Chapter 22

Village _fêtes_--The first of May--The religious festivals--The _Fête Dieu_--Appearance of the streets--The altars erected in them--Procession from the church--Country fairs--The book-stalls at them--Pictures of the Roman Catholic Church--Before the _Vendange_--Proprietor's hopes and fears--Shooting in the vineyards--The first day of the _Vendange_--Appearance of the country--Influx of visitors at this season--The consequences--Herminie--Her sad history--Le Morvan--Recommended to the English traveller--Lord Brougham and Cannes--Contrast between it and Le Morvan 297

LE MORVAN.