Chapter

1 II| Angouleme is perched aloft on a crag like a sugar-~loaf, overlooking
2 II|        through the~meadows. The crag is an outlying spur on the
3 II|   fortress on the summit of the~crag still remain to bear witness
4 II|      and the steep~sides of the crag, the old town is condemned
5 II|       growth at the foot of the crag and along the~river-side,
6 II|        officialdom dwelt~on the crag, trade and wealth remained
7 II|       like wary ravens on their crag; the~said families were