The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics . ed had already as-sembled a number of inquisitivepersons round the house; one im-parted his conjectures to the other,and they put together before myface a stoiy, which I should havebeen glad to hear, and which willprobably furnish a topic of conver-sation to the whole town. Somepatriots even thought themselvesauthorised to detain my messenger,and to demand his despatches. Buthere it was clearly evinced how ex-cellent a passport is a good name;for no sooner had they read the ad-dress to the keeper of Laurasgrave
The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics . ed had already as-sembled a number of inquisitivepersons round the house; one im-parted his conjectures to the other,and they put together before myface a stoiy, which I should havebeen glad to hear, and which willprobably furnish a topic of conver-sation to the whole town. Somepatriots even thought themselvesauthorised to detain my messenger,and to demand his despatches. Buthere it was clearly evinced how ex-cellent a passport is a good name;for no sooner had they read the ad-dress to the keeper of Laurasgrave, than they took off their hats,and suffered the letter to proceedto its destination, smiling as thoughthey fancied they could guess whatit contained. Scarcely had I closed the onlyaperture that was accessible to me,and returned to my arm-chair, whenI perceived but too plainly by thecravings of my stomach that mydinner hour was past. French po-liteness, said I to myself, will sore-ly not let you famish before you arecondemned. Even in thick-blood-ed Germany, Justice, which every. SENTIMENTAL TRAVELS TO THE SOUTH OF FRANCE. 195 where acts consistently, despatchesnone to the other world withoutgiving him a hearty parting culprits head is not struck offtill the migraine has left it, and thesick rohber is not strangled till heis cured of his quinsy. These thoughts, suggested byhunger, were interrupted by a cir-cumstance which gave thein a dif-ferent, but in no respect better,direction. My female neighbours,and Bastian too, returned. Thedoors were opened, and my dinnerbrought in. If this produced achange in my situation, it was, ne-vertheless, accompanied with cir-cumstances with which I wouldwillingly have dispensed. The auntand niece brought with them a re-inforcement which I did not old woman was conducted bya sallow procureur, and what vexedme most, Clara tripped across thestreet arm in arm with the my door was opened, thedishes were brought in, not b
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