who played she was a farmer's wife.--Seven miles of
paintings.--The portraits of the presidents. 100

CHAPTER IX.

A VISIT TO BRUSSELS.

To Brussels.--The old and new city.--The paradise and
purgatory of dogs.--The Hotel 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
Bronte's school.--The scene of "Villette." 109

CHAPTER X.

WATERLOO AND THROUGH BELGIUM.

To Waterloo.--Beggars and guides.--The Mound.--Chateau
Hougomont.--Victor Hugo's "sunken road."--Antwerp.--A
visit to the cathedral.--A drive about the city.--An
excursion to Ghent.--The funeral services in the
cathedral.--"Poisoned? Ah, poor man!"--The
watch-tower.--The Friday-market square.--The
nunnery.--Longfellow's pilgrims to "the belfry of
Bruges." 122

CHAPTER XI.

A TRIP THROUGH HOLLAND.

Up the Meuse to Rotterdam.--Dutch sights and
ways.--The pretty milk-carriers.--The
tea-gardens.--Preparations for the Sabbath.--An
English chapel.--"The Lord's barn."--From Rotterdam
to the Hague.--The queen's "House in the
Wood."--Pictures in private drawing-rooms.--The
bazaar.--An evening in a Dutch tea-garden.--Amsterdam
to a stranger.--The "sights."--The Jews' quarter.--The
family whose home was upon the canals.--Out of the
city.--The pilgrims. 134

CHAPTER XII.

THE RHINE AND RHENISH PRUSSIA.

First glimpse of the Rhine.--Cologne and the
Cathedral.--"Shosef in ter red coat."--St. Ursula
and the eleven thousand virgins.--Up the Rhine to
Bonn.--The German students.--Rolandseck.--A search
for a resting-place.--Our Dutch friend and his
Malays.--The story of Hildegund.--A quiet Sabbath.--
Our Dutch friend's reply.--Coblentz.--The bridge of
boats.--Ehrenbreitstein, over the river.--A scorching
day upon the Rhine.--Ro