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IHADcountedtwentypulsations，andwasgoingonfasttowardsthefortieth，whenherhusband，comingunexpectedfromabackparlourintotheshop，putmealittleoutofmyreckoning-"Twasnobodybutherhusband，shesaid；-soIbeganafreshscore-Monsieurissogood，quothshe，ashepass"dbyus，astogivehimselfthetroubleoffeelingmypulse-Thehusbandtookoffhishat，andmakingmeabow，said，Ididhimtoomuchhonour-andhavingsaidthat，heputonhishatandwalk"dout。

GoodGod!saidItomyself，ashewentout，-andcanthismanbethehusbandofthiswoman!

Letitnottormentthefewwhoknowwhatmusthavebeenthegroundsofthisexclamation，ifIexplainittothosewhodonot。

InLondonashopkeeperandashopkeeper"swifeseemtobeoneboneandoneflesh:intheseveralendowmentsofmindandbody，sometimestheone，sometimestheotherhasit，soas，ingeneral，tobeuponapar，andtotallywitheachotherasnearlyasmanandwifeneedtodo。

InParis，therearescarcetwoordersofbeingsmoredifferent:forthelegislativeandexecutivepowersoftheshopnotrestinginthehusband，heseldomcomesthere:-insomedarkanddismalroombehind，hesitscommerce-less，inhisthrumnightcap，thesameroughsonofNaturethatNaturelefthim。

Thegeniusofapeople，wherenothingbutthemonarchyisSALIQUE，havingcededthisdepartment，withsundryothers，totallytothewomen，-byacontinualhigglingwithcustomersofallranksandsizesfrommorningtonight，likesomanyroughpebblesshooklongtogetherinabag，byamicablecollisionstheyhaveworndowntheirasperitiesandsharpangles，andnotonlybecomeroundandsmooth，butwillreceive，someofthem，apolishlikeabrilliant:-

MonsieurLEMARIislittlebetterthanthestoneunderyourfoot-

Surely，-surely，man!itisnotgoodfortheetositalone:-

thouwastmadeforsocialintercourseandgentlegreetings；andthisimprovementofournaturesfromitIappealtoasmyevidence-

Andhowdoesitbeat，Monsieur?saidshe-Withallthebenignity，saidI，lookingquietlyinhereyes，thatIexpected-

Shewasgoingtosaysomethingcivilinreturn-buttheladcameintotheshopwiththegloves-APROPOS，saidI，Iwantacoupleofpairsmyself。

THEGLOVES。PARIS。

THEbeautifulgrisetteroseupwhenIsaidthis，andgoingbehindthecounter，reach"ddownaparcelanduntiedit:Iadvancedtothesideoveragainsther:theywerealltoolarge。Thebeautifulgrisettemeasuredthemonebyoneacrossmyhand-Itwouldnotaltertheirdimensions-Shebegg"dIwouldtryasinglepair，whichseemedtobetheleast-Shehelditopen；-myhandslippedintoitatonce-Itwillnotdo，saidI，shakingmyheadalittle-No，saidshe，doingthesamething。

Therearecertaincombinedlooksofsimplesubtlety，-wherewhim，andsense，andseriousness，andnonsense，aresoblended，thatallthelanguagesofBabelsetloosetogether，couldnotexpressthem；-

theyarecommunicatedandcaughtsoinstantaneously，thatyoucanscarcesaywhichpartyistheinfector。Ileaveittoyourmenofwordstoswellpagesaboutit-itisenoughinthepresenttosayagain，thegloveswouldnotdo；so，foldingourhandswithinourarms，webothlolleduponthecounter-itwasnarrow，andtherewasjustroomfortheparceltolaybetweenus。

Thebeautifulgrisettelookedsometimesatthegloves，thensidewaystothewindow，thenatthegloves，-andthenatme。I

wasnotdisposedtobreaksilence:-Ifollowedherexample:so，I

lookedatthegloves，thentothewindow，thenatthegloves，andthenather，-andsoonalternately。

IfoundIlostconsiderablyineveryattack:-shehadaquickblackeye，andshotthroughtwosuchlongandsilkeneyelasheswithsuchpenetration，thatshelook"dintomyveryheartandreins-

