The Railways 10: The bath-carriages

The Railways 10: The bath-carriages

The Railways 14: How are they going to have atmospheric railways!..

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!..

THE ALARMISTS AND ALARMED. 1: －Oh my god! they 've set fire to the neighbour's house!... don't look, Théodore, it'll hurt you too much!... －Why no... it's he who 's just lit up his window with three Chinese lanterns!..

THE FREQUENTERS OF CAFÉS 1: Personally, I'm in the habit of never giving anything to the waiter, it encourages celibacy

NEWS 105: THE REJUVENATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONEL [sic] FOLLOWING THE REJUVENATION OF AESON: I read in Mr. de Chompre's book that the aged Aeson was in earlier times perfectly rejuvenated by making him simmer in a stew-pot with a multitude of small spices, such as marshmallow roots, lizard, sticks of liquorice and toads... but the precise recipe of this stew has been lost... I have imagined new ingredients, but unfortunately they are devilishly expensive! I think I would have done better to preserve my old fellow by －having him stuffed by Mr. Gannat!

NEWS 94: If the workers fight among themselves, how do you expect the building to be reconstructed

LIFE'S HAPPY DAYS 10: THE FIRST BEARD: You really want to be able to shave your beard too, don't you, brat... for that wait until you're fifteen like me!..

NEWS 24: － What... the paper says that it's rumoured in the Stock-Exchange that the Russians have crossed the Prut!... － Well! Mister Panelet... all the same... because the Russians have begun hostilities that's no reason for you not to finish off shaving

SKETCH OF THE DAY 28: You know the fat deputy from opposite, who's a representative at 25 francs a day, well, this morning I read off the newspaper that they'd given him a commission! －A commission pays generally seventy five centimes without even a written decision... on that day he should've made 25 francs 15 sous, what luck!

WHEN YOU'RE UNLUCKY 10: I'm no longer astonished if I haven't seen my hat..

SKETCHES OF SUMMER 15: －Look here, pet..., don't provoke the sea like that..., it might suddenly become malicious and we won't have time to save ourselves!..

That man there can be set free, he is no longer dangerous

BOHEMIANS OF PARIS 10: THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE EMPIRE: Deuce, deuce! I've taken advantage of Véry, Véfour, the Café Anglais, I've disappeared without paying, on the pretext of an important post I'm waiting for... here am I descended to 32 sous dinners and they give me my bill... I shall have to change my standing... I'm going to play the banker who's forgotten his purse

IN CHINA 13: －Here, look at that case..., it contains the American envoys who are going to Peking!... －You'd think that that carriage contained curious animals... －To be sure! if they are curious..., too bad for them, because they won't see much of the country they're travelling through!..

IN CHINA 13: －Here, look at that case..., it contains the American envoys who are going to Peking!... －You'd think that that carriage contained curious animals... －To be sure! if they are curious..., too bad for them, because they won't see much of the country they're travelling through!..

THRILLS OF THE HUNT 1: －I think I've got a hare in its form... what luck!... －Wait[,]... we're going to see if you've got a hunting permit..., my good fellow!..

SKETCHES OF THE HUNT 5: －Well!... Are we going to continue our hunting, despite the vile weathe?... －No! absolutely not..., it's raining... the game fear the rain as much as we do..., they can't fail to come and shelter in this cottage, and we're going to bag lots of them!..

THRILLS OF THE HUNT 13: －It's no use their having told me their guns are charged only with small shot, it's no less deeply upsetting to have my head aimed at like this for the next three hours!... I tremble in case they dream they meet a rabbit!..

EVERYTHING YOU COULD WANT 51: －It doesn't surprise me that women always have a taste for military uniform! －

News 122: The last day for the submission of pictures: －Heavens above! －we're already here and my picture isn’t finished... I’m annoyed at having hired my porter for the whole day, I would sooner have had him carry it by the hour!..

The Good Bourgeois 20: －It appears they have just seen the sea serpent again in the Indian Ocean! －Is that possible, for goodness sake! －Certainly it's possible, for goodness sake, because I told you that it says so in le Constitutionnel! so!..

The Good Bourgeois 20: －It appears they have just seen the sea serpent again in the Indian Ocean! －Is that possible, for goodness sake! －Certainly it's possible, for goodness sake, because I told you that it says so in le Constitutionnel! so!..

Los Caprichos: Look, how solemn they are !