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Very shortly the carriage rolled over the paved road of Tours, over the bridge, along the Grande-Rue, and stopped at last before the old mansion of the ci-devant Marquise de Listomere-Landon.
About eleven o'clock, however, as he was again going the rounds, his progress was arrested for a moment in the Grande-Rue, opposite the Hotel de l'Europe, by a sorry cavalcade of dust-stained horsemen, whose jaded nags were moving at a walk, and at their head he recognized the Emperor, who was returning after having spent four hours on the battle-field.
Some etymologists see in the word Crosse, an alteration of the english word cross. In the year 1815, this fountain was completely renewed. At the corner of the streets des Vergetiers, and the Grande-Rue. On the old market place. A modern square building, of the doric order. It was erected by Mr Bouet, an architect of Rouen.
She was compelled to retrace her steps, therefore, which she did by passing through the Place du College to the Grande-Rue, where in front of the Hotel de l'Europe she saw a group of orderlies holding the chargers of some general officers, whose high-pitched voices were audible from the brilliantly lighted dining room.
The decorations are the same on both. In 1705, the Cour des Aides was united to the Cour des Comptes, under the name Cour de Comptes, Aides et Finances de Rouen. The present edifice has nevertheless always retained the name of Bureau des Finances. Ancient town hall, rue de la Grosse-Horloge and rue Thouret. Sculptured wooden houses, Grande-Rue, no 115 and 129. House, rue aux Juifs, no 47 and 49.
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