A FRENCH IDEA.
To keep the mind intently fixedOn number one alone—To look to no one’s interest,But push along your own,With the slightest referenceTo how, or what, or when—Eh bien! c’est la première Idée.Napoléonienne.To sneak into a good man’s house,With sham credentials penned—To sneak into his heart and trust,And seem his children’s friend—To learn his secrets, find out whereHe keeps his keys—and thenTo bone his spoons—c’est une IdéeNapoléonienne.Bon Gaultier.
To keep the mind intently fixedOn number one alone—To look to no one’s interest,But push along your own,With the slightest referenceTo how, or what, or when—Eh bien! c’est la première Idée.Napoléonienne.To sneak into a good man’s house,With sham credentials penned—To sneak into his heart and trust,And seem his children’s friend—To learn his secrets, find out whereHe keeps his keys—and thenTo bone his spoons—c’est une IdéeNapoléonienne.Bon Gaultier.
To keep the mind intently fixed
On number one alone—
To look to no one’s interest,
But push along your own,
With the slightest reference
To how, or what, or when—
Eh bien! c’est la première Idée.
Napoléonienne.
To sneak into a good man’s house,
With sham credentials penned—
To sneak into his heart and trust,
And seem his children’s friend—
To learn his secrets, find out where
He keeps his keys—and then
To bone his spoons—c’est une Idée
Napoléonienne.
Bon Gaultier.
SMOKE NO JOKE!
SMOKE NO JOKE!
Transcriber’s Notes:
Archaic spellings and hyphenation have been retained. Punctuation has been corrected without note. Other errors have been corrected as noted below. For illustrations, some caption text may be missing or incomplete due to condition of the originals used for preparation of the ebook.
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Page iii, Race. ByBon Gualtier==> Race. ByBonGaultier
Page iv, ByBon Gualtier==> ByBonGaultier
Page 7, quick retrogade movement ==> quickretrogrademovement
Page 11, the unparalled number ==> theunparallelednumber
Page 11, a detatched segment ==> adetachedsegment
Page 24, your poor old kinsnam ==> your poor oldkinsman
Page 24, Nothwitstanding ==>Notwithstanding
page 25, of Gaudalupé” is said ==> ofGuadalupé” is said
page 25, out to Gaudalupé, ==> out toGuadalupé,
page 26, gates of Gaudalupé ==> gates ofGuadalupé
page 26, otter of roses ==>ottarof roses
page 27, Gaudalupé. The building ==>Guadalupé. The building
Page 27, others appying a handful ==> othersapplyinga handful
page 27, tired of Gaudalupé ==> tired ofGuadalupé
Page 29, the but-end of a song ==> thebutt-endof a song
Page 32, One one side ==>Onone side
Page 37, his eyes fixed stedfastly ==> his eyes fixedsteadfastly
Page 40, errant of mercy ==>errandof mercy
Page 41, it its true ==> itistrue
Page 49, Countess De Salins ==> CountessdeSalins
Page 50, came down again to day ==> came down againto-day
Page 51, but cbme and see me ==> butcomeand see me
Page 51, received intimatioes ==> receivedintimations
Page 52, will comprohend the passing ==> willcomprehendthe passing
Page 52, twelve hours te me. ==> twelve hourstome.
Page 55, accuse himself at any moment of feeling like a scoun-
Count de Salins Nor do I comprehend how he could ==>
Count de Salins. Nor doI comprehend how he could
accuse himself at any moment of feeling like a scoun-
Page 57, it was done, Jeneatte ==> it was done,Jeanette
Page 57, Noalles is his confessor ==>Noaillesis his confessor
Page 63, Monsieur de Lacey,” he said ==> Monsieur deLacy,” he said
Page 65, you were the second, Loius ==> you were the second,Louis
Page 67, render him comfotrable. ==> render himcomfortable.
Page 68, it is quite honor ==> it isquite anhonor
Page 70, stories of Goliah ==> stories ofGoliath
Page 76, like to to know ==> liketoknow
Page 79, in his frendly glance ==> in hisfriendlyglance
Page 83, disappeared frow his lips ==> disappearedfromhis lips
Page 86, her rose-colored boddice ==> her rose-coloredbodice
Page 91, callous protruberances ==> callousprotuberances
Page 101, Cops and Turks reposing ==>Coptsand Turks reposing
Page 107, district of Nablons ==> district ofNablus
Page 107, Anadolian carpets ==>Anatoliancarpets
Page 108, The Bride of Lamermoor ==> The Bride ofLammermoor
Page 111, too etherial to fall ==> tooetherealto fall