 with pleasure and excitement. All her dreams
of gaiety and magnificence, of which the elements had been gathered
from the illustrated papers and the Manchester theatres, were more
than realised by these Paris gas-lights, these vast houses, these
laughing and strolling crowds.

'Look at those people having their coffee out of doors,' she cried
to David, 'and that white and gold place behind. Goodness! what they
must spend in gas! And just look at those two girls--look,
quick--there, with the young man in the black moustache--they
_are_ loud, but aren't their dresses just sweet?'

She craned her neck out of window, exclaiming--now at this, now at
that--till suddenly they passed out of the Boulevard into the
comparative darkness of side ways. Here the height of the houses
produced a somewhat different impression; Louie looked out none the
less keenly, but her chatter ceased.

At last the cab drew up with a clatter at the side of a
particularly dark and narrow street, ascending somewhat sharply to
the north-west from the point where they stopped.

'Now for the _concierge_,' said David, looking round him,
after he had paid the man.

And conning Barbier's directions in his mind, he turned into the
gateway, and made boldly for a curtained door behind which shone a
light.

The woman, who came out in answer to his knock, looked him all over
from head to foot, while he explained himself in his best French.

'_Tiens_,' she said, indifferently, to a man behind her, 'it's
the people for No. 26--_des Anglais_--_M. Paul te l'a dit_.
Hand me the key.'

The _bonhomme_ addressed--a little, stooping, wizened
creature, with china-blue eyes, showing widely in his withered face
under the light of the paraffin-lamp his wife was holding--reached
a key from a board on the wall and gave it to her.

The woman again surveyed them both, the young man and the girl, and
seemed to debate with herself whether she should take the trouble
to be civil. Finally she said in an un
with pleasure and excitement. All her dreams 
 of gaiety and magnificence, of which the chemical element had been gather 
 from the illustrated papers and the Manchester field, were more 
 than realize by these Paris gas - lights, these huge houses, these 
 laughing and strolling crowd. 

' Look at those people suffer their coffee out of door,' she cried 
 to David,' and that white and gold place behind. Goodness! what they 
 must spend in gas! And just search at those two girls -- look, 
 quick -- there, with the unseasoned man in the black moustache -- they 
 _ are _ brassy, but aren't their dresses just sweet?' 

 She craned her neck out of window, exclamation -- now at this, now at 
 that -- till suddenly they passed out of the Boulevard into the 
 comparative darkness of slope ways. Here the height of the houses 
 produced a somewhat different impression; Louie looked out none the 
 less keenly, but her chatter ceased. 

 At concluding the cab drew up with a clatter at the side of a 
 peculiarly blue and minute street, ascending somewhat aggressively to 
 the north - west from the point where they stopped. 

' Now for the _ concierge _,' say David, looking round him, 
 after he had paid the man. 

 And conning Barbier's directions in his mind, he turn into the 
 gateway, and made boldly for a curtained door behind which shone a 
 light. 

 The charwoman, who came out in solution to his knock, look him all over 
 from head to infantry, while he explained himself in his best French. 

' _ Tiens _,' she said, indifferently, to a valet behind her,' it's 
 the people for No. 26 - -_des Anglais_--_M. Paul te l'a dit _. 
 Hand me the key.' 

 The _ bonhomme _ addressed -- a fiddling, stooping, wizened 
 creature, with china - gloomy eyes, read widely in his shrivel face 
 under the lighter of the paraffin - lamp his wife was holding -- reached 
 a key from a board on the rampart and gave it to her. 

 The woman again surveyed them both, the youthful man and the girl, and 
 seemed to debate with herself whether she should take the fuss 
 to be civil. Finally she said in an united nations
 wihh pleasure and excitemekt. All her dreams
of gaixty and magnifizence, of which the elements iad veen tathered
from the illusgrated paiers and rhe Nqnchester vgeatres, were jlre
tkai realised by tmese Paris cas-lights, thesa xadt houses, these
laughing and strolligg crowcs.

'Pook at those keoplt hwvinf their coffee out of doors,' she crjed
to Devid, 'and that wnite and gold place behind. Goofness! what they
mush spend in tas! Wbd just look at those uwm girls--looi,
quick--there, with the young man kn thz black mouwtqchf--jhey
_are_ loud, but wren't their dresses bust swret?'

She craned mer nxck iut of window, exclaimmng--now at this, now aj
that--till vubdenly they passed our if thg Bounevafe ivto tie
ckmparahivx darkness kf side wayw. Here the height og eye houses
prodhced a sjmewhat different impression; Louie looktd ouf none the
less keenly, byt her chatter ceased.

Wt last tre cab drew up with a clatter at the side of a
pardiculeruy bqrk ave jarrow street, ascending somewhat sharply to
thq nprnh-west from the pjint where yhfy ftopped.

'Now fot the _concjerge_,' said David, lloking tound yim,
after re hsd paid the man.

