The town of Meaux is now establishing a museum in the buildings of the bishop's palace. The north front looks over a pretty garden, laid out by Le Nôtre _(to be seen on Thursdays and Sundays. On other days apply to the lodge-keeper in the entrance courtyard. Gratuity.)_ At the end of the garden, on the ramparts dating from the Middle Ages, is a terrace. It is reached by a covered staircase placed at the north-east angle. From there one has a beautiful view of the garden, the bishop's palace and the cathedral (_view above_). On the terrace stands a little pavilion known as +Bossuet's Study+. The great bishop liked to work there, and often, by way of relaxation, took a walk along an avenue of fine yew trees on the ramparts near by. The Old Mills _After visiting the bishop's palace we go through the Rue Martimprey to the banks of the Marne._ The view is extremely picturesque; on one side are the mills which dam the river; on the other, is the beautiful +Promenade des Trinitaires+, with its old poplars. The mills shown in the view below were rebuilt in the sixteenth century. The other side of the buildings looks on to the market bridge (_view p. 74_). These buildings, in spite of their age, withstood the blowing up of the bridge in 1914. Slightly downstream are the modern mills of l'Échelle, which replaced mills similar to those of the market bridge, burnt in 1843. [Illustration: OLD MILLS] VISIT to the OURCQ BATTLEFIELD (September 5 to 9, 1914) =FROM MEAUX TO MARCILLY= (28 km.) (See plan inserted between pp. 78-79) via +Chauconin+, +Neufmontiers+, +Monthyon+, +Penchard+, +Chambry+, +Barcy+. _Start from Meaux in front of the cathedral. Go down the Rue Saint-Rémy, pass under the railway bridge, then turn to the left and take the N 3 for about 2 km. Turn to the right in front of a beetroot factory and follow the road planted with plane trees which leads to +Chauconin+ (4 km.)._ After having a peep at the little country church, we take a few steps along the path shown in the view below. The houses which border it still show traces of the incendiary fires of September, 1914. The Germans occupied the village for a few hours on the 5th, just long enough to pillage the dwellings and partly burn them by means of grenades flung on to the roofs, and sticks of resin thrust under the doors. _Having crossed the village, we have before us the buildings and high chimney of Proffit Farm, situated at =Neufmontiers=. Take the road which leads to it._ On reaching the level of the farm, some +French and German graves+ (_of which a view is given on p. 81_) will be seen to the right of the road. [Illustration: BURNT HOUSES AT CHAUCONIN] The German grave is on the left, isolated. It is marked by a black cross on which is painted the letter A. In the background can be distinguished the wooded heights of Penchard, in the conquest of which fell the French and Moroccan soldiers here buried. [Illustration] [Illustration: GRAVES AT NEUFMONTIERS]