Itmayseemstrange，butIcouldactuallyfeelshedid-

Itisnomatter，saidI，takingupacoupleofthepairsnextme，andputtingthemintomypocket。

Iwassensiblethebeautifulgrisettehadnotaskedaboveasinglelivreabovetheprice-Iwish"dshehadaskedalivremore，andwaspuzzlingmybrainshowtobringthematterabout-Doyouthink，mydearSir，saidshe，mistakingmyembarrassment，thatI

couldaskasoustoomuchofastranger-andofastrangerwhosepoliteness，morethanhiswantofgloves，hasdonemethehonourtolayhimselfatmymercy?-M"ENCROYEZCAPABLE?-Faith!notI，saidI；andifyouwere，youarewelcome。Socountingthemoneyintoherhand，andwithalowerbowthanonegenerallymakestoashopkeeper"swife，Iwentout，andherladwithhisparcelfollowedme。

THETRANSLATION。PARIS。

THEREwasnobodyintheboxIwasletintobutakindlyoldFrenchofficer。Ilovethecharacter，notonlybecauseIhonourthemanwhosemannersaresoftenedbyaprofessionwhichmakesbadmenworse；butthatIonceknewone，-forheisnomore，-andwhyshouldInotrescueonepagefromviolationbywritinghisnameinit，andtellingtheworlditwasCaptainTobiasShandy，thedearestofmyflockandfriends，whosephilanthropyIneverthinkofatthislongdistancefromhisdeath-butmyeyesgushoutwithtears。ForhissakeIhaveapredilectionforthewholecorpsofveterans；andsoIstrodeoverthetwobackrowsofbenchesandplacedmyselfbesidehim。

Theoldofficerwasreadingattentivelyasmallpamphlet，itmightbethebookoftheopera，withalargepairofspectacles。AssoonasIsatdown，hetookhisspectaclesoff，andputtingthemintoashagreencase，return"dthemandthebookintohispockettogether。

Ihalfroseup，andmadehimabow。

Translatethisintoanycivilizedlanguageintheworld-thesenseisthis:

"Here"sapoorstrangercomeintothebox-heseemsasifheknewnobody；andisneverlikely，washetobesevenyearsinParis，ifeverymanhecomesnearkeepshisspectaclesuponhisnose:-"tisshuttingthedoorofconversationabsolutelyinhisface-andusinghimworsethanaGerman。"

TheFrenchofficermightaswellhavesaiditallaloud:andifhehad，IshouldincoursehaveputthebowImadehimintoFrenchtoo，andtoldhim，"Iwassensibleofhisattention，andreturn"dhimathousandthanksforit。"

Thereisnotasecretsoaidingtotheprogressofsociality，astogetmasterofthisSHORTHAND，andtobequickinrenderingtheseveralturnsoflooksandlimbswithalltheirinflectionsanddelineations，intoplainwords。Formyownpart，bylonghabitude，Idoitsomechanically，that，whenIwalkthestreetsofLondon，I

gotranslatingalltheway；andhavemorethanoncestoodbehindinthecircle，wherenotthreewordshavebeensaid，andhavebroughtofftwentydifferentdialogueswithme，whichIcouldhavefairlywrotedownandswornto。

IwasgoingoneeveningtoMartini"sconcertatMilan，and，wasjustenteringthedoorofthehall，whentheMarquisinadiF-wascomingoutinasortofahurry:-shewasalmostuponmebeforeI

sawher；soIgaveaspringtooncesidetoletherpass-Shehaddonethesame，andonthesamesidetoo；soweranourheadstogether:sheinstantlygottotheothersidetogetout:Iwasjustasunfortunateasshehadbeen，forIhadsprungtothatside，andopposedherpassageagain-Webothflewtogethertotheotherside，andthenback，-andsoon:-itwasridiculous:webothblush"dintolerably:soIdidatlastthethingIshouldhavedoneatfirst；-Istoodstock-still，andtheMarquisinahadnomoredifficulty。Ihadnopowertogointotheroom，till

