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，hasnotapassportAPPAREMMENTinalllikelihoodhehasfriendsinPariswhocanprocurehimone-
　　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，-