the rooms 

 \'er\' small, but not uncomfortable; and on tlic terrace it 

 was delightful in such lo^'eh■, warm weather as we were 

 having. The house stands close to the sea on a por- 

 ph\'r\' rock, and commands an extensi\'e view along the 

 coast, past masses of red porph^l-r^■ and dark green 

 heights awa\' to Cannes, the lies de Lerins and the 

 gleaming snows of the Alps. In the foreground is the 

 shore, of a reddish hue, and weathered into sharp inlets 

 and caves: to the north, immediateh- behind the house, 

 rises the Pic d'Aurcle: to the west the landscape is termin- 

 ated b\' the might\' rock-mass of Cap I^oux. 



Many strangers come here from Cannes, but they 

 remain onl\' a few hours to rest and eat 'TSouillabaisse" 