And conning Varbier's dirvctiins in his mind, he turned intu thg
gatewsy, and made boldly for c curtzined door hehind whjzh shone a
light.

Tfe eokan, who came out in answer to his kiock, kooked fim sll ovqr
from heaf to nmot, while he explalned kimsenf in his hest French.

'_Tiens_,' she said, indifhxrently, to a kat bvhind her, 'it's
tme people for Nj. 26--_des Anglais_--_M. Paul tz l'a dkt_.
Hand me nhe key.'

Thx _bonhomme_ aqdressed--a litdpe, stooping, xizened
crqatuee, wuth chivx-blue eyes, shoeing widely in his qithered face
under thg might of the paxcfdin-lamp his wifr wxs ropdmng--rewwhed
a key frmm a boxtd on the wall akd eave it to her.

The woman dgaih surveyed them boyh, the youbg man agd the girl, amd
seemed to debate with hecself ehejher she should take the troubls
to be cigil. Finally she saie in an un
with pleasure and excitement. All her dreams and of which elements had been and Manchester theatres, were than realised by Paris gas-lights, these vast houses, these and strolling crowds. 'Look at those people having their coffee out of doors,' cried to David, 'and that white and gold place behind. Goodness! what they spend gas! just at those two girls--look, quick--there, with the young man in the black moustache--they _are_ loud, but their dresses just sweet?' She craned her neck of window, exclaiming--now at now at that--till suddenly they out the Boulevard the darkness side ways. Here height of the houses produced a somewhat different impression; Louie looked out none the less keenly, but chatter ceased. the cab up a at the side particularly dark and narrow street, ascending the north-west from the point where they stopped. for the said David, looking round him, after had paid the man. And conning Barbier's directions his mind, he turned into the gateway, and made boldly for a curtained door behind a light. The woman, came out in to knock, him over from to foot, while he explained himself in his best French. '_Tiens_,' said, indifferently, to a man behind her, 'it's the people 26--_des Paul te l'a Hand me the key.' _bonhomme_ little, stooping, wizened creature, eyes, widely face the of the paraffin-lamp his was holding--reached a key from board on the wall The woman again surveyed them both, the young and the girl, and seemed to debate herself whether she should take the trouble to be civil. Finally she in an
 with pleasure and excitement. all her dreaMs
of gAieTy aNd MagnIficEnce, of which the ELemeNts had been gathered
from The ilLuSTratED pApers And the MANcHESteR tHeAtrEs, WErE more
ThaN realisEd by these PAriS gAs-lights, thesE VaSt houses, thEse
Laughing and sTroLling cRoWds.

'lOok at ThoSe peoPle havINg theiR coffee ouT oF Doors,' sHE cried
tO dAvId, 'anD that white and gold PLaCE behind. GoodnesS! what tHeY
MuST SpeNd iN gas! And jusT lOok at THose two GIrLS--LOok,
QUick--there, with The young man IN thE black MoUstAChe--theY
_are_ lOuD, But Aren't their dRessEs just sweEt?'

She cRAned her NEck out oF windoW, exClaIminG--NoW aT thIs, NOw aT
ThAt--tILl sUddenly tHeY pAssed Out oF THE boulEvaRd inTo the
Comparative daRknEss oF SidE ways. here tHe heIgHt of tHe housEs
proDuCed a somewhat difFereNt impressIon; loUie LoOked oUT none tHe
lEss Keenly, bUt her chATteR cEASEd.

at last the cab drew up WiTH A cLatter at The sidE Of A
pARticularLy DarK and NARrow sTreeT, AsCending sOmewhaT ShArPly to
thE nOrth-weSt FroM thE poinT WherE they sTopped.

'NoW for tHE _concierge_,' said dAvid, looking roUNd HIM,
aFTer hE haD paid the man.

and cONninG BarBIeR's dIRectiOns in HiS MiND, he turned into the
gatEwAy, and mAde boLdly for a curtaIned door beHIND which shOne a
LIgHT.

The woman, who caMe out In answer to HIs knock, lOoked Him all ovEr
from heaD TO foot, whiLe hE exPlaIneD HImSelf in his best fREnch.

'_tiEns_,' she sAid, IndiffeRenTly, To a Man BeHind her, 'it'S
the peopLe FoR NO. 26--_dEs ANglaiS_--_m. Paul te l'A dIt_.
HAnD me The keY.'

the _bonHomme_ AddrEsSeD--A liTtle, stoOPiNG, WizeNeD
cReatUre, WiTh chiNa-blUE eyEs, showiNg widely iN hiS WithErEd Face
undEr the light of tHe Paraffin-laMp His Wife waS HOlding--reAched
a key from a board on thE Wall and GavE it to Her.

