withdrewmoreandmoreintoitsshell，goingsofar，afterthefallofMacMahon，astochangeits\"season\"tothespring，sothattheballsandFETESitgaveshouldnotcoincidewiththe\"official\"
entertainmentsduringthewinter。
Thenextpeopletohavea\"shy\"atthe\"OldFaubourg\'s\"GothicbattlementsweretheJews，whowerevictoriousinafewlightskirmishesandsucceededincapturingoneortwoillustrioushusbandsfortheirdaughters。ThewilyIsraelites，however，discoveredthattitledsons-in-lawwereexpensivearticlesandoftenturnedoutunsatisfactorily，sotheyquicklydesisted。TheEnglish，themostpracticalofsocieties，havealwayslefttheFaubourgalone。Ithasbeenreservedforourcountrywomentolaythemostdeterminedsiegeyetrecordedtothatuntakenstronghold。
ItisacharacteristicoftheAmericantemperamenttobeunabletoseeacloseddoorwithoutdevelopinganintensecuriositytoknowwhatisbehind；ortoread\"NoAdmittancetothePublic\"overanentrancewithoutimmediatelydeterminingtogetinsideatanyprice。Soitiseasytounderstandtheattractionanhermeticallysealedsocietywouldhaveforourfaircompatriots。Yearafteryeartheyhaveflungthemselvesagainstitsclosedgateways。
Repulsed，theyhaveretiredonlytoformagainfortheattack，butareasfarawayto-dayfromplantingtheirflaginthatcitadelaswhentheyfirstbegan。Itdoesnotmattertothemwhatisinside；