\"Iwillpilotyou,\"saidhe。\"Inthisparlorwherewenoware,women,thetemplesofthefleshly,freshorotherwise。Bargainsasgoodasnew,evenbetter,forsaleoronlease。Attheright,gaming,thetempleofmoney。Youunderstandallaboutthat。Atthelowerend,dancing,thetempleofinnocence,thesanctuary,themarketforyounggirls。Theyareshownoffthereineverylight。
Evenlegitimatemarriagesaretolerated。Itisthefuture,thehope,ofourevenings。Andthemostcuriouspartofthismuseumofmoraldiseasesaretheseyounggirlswhosesoulsareoutofjoint,justlikethelimbsofthelittleclownsbornofmountebanks。Comeandlookatthem。\"
Hebowed,rightandleft,courteously,acomplimentonhislips,sweepingeachlow-gownedwomanwhomheknewwiththelookofanexpert。
Themusicians,attheendofthesecondparlor,wereplayingawaltz;andthetwofriendsstoppedatthedoortolookatthem。A
scoreofcoupleswerewhirling-themenwithaseriousexpression,andthewomenwithafixedsmileontheirlips。Theydisplayedagooddealofshoulder,liketheirmothers;andthebodicesofsomewereonlyheldinplacebyaslenderribbon,disclosingattimesmorethanisgenerallyshown。