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，-
