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On the Watch

           Withaconsiderableamountofjinglingandwhip-cracking,andmanyplungingdemonstrationsonthepartoftwobare-backedhorsesandtwocentaurswithglazedhats,jack-boots,andflowingmanesandtails,theyrattleoutoftheyardoftheHotelBristolinthePlaceVendomeandcanterbetweenthesun-and-shadow-chequeredcolonnadeoftheRuedeRivoliandthegardenoftheill-fatedpalaceofaheadlesskingandqueen,offbythePlaceofConcord,andtheElysianFields,andtheGateoftheStar,outofParis.Soothtosay,theycannotgoawaytoofast,forevenheremyLadyDedlockhasbeenboredtodeath.Concert,assembly,opera,theatre,drive,nothingisnewtomyLadyundertheworn-outheavens.OnlylastSunday,whenpoorwretchesweregaywithinthewallsplayingwithchildrenamongtheclippedtreesandthestatuesinthePalaceGarden;walking,ascoreabreast,intheElysianFields,mademoreElysianbyperformingdogsandwoodenhorses;betweenwhilesfiltering(afew)throughthegloomyCathedralofOurLadytosayawordortwoatthebaseofapillarwithinflareofarustylittlegridiron-fullofgustylittletapers;withoutthewallsencompassingPariswithdancing,love-making,wine-drinking,tobacco-smoking,tomb-visiting,billiardcardanddominoplaying,quack-doctoring,andmuchmurderousrefuse,animateandinanimateonlylastSunday,myLady,inthedesolationofBoredomandtheclutchofGiantDespair,almosthatedherownmaidforbeinginspirits.Shecannot,therefore,gotoofastfromParis.

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