Ihadmadehersomuchreparationastowaitandfollowherwithmyeyetotheendofthepassage。Shelook"dbacktwice，andwalk"dalongitrathersideways，asifshewouldmakeroomforanyonecomingupstairstopassher-No，saidI-that"saviletranslation:theMarquisinahasarighttothebestapologyIcanmakeher，andthatopeningisleftformetodoitin；-soIranandbegg"dpardonfortheembarrassmentIhadgivenher，sayingitwasmyintentiontohavemadeherway。Sheanswered，shewasguidedbythesameintentiontowardsme；-sowereciprocallythank"deachother。Shewasatthetopofthestairs；andseeingnoCICISBEOnearher，I

begg"dtohandhertohercoach；-sowewentdownthestairs，stoppingateverythirdsteptotalkoftheconcertandtheadventure-Uponmyword，Madame，saidI，whenIhadhandedherin，Imadesixdifferenteffortstoletyougoout-AndImadesixefforts，repliedshe，toletyouenter-Iwishtoheavenyouwouldmakeaseventh，saidI-Withallmyheart，saidshe，makingroom-Lifeistooshorttobelongabouttheformsofit，-soI

instantlystepp"din，andshecarriedmehomewithher-Andwhatbecameoftheconcert，St。Cecilia，whoIsupposewasatit，knowsmorethanI。

Iwillonlyadd，thattheconnexionwhicharoseoutofthetranslationgavememorepleasurethananyoneIhadthehonourtomakeinItaly。

THEDWARF。PARIS。

IHADneverheardtheremarkmadebyanyoneinmylife，exceptbyone；andwhothatwaswillprobablycomeoutinthischapter；sothatbeingprettymuchunprepossessed，theremusthavebeengroundsforwhatstruckmethemomentIcastmyeyesovertheparterre，-

andthatwas，theunaccountablesportofNatureinformingsuchnumbersofdwarfs-Nodoubtshesportsatcertaintimesinalmosteverycorneroftheworld；butinParisthereisnoendtoheramusements-Thegoddessseemsalmostasmerryassheiswise。

AsIcarriedmyideaoutoftheOperaComiquewithme，ImeasuredeverybodyIsawwalkinginthestreetsbyit-Melancholyapplication!especiallywherethesizewasextremelylittle，-thefaceextremelydark，-theeyesquick，-thenoselong，-theteethwhite，-thejawprominent，-toseesomanymiserables，byforceofaccidentsdrivenoutoftheirownproperclassintotheveryvergeofanother，whichitgivesmepaintowritedown:-everythirdmanapigmy!-somebyricketyheadsandhumpbacks；-othersbybandylegs；-athirdsetarrestedbythehandofNatureinthesixthandseventhyearsoftheirgrowth；-afourth，intheirperfectandnaturalstatelikedwarfappletrees；fromthefirstrudimentsandstaminaoftheirexistence，nevermeanttogrowhigher。

AMedicalTravellermightsay，"tisowingtounduebandages；-aSpleneticone，towantofair；-andanInquisitiveTraveller，tofortifythesystem，maymeasuretheheightoftheirhouses，-thenarrownessoftheirstreets，andinhowfewfeetsquareinthesixthandseventhstoriessuchnumbersofthebourgeoisieeatandsleeptogether；butIrememberMr。Shandytheelder，whoaccountedfornothinglikeanybodyelse，inspeakingoneeveningofthesematters，averredthatchildren，likeotheranimals，mightbeincreasedalmosttoanysize，providedtheycamerightintotheworld；butthemiserywas，thecitizensofwereParissocoop"dup，thattheyhadnotactuallyroomenoughtogetthem-Idonotcallitgettinganything，saidhe；-"tisgettingnothing-Nay，continuedhe，risinginhisargument，"tisgettingworsethannothing，whenallyouhavegotaftertwentyorfiveandtwentyyearsofthetenderestcareandmostnutritiousalimentbestoweduponit，shallnotatlastbeashighasmyleg。Now，Mr。Shandybeingveryshort，therecouldbenothingmoresaidofit。

Asthisisnotaworkofreasoning，IleavethesolutionasIfoundit，andcontentmyselfwiththetruthonlyoftheremark，whichisverifiedineverylaneandby-laneofParis。IwaswalkingdownthatwhichleadsfromtheCarousaltothePalaisRoyal，andobservingalittleboyinsomedistressatthesideofthegutterwhichrandownthemiddleofit，Itookholdofhishandandhelp"dhimover。Uponturninguphisfacetolookathimafter，I

perceivedhewasaboutforty-Nevermind，saidI，somegoodbodywilldoasmuchformewhenIamninety。

