The Parisians, Book 12.

o, both had been sufferers from illness, though not of a nature to be consigned to an hospital. All manner of diseases then had combined to form the pestilence w

ky; yet all three retained embers of the native Parisian humour, which their ve

ed towards the Boulevards-"two consolations for the gourmet and for the proprietor

watering mouth; "impossible! The

uccursale in the Rue de Chateaudun; and if the poor woman, being, luckily

Lemercier. "Croesus! you ha

I promise myself a delicious bifteck of horse. She gains the succursale, and the employee informs her that there is nothing left in his store except-truff

ok his head

of which the usury is necessarily proportioned to the risk, yet, as I had the honour before

was not already disposed of. They have restored me another table and four chairs." "Nevertheless, they had the instinct of property, though erroneously developed, otherwise they would not have deemed any excuse for their act necessary. Now for my instance of the inherent tenacity of that instinct. A worthy citizen in want of fuel sees a door in a garden wall, and naturally carries off the door. He is ap

Breze had the reputation of being the most selfish of men. But at that moment, when a generous man might be excused for being selfish enough to desire to keep the little that

eft the hospital. I breakfasted yesterday-on two mice upon to

ill, then?" cried

se since yesterday morning is not much

ked Savarin. "Give him a chance

are getting very valuable: they sell for 50 fra

uld be impertinence to invite a satrap like yourself who has a whole dog in his lar

it," said Frederic, plaintively; "and the first time you i

jesting. Only another day, when my pockets will be empty, do think what an excellent thing

re was in saying, 'Amusement is the first necessity of civilised m

dren alone, but of men-middle-aged and old-were collected; whil

ercier, with the voice of a tempting fien

one,-its place supplied by

the squalid boy. "What ha

shall have the cat in a pie," said the u

the darkening streets-the roar of the Prussian guns heard afar, while dis