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In Which Amelia Invades the Low Countries

           

           Thisflat,flourishing,easycountrynevercouldhavelookedmorerichandprosperousthaninthatopeningsummerof1815,whenitsgreenfieldsandquietcitieswereenlivenedbymultipliedred-coats:whenitswidechausséesswarmedwithbrilliantEnglishequipages:whenitsgreatcanal-boats,glidingbyrichpasturesandpleasantquaintoldvillages,byoldchateauxlyingamongstoldtrees,wereallcrowdedwithwell-to-doEnglishtravellers:whenthesoldierwhodrankatthevillageinn,notonlydrank,butpaidhisscore;andDonald,theHighlander,billetedintheFlemishfarm-house,rockedthebaby’scradle,whileJeanandJeannettewereoutgettinginthehay.Asourpaintersarebentonmilitarysubjectsjustnow,Ithrowoutthisasagoodsubjectforthepencil,toillustratetheprincipleofanhonestEnglishwar.AlllookedasbrilliantandharmlessasaHydeParkreview.Meanwhile,Napoleonscreenedbehindhiscurtainoffrontier-fortresses,waspreparingfortheoutbreakwhichwastodrivealltheseorderlypeopleintofuryandblood;andlaysomanyofthemlow.

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