Ifeelsomelittleprincipleswithinmewhichinclinemetobemercifultowardsthispoorblightedpartofmyspecies，whohaveneithersizenorstrengthtogetonintheworld-Icannotbeartoseeoneofthemtrodupon；andhadscarcegotseatedbesidemyoldFrenchofficer，erethedisgustwasexercised，byseeingtheverythinghappenundertheboxwesatin。

Attheendoftheorchestra，andbetwixtthatandthefirstsidebox，thereisasmallesplanadeleft，where，whenthehouseisfull，numbersofallrankstakesanctuary。Thoughyoustand，asintheparterre，youpaythesamepriceasintheorchestra。Apoordefencelessbeingofthisorderhadgotthrustsomehoworotherintothislucklessplace；-thenightwashot，andhewassurroundedbybeingstwofeetandahalfhigherthanhimself。Thedwarfsufferedinexpressiblyonallsides；butthethingwhichincommodedhimmost，wasatallcorpulentGerman，nearsevenfeethigh，whostooddirectlybetwixthimandallpossibilityofhisseeingeitherthestageortheactors。Thepoordwarfdidallhecouldtogetapeepatwhatwasgoingforwards，byseekingforsomelittleopeningbetwixttheGerman"sarmandhisbody，tryingfirstononeside，thentheother；buttheGermanstoodsquareinthemostunaccommodatingposturethatcanbeimagined:-thedwarfmightaswellhavebeenplacedatthebottomofthedeepestdraw-

wellinParis；sohecivillyreacheduphishandtotheGerman"ssleeve，andtoldhimhisdistress-TheGermanturn"dhisheadback，lookeddownuponhimasGoliahdiduponDavid，-andunfeelinglyresumedhisposture。

Iwasjustthentakingapinchofsnuffoutofmymonk"slittlehornbox-Andhowwouldthymeekandcourteousspirit，mydearmonk!sotemper"dtoBEARANDFORBEAR!-howsweetlywouldithavelentaneartothispoorsoul"scomplaint!

TheoldFrenchofficer，seeingmeliftupmyeyeswithanemotion，asImadetheapostrophe，tookthelibertytoaskmewhatwasthematter?-Itoldhimthestoryinthreewords；andadded，howinhumanitwas。

Bythistimethedwarfwasdriventoextremes，andinhisfirsttransports，whicharegenerallyunreasonable，hadtoldtheGermanhewouldcutoffhislongqueuewithhisknife-TheGermanlook"dbackcoolly，andtoldhimhewaswelcome，ifhecouldreachit。

Aninjurysharpen"dbyaninsult，beittowhomitwill，makeseverymanofsentimentaparty:Icouldhaveleap"doutoftheboxtohaveredressedit-TheoldFrenchofficerdiditwithmuchlessconfusion；forleaningalittleover，andnoddingtoasentinel，andpointingatthesametimewithhisfingeratthedistress，-thesentinelmadehiswaytoit-Therewasnooccasiontotellthegrievance，-thethingtoldhimself；sothrustingbacktheGermaninstantlywithhismusket，-hetookthepoordwarfbythehand，andplacedhimbeforehim-Thisisnoble!

saidI，clappingmyhandstogether-Andyetyouwouldnotpermitthis，saidtheoldofficer，inEngland-

InEngland，dearSir，saidI，WESITALLATOUREASE。

TheoldFrenchofficerwouldhavesetmeatunitywithmyself，incaseIhadbeenatvariance，-bysayingitwasaBONMOT；-and，asaBONMOTisalwaysworthsomethingatParis，heofferedmeapinchofsnuff。

THEROSE。PARIS。

ITWASnowmyturntoasktheoldFrenchofficer"Whatwasthematter?"foracryof"HAUSSEZLESMAINS，MONSIEURL"ABBE!"re-

echoedfromadozendifferentpartsoftheparterre，wasasunintelligibletome，asmyapostrophetothemonkhadbeentohim。

