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affords. It is sold at every cabaret in the 

 country, as ale, beer, and cider are with 

 us ; the price varies from eight to twelve 

 sous the bottle ; it is sold likewise from 

 the cask by the litre ; it is, in truth, most 

 grateful and refreshing stuff ; and, more 

 than all, there is not a headache in a 

 hogshead of it. 



Our engagements in Picardy and Nor- 

 mandy compelled Captain P , Mr. 



W , and myself, to leave the jovial 



party congregated beneath Monsieur 

 Hubert's roof. We quitted Mery with 

 unfeigned regret ; and should circum- 

 stances admit of my visiting Paris once 

 more, I shall not fail to extend my trip 

 as far as the flats of Champagne, where 

 it will afford me heartfelt pleasure to 

 renew the acquaintances I formed during 

 my short stay amongst them. 



On my return to Paris, I found my 

 favourite John Man ton gun at the Hotel 



