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M. du Chatellier speaks of several megalithic monuments in Finistere, including a central dolmen and several lateral chambers. The chambered graves at Park Cwn in Wales, and at Uley in Gloucestershire, contain side chambers, those of the former with a covered passage between them, whilst in the latter the side chambers are grouped round a central apartment.
He looked down again at the grey wraith in the water, then, as they turned and walked slowly back across the bridge together, he said, suddenly: "Something is wrong somewhere in Finistère. That is evident to me. There have been too many rumours from too many sources. By sea and land they come rumours of things half seen, half heard glimpses of enemy aircraft, sea-craft.
"After walking steadily for fifteen or twenty days and visiting the Cotes-du-Nord and part of Finistere we reached Douarnenez.
The young man’s lameness resulted from a trench acquaintance with the game which Stent desired to hunt. His regiment had been, and still was, the 2nd Foreign Legion. He was on his way back, now, to finish his convalescence in his old home in Finistère. He had been a writer of stories for children. His name was Jacques Wayland.
"And if thou come upon them in the forest and they are Huns?" He laughed: "They are English, I tell thee, Marie-Josephine!" She nodded; under her breath, staring at the rain-lashed window: "Like thy father, thou must go forth," she muttered; "go always where thy spirit calls. And once he went. And came no more. And God help us all in Finistère, where all are born to grief."
Pickle; who replying, with a look expressing curiosity, "No, never;" he thus went on: "Well, you seem to be an honest, quiet sort of a man; and therefore you must know, as I said before, I fell in with a French man-of-war, Cape Finistere bearing about six leagues on the weather bow, and the chase three leagues to leeward, going before the wind: whereupon I set my studding sails; and coming up with her, hoisted my jack and ensign, and poured in a broadside, before you could count three rattlins in the mizen shrouds; for I always keep a good look-out, and love to have the first fire."
"And then?" "Second Foreign." "Oh. Get that leg in the trenches?" inquired Neeland. "Yes. Came over to recuperate. But Finistère calls me. I’ve got to smell the sea off Eryx before I can get well." A pleasant-faced, middle-aged man, who stood near, turned his head and cast a professionally appraising glance at the young fellow on crutches. His name was Vail; he was a physician.
"I shall bring playthings to the king," said I "big green lizards from the gorse, little gray mullets to swim in glass globes, baby rabbits from the forest of Kerselec " "And I," said Lys, "will bring the first primrose, the first branch of aubepine, the first jonquil, to the king my king." "Our king," said I; and there was peace in Finistere.
And where in Finistère was an enemy seaplane to come from, when, save for the few remaining submarines still skulking near British waters, the enemy’s flag had vanished from the seas?
Oh, little son of Marie-Josephine! I told thee I warned thee of the stranger in Finistère!... Marie holy intercede!... All all are born to grief in Finistère!..." The incredible rumour that German airmen were in Brittany first came from Plouharnel in Morbihan; then from Bannalec, where an old Icelander had notified the Brigadier of the local Gendarmerie. But the Icelander was very drunk.
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