HetoldmeitwassomepoorAbbeinoneoftheupperloges，who，hesupposed，hadgotplantedperdubehindacoupleofgrisettesinordertoseetheopera，andthattheparterreespyinghim，wereinsistinguponhisholdingupbothhishandsduringtherepresentation-Andcanitbesupposed，saidI，thatanecclesiasticwouldpickthegrisettes"pockets?TheoldFrenchofficersmiled，andwhisperinginmyear，openedadoorofknowledgewhichIhadnoideaof。

GoodGod!saidI，turningpalewithastonishment-isitpossible，thatapeoplesosmitwithsentimentshouldatthesametimebesounclean，andsounlikethemselves，-QUELLEGROSSIERTE!addedI。

TheFrenchofficertoldme，itwasanilliberalsarcasmatthechurch，whichhadbeguninthetheatreaboutthetimetheTartuffewasgiveninitbyMoliere:butlikeotherremainsofGothicmanners，wasdeclining-Everynation，continuedhe，havetheirrefinementsandGROSSIERTES，inwhichtheytakethelead，andloseitofoneanotherbyturns:-thathehadbeeninmostcountries，butneverinonewherehefoundnotsomedelicacies，whichothersseemedtowant。LEPOURETLECONTRESETROUVENTENCHAQUENATION；

thereisabalance，saidhe，ofgoodandbadeverywhere；andnothingbuttheknowingitisso，canemancipateonehalfoftheworldfromtheprepossessionwhichitholdsagainsttheother:-

thattheadvantageoftravel，asitregardedtheSCAVOIRVIVRE，wasbyseeingagreatdealbothofmenandmanners；ittaughtusmutualtoleration；andmutualtoleration，concludedhe，makingmeabow，taughtusmutuallove。

TheoldFrenchofficerdeliveredthiswithanairofsuchcandourandgoodsense，ascoincidedwithmyfirstfavourableimpressionsofhischaracter:-IthoughtIlovedtheman；butIfearImistooktheobject；-"twasmyownwayofthinking-thedifferencewas，I

couldnothaveexpressedithalfsowell。

Itisaliketroublesometoboththeriderandhisbeast，-ifthelattergoesprickinguphisears，andstartingallthewayateveryobjectwhichheneversawbefore-Ihaveaslittletormentofthiskindasanycreaturealive；andyetIhonestlyconfess，thatmanyathinggavemepain，andthatIblush"datmanyawordthefirstmonth，-whichIfoundinconsequentandperfectlyinnocentthesecond。

MadamedoRambouliet，afteranacquaintanceofaboutsixweekswithher，haddonemethehonourtotakemeinhercoachabouttwoleaguesoutoftown-Ofallwomen，MadamedeRamboulietisthemostcorrect；andIneverwishtoseeoneofmorevirtuesandpurityofheart-Inourreturnback，MadamedeRamboulietdesiredmetopullthecord-Iaskedherifshewantedanything-RIEN

QUEPOURPISSER，saidMadamedeRambouliet。

Grievenot，gentletraveller，toletMadamedeRamboulietp-sson-

And，yefairmysticnymphs!goeachonePLUCKYOURROSE，andscattertheminyourpath，-forMadamedeRamboulietdidnomore-

IhandedMadamedeRamboulietoutofthecoach；andhadIbeenthepriestofthechasteCastalia，Icouldnothaveservedatherfountainwithamorerespectfuldecorum。

THEFILLEDECHAMBRE。PARIS。

WHATtheoldFrenchofficerhaddeliveredupontravelling，bringingPolonius"sadvicetohissonuponthesamesubjectintomyhead，-

andthatbringinginHamlet，andHamlettherestofShakespeare"sworks，Istopp"dattheQuaideContiinmyreturnhome，topurchasethewholeset。

Thebooksellersaidhehadnotasetintheworld。COMMENT!saidI，takingoneupoutofasetwhichlayuponthecounterbetwixtus-Hesaidtheyweresenthimonlytobegotbound，andweretobesentbacktoVersaillesinthemorningtotheCountdeB-

AnddoestheCountdeB-，saidI，readShakespeare?C"ESTUN

ESPRITFORT，repliedthebookseller-HelovesEnglishbooks!andwhatismoretohishonour，Monsieur，helovestheEnglishtoo。

