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136 "J'ai un apartment superbe et Monsieur" said a respectable looking man,  with his hat to the ground. "Allow me the honour of showing you the way; it's not ten minutes walk from here" And the luggage being to a, the party immediately moved off, and were  by the stranger to a respective looking house in the RUe des P E; where after ascending a considerable number of dirty  stairs they found themselves in a very tolerable suite of apartments, decorated with faded yellow damask, and a due proportion of cracked mirrors, tarnished giding, and marble slabs; and when the stove was heated, the girandoles lighted, and a good supper from the kitchen of a neighbouring traiteur was placed upon the table, accompanied by a bottle of Vin de Bourdeaux, the travellers began to find themselves tolerably comfortable and disposed to conversation.

"You've heard of Paris, I dare say?" said the gentleman.

"Yes," replied the lady. "It's in France, isn't it?"

"Precisely," returned he. "The chief city, as London is of England; only much gayer and more agreeable."