Nîmes is, in fact, the most resourceful day. Then you must visit the Maison of provincial towns. It possesses the Carrée, still unique in its beauty, alprettiest public gardens I know, built though for us late comers its proportions with avenues and terraces in the man- have been sadly hackneyed by that ner of Versailles, about the relics (one clumsy imitator of its Roman grace, the really cannot say the "ruins ") of the Madeleine at Paris. The old temple is Roman Bath. High above this scene full of statues and tombs and coins; it of orderly beauty towers the jagged ruin is only less interesting than the Museum of the feudal Tour Magne, known to at Arles. But the Arena here is far every student of Marc Monnier by the more impressive than that we left becelebrated lines: hind us in the sister city. Nothing, save the theatre at Orange, in all the Provincia Provinciarum, is more apt to

Gal amant de la reine, alla-tour magnanime!

Galamment de l'Arène à la Tour Magne à impress us with the huge, unpretentious

Nîme.

strength, the massive dignity of Roman As a matter of fact, it is not a very far work. It rained when we were at cry. Indeed, no walk in Nîmes could Nîmes, and we did not make the excurbe described as very heroic, though I sion to Pont de Garde. We have rebelieve the mythic "Gal" was supposed gretted it ever since; but I console to carry the queen pick-a-back. While myself with thinking that it is as well in the Roman Garden you will of course to have left oneself a reason to return visit the beautiful Temple of Diana; to so exquisite a country as beautiful, it is a spot one could return to many a antique Provence.

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