A Little Grebe ran up and lay down on the nest when the partner arrived

PHYSIOGNOMY OF THE ASSEMBLY 15: Below the upper vignette: When the boring orator is at the tribune; Below the lower vignette: － See here gentlemen, a little moderation... we’re in the corridor... these insults are only acceptable when we’re in a meeting!

PHYSIOGNOMY OF THE ASSEMBLY 12: Below the upper vignette: Mister Stenographer, you've reproduced my speech well, but you've forgotten to note down at different passages: － Long live feeling,... I've just made these little corrections; Below the lower vignette: General Lebreton advancing to the order

NEWS 278: － Yes, missis Fribochon, there was, three weeks ago, a veru big earth tremor in Bordeaux, and no later than the day before yesterday, between midnight and three in the morning I felt jolts in my bed that weren't natural... mister Potard, the herbalist, explained this Phenomenon to me... he claims that it's owing to the government that allows too much digging up of the land in California and that it'll end up by playing a dirty trick on all of us in the Batignolles..

(Left) The little village on the far mountainside was already out of sight, and spring was coming around again. The grape trees were like large ailing snakes creeping under the coping stones of the wall. A brown light moved about in the tepid air. The void created by the selfsame every day is likely to chop down even the young trees that were left behind. In this everyday life, a thicket of trees protrudes like a boulder. (Right) The village I lived in has never been thought of as so small. The sun showed itself. The tall poplar forest looks like a beach being blown about by the wind. I grow dizzy just watching that seamless succession. If I can manage to get drunk on this succession of unchanging days, I can also grow to feel like I have taken down an elephant or snake. He differentiated things in this way, like a fluttering butterfly

The Representatives Represented / The Legislative Assembly 37: General Ducos de Lahitte: Portrait of this Minister of Foreign Affairs, as he appears to simple mortals, on those occasions － seldom less rare than solemn － when he comes forth in the tribune to show us his eloquence and his moustache. Above all, his moustache achieves the greater effect

ROBERT MACAIRE. 2nd Series 8: Dramatic farce. Steady on! －Steady on!... don't raise the curtain, I'm not performing... －(The director, hastening, frightened) You're joking, my dear Macaire, you're joking, aren't you? －Not at all, not at all... I won't act... －You won’t play a similar trick at the theatre, on the author, on your poor comrades... －Brrrrt! you don't keep to your engagements, [so] I break mine, give me the forfeit... －I don't keep to my engagements!! －No, you should pay me ready cash, and you owe me... －What ? －You owe me 75 centimes

ROBERT MACAIRE. 2nd Series 8: Dramatic farce. Steady on! －Steady on!... don't raise the curtain, I'm not performing... －(The director, hastening, frightened) You're joking, my dear Macaire, you're joking, aren't you? －Not at all, not at all... I won't act... －You won’t play a similar trick at the theatre, on the author, on your poor comrades... －Brrrrt! you don't keep to your engagements, [so] I break mine, give me the forfeit... －I don't keep to my engagements!! －No, you should pay me ready cash, and you owe me... －What ? －You owe me 75 centimes

[NEWS] MR. PRUDHOMME － My son, remember this memorable day on which you have seen demolished forever the wall of the custom's post... remember that sooner or later, philosophy, the product of human reason will similarly overturn the barriers of social prejudices!... LITTLE ADOLPHE － Yes, papa!... but I say..., papa,... why are they rebuilding them a bit further away?..

TODAY'S PHILANTHROPISTS 9: “Yesterday, in the rue St. Honoré, a respectable old man fell, struck by an attack of apoplexy, it would have been the end of him had not the celebrated Doctor Cabassol, who was by chance at his window at No. 107, hastened to fly to his aid: thanks to intelligent and prodigious help together with the most touching solicitude the sick man was promptly restored to life. Our celebrated Doctor Cabassol topping his generous behaviour wanted to receive as payment for his care only the thanks of a family which will eternally bless his name. Honour to Doctor Cabassol!” －Look here, it's you who's the respectable old man in question, yesterday you failed to fall when coming to see me, you could have injured yourself and then I could have saved you... I contrived it all a little more dramatically for the newspaper... it won't do you any harm and it'll do me a lot of good!

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

BOHEMIANS OF PARIS 7: THE PUFFER OF CUSTOMERS: About the word puff! (scans, lies in wait for, cheat's dictionary.) Under the appearance of a simple loafer this individual is dedicated to business in security [watch] chains, hall-marked gold gems; silver pencil-cases and other encumbrances of the public way, he scents the police constable; and when the security of [watch] chains is compromised he clears off wth the shop!

Caricaturana 81: Would you like gold,would you like silver, would you like diamonds, millions [of francs], thousands of million? Come, help yourself... Baoud! Baoud! Baoud-boud-boud!! Here's bitumen, here's steel, lead, gold, paper, here's gallllvanised irrrrron... come on, come on, come on quickly, the law's going to change, you're going to lose it all, hurry up, get them, get your tickets! get your tickets! (Lively, lively with the music) Baoud! Baoud!! baoud-baoud-baoud!! Baoud! Baoud!!