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ia according to your desire , give one france to every person in the country. Here are ten francs for your share! " - The men laughed and withdrew. I have a more distinct recollection of a juvenile fancy dress ball at my grandparent's house, on which occasion I was costumed as a powdered marquis, my Sister Louisa as a Marquise, and my Brother as a mousquetaire with a fierce moustache , of which he was very proud. I trundled my hoop in the Tuileries, drove in a foat-carriage in the Champs Elysées,and watched Guienol the French Punch and Judy ,as children still do.Almost in-spite. ofamyselfilewas: often! attracted to thesPassage des Panoramas , Which my Brother convinced me was haunted by a daemon he had christened Casparino , and whom I fully expected - half wished,half feared - would rise out of the iron gratings in the floor. esihen wemsaw OnealShroveriuesday: the procession of the ‘boeuf gras’ , received a call from the occupants of the car, Sand drove onthe Boulevards torsee the masks 4 7fortin those days the outdoor festivities of the Garnival were still in favour with all classes. But though the gaieties of Paris were a welcome change from the quiet routine of my Frankfort life , I never really enjoyed myself in the French capital, for I had no companions of my own age and was unmercifully teased by my cousins who belonged to an older generation ; while I was too young to be admitted to or to have appreciated the Salon of my Aunt Betty, Baroness James. My Aunt was one of the most accomplished women of a y accomplished time . A most brilliant and fascinating taiker , she received for many years with unrivalled grace and 1 | bh 4 is