Thefourriders,havingnowreachedawiderroad,wentabreastandsoonreachedastretchoftable—land,fromwhichtheeyetookinononesidetherichvalleyoftheSeinetowardRouen,andontheotheranhorizonboundedonlybythesea。
\"Butschawasright,Godisthegreatestofalllandscapepainters,\"
saidCanalis,contemplatingtheview,whichisuniqueamongthemanyfinescenesthathavemadetheshoresoftheSeinesojustlycelebrated。
\"Abovealldowefeelthat,mydearbaron,\"saidtheduke,\"onhunting—days,whennaturehasavoice,andalivelytumultbreaksthesilence;atsuchtimesthelandscape,changingrapidlyasweridethroughit,seemsreallysublime。\"
\"Thesunistheinexhaustiblepalette,\"saidModeste,lookingatthepoetinaspeciesofbewilderment。