"So true, so brave, he ne'er will stop
Till he grasp her hand at the turret top.
Alas! a branch breaks—with a hideous shock,
Her lover is dashed on the hungry rock."
Tragedy as usual! If all had gone well, the story in all likelihood would never have reached us. We may, perhaps, conclude that life is not quite so dark as history and literature might lead us to believe.
The author of "Un voyage en France" writes:—
"Les cultures enveloppent jusqu'au Rhone le petit massif sur lequel se dresse la haute Tour de Barbentane," and these "cultures"—corn, almond-trees, vines, olives—give an aspect of richness and prosperity to the great valley.
GATEWAY, BARBENTANE.
By E. M. Synge.