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Landing at Calais—Meeting of a Custom-House Officerwith Fanny—Historical remains—John’s mode of Confession—TheHero malgré lui—The Courtgain—St.Omer’s—The Abbey of St. Bertin and the Cathedral—St.Denis and the miraculous St. Hubert—The strengthof the short Pepin—Lillers, and John’s precautions—St.Pol—Doullens, the Citadel and the Corporal—Thepossession of Doullens by the Huguenots—Thetaking of Amiens caused by love for a fairWidow—Hernand Teillo’s stratagem—His successchiefly owing to a body of Irishmen—Henry theFourth’s emotion and resolve—Death of HernandTeillo—Amiens—The Sunstroke—The warlike show—Areligious Picture strangely imagined—The Beffroiand its tragedy—The Cathedral and its Tombs—Thetravelling Crucifix—The Bishop who sheltered Philipof Valois after the battle of Crecy—The Pavementmarked in fatal memorial—The Grave of HernandTeillo—Characters and portraits of the Canons—Thecontrite Ass and presentation of an infant, Breteuil

Clermont—Château now a penitentiary—A Strongholdof the English in Charles the Sixth’s time—Creil,where Peter the Hermit preached the first Crusade—Charlesthe Sixth’s place of confinement during hisMadness—Chantilly—Écouen—Henry last Duke ofMontmorency—Presentiment of his Father—Ateighteen created Lord High Admiral—His early lovein Languedoc—His prudential Marriage at the Louvre—HisSuccesses at Rochelle—Coldness of Louis theThirteenth, and jealousy of Richelieu—His gallantryat Veillane—Restoration of Prisoners—Humanityduring the plague at Rivoli—His anxiety to becomeHigh Constable of France—Richelieu’s injustice—Hisretirement to Languedoc—Privileges of Languedoc—PrinceGaston’s efforts to win over Montmorency—TheDuke’s arrest by Richelieu’s orders, rendered impossiblethrough the people’s affection—Renewedefforts of Gaston—Persuasions of the Duchess—Montmorency’sreluctant consent—Gaston’s indecision andhigh words with the Duke—Battle of Castelnaudary—Hisemulation with the Comte de Moret to strike thefirst blow—The ditch leaped alone as at Veillane—Thetroops held ba

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