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the so-called Bayeux Tapestry hangs. It is interesting as a historic document, a strip of linen 20 inches wide and 231 feet long, showing scenes in William the Conqueror's expedition against England. Presumably, it was the work of his Queen, Mathilda. I say "so-called" because we discovered that it is not a tapestry at all, which was a blow to me. It actually is embroidery and needle work. Nonetheless, it iswell [[is well]] worth a pilgrimage by students of textiles.

Then more or less aimlessly, we cycle toward Normandy, occasionally stopping to sketch, spending the nights in little inns along the route. One morning, a young curate passed us on his bicycle. Clare gasped, "That cassock - oh! - it's wonderful." The priest's costume fitted him tightly above the waist. Below, it flared out in wide, voluminous skirts. He was riding rather fast and the skirts, billowing out, looked like wings.  Clare jumped on her bike and set out in hot pursuit. When I overtook them, they were standing outside a cottage which I suppose was his home. A more