By Hippolyte Adolphe Taine With Illustrations by GUSTAVE DORE ILLUSTRATIONS. THE PINES. 3 THE RIVER AFTER A STORM. 4 THE PINES NEAR ROYAN 7 THE BROAD RIVER. 9 BORDEAUX 10 TAIL-PIECE 11 LES LANDES 12 LES LANDES (SECOND VIEW) 14 TAIL-PIECE 16 A STREET IN BAYONNE. 18 BAYONNE HARBOR 19 PE DE PUYANE 22 THE BURNING CASTLE 25 HEAD-PIECE 35 THE PIERCED ROCK 36 TAIL-PIECE 39 THE VILLA EUGENIE. 40 CLIFFS NEAR SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ. 42 COAST NEAR SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ 45 TAIL-PIECE 46 LOUIS XIV. AND ANNE OF AUSTRIA 47 THE POLITENESS OF TO-DAY 48 THE POLITENESS OF OTHER DAYS 49 "JE VOUS LE RENDS.". 53 A SPLENDID CREATION. 54 DAX. 57 CASTLE OF ORTHEZ 61 FROISSART. 62 "THAT STOUT CORNIFIC DOCTOR" 66 COUNT DE FOIX AT SUPPER. 68 THE COUNT DE FOIX'S HOSPITALITY. 71 A FRENCH "CONDUCTOR" 72 "FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE DO NOT KILL GASTON" 74 GASTON IN THE TOWER OF ORTHEZ. 76 COUNT DE FOIX. 77 TAILPIECE. 78 CHAPTER-HEADING. 79 THE VALLEY OF OSSAU. 82 A DESTRUCTION OF SENTIMENT 84 AVENUE OF THE CHATEAU AT PAU 85 ARMS OF HENRY IV 87 COURT OF THE CHATEAU AT PAU. 88 PAU. 90 JEANNE D'ALBRET. 92 A MORNING'S SPORT. 94 IN THE STREETS Of EAUSE. 97 SULLY. 100 MARGUERITE OK NAVARRE. 104 ENTERTAINING THE LADIES. 106 THE PARK AT PAU. 108 PROTRACTING A REVERIE. 109 PIC DU MIDI OSSAU. 111 AN EXHORTATION 113 NEAR GAN 114

28