CHAPTER XXII.

My First Ride to Paris--The Aristocratic Quarters--Different Quarters of the City--Differences in these--The Boulevards--The Quays--The Squares of London and Paris--An Excursion--Again in Paris--Numbering the Streets--The Jardin des Plantes--The Menagerie--The Hothouses--Released from Arrest--An Unfortunate Accident--A Comrade’s Quarters--Cabriolet-Drivers--The Fountains--A Street-Lecturer--Itinerant Violinist--A Suicide--The Change of Dynasty--The Luxembourg--The Chamber of Peers--The Poultry and Flower Market--Marauding Neighbours--A Capture--Bibliothèque Royale--Cabinet des Gravures--Shop-Signs in Paris--The Palais Royal--Café Aux Milles Colonnes--A Shoeblack’s Establishment--The Jardin du Prince--The Place des Innocens--The Vegetable Markets--The Louvre once more--The Statuary, 233