BRITTANY: THE LAND OF THE SARDINE 



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outside the hotel, and I saw from my 

 window an extensive market that had 

 come into existence since the previous 

 evening. Every imaginable local prod- 

 uct was exposed for sale — pottery, cut- 

 lery, shoes, clothing, vegetables, grains, 

 fish, cattle, poultry, etc. — and each 

 stand or booth was in charge of a 



woman. The townspeople soon gath- 

 ered in large numbers, and most ani- 

 mated bargaining and gossip began. 

 This market was continued on Monday, 

 and was participated in by a large num- 

 ber of vendors. 



A peculiar round-bottom cart is used 

 by the farmers for hauling all kinds of 



