Chapter 9

A VISIT TO BRUSSELS.

To Brussels.--The old and new city.--The paradise and purgatory of dogs.--The Hôtel de Ville and Grand Place.--St. Gudule.--The picture galleries.--Wiertz and his odd paintings.--Brussels lace and an hour with the lace-makers.--How the girls found Charlotte Brontë's school.--The scene of "Villette." 109