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along the hillside�察�scattering shadows and sparkles�察�and the day 

had come completely。



I hastened to prepare my pack�察�and tackle the steep ascent that lay 

before me�察�but I had something on my mind。  It was only a fancy�察�

yet a fancy will sometimes be importunate。  I had been most 

hospitably received and punctually served in my green caravanserai。  

The room was airy�察�the water excellent�察�and the dawn had called me 

to a moment。  I say nothing of the tapestries or the inimitable 

ceiling�察�nor yet of the view which I commanded from the windows�察�

but I felt I was in some one's debt for all this liberal 

entertainment。  And so it pleased me�察�in a half´laughing way�察�to 

leave pieces of money on the turf as I went along�察�until I had left 

enough for my night's lodging。  I trust they did not fall to some 

rich and churlish drover。







THE COUNTRY OF THE CAMISARDS





We travelled in the print of olden wars��

Yet all the land was green��

And love we found�察�and peace��

Where fire and war had been。

They pass and smile�察�the children of the sword ´

No more the sword they wield��

And O�察�how deep the corn

Along the battlefield��



W。 P。 BANNATYNE。







THE COUNTRY OF THE CAMISARDS







ACROSS THE LOZERE





THE track that I had followed in the evening soon died out�察�and I 

continued to follow over a bald turf ascent a row of stone pillars�察�

such as had conducted me across the Goulet。  It was already warm。  

I tied my jacket on the pack�察�and walked in my knitted waistcoat。  

Modestine herself was in high spirits�察�and broke of her own accord�察�

for the first time in my experience�察�into a jolting trot that set 

the oats swashing in the pocket of my coat。  The view�察�back upon 

the northern Gevaudan�察�extended with every step�察�scarce a tree�察�

scarce a house�察�appeared upon the fields of wild hill that ran 

north�察�east�察�and west�察�all blue and gold in the haze and sunlight 

of the morning。 A multitude of little birds kept sweeping and 

twittering about my path�察�they perched on the stone pillars�察�they 

pecked and strutted on the turf�察�and I saw them circle in volleys 

in the blue air�察�and show�察�from time to time�察�translucent 

flickering wings between the sun and me。



Almost from the first moment of my march�察�a faint large noise�察�like 

a distant surf�察�had filled my ears。  Sometimes I was tempted to 

think it the voice of a neighbouring waterfall�察�and sometimes a 

subjective result of the utter stillness of the hill。  But as I 

continued to advance�察�the noise increased�察�and became like the 

hissing of an enormous tea´urn�察�and at the same time breaths of 

cool air began to reach me from the direction of the summit。  At 

length I understood。  It was blowing stiffly from the south upon 

the other slope of the Lozere�察�and every step that I took I was 

drawing nearer to the wind。



Although it had been long desired�察�it was quite unexpectedly at 

last that my eyes rose above the summit。  A step that seemed no way 

more decisive than many other steps that had preceded it ´ and�察�

'like stout Cortez when�察�with eagle eyes�察�he stared on the 

Pacific��' I took possession�察�in my own name�察�of a new quarter of 

the world。  For behold�察�instead of the gross turf rampart I had 

been mounting for so long�察�a view into the hazy air of heaven�察�and 

a land of intricate blue hills below my feet。



The Lozere lies nearly east and west�察�cutting Gevaudan into two 

unequal parts�察�its highest point�察�this Pic de Finiels�察�on which I 

was then standing�察�rises upwards of five thousand six hundred feet 

above the sea�察�and in clear weather commands a view over all lower 

Languedoc to the Mediterranean Sea。  I have spoken with people who 

either pretended or believed that they had seen�察�from the Pie de 

Finiels�察�white ships sailing by Montpellier and Cette。  Behind was 

the upland northern country through which my way had lain�察�peopled 

by a dull race�察�without wood�察�without much grandeur of hill´form�察�

and famous in the past for little beside wolves。  But in front of 

me�察�half veiled in sunny haze�察�lay a new Gevaudan�察�rich�察�

picturesque�察�illustrious for stirring events。  Speaking largely�察�I 

was in the Cevennes at Monastier�察�and during all my journey�察�but 

there is a strict and local sense in which only this confused and 

shaggy country at my feet has any title to the name�察�and in this 

sense the peasantry employ the word。  These are the Cevennes with 

an emphasis�此 �the Cevennes of the Cevennes。  In that undecipherable 

