Helefthiscarriageandwentintoit。Hewastheonlypersonthere，andsohehadplentyofroom，andthesituationbeingcentral，hecouldseeallthepreparationsgoingonaboutthefield。Byandbytherewasasoundofmusic，andsoontheEmperoroftheFrenchandtheEmperorofAustria，escortedbythefamousCentGardes，enteredtheenclosure。Theyseemednottoobservehim，butdirectly，inresponsetoasignfromthecommanderoftheguard，ayounglieutenantcametowardhimwithafileofhismenfollowing，halted，raisedhishand，andgavethemilitarysalute，andthensaidinalowvoicethathewassorrytohavetodisturbastrangerandagentleman，buttheplacewassacredtoroyalty。ThenthisNewJerseyphantomroseupandbowedandbeggedpardon，thenwiththeofficerbesidehim，thefileofmenmarchingbehindhim，andwitheverymarkofrespect，hewasescortedtohiscarriagebytheimperialCentGardes！Theofficersalutedagainandfellback，theNewJerseyspritebowedinreturnandhadpresenceofmindenoughtopretendthathehadsimplycalledonamatterofprivatebusinesswiththoseemperors，andsowavedthemanadieuanddrovefromthefield！
ImagineapoorFrenchmanignorantlyintrudinguponapublicrostrumsacredtosomesixpennydignitaryinAmerica。Thepolicewouldscarehimtodeathfirstwithastormoftheirelegantblasphemy，andthenpullhimtopiecesgettinghimawayfromthere。WearemeasurablysuperiortotheFrenchinsomethings，buttheyareimmeasurablyourbettersinothers。
EnoughofParisforthepresent。Wehavedoneourwholedutybyit。
WehaveseentheTuileries，theNapoleonColumn，theMadeleine，thatwonderofwondersthetombofNapoleon，allthegreatchurchesandmuseums，libraries，imperialpalaces，andsculptureandpicturegalleries，thePanthéon，JardindesPlantes，theopera，thecircus，thelegislativebody，thebilliardrooms，thebarbers，thegrisettes——
Ah，thegrisettes！Ihadalmostforgotten。Theyareanotherromanticfraud。Theywere（ifyouletthebooksoftraveltellit）alwayssobeautiful——soneatandtrim，sograceful——sonaiveandtrusting——sogentle，sowinning——sofaithfultotheirshopduties，soirresistibletobuyersintheirprattlingimportunity——sodevotedtotheirpoverty—strickenstudentsoftheLatinQuarter——solightheartedandhappyontheirSundaypicnicsinthesuburbs——andoh，socharmingly，sodelightfullyimmoral！