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That was not what he meant, J- ex-
plained. Was there a castle or a fine church, for
example ?
—At this point the commercial gentlemen at the
nearest table made bold to interfere. There was
nothing in Cosne, they said, and were for sending
us off on a castle hunt to Touraine at once. They
had the map out in a trice, and during the next
few minutes sent us flying from one end of it to
the other.--
They will give us no rest, thought I.
—But presently one of the company asked how
we liked Paris compared to London ?-
“London is a great town, is it not?” said he,
looking to us for support, so that we could do no
less than agree with him. “ But then, if you want
coffee or something else to drink on the Sunday,
what is to be done ? Syrups are sold in the
pharmacy, and the pharmacy is closed. The beer-
houses are shut till one, and even after that hour,
you go in, you are asked what you will have, the
beer or the brandy is poured out, you drink it, and
then you go at once. It is always like this, every
day. You drink and you go.”
“But that it is bizarre /” said a young man
opposite, who had never been in England.
“I think well that it is bizarre!” continued the
other :
That was not what he meant, J- ex-
plained. Was there a castle or a fine church, for
example ?
—At this point the commercial gentlemen at the
nearest table made bold to interfere. There was
nothing in Cosne, they said, and were for sending
us off on a castle hunt to Touraine at once. They
had the map out in a trice, and during the next
few minutes sent us flying from one end of it to
the other.--
They will give us no rest, thought I.
—But presently one of the company asked how
we liked Paris compared to London ?-
“London is a great town, is it not?” said he,
looking to us for support, so that we could do no
less than agree with him. “ But then, if you want
coffee or something else to drink on the Sunday,
what is to be done ? Syrups are sold in the
pharmacy, and the pharmacy is closed. The beer-
houses are shut till one, and even after that hour,
you go in, you are asked what you will have, the
beer or the brandy is poured out, you drink it, and
then you go at once. It is always like this, every
day. You drink and you go.”
“But that it is bizarre /” said a young man
opposite, who had never been in England.
“I think well that it is bizarre!” continued the
other :