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which it was only possible to stand upright if the 

 window which served also for roof were placed hori- 

 zontally. As my cash had in consequence of the extra 

 travelling been reduced to a minimum I could not 

 think of a change of residence until the expected 

 remittance had arrived. Almost a fortnight passed 

 however. A young Berliner who had come to Paris 

 for the Exhibition found himself in the same plight. 

 We had very thoroughly to study the art of living 

 in Paris without money, and being entirely without 

 acquaintances or other sources of assistance found 

 ourselves at last in a very uncomfortable position. 

 Finally we simultaneously resolved to employ our 

 remaining resources in despatching letters to London 

 and Berlin, as at that time only prepaid letters were 

 accepted. At the post-office it turned out. however, 

 that my ready money was not quite sufficient for the 

 purpose. The young Berliner - - Sehwarzlose was his 

 name - - magnanimously came to my assistance, but was 

 then obliged to forego the dispatch of his own missive. 

 his funds benw now exhausted. 



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This magnanimity found its reward, for on the 

 same evening the longed-for money-letter from my 

 brother arrived, instead of after the lapse of a week, 

 as I had feared. The postage of the Brussels letter 

 had been embezzled by the boots of the hotel, the 

 Post-Office authorities had therefore not despatched 

 the letter, had however written to the addressee that 

 if he desired to have it he must remit the postage. 

 Only after my brother had done this, and had received 



