At the end of the Rue Guenegaud coming from the quays you find the Arcade of the Pont Neuf a sort of narrow dark corridor running from the Rue Mazarine to the Rue de Seine. This arcade at the most is thirty paces long by two in breadth. It is paved with worn loose yellowish tiles which are never free from acrid damp. The square panes of glass forming the roof are black with filth.