Motoring aboard . ntiquefurniture that would set the heart of the con-noisseur palpitating. There was one piece par-ticularly that struck our fancy, and I began aflirtation with the proprietor to know whether 83 iWotorins atjroab he would sell it. Well, yes, he might sell it,although he had never set a price upon it. AnAmerican had offered him fifteen thousandfrancs for it last year, but he had not cared tolet it go at that price. Being in Europe with afamily and an automobile on my hands, I im-mediately suspended negotiations. Saumur is known for the excellence of its wines,its great Governme
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Motoring aboard . ntiquefurniture that would set the heart of the con-noisseur palpitating. There was one piece par-ticularly that struck our fancy, and I began aflirtation with the proprietor to know whether 83 iWotorins atjroab he would sell it. Well, yes, he might sell it, although he had never set a price upon it. AnAmerican had offered him fifteen thousandfrancs for it last year, but he had not cared tolet it go at that price. Being in Europe with afamily and an automobile on my hands, I im-mediately suspended negotiations. Saumur is known for the excellence of its wines, its great Government cavalry school at whichthere are four hundred cadets, and the ruins ofthe chateau of the Queen of Sicily, built for herby King Rene in the fifteenth century. Early the next morning we were off for Chinon, all eager to get our first glimpse of a real chateau, for we were now approaching the far-famedchateau section of the Loire, the locality of allothers most closely associated with the kinglyhistory of France. 84. chapter €igl)t3Jn tf)t Cfjateau Country Cfiapter Cistjt In tfie J^eart of tije Cfjateau Countrp anb tfie^allep of tfte loire AFTER leaving Saumur we followed the/- wooded valley of the Loire for aboutfifteen miles and then motored alongthe attractive shores of one of its tributaries, theVienne, to Chinon, a brisk little town aboutnine miles from the junction of the river withthe Loire. As we crossed the old stone bridgewe stopped to look down upon a small army ofthe village housewives doing their weeks wash-ing in the river. These public laundries, whichlook like houseboats, are one of the features ofFrench towns; that at Chinon being quite apretentious affair two stories high. The peasantwomen kneel at the edge of the platform, havingin front of them their rubbing boards, anddip the clothes in the swift-running stream, inthe meantime chattering among themselves likea flock of excited magpies, dispensing, I suppose, all the latest gossip of the town. 87 iHotoring a