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was　I　giv'd　her　flipper；　all　as　much　as　to　say；　〃isn't　it　Sir　Pathrick
now；　my　jewel；　that'll　be　able　to　the　proticting　o'　you；　my　darlint？〃　and
then　there　cum'd　another　squaze　back；　all　by　way　of　the　answer。　〃Thrue　for
you；　Sir　Pathrick；〃　it　said　as　plain　as　iver　a　squaze　said　in　the　world；
〃Thrue　for　you；　Sir　Pathrick；　mavourneen；　and　it's　a　proper　nate　gintleman
ye　are　　that's　God's　truth；〃　and　with　that　she　opened　her　two　beautiful
peepers　till　I　belaved　they　wud　ha'　cum'd　out　of　her　hid　althegither　and
intirely；　and　she　looked　first　as　mad　as　a　cat　at　Mounseer　Frog；　and　thin
as　smiling　as　all　out　o'　doors　at　mesilf。

〃Thin；〃　says　he；　the　willian；　〃Och　hon！　and　a　wolly…wou；　pully…wou；〃　and
then　wid　that　he　shoved　up　his　two　shoulders　till　the　divil　the　bit　of　his
hid　was　to　be　diskivered；　and　then　he　let　down　the　two　corners　of　his
purraty…trap；　and　thin　not　a　haporth　more　of　the　satisfaction　could　I　git
out　o'　the　spalpeen。

Belave　me；　my　jewel；　it　was　Sir　Pathrick　that　was　unreasonable　mad　thin；
and　the　more　by　token　that　the　Frinchman　kipt　an　wid　his　winking　at　the
widdy；　and　the　widdy　she　kept　an　wid　the　squazing　of　my　flipper；　as　much
as　to　say；　〃At　him　again；　Sir　Pathrick　O'Grandison；　mavourneen：〃　so　I　just
ripped　out　wid　a　big　oath；　and　says　I；

〃Ye　little　spalpeeny　frog　of　a　bog…throtting　son　of　a　bloody　noun！〃　　and
jist　thin　what　d'ye　think　it　was　that　her　leddyship　did？　Troth　she　jumped
up　from　the　sofy　as　if　she　was　bit；　and　made　off　through　the　door；　while　I
turned　my　head　round　afther　her；　in　a　complate　bewilderment　and
botheration；　and　followed　her　wid　me　two　peepers。　You　percave　I　had　a
reason　of　my　own　for　knowing　that　she　couldn't　git　down　the　stares
althegither　and　intirely；　for　I　knew　very　well　that　I　had　hould　of　her
hand；　for　the　divil　the　bit　had　I　iver　lit　it　go。　And　says　I；　〃Isn't　it
the　laste　little　bit　of　a　mistake　in　the　world　that　ye've　been　afther　the
making；　yer　leddyship？　Come　back　now；　that's　a　darlint；　and　I'll　give　ye
yur　flipper。〃　But　aff　she　wint　down　the　stairs　like　a　shot；　and　thin　I
turned　round　to　the　little　Frinch　furrenner。　Och　hon！　if　it　wasn't　his
spalpeeny　little　paw　that　I　had　hould　of　in　my　own　　why　thin　　thin　it
wasn't　　that's　all。

And　maybe　it　wasn't　mesilf　that　jist　died　then　outright　wid　the　laffin'；
to　behold　the　little　chap　when　he　found　out　that　it　wasn't　the　widdy　at
all　at　all　that　he　had　had　hould　of　all　the　time；　but　only　Sir　Pathrick
O'Grandison。　The　ould　divil　himself　niver　behild　sich　a　long　face　as　he
pet　an！　As　for　Sir　Pathrick　O'Grandison；　Barronitt；　it　wasn't　for　the
likes　of　his　riverence　to　be　afther　the　minding　of　a　thrifle　of　a　mistake。
Ye　may　jist　say；　though　（for　it's　God's　thruth）；　that　afore　I　left　hould
of　the　flipper　of　the　spalpeen　（which　was　not　till　afther　her　leddyship's
futman　had　kicked　us　both　down　the　stairs；　I　giv'd　it　such　a　nate　little
broth　of　a　squaze　as　made　it　all　up　into　raspberry　jam。

〃Woully　wou；〃　says　he；　〃pully　wou；〃　says　he　　〃Cot　tam！〃

And　that's　jist　the　thruth　of　the　rason　why　he　wears　his　lift　hand　in　a
sling。

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BON…BON。

　_　　　　　　　　　Quand　un　bon　vin　meuble　mon　estomac；
　　　　　　　　　　Je　suis　plus　savant　que　Balzac　…
　　　　　　　　　　Plus　sage　que　Pibrac　；
　　　　　　　　　　Mon　brass　seul　faisant　l'attaque
　　　　　　　　　　De　la　nation　Coseaque；
　　　　　　　　　　La　mettroit　au　sac　；
　　　　　　　　　　De　Charon　je　passerois　le　lac；
　　　　　　　　　　En　dormant　dans　son　bac　；
　　　　　　　　　　J'irois　au　fier　Eac；
　　　　　　　　　　Sans　que　mon　c渦r　fit　tic　ni　tac；
　　　　　　　　　　Pr閟enter　du　tabac。
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　French　Vaudeville_

