_Return by the same path to the drinking-pond and take, on the left_, G. C. 47, _leading to Chapton_. On the right of the road are the woods of Bois-de-la-Ville, on the left those of La Braule. The troops of the 42nd Division fought desperate engagements in these woods during the alternatives of retreat and advance from September 6 to 8. _Pass through_ +Chapton+ (_72½ km._), which marked the utmost limit of the direct German advance on Sézanne. [Illustration: SÉZANNE CHURCH] _Shortly afterwards, on arriving at the main road_ (N. 51), _turn to the right and descend into Sézanne_, which suddenly comes into view at the foot of the hill, and makes a pretty picture. It was to attain this edge of the plateau, which commands a wide horizon, that the Germans made such desperate efforts on either side of N. 51, efforts which were, however, rendered vain by the admirable resistance of the 42nd Division. _Enter Sézanne (80 km.) by the Rue d'Épernay, then turn to the right into the Rue de la Halle leading to the Place de la République._ Here is the church (view opposite). _From thence we seek out the hotel where we intend to dine and sleep (see plan, p. 158)._ SÉZANNE VISIT TO THE TOWN The most interesting sight is the church (historical monument), a view of which is given on p. 157. It dates from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. To visit the interior, enter by the little door opening on to the Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, and opposite an old well enclosed within a wrought-iron railing. The stone reredos, against the wall on the left on entering, is worthy of note. An interesting walk is to follow the line of the ancient fortifications now changed into a public promenade. The most interesting part is the "Mail des Cordeliers" to the north. [Illustration: SÉZANNE] THE MARSHES OF SAINT-GOND =TOUR IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF SÉZANNE= (65 km.) via +Broyes+, +Allemant+, +Broussy+, +Bannes+, +Coizard+, +Congy+, +Champaubert+, +Baye+, +Saint-Prix+, +Oyes+, +Reuves+, +Mondement+. [Illustration: CHÂTEAU DES PUCELLES] _This part of the tour should be done in the morning, for the region of the marshes is devoid of hotels, even of inns, and, tourists must therefore return to Sézanne for lunch. After lunch, we set out for Fère-Champenoise, ascend the valley of the Somme, to arrive at Châlons-sur-Marne for dinner and bed._ _Leaving the hotel, re-cross the Place de la République and take on the left the Rue de la Halle, continued by the Rue de Broyes. The latter turns suddenly to the left (the street which continues in the former direction is the Rue de Châlons). The road_ (G. C. 39) _skirts the cemetery and mounts towards =Broyes=, through which we pass, leaving the church on the left (5½ km.). On a level with the church, take the street on the right, and 300 yards further on we encounter the old "Castle des Pucelles," seen in the photograph above._