_Seen from near the Croix des Carmes, on the road to Montauville (in the foreground)._] [Illustration: SECOND DAY (_continued_) B.—_From_ Pont-à-Mousson _to_ Metz] [Illustration: BARRICADE ON THE ROAD FROM PONT-À-MOUSSON TO NORROY] SECOND DAY (_continued_) B.—PONT-À-MOUSSON TO METZ From Pont-à-Mousson to Norroy and Hill 372 _At Pont-à-Mousson, on returning from Montauville, cross the railway (l.c.), take Avenue Carnot, then Rue Victor Hugo to Place Duroc. Turn to the left into Rue St. Laurent, which leads to N. 52 bis._ [Illustration: NORROY AND THE MOSELLE VALLEY, SEEN FROM HILL 372 TO THE S. W. OF NORROY, ON THE NORROY-FEY ROAD] _Follow the latter 3 km. to a narrow road on the left leading to_ =Norroy.= _Cross the village to the Place de l’Eglise. Leave the church on the right and keep along the road which rises sharply towards the crest of_ =Hill 372.= The entrance to Prêtre Wood, on the German side, is here. On this crest several fortified quarries served as shelters for the guns. In the wood are a number of concrete shelters, trenches and observation-posts, one of which, cupola-shaped, is well worth a visit. _Return to Norroy, then, in front of the church, take on the left the road towards_ =Villers-sous-Prény=, _which winds round Hill 372_. [Illustration: GERMAN OBSERVATION-POST ON THE TOP OF HILL 372. ENTRANCE TO PRÊTRE WOOD (_coming from Norroy_)] _On leaving Norroy, the road rises sharply, then zigzags down the side of Hill 372. One kilometre from Norroy, and 100 yards to the left of the road, is_ a veritable village of concrete and stone, built in a quarry by the Germans, with shelters in the rock more than thirty feet deep. It served as a Post of Commandment, and was fitted with a telephone exchange which directed the artillery-fire in the Prêtre Wood sector. _The road continues to descend to Villers-sous-Prény (2 km.). There is_ a German cemetery _on the left, before entering the village_, many houses of which are in ruins. _At_ =Villers= _take I. C. 13 on the right to_ =Vandières= (_3 km._), _where N. 52 bis is joined. Take same on the left to_ =Metz.= This road, which runs alongside the Moselle, is picturesque, but in bad condition, especially between Arnaville and Metz. (_N. 57 from Pont-à-Mousson to Metz, on the right bank of the Moselle, is in much better condition, but less picturesque._) _The road passes through_ =Pagny-sur-Moselle= (_see_ p. 109). The valley of the Moselle becomes prettier and prettier; varied scenery, picturesque landscapes and villages nestling in the sides of the hills. _The road turns to the left and crosses the Rupt-de-Mad stream at_ =Arnaville=—the last village on the frontier since 1870, and the boundary of the old “_département_” of the Meuse. It next passes through Novéant, where for a long time the German customhouse was installed. The village contains a château; in the church there is a carved ivory figure of Christ. [Illustration: GERMAN POST OF COMMANDMENT BELOW HILL 372