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A Small Town

           Afterhavingcrossedtheroadwithasolemnstep,heentersthemayoralresidenceanddisappearsfromtheeyeofthetraveller.Butifthelattercontinuestowalkahundredstepsfurtherup,hewillperceiveahousewithafairlyfineappearance,withsomemagnificentgardensbehindanirongrillbelongingtothehouse.BeyondthatisanhorizonlineformedbythehillsofBurgundy,whichseemideallymadetodelighttheeyes.Thisviewcausesthetravellertoforgetthatpestilentialatmosphereofpettymoney-grubbingbywhichheisbeginningtobesuffocated.

           HeistoldthatthishousebelongstoM.deRênal.ItistotheprofitswhichhehasmadeoutofhisbignailfactorythatthemayorofVerrièresowesthisfineresidenceofhewnstonewhichheisjustfinishing.HisfamilyissaidtobeSpanishandancient,andisallegedtohavebeenestablishedinthecountrywellbeforetheconquestofLouisXIV.

           Since1815,heblushesatbeingamanufacturer:1815madehimmayorofVerrières.TheterracedwallsofthismagnificentgardenwhichdescendstotheDoubs,plateaubyplateau,alsorepresenttherewardofM.deRênal’sproficiencyintheiron-trade.DonotexpecttofindinFrancethosepicturesquegardenswhichsurroundthemanufacturingtownsofGermany,likeLeipsic,FrankfurtandNurenburgh,etc.ThemorewallsyoubuildinFranche-Comtéandthemoreyoufortifyyourestatewithpilesofstone,themoreclaimyouwillacquireontherespectofyourneighbours.AnotherreasonfortheadmirationduetoM.

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