Youspeakthissocivilly，saidI，thatitisenoughtoobligeanEnglishmantolayoutalouisd"orortwoatyourshop-Thebooksellermadeabow，andwasgoingtosaysomething，whenayoungdecentgirlabouttwenty，whobyherairanddressseemedtobeFILLEDECHAMBREtosomedevoutwomanoffashion，comeintotheshopandaskedforLESEGAREMENTSDUCOEURETDEL"ESPRIT:thebooksellergaveherthebookdirectly；shepulledoutalittlegreensatinpurserunroundwitharibandofthesamecolour，andputtingherfingerandthumbintoit，shetookoutthemoneyandpaidforit。AsIhadnothingmoretostaymeintheshop，webothwalk"doutatthedoortogether-

Andwhathaveyoutodo，mydear，saidI，withTHEWANDERINGSOF

THEHEART，whoscarceknowyetyouhaveone?nor，tilllovehasfirsttoldyouit，orsomefaithlessshepherdhasmadeitache，canstthoueverbesureitisso-LEDIEUM"ENGARDE!saidthegirl-Withreason，saidI，forifitisagoodone，"tispityitshouldbestolen；"tisalittletreasuretothee，andgivesabetterairtoyourface，thanifitwasdress"doutwithpearls。

Theyounggirllistenedwithasubmissiveattention，holdinghersatinpursebyitsribandinherhandallthetime-"Tisaverysmallone，saidI，takingholdofthebottomofit-sheheldittowardsme-andthereisverylittleinit，mydear，saidI；butbebutasgoodasthouarthandsome，andheavenwillfillit。I

hadaparcelofcrownsinmyhandtopayforShakespeare；and，asshehadletgothepurseentirely，Iputasingleonein；and，tyinguptheribandinabow-knot，returnedittoher。

Theyounggirlmadememoreahumblecourtesythanalowone:-

"twasoneofthosequiet，thankfulsinkings，wherethespiritbowsitselfdown，-thebodydoesnomorethantellit。Inevergaveagirlacrowninmylifewhichgavemehalfthepleasure。

Myadvice，mydear，wouldnothavebeenworthapintoyou，saidI，ifIhadnotgiventhisalongwithit:butnow，whenyouseethecrown，you"llrememberit；-sodon"t，mydear，layitoutinribands。

Uponmyword，Sir，saidthegirl，earnestly，Iamincapable；-insayingwhich，asisusualinlittlebargainsofhonour，shegavemeherhand:-ENVERITE，MONSIEUR，JEMETTRAICETARGENTEPART，saidshe。

Whenavirtuousconventionismadebetwixtmanandwoman，itsanctifiestheirmostprivatewalks:so，notwithstandingitwasdusky，yetasbothourroadslaythesameway，wemadenoscrupleofwalkingalongtheQuaideContitogether。

Shemademeasecondcourtesyinsettingoff，andbeforewegottwentyyardsfromthedoor，asifshehadnotdoneenoughbefore，shemadeasortofalittlestoptotellmeagain-shethank"dme。

Itwasasmalltribute，Itoldher，whichIcouldnotavoidpayingtovirtue，andwouldnotbemistakeninthepersonIhadbeenrenderingittofortheworld；-butIseeinnocence，mydear，inyourface，-andfoulbefallthemanwhoeverlaysasnareinitsway!

Thegirlseem"daffectedsomewayorotherwithwhatIsaid；-shegavealowsigh:-IfoundIwasnotempoweredtoenquireatallafterit，-sosaidnothingmoretillIgottothecorneroftheRuedeNevers，where，weweretopart-

Butisthistheway，mydear，saidI，totheHoteldeModene?

