CHAPTER II.. Town of Arles.

TOWN OF ARLES.

Beaucaire--Wooden Houses--Castle of King René--Church of St. Martha--Fabulous Monster--The Hôtel described--The Hostess--Antique Furniture--Plentiful Dinner--Scrutiny--Visit to the Amphitheatre--The Prefect of Arles--Subterranean Excavations--Ancient Church of St. Anne--Altar to the Goddess of Good--Venus of Arles--Granite Obelisk--Primitive Manners--A Liberal Landlady, 14.