_Go round the church, turn to the left, then to the right, near the firemen's gymnasium._ The road, planted with trees, which forms a continuation (on the other side of the Route Nationale) of the road on which we stand, leads (700 yards further on) to the Castle of Chamant, where the German Headquarters Staff stayed. The cellar was pillaged, and more than 1,200 bottles of champagne were emptied. This castle, which dates from the seventeenth century, was inhabited by Lucien Bonaparte. Attached to it are important racing stables. _Follow_ N 17 _for about 1,500 yards, then turn to the right towards Ognon (8½ km.). Turn twice to the right in front of the church and go towards Barbery, the factories of which can be seen from afar. Cross the railway (12½ km.) near the station which was set on fire by the Germans, and keep straight on towards the keep of =Montépilloy= (13½ km.)_, which stands on a neighbouring hill. [Illustration: CHURCH OF CHAMANT] [Illustration] The castle, the entrance to which is shown on the opposite view, forms part of a farm. [Illustration: CASTLE OF MONTÉPILLOY] Its name comes from _Mons speculatorum_ or "Mount of the watchers." It was built in the twelfth century. On August 15, 1429, Jeanne d'Arc occupied it. An English army commanded by the Duke of Bedford was between Montépilloy and Senlis. The battle took place on August 16, and enabled the troops of the king of France to retake Senlis. The castle was dismantled under Henri IV. To obtain a view of the whole and to realise the dominating position of the castle one must, before entering it, walk a few steps along the road which descends on the right of the farm. The entrance door is flanked by two large towers. The bulky masses of masonry, which supported the chains by which the drawbridge was worked, are still to be seen. We cross the old moats, of which portions still exist. On entering the courtyard we see the imposing ruins of the two towers, one circular (of which only one large piece of the wall remains) the other square. _We retrace our steps._ _On leaving the village, near an iron shed we turn into the paved road on the right and continue about 400 yds._ The German guns which bombarded Senlis were placed in the hollow on the right. A German grave will be noticed in the meadow. _We return to the road and go down towards Barbery. After the level crossing, turn to the right into the main road. Journey 4½ km. turn again to the right, cross the railway line, then the village of Ducy; climb a ridge and descend by zig-zags to =Baron= (27 km.)._ [Illustration: CASTLE OF MONTÉPILLOY] [Illustration: HOUSE WHERE THE MUSICIAN MAGNARD PERISHED IN THE FIRE (Sept. 1914)] _Entering Baron, we turn to the left in the High Street and, 300 yards further on, at the end of the block, reach the +house of Albéric Magnard+._ It is marked by a marble tablet (visible in the opposite view), on which is engraved the following inscription: