Chateau and Country Life in France

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Chateau and Country Life in France, by Mary King WaddingtonThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Chateau and Country Life in FranceAuthor: Mary King WaddingtonRelease Date: November 12, 2004 [eBook #14029]Language: English***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CHATEAU AND COUNTRY LIFE IN FRANCE***E-text prepared by Richard Lammers, Stephanie Bailey, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed ProofreadingTeam from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) athttp://gallica.bnf.frCHATEAU AND COUNTRY LIFE IN FRANCEbyMARY KING WADDINGTONAuthor of Letters Of A Diplomat's Wife and Italian Letters of a Diplomat's WifeIllustrated1909[Illustration: A country wedding]CONTENTSI. CHÂTEAU LIFE II. COUNTRY VISITS III. THE HOME OF LAFAYETTE IV. WINTER AT THE CHÂTEAU V. CEREMONIES AND FESTIVALS VI. CHRISTMASIN THE VALOIS VII. A RACINE CELEBRATION VIII. A CORNER OF NORMANDY IX. A NORMAN TOWN X. NORMAN CHÂTEAUX XI. BOULOGNE-SUR-MERILLUSTRATIONSA COUNTRY WEDDING A FINE OLD CHÂTEAU I LOVED TO HEAR HER PLAY BEETHOVEN AND HANDEL THERE WERE ALL SORTS AND KINDSFERDINAND "MERCI, JE VAIS BIEN" LONG PAUSES WHEN NOBODY SEEMED TO HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY THEN HE LIGHTED A FIRE I SUGGESTEDTHAT ...