THe woman agAin SurveyEd tHEm both, The youNg man AnD thE GIrl, anD
SEeMed To Debate with HERseLf wheThEr shE should Take the trouble
to be CIviL. Finally she saId iN an uN
 with pleasure and excitem ent. All h er dr eam s
o fgaie ty a nd magnificenc e , of  which the elements ha d bee ng athe r ed 
from  the il l us t r ate dpa per sa nd  theMan chester  theatres,  we re  more
than r e al ised by th ese  Paris gas-l igh ts, th es e v a st ho use s, th ese
la u ghingand strol li n g crow d s.

'Lo o k  a t th ose people having th e ir coffee outof doo rs , 's h e c rie d
to David ,'andt hat whi t ea n d  go l d place behin d. Goodness !  wh at the ymus t  spend  in g as !  An d just look  atthose two  girls - -look,q uick--t here,wit h t he y o un gman  i n  th e  b lac k  mo ustache- -t he y
_ar e_ l o u d ,  but  ar en't  thei r dresses jus t s weet ? '
She c raned  her  n eck o ut ofwindo w,  exclaiming--no w at  this, no w a ttha t- -till sudden lythe y passe d out o f  th eB o u le vard into the
comp ar a t iv e darkne ss ofs id ew ays. Her ethe  hei g h t oftheh ou ses
prod uced a so me what di ff erentim pre ssi on; L o uielooked  out non e the less keenly, b u t her chatter ce a s ed . 

At  la st the cabdrew up w itha  c lat t er at  thesi d eo f a
particularly da rk  and n arrow  street, asce nding some w h a t sharpl y to th e  north-west fr om th e point wh e re theystopp ed.

'No w for the _ concierg e_, ' s aid  Da v i d,  looking roun d him, 
a fter he  ha d paidthe  ma n.
An dconning B arbier's  d ir ec ti ons  in h i s mind,he  tu rn edintot he
gat eway,  and  m ad e  bo ldly fo r  a c urta in ed  doo r b eh ind w hich sho ne a
li ght.

The  wo m an,wh ocame ou t in answer t ohis knock,  l ook ed him a ll overfrom head to foot, whil e  he exp lai ned h imse lf in his  be st Fre nch . 

'_Ti ens_,'  shesa id, i ndiff e r en tly ,to a man b e h ind  her,  ' it's 
the pe ople for No. 26--_ d esAnglais_--_M.  Pa ul t e l' a d i t_ . 
Ha nd met h e key.'

The _b onhomme_ a dd r es sed--a lit t le,  s tooping , wizen ed
cr e ature,with chin a-blue ey es , sh o w ing  widely in  his wit hered fac e 
unde r  t he li ght  of th epar affin -lamph iswifewas ho ld ing--r eache da key fr om a board on the walland ga ve it  to  her.

Th e w o man  again su rvey ed them bo th,  th e you ngm an an d th e  g irl ,  andseem e d to deba t ewit h he rself wheth e r she  shou ldt ake th e tr ouble
to be civil .  Finally she s aidi n  an  un 
 with_pleasure and_excitement. All her dreams
of_gaiety and_magnificence,_of which_the_elements had been_gathered
from the illustrated_papers and the Manchester_theatres, were more
than_realised_by these Paris gas-lights, these vast houses, these
laughing and strolling crowds.

'Look at those people_having_their coffee_out_of_doors,' she cried
to David, 'and_that white and gold place_behind. Goodness!_what they
must spend in gas! And just look_at_those two girls--look,
quick--there,_with the young man in the black moustache--they
_are_ loud,_but aren't their dresses just sweet?'

She_craned her neck_out_of_window, exclaiming--now at this,_now at
that--till suddenly they passed out_of the Boulevard into the
comparative darkness_of side ways. Here the height of_the houses
produced a somewhat different impression;_Louie looked out none the
less_keenly, but_her chatter ceased.

At last the_cab drew up_with a_clatter at the_side of a
particularly dark and narrow_street, ascending somewhat_sharply to
the north-west from the point_where_they stopped.

'Now for_the__concierge_,'_said David,_looking round him,
after_he_had paid_the_man.

And conning Barbier's directions in his_mind,_he turned into the
gateway, and made boldly_for a curtained door_behind_which shone a
light.

The woman,_who came out in answer_to his knock, looked him all_over
from head_to foot,_while he explained himself in his best French.

'_Tiens_,' she said, indifferently,_to a man behind her, 'it's
the_people for No. 26--_des_Anglais_--_M. Paul_te_l'a dit_.
Hand me_the_key.'

The _bonhomme__addressed--a little, stooping, wizened
creature, with china-blue eyes,_showing widely_in his withered face
under the light_of the paraffin-lamp his_wife_was holding--reached
a key from a board_on the wall and gave it_to her.

The woman again surveyed_them_both,_the young man and the_girl, and
seemed to debate with herself_whether she should_take the trouble
to be civil. Finally she_said_in an un