75 1/2 Vernon (Hotel d'Evreux), with 8757 inhab., once a
strongly-fortified town, possesses a conspicuous tower, erected in
1123 by Henry I. of England. The Church of Notre-Dame is an inter-
esting building of the 12-15th centuries. Branch-lines to Gisors
and to Pacy-sur-l'Eure diverge here. To the left are the ruins of
the castle of Châteauneuf, constructed by Philip Augustus.

The long tunnel between (82 M.) Bonnieres and Rolleboise cuts
off the wide circuit which the river describes here.

At the chateau of (84 M.) Rosny, Sully, the celebrated minister
of Henri IV., was born in 1559. It was afterwards the property of
the Duchesse de Berry, who resided in it from 1818 to 1830.

92 1/2M. Mantes (Hotel du Grand-Cerf), a picturesque town with
8000 inhab., is surnamed 'La Jolie' The lofty towers of the Gothic
church of Notre-Dame. dating from the end of the 12th cent., are
conspicuous objects in the town. The portal is richly sculptured.
The old tower of St. Maclou (14th cent.) is also interesting. It
was at Mantes that William the Conqueror received by a fall from
his horse the injury of which he afterwards died at Rouen (1087).
— Line to Paris via Aryenteuil, see p. 380.

The line continues to skirt the banks of the Seine, and fre-
quently commands fine views. Several unimportant stations.

108 M. Poissy (Buffet; Hotel de Rouen), a town with 7400 in-
hab., was the birthplace of St. Louis (1215-70), who frequently
styled himself 'Louis de Poissy'. Here in 1561 a conference was
assembled by order of the States General, with a view to adjust the
differences between the Roman Catholic and Protestant parties.
Their deliberations, however, led to no result, owing to the strong
condemnation of the Calvinists by the Sorbonne. The principal
church is a fine building of the transition-style of the 12th century.
Poissy is also a station on the Ligne de Grande Ceinture (p. 370).

111 M. Acheres, in the forest of St. Germain (p. 382), the junc-
tion of the direct line to Dieppe (via Pontoise, p. 382). At (114 M.)
Maisons-Laffite (p. 381) the Seine is again crossed. Near (120 M.)
Colombes the line recrosses the Seine. St. Germain with its palace
is a conspicuous object on the hill to the right.

The Seine is crossed for the last time at Asnieres (p. 331), where
the lines to Argenteuil and Versailles diverge. The train passes Clichy,
intersects the fortifications of Paris, and beyond a short tunnel under
the Place de l'Europe reaches the Gare St. Lazare at —

125 M. Paris. Conveyances.

38. By Southampton, Havre, and Rouen.

342 M. By Railway from Waterloo Station to Southampton in 1 3/4 - 2 1/4
hrs. ('boat-train' at 9.50 p.m.; see advertisements in 'Bradshaw'); by Steam-
boat to Havre every night (except Sun.) in 7-8 hrs.; by Express from
Havre to Paris in 3 1/2 hrs. (quick trains, 4 1/2 hrs.; ordinary trains, 6-7 hrs.).
Omnibus from the quay to the station at Havre included in the fare. Single
tickets, available for seven days, 33s. 10 d. and 24s. 10d.; return-tickets, avail-