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sunny sky, where the grapes grow so rich and sweet. 
The city is built around a little bay, and has a fine har- 
bor, where you may see ships from all parts of the 
world, and hear many different languages spoken. 
12. One part is called the Old City. In this the 
streets are narrow, and the houses are high and old and 
dark. "Che other part, called the New City, has straight, 
broad streets, with fine houses and numerous shops, like 
those of Paris. One street has many beautiful foun- 
tains, supplied with water, brought in a canal from the 
hills many miles away. 
13. The country around Marseilles is not all beautiful 
like that around Lyons. In some places it is very dry. 
and you can hardly see a green leaf or a blade of grass. 
The houses have nothing to make it pleasant about 
them but the sea view. This is so charming, with the 
blue and quiet waters dotted with green islands, and 
the clear, sunny sky overhead, that it makes one almost 
forget how dreary it is on the land. But other parts 
have no need of a view of the sea to make them pleas- 
ing; for there are green valleys filed with vineyardsı 
and groves of olive, orange, and mulberry trees. 
14. These are not all of the fine cities in France. 
There are others in the interior as remarkable for cot- 
ton mills, linen factories, and iron works as Lyons for 
its silk looms; and still others on the coast, which are 
famous as markets for wine, brandy, and fruits, or for 
the elegant manufactures of the country. But, after 
all, France is not nearly so crowded as Great Britain; 
for, though more than twiece 48 1. ge, it has not so many 
great cities; and Parıs 1uself is but little more than 
4.27 the si2 u' "ondon.