Shetoldmeitwas；-orthatImightgobytheRuedeGueneguault，whichwasthenextturn-ThenI"llgo，mydear，bytheRuedeGueneguault，saidI，fortworeasons；first，Ishallpleasemyself，andnext，IshallgiveyoutheprotectionofmycompanyasfaronyourwayasIcan。ThegirlwassensibleIwascivil-andsaid，shewishedtheHoteldeModenewasintheRuedeSt。Pierre-Youlivethere?saidI-ShetoldmeshewasFILLEDECHAMBREtoMadameR-GoodGod!saidI，"tistheveryladyforwhomIhavebroughtaletterfromAmiens-ThegirltoldmethatMadameR-，shebelieved，expectedastrangerwithaletter，andwasimpatienttoseehim:-soIdesiredthegirltopresentmycomplimentstoMadameR-，andsay，Iwouldcertainlywaituponherinthemorning。

WestoodstillatthecorneroftheRuedeNeverswhilstthispass"d-WethenstoppedamomentwhilstshedisposedofherEGAREMENTSDUCOEUR&c。morecommodiouslythancarryingtheminherhand-theyweretwovolumes:soIheldthesecondforherwhilstsheputthefirstintoherpocket；andthensheheldherpocket，andIputintheotherafterit。

"Tissweettofeelbywhatfinespunthreadsouraffectionsaredrawntogether。

Wesetoffafresh，andasshetookherthirdstep，thegirlputherhandwithinmyarm-Iwasjustbiddingher，-butshediditofherself，withthatundeliberatingsimplicity，whichshow"ditwasoutofherheadthatshehadneverseenmebefore。Formyownpart，Ifelttheconvictionofconsanguinitysostrongly，thatI

couldnothelpturninghalfroundtolookinherface，andseeifI

couldtraceoutanythinginitofafamilylikeness-Tut!saidI，arewenotallrelations?

WhenwearrivedattheturningupoftheRuedeGueneguault，I

stopp"dtobidheradieuforgoodandall:thegirlwouldthankmeagainformycompanyandkindness-Shebidmeadieutwice-I

repeateditasoften；andsocordialwasthepartingbetweenus，thathadithappenedanywhereelse，I"mnotsurebutIshouldhavesigneditwithakissofcharity，aswarmandholyasanapostle。

ButinParis，asnonekisseachotherbutthemen，-Idid，whatamountedtothesamething——

IbidGodblessher。

THEPASSPORT。PARIS。

WHENIgothometomyhotel，LaFleurtoldmeIhadbeenenquiredafterbytheLieutenantdePolice-Thedeucetakeit!saidI，-I

knowthereason。Itistimethereadershouldknowit，forintheorderofthingsinwhichithappened，itwasomitted:notthatitwasoutofmyhead；butthathadItolditthenitmighthavebeenforgottennow；-andnowisthetimeIwantit。

IhadleftLondonwithsomuchprecipitation，thatitneverenter"dmymindthatwewereatwarwithFrance；andhadreachedDover，andlookedthroughmyglassatthehillsbeyondBoulogne，beforetheideapresenteditself；andwiththisinitstrain，thattherewasnogettingtherewithoutapassport。Gobuttotheendofastreet，IhaveamortalaversionforreturningbacknowiserthanI

setout；andasthiswasoneofthegreatesteffortsIhadevermadeforknowledge，Icouldlessbearthethoughtsofit:sohearingtheCountde-hadhiredthepacket，Ibegg"dhewouldtakemeinhissuite。TheCounthadsomelittleknowledgeofme，somadelittleornodifficulty，-onlysaid，hisinclinationtoservemecouldreachnofartherthanCalais，ashewastoreturnbywayofBrusselstoParis；however，whenIhadoncepass"dthere，I

mightgettoPariswithoutinterruption；butthatinParisImustmakefriendsandshiftformyself-LetmegettoParis，MonsieurleCount，saidI，-andIshalldoverywell。SoIembark"d，andneverthoughtmoreofthematter。

WhenLaFleurtoldmetheLieutenantdePolicehadbeenenquiringafterme，-thethinginstantlyrecurred；-andbythetimeLaFleurhadwelltoldme，themasterofthehotelcameintomyroomtotellmethesamething，withthisadditiontoit，thatmypassporthadbeenparticularlyaskedafter:themasterofthehotelconcludedwithsaying，HehopedIhadone-NotI，faith!saidI。

Themasterofthehotelretiredthreestepsfromme，asfromaninfectedperson，asIdeclaredthis；-andpoorLaFleuradvancedthreestepstowardsme，andwiththatsortofmovementwhichagoodsoulmakestosuccouradistress"done:-thefellowwonmyheartbyit；andfromthatsingletraitIknewhischaracterasperfectly，andcouldrelyuponitasfirmly，asifhehadservedmewithfidelityforsevenyears。

