Ancient History 21: Marius at Minturnae. Admire the roguishness of this great General! / Seeing that he was going to be seized; / Across the reeds [and] into the slime he slid / And laughed with certainty in this swamp of FAST COLOUR (Historical pun by Mr. de Rothschild)

NEWS 86: THE FINAL PROOF: After this effort, he slowly turned up his eyes, and slept constitutionally in the bosom of eternal forgetfulness

THE UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION 19: － say, husband, is this here, the buffet?... it looks jolly appetising to me, I'll certainly have somefink!..

NEWS 145: He looks terrifying for nothing... and probably even the sparrows won't be frightened of him!..

EVERYTHING YOU COULD WANT 70 : －Françoise, your cousin the fireman has come. －No, sir! －Well the broth tells me he has!..

NEWS 180: －This is not the only time you will replace us!..

Ancient History 35: Marius at Carthage

NEWS 186: －And that's how you give yourself sprains in the back!.....

Conjugal Manners 29: This is the moment (past midnight) when calm and peace truly reign in happy households. Better late than never

NEWS 31: － What a selfish man!... sleeping when at this very moment the Autocrat raises soldiers!..

Ancient History 13: The rape of Helen. Paris,whom by love was seized up to the teeth, / Was hardly fit to smoke a cigar. / Helen knew this, and without giving warning,/ Carried Paris away in her sturdy arms (Aeneid)

Parisian Freebooters 12: The Crocodile: This has to do with a variety of species of Crocodile, which was known to the ancients under the name of Tantalus and which a Gymnasium naturalist of our time has called the Gastronome without money. This voracious whale-like creature is most commonly found in the localities of Merchants of Eatables. His teeth are pointed and very long from lack of exercise, since he uses only his eyes to devour. When he has had the perseverance to remain for a whole day static in front of his prey he sometimes ends up by having the luck to catch... a crick in the neck. He feeds himself only on desires and vain hopes, he is also remarkably thin. Very different from other fish of his species that swim in open water, this type of Crocodile is always in the dry

Ancient History 38: Mars and Venus. In this erotic snare / Seeing these lovers, all the gods were taken / By that famous Homeric laughter, / Reserved since that time for unfortunate husbands (Familiar quatrain by Mr. A...)

NEWS 36: This chariot still rolls on... This chariot still rolls on, in vain did they want to put sticks in the wheels!

NEWS 177: UNNECESSARY REGRETS!: －What a pity that this phenomenon should die on the very day of its birth!... it should have been admired by all the courts of Europe!..

NEWS 130: －What an odd game!...each player finds that he has the King!..

NEWS 128: Mr. DUPIN IN HIS SMALL SHOES: Seeing that the law on electoral reform will be warmly discussed; Mr. Dupin thought that this was the moment to present himself... to Clamecy

NEWS 128: Mr. DUPIN IN HIS SMALL SHOES: Seeing that the law on electoral reform will be warmly discussed; Mr. Dupin thought that this was the moment to present himself... to Clamecy

EVERYTHING YOU COULD WANT 48: －They said to the Government that it wasn't progressing, so naturally it got the idea of taking all the railways!... －That's wanting to go too fast!..

Strangers in Paris 5: An obliging guide: －Excuse me, Sir... do you know the most direct route to go to la Bourse? －Certainly, with the greatest pleasure... please come this way... you take the left side... follow it all the way along... and la bourse[sic] is there... right at the tip of my finger!..

Ancient History 31: The fall of Icarus. As the sun roasted his wings, / His old scoundrel of a father, inventor of this contrivance, / Said, watching him fall through the eternal vaults: / Assuredly, this is no good (A poet who travels only by carriage)

PEOPLE OF THE LAW 34: －Lost again in the Royal Court... and he's moaning as if he hadn't still got the High Court of Appeal!..

NEWS 49: －What!... another wrong Stéphen, this is the twelfth since this morning

AT MILAN －Ho! hey!!!.... ho! hey!!... sirs..... this time you're forgetting to rescue the safe!!!..

Conjugal Manners 4: This morning, before dawn..