. Zigzag journeys in Europe : vacation rambles in historic lands. cedto meet, — Please, sir [or madam], do you speak English ? He received only smiles of good-will, and courteous shakes of thehead, in answer to all inquiries. Tommy remembered his French lessons. Happy thought! Heaccosted a servant, whose knowledge of the language he fancied mightbe as simple as his own : — u Pardon, Monsieur, voulez-vous avez labonte de mindiquer un valet-de-place ? ye ne comprends pas said he. ye ne coinprends pas said ye ne puis pas trouver ma chambrepointing upward. Voulez-vous mindiquerquclquun qui
. Zigzag journeys in Europe : vacation rambles in historic lands. cedto meet, — Please, sir [or madam], do you speak English ? He received only smiles of good-will, and courteous shakes of thehead, in answer to all inquiries. Tommy remembered his French lessons. Happy thought! Heaccosted a servant, whose knowledge of the language he fancied mightbe as simple as his own : — u Pardon, Monsieur, voulez-vous avez labonte de mindiquer un valet-de-place ? ye ne comprends pas said he. ye ne coinprends pas said ye ne puis pas trouver ma chambrepointing upward. Voulez-vous mindiquerquclquun qui parle VAnglais ? ye ne comprendspas Ne comprenez-vous Francais ? saidTommy. The mans face wore a willing, but verypuzzled expression. Just then a girl with a happy face cameout of one of the rooms. Do yo,u speak Why, yes, of course I speak. Iam very glad to meet you here. How spleasant! je ne comprends pas. It was Agnes, the young lady who had made herself so agreeable onthe steamer. The next morning, after a chat with Agnes, Master Lewis said toTommy, —. - \v HISTORIC LANDS. • 1 think I will let you take .1 day to go where you like. ? V »t let me go with you 2 asked Agnes. It is a fete some kind of Church festival, and 1 would like to go to thai hurch of St Eustache, where they have the finest organ and • -• chanting in the world, 1 know you will like it. It took I - to build the church. It is all just like fairy-land.\- Agnes had been reading the comedies of Moliere, the Frhe induced Tommy to attend her to the old flu s, which was under the direction of the great dramatist-. and where he was stricken down by death in the middle ofa play. It was not open for an exhibition at the hour of the visit, but a- i nchman took them through it. and related to Agnesising anecdotes of Class took many delightful walks along the clean streets andcharming boulevards, visiting churches, public buildings, statues, andpaintings. In one of the visits to a church Tommy w
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