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or to direct. Satisfactory, however, to find that my explica- 

 tion was understood. 



Happy Thouc^ht. — Coffee, cigar. Nothing particular to 

 do except to ascertain, generally, by my own sensations, how 

 my Aunt would like it. Stroll back again to try the smells 

 once more. Better, much better. 



Very lively place. Nothing but English spoken appar- 

 ently. Have always heard that " shady people " went to 

 Boulogne. 



Happy Thought — Suspect everybody who speaks English, 

 and avoid any place which advertises Beer and Billiards. 



(Odd ; among the "B's" again.) I do wonder that Buns 

 are not understood here. Why, there's a Hotel de Bath, I 

 beheve. Perhaps I shall read in the Hotel window, " Id on 

 veiidles Buns de BathP Might start an opposition to the 

 Hotel des Bains and call it Hotel des Buns. Might be an 

 attraction to one section of society. My theory is that every- 

 body represents a section of society. That Old Gentleman 

 who, evidently, couldn't get on without his Bun, having, 

 perhaps, never omitted it from childhood upwards, of course 

 represents one section of the public. Well, the Hotel des 

 Buns would attract his section. 



Happy Thought. — Start it and make a fortune. Foresee a 

 humber of imitations immediately following suit. Hotel des 

 Buns aux prunes, Hotel des Buns si7nples, Hotel des Buns a 

 la Croix chaude, Hotel des Buns d quart sous, &c. &c. 



