Around the clock in Europe; a travel-sequence . aris by night — his Paris. It is opportun-ism applied to society. Not the mad, reckless apres-moi-le-deluge folly rout of the late Louises, but rather aconception of the importance of few things and the in-consequence of many. He sings with Villon: Whereare the snows of yester-year.^ He searches the classics, 356 AROUND THE CLOCK IN EUROPE and has Carpe Diem framed. He skims Holy Writand puts his finger on Sufficient unto the day is theevil thereof. Life is poetry, quoth he, in spite of alimping line here and there! Why fuss over Waterloo, orthe
Around the clock in Europe; a travel-sequence . aris by night — his Paris. It is opportun-ism applied to society. Not the mad, reckless apres-moi-le-deluge folly rout of the late Louises, but rather aconception of the importance of few things and the in-consequence of many. He sings with Villon: Whereare the snows of yester-year.^ He searches the classics, 356 AROUND THE CLOCK IN EUROPE and has Carpe Diem framed. He skims Holy Writand puts his finger on Sufficient unto the day is theevil thereof. Life is poetry, quoth he, in spite of alimping line here and there! Why fuss over Waterloo, orthe Place de Greve, or the guillotine, or the tumbrils thatrattled up the Rue Roy ale? The present alone is ours;enjoy it to the uttermost! Life is beautiful and of themoment. Lights are sparkling. Fountains are night is delicious with fragrance and enchantingwith music and laughter. Join me! he cries. I raisemy glass: To the lilies of France and the Bright Eyes ofthe Daughters of Paris .^ THE END CAMBRIDGE . MASSACHUSETTSU . S . A.
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