"Where were my marble houses? And the trees of gold, and the finely dressed people. Was this Paris!" Part I, Chapter XVI. Illustration from "Sans Famille", written by Hector Malot in 1878. 1880 edition illustrated by Emile Bayard and published by Hetzel & Cie.

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