. The real Latin quarter . chicken, the windows banked with shiningcans of sardines and herrings from Dieppe;liver pates and creations in jelly; tiny sau=sages of doubtful stuffing, and occasionalyellow ones like the odd fire-cracker of Grocery shops, their interiors resemb-ling the toy ones of our childhood, arebrightened with cones of snowy sugar inblue paper jackets. The wooden drawers 20 filled with spices. Here, too, one can getan excellent light wine for eight sous thebottle. As the day begins, the early morning criesdrift up from the street. At six the fish-women with their pu
. The real Latin quarter . chicken, the windows banked with shiningcans of sardines and herrings from Dieppe;liver pates and creations in jelly; tiny sau=sages of doubtful stuffing, and occasionalyellow ones like the odd fire-cracker of Grocery shops, their interiors resemb-ling the toy ones of our childhood, arebrightened with cones of snowy sugar inblue paper jackets. The wooden drawers 20 filled with spices. Here, too, one can getan excellent light wine for eight sous thebottle. As the day begins, the early morning criesdrift up from the street. At six the fish-women with their push-carts go theirrounds, each singing the beauties of herwares. Voila les beaux maquereaux ! chants the sturdy vendor, her sabots clack-ing over the cobbles as she pushes the cartor stops and weighs a few sous worth offish to a passing purchaser. The goat-boy, piping his oboe-like air,passes, the goats scrambling ahead alertto steal a carrot or a bite of cabbage fromthe nearest cart. And when these havepassed, the little orgue de Barbarie playsits repertoire of quadrilles and waltzesunder your window. It is a very sweet-toned organ, this little orgue de Barbarie,with a plaintive, apologetic tone, and a fluteobbligato that would do credit
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