22 OCCASIONAL HAPPY THOUGHTS. 



most other places, it generally is colder at that season than 

 at others. [Typical Dcvclopviefits — Notes on Climate — 

 Vol. XIII., p. 261— as the Publishers' advertisements say, 

 '' Shortly r'] 



" Cold ? " returns Chinton. " Very." 



"How can you say 'F^ry'f" remonstrates Barnley. 

 " It's beautifully sheltered, and there's hardly any very cold 

 weather in the winter." 



" How can it be sheltered ? " retorts Chinton, " when it's 

 on the coast, and open to the sea ? " 



This does sound like a poser. 



" Sheltered by the cliffs," explains Barnley. 



" Cliffs be blowed ! " says Chinton, shortly. 



Barnley and Chinton always travel together, and are 

 looked upon as inseparables. I don't understand them; but, 

 on consideration, put it down to Human Nature. 



Happy Thoitght. — Study Barnley and Chinton. By the 

 way, they don't seem to study one another ; at least, not 

 with any very satisfactory result. 



They both go off together, promising to meet me after- 

 wards on the Pier, where I am going to breakfast at the 



rendez-vous de la fashion anglaise et franfaise, dans un deplorable etat 

 de salubrite. 



lis pourront, ils devront surtout faire leur profit de ces remarques, 

 quelque Idgere qu'en soit la forme ; car elles sont malheureusement trop 

 vraies. Nous les avons trouv^es dans une feuille anglaise dont la circu- 

 lation est dgale a celle des journaux les plus repandus, et dont I'in- 

 fluence en mati^re de villegiature et d'amusements est sans egale parmi 

 nos voisins d'outre-Manche. &c,, &c. 



