CHAP. I.—To Corte through Balagna, 58 II.—The City of Corte, 64 III.—Among the Goat-herds of Monte Rotondo, 73 IV.—The Mountain-top, 85 V.—Vendetta or not? 92 VI.—From Corte to Ajaccio, 95 BOOK VIII. CHAP. I.—Ajaccio, 100 II.—The Casa Bonaparte, 108 III.—The Bonaparte Family, 113 IV.—The Boy Napoleon, 120 V.—Napoleon as Zealous Democrat, 130 VI.—Napoleon's Latest Activity in Corsica, 148 VII.—Two Coffins, 162 VIII.—Pozzo di Borgo, 165 IX.—Environs of Ajaccio, 173 BOOK IX. CHAP. I.—From Ajaccio to the Valley of Ornano, 181 II.—From Ornano to Sartene, 188 III.—The Town of Sartene, 192 IV.—Two Stories of the Vendetta—Orso Paolo and Dezio Dezii, 197 V.—The Environs of Sartene, 208 VI.—The Town of Bonifazio, 211 VII.—The Siege of Bonifazio by Alfonso of Arragon, 218 VIII.—Other Reminiscences of Bonifazio, and a Festival, 227 IX.—The Strait, 235 X.—The Caves of Bonifazio, 241 BOOK X. CHAP. I.—The East Coast, 248 II.—Sulla's Colony, 253 III.—Theodore von Neuhoff, 258 IV.—Theodore the First, by the Grace of God and through the Holy Trinity, King of Corsica by Election, 272 V.—Mariana, and Return to Bastia, 284 WANDERINGS IN CORSICA. BOOK VI. CHAPTER I.—TO ISOLA ROSSA THROUGH NEBBIO. Crossing from Bastia the hills which form the continuation of the Serra of Cape Corso, you reach the district of Nebbio, on the other side of the island. The excellent road first ascends Monte Bello for about a league. To the left, you look down upon the plain of Biguglia and Furiani, and the large inlet into which the river Bevinco flows. On gaining the ridge, the sea becomes visible on both sides. The road now descends towards the western shore—the eastern has vanished, and the enchanting panorama of the Gulf of San Fiorenzo suddenly unfolds itself to the eye. A shore of low, reddish rocks, almost without vegetation, and singularly zigzagged, encircles the deep blue basin. The sight is grand, strange, and southern.