ByLyonsandtheSaône（wherewesawtheladyofLyonsandthoughtlittleofhercomeliness），byVillaFranca，Tonnere，venerableSens，Melun，Fontainebleau，andscoresofotherbeautifulcities，weswept，alwaysnotingtheabsenceofhogwallows，brokenfences，cowlots，unpaintedhouses，andmud，andalwaysnoting，aswell，thepresenceofcleanliness，grace，tasteinadorningandbeautifying，eventothedispositionofatreeortheturningofahedge，themarvelofroadsinperfectrepair，voidofrutsandguiltlessofevenaninequalityofsurface——webowledalong，hourafterhour，thatbrilliantsummerday，andasnightfallapproachedweenteredawildernessofodorousflowersandshrubbery，spedthroughit，andthen，excited，delighted，andhalfpersuadedthatwewereonlythesportofabeautifuldream，lo，westoodinmagnificentParis！
Whatexcellentordertheykeptaboutthatvastdepot！Therewasnofranticcrowdingandjostling，noshoutingandswearing，andnoswaggeringintrusionofservicesbyrowdyhackmen。Theselattergentrystoodoutside——stoodquietlybytheirlonglineofvehiclesandsaidneveraword。Akindofhackmangeneralseemedtohavethewholematteroftransportationinhishands。Hepolitelyreceivedthepassengersandusheredthemtothekindofconveyancetheywanted，andtoldthedriverwheretodeliverthem。Therewasno\"talkingback，\"nodissatisfactionaboutovercharging，nogrumblingaboutanything。InalittlewhilewewerespeedingthroughthestreetsofParisanddelightfullyrecognizingcertainnamesandplaceswithwhichbookshadlongagomadeusfamiliar。Itwaslikemeetinganoldfriendwhenweread\"RuedeRivoli\"onthestreetcorner;weknewthegenuinevastpalaceoftheLouvreaswellasweknewitspicture;whenwepassedbytheColumnofJulyweneedednoonetotelluswhatitwasortoremindusthatonitssiteoncestoodthegrimBastille，thatgraveofhumanhopesandhappiness，thatdismalprisonhousewithinwhosedungeonssomanyyoungfacesputonthewrinklesofage，somanyproudspiritsgrewhumble，somanybraveheartsbroke。
Wesecuredroomsatthehotel，orrather，wehadthreebedsputintooneroom，sothatwemightbetogether，andthenwewentouttoarestaurant，justafterlamplighting，andateacomfortable，satisfactory，lingeringdinner。Itwasapleasuretoeatwhereeverythingwassotidy，thefoodsowellcooked，thewaiterssopolite，andthecominganddepartingcompanysomoustached，sofrisky，soaffable，sofearfullyandwonderfullyFrenchy！
Allthesurroundingsweregayandenlivening。Twohundredpeoplesatatlittletablesonthesidewalk，sippingwineandcoffee;thestreetswerethrongedwithlightvehiclesandwithjoyouspleasure—seekers;therewasmusicintheair，lifeandactionallaboutus，andaconflagrationofgaslighteverywhere！
AfterdinnerwefeltlikeseeingsuchParisianspecialtiesaswemightseewithoutdistressingexertion，andsowesaunteredthroughthebrilliantstreetsandlookedatthedaintytriflesinvarietystoresandjewelryshops。Occasionally，merelyforthepleasureofbeingcruel，weputunoffendingFrenchmenontherackwithquestionsframedintheincomprehensiblejargonoftheirnativelanguage，andwhiletheywrithedweimpaledthem，wepepperedthem，wescarifiedthem，withtheirownvileverbsandparticiples。