　　　　THAT　Pierre　Bon…Bon　was　a　_restaurateur_　of　uncommon　qualifications；
no　man　who；　during　the　reign　of　…；　frequented　the　little　C鈌？in　the
cul…de…sac　Le　Febvre　at　Rouen；　will；　I　imagine；　feel　himself　at　liberty　to
dispute。　That　Pierre　Bon…Bon　was；　in　an　equal　degree；　skilled　in　the
philosophy　of　that　period　is；　I　presume；　still　more　especially　undeniable。
His　_pat閟　？la　fois_　were　beyond　doubt　immaculate；　but　what　pen　can　do
justice　to　his　essays　_sur　la　Nature_　…　his　thoughts　sur　_l'Ame_　…　his
observations　_sur　l'Esprit　？_　If　his　_omelettes_　…　if　his　_fricandeaux_
were　inestimable；　what　_litt閞ateur_　of　that　day　would　not　have　given
twice　as　much　for　an　〃_Id閑　de　Bon…Bon_〃　as　for　all　the　trash　of　〃_Id閑s_〃
of　all　the　rest　of　the　_savants　？_　Bon…Bon　had　ransacked　libraries　which
no　other　man　had　ransacked　…　had　more　than　any　other　would　have
entertained　a　notion　of　reading…　had　understood　more　than　any　other　would
have　conceived　the　possibility　of　understanding；　and　although；　while　he
flourished；　there　were　not　wanting　some　authors　at　Rouen　to　assert　〃that
his　_dicta_　evinced　neither　the　purity　of　the　Academy；　nor　the　depth　of
the　Lyceum〃　…　although；　mark　me；　his　doctrines　were　by　no　means　very
generally　comprehended；　still　it　did　not　follow　that　they　were　difficult
of　comprehension。　It　was；　I　think；　on　account　of　their　self…evidency　that
many　persons　were　led　to　consider　them　abstruse。　It　is　to　Bon…Bon　…　but
let　this　go　no　farther　…　it　is　to　Bon…Bon　that　Kant　himself　is　mainly
indebted　for　his　metaphysics。　The　former　was　indeed　not　a　Platonist；　nor
strictly　speaking　an　Aristotelian　…　nor　did　he；　like　the　modern　Leibnitz；
waste　those　precious　hours　which　might　be　employed　in　the　invention　of　a
_fricas閑_　or；　_facili　gradu_；　the　analysis　of　a　sensation；　in　frivolous
attempts　at　reconciling　the　obstinate　oils　and　waters　of　ethical
discussion。　Not　at　all。　Bon…Bon　was　Ionic　…　Bon…Bon　was　equally　Italic。　He
reasoned　_？priori_　…　He　reasoned　also　_？posteriori_。　His　ideas　were
innate　…　or　otherwise。　He　believed　in　George　of　Trebizonde　…　He　believed
in　Bossarion　＇Bessarion＇。　Bon…Bon　was　emphatically　a　…　Bon…Bonist。

　　　　I　have　spoken　of　the　philosopher　in　his　capacity　of　_restaurateur_。　I
would　not；　however；　have　any　friend　of　mine　imagine　that；　in　fulfilling
his　hereditary　duties　in　that　line；　our　hero　wanted　a　proper　estimation　of
their　dignity　and　importance。　Far　from　it。　It　was　impossible　to　say　in
which　branch　of　his　profession　he　took　the　greater　pride。　In　his　opinion
the　powers　of　the　intellect　held　intimate　connection　with　the　capabilities
of　the　stomach。　I　am　not　sure；　indeed；　that　he　greatly　disagreed　with　the
Chinese；　who　held　that　the　soul　lies　in　the　abdomen。　The　Greeks　at　all
events　were　right；　he　thought；　who　employed　the　same　words　for　the　mind
and　the　diaphragm。　｛*1）　By　this　I　do　not　mean　to　insinuate　a　charge　of
gluttony；　or　indeed　any　other　serious　charge　to　the　prejudice　of　the
metaphysician。　If　Pierre　Bon…Bon　had　his　failings　…　and　what　great　man　has
not　a　thousand？　…　if　Pierre　Bon…Bon；　I　say；　had　his　failings；　they　were
failings　of　very　little　importance　…　faults　indeed　which；　in　other
tempers；　have　often　been　looked　upon　rather　in　the　light　of　virtues。　As
regards　one　of　these　foibles；　I　should　not　even　have　mentioned　it　in　this
history　but　for　the　remarkable　prominency　…　the　extreme　_alto　relievo_　…
in　which　it　jutted　out　from　the　plane　of　his　general　disposition。　He　could
never　let　slip　an　opportunity　of　making　a　bargain。

｛*1｝　MD；