MEMORIES OF THE PEACE CONGRESS [2]: SECOND MEETING: An American orator proves in an irrefutable manner that the only means of pacifying humankind is to force all men to wear, like him, a green hat, which they should never remove except in the evenings, when going to bed. No one even dared to contest this opinion

MEMORIES OF THE PEACE CONGRESS [2]: SECOND MEETING: An American orator proves in an irrefutable manner that the only means of pacifying humankind is to force all men to wear, like him, a green hat, which they should never remove except in the evenings, when going to bed. No one even dared to contest this opinion

EVERYTHING YOU COULD WANT [second series]: (The manservant) －Sir would do well to wear his old dress coat (Aside) I need to wear the new one to go to the door-keeper's evening party

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!..

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

Suddenly I felt better. Maybe it was the magic of the old woman, or the gods had pity on me

PHYSIOGNOMY OF THE ASSEMBLY 27: Below the upper vignette: When a boring orator ascends the tribune; Below the lower vignette: The boring orator continuing a speech begun two hours earlier

NEWS 200: A VISIT TO THE CONVICT-PRISON IN NAPLES: Mr.Gladstone－ And what do you call this man? he doesn't look like a villain. The Gaolor－ Don't you believe any of it, on the contrary,he's a demagogue, an old constitutional minister of 1848 called Carlo Poërio. In his inexhaustible clemency the best and most worthy of kings ordered that we chain him to an assassin, so that he might return to the good. He'd have been completely lost if we'd left him with another demagogue

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!..

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

PROFILES 5: THE PORTER ON HIS ROUNDS ON NEW YEAR'S DAY: Nothing but 115 francs for my wishes, and I've already done eight floors!!! Dunces of Tenants! Another time I'll give them wishes... wouldn't they like to get it!

TRIVIAL THINGS 6: －Is it to you or to the Gentleman who's your brother that I have the honour of speaking? －It is to my brother, Sir

NEWS: THE ANXIETIES OF THE VITICULTURIST. －We've just escaped the frost... we've nothing more to fear except the sun, the rain, vine-mildew and the rest!..

The Blue-stockings 12: To think that Arsinoé was not happy to be the sitter for her portrait..

4. The Thing at the Entrance to the Other World was Smooth and Flat, and from It ... [from "From Nine Dreams"]

NEWS 75: THE SETTLEMENT OR YOUR LIFE: The delicate manner assumed by the English in reclaiming a debt from a friendly people: －Twenty four hours to pay the interest at twelve per cent!

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

THE ALARMISTS AND ALARMED. 7: I think they're beating the call to arms... Adolphe don't go... inthe name of the children we could have had!..

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!..

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!..

3. It Was Impossible to See the Face of the Mysterious Man, Hidden Beyond His Shoulder... [from "From Nine Dreams"]

AT MANTUA / －What...... here they come to attack us even in this place!!... but what use are strongholds, if you're not secure?.....

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 Railways 10: The bath-carriages