labyrinth of hills�察�a war of bandits�察�a war of wild beasts�察�raged 

for two years between the Grand Monarch with all his troops and 

marshals on the one hand�察�and a few thousand Protestant 

mountaineers upon the other。  A hundred and eighty years ago�察�the 

Camisards held a station even on the Lozere�察�where I stood�察�they 

had an organisation�察�arsenals�察�a military and religious hierarchy�察�

their affairs were 'the discourse of every coffee´house' in London�察�

England sent fleets in their support�察�their leaders prophesied and 

murdered�察�with colours and drums�察�and the singing of old French 

psalms�察�their bands sometimes affronted daylight�察�marched before 

walled cities�察�and dispersed the generals of the king�察�and 

sometimes at night�察�or in masquerade�察�possessed themselves of 

strong castles�察�and avenged treachery upon their allies and cruelty 

upon their foes。  There�察�a hundred and eighty years ago�察�was the 

chivalrous Roland�察�'Count and Lord Roland�察�generalissimo of the 

Protestants in France��' grave�察�silent�察�imperious�察�pock´marked ex´

dragoon�察�whom a lady followed in his wanderings out of love。  There 

was Cavalier�察�a baker's apprentice with a genius for war�察�elected 

brigadier of Camisards at seventeen�察�to die at fifty´five the 

English governor of Jersey。  There again was Castanet�察�a partisan 

leader in a voluminous peruke and with a taste for controversial 

divinity。  Strange generals�察�who moved apart to take counsel with 

the God of Hosts�察�and fled or offered battle�察�set sentinels or 

slept in an unguarded camp�察�as the Spirit whispered to their 

hearts�  �And there�察�to follow these and other leaders�察�was the rank 

and file of prophets and disciples�察�bold�察�patient�察�indefatigable�察�

hardy to run upon the mountains�察�cheering their rough life with 

psalms�察�eager to fight�察�eager to pray�察�listening devoutly to the 

oracles of brain´sick children�察�and mystically putting a grain of 

wheat among the pewter balls with which they charged their muskets。



I had travelled hitherto through a dull district�察�and in the track 

of nothing more notable than the child´eating beast of Gevaudan�察�

the Napoleon Bonaparte of wolves。  But now I was to go down into 

the scene of a romantic chapter ´ or�察�better�察�a romantic footnote 

in the history of the world。  What was left of all this bygone dust 

and heroism�拭 �I was told that Protestantism still survived in this 

head seat of Protestant resistance�察�so much the priest himself had 

told me in the monastery parlour。  But I had yet to learn if it 

were a bare survival�察�or a lively and generous tradition。  Again�察�

if in the northern Cevennes the people are narrow in religious 

judgments�察�and more filled with zeal than charity�察�what was I to 

look for in this land of persecution and reprisal ´ in a land where 

the tyranny of the Church produced the Camisard rebellion�察�and the 

terror of the Camisards threw the Catholic peasantry into legalised 

revolt upon the other side�察�so that Camisard and Florentin skulked 

for each other's lives among the mountains��



Just on the brow of the hill�察�where I paused to look before me�察�the 

series of stone pillars came abruptly to an end�察�and only a little 

below�察�a sort of track appeared and began to go down a break´neck 

slope�察�turning like a corkscrew as it went。  It led into a valley 

between falling hills�察�stubbly with rocks like a reaped field of 

corn�察�and floored farther down with green meadows。  I followed the 

track with precipitation�察�the steepness of the slope�察�the continual 

agile turning of the line of the descent�察�and the old unwearied 

hope of finding something new in a new country�察�all conspired to 

lend me wings。  Yet a little lower and a stream began�察�collecting 

itself together out of many fountains�察�and soon making a glad noise 

among the hills。  Sometimes it would cross the track in a bit of 

waterfall�察�with a pool�察�in which Modestine refreshed her feet。



The whole descent is like a dream to me�察�so rapidly was it 

accomplished。  I had scarcely left the summit ere the valley had 

closed round my path�察�and the sun beat upon me�察�walking in a 

stagnant lowland atmosphere。  The track became a road�察�and went up 

and down in easy undulations。  I passed cabin after cabin�察�but all 

seemed deserted�察�and I saw not a human creature�察�nor heard any 

sound except that of the stream。  I was�察�however�察�in a different 

country from the day before。  The stony skelet

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