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We followed Canals for miles & French peasantry were busy hauling the boats up the Canals. We arrived at Mons at about 4 pm & stopped there 8 hours. It is a fine big place & is famous in the "retreat from Mons." We left Mons & called at Valenciennes and then went on to Lille. We decided to stop in the City that night after waiting 14 hours for a train. Lille rivals Sydney in the size of the City & the beautiful squares & buildings.
I met a Frenchman & he took me home & his wife made Supper for me & gave me a bed for the night & breakfast next morning.
We left Lille at about 2 O'Clock on passed through Loos, La Basse & Bethune. La Basse is no longer there as it is levelled to the ground every building in it. We arrived at Etaples at 12 next day & stopped there till 12 next day & went to Abbeville & from there to Eu. We came out to here in a Motor Lorry.
It is a Seaside resort & there are hundreds of fine Mansions here belonging to the French