MONSEIGNEUR!criedthemasterofthehotel；butrecollectinghimselfashemadetheexclamation，heinstantlychangedthetoneofit-IfMonsieur，saidhe，hasnotapassport(APPAREMMENT)inalllikelihoodhehasfriendsinPariswhocanprocurehimone-

NotthatIknowof，quothI，withanairofindifference-ThenCERTES，repliedhe，you"llbesenttotheBastileortheChateletAUMOINS-Poo!saidI，theKingofFranceisagoodnatur"dsoul:-

he"llhurtnobody-CELAN"EMPECHEPAS，saidhe-youwillcertainlybesenttotheBastileto-morrowmorning-ButI"vetakenyourlodgingsforamonth，answer"dI，andI"llnotquitthemadaybeforethetimeforallthekingsofFranceintheworld。LaFleurwhisperedinmyear，ThatnobodycouldopposethekingofFrance。

PARDI!saidmyhost，CESMESSIEURSANGLOISSONTDESGENSTRES

EXTRAORDINAIRES；-and，havingbothsaidandswornit，-hewentout。

THEPASSPORT。THEHOTELATPARIS。

ICOULDnotfindinmyhearttotortureLaFleur"swithaseriouslookuponthesubjectofmyembarrassment，whichwasthereasonI

hadtreateditsocavalierly:andtoshowhimhowlightitlayuponmymind，Idroptthesubjectentirely；andwhilsthewaiteduponmeatsupper，talk"dtohimwithmorethanusualgaietyaboutParis，andoftheOperaComique-LaFleurhadbeentherehimself，andhadfollowedmethroughthestreetsasfarasthebookseller"sshop；butseeingmecomeoutwiththeyoungFILLEDECHAMBRE，andthatwewalk"ddowntheQuaideContitogether，LaFleurdeem"ditunnecessarytofollowmeastepfurther；-somakinghisownreflectionsuponit，hetookashortercut，-andgottothehotelintimetobeinform"doftheaffairofthepoliceagainstmyarrival。

Assoonasthehonestcreaturehadtakenaway，andgonedowntosuphimself，Ithenbegantothinkalittleseriouslyaboutmysituation——

Andhere，Iknow，Eugenius，thouwiltsmileattheremembranceofashortdialoguewhichpassedbetwixtusthemomentIwasgoingtosetout:-Imusttellithere。

Eugenius，knowingthatIwasaslittlesubjecttobeoverburden"dwithmoneyasthought，haddrawnmeasidetointerrogatemehowmuchIhadtakencarefor。Upontellinghimtheexactsum，Eugeniusshookhishead，andsaiditwouldnotdo；sopull"douthispurseinordertoemptyitintomine-I"veenoughinconscience，Eugenius，saidI-Indeed，Yorick，youhavenot，repliedEugenius；IknowFranceandItalybetterthanyou-Butyoudon"tconsider，Eugenius，saidI，refusinghisoffer，thatbeforeIhavebeenthreedaysinParis，IshalltakecaretosayordosomethingorotherforwhichIshallgetclapp"dupintotheBastile，andthatIshalllivethereacoupleofmonthsentirelyatthekingofFrance"sexpense-Ibegpardon，saidEugeniusdrily:

reallyIhadforgotthatresource。

NowtheeventItreatedgailycameseriouslytomydoor。

Isitfolly，ornonchalance，orphilosophy，orpertinacity-orwhatisitinme，that，afterall，whenLaFleurhadgonedownstairs，andIwasquitealone，IcouldnotbringdownmymindtothinkofitotherwisethanIhadthenspokenofittoEugenius?-

AndasfortheBastile；theterrorisintheword-Makethemostofityoucan，saidItomyself，theBastileisbutanotherwordforatower；-andatowerisbutanotherwordforahouseyoucan"tgetoutof-Mercyonthegouty!fortheyareinittwiceayear-Butwithninelivresaday，andpenandink，andpaper，andpatience，albeitamancan"tgetout，hemaydoverywellwithin，-