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Title: Bohemian Paris of to-day
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Morrow, William Chambers, 1853-1923 Cucuel, Édouard
Subjects: Bohemianism
Publisher: Philadelphia, London, J.B. Lippincott company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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You do me ereat honor, sir, he declared, unc-tuously. You may have been expecting to avoidme, but reflect upon what you would have missed !We have many notables here, and you will havecharming society. They do not include pickpocketsand thieves, nor any others of the weak, stunted,crippled, and halting. You will find that most ofyour companions are distinguished gentlemen oflearning and ability, who, knowing their duty, failedto perform it. You will be in excellent company,sir, he concluded, with another low bow. Then,suddenly turning and sweeping the room with a ges-ture, he commanded, To the hot room, all of you !while he swune his sword, from which flashes ot lioht-ning trailed and thunder rumbled. We were led to the end of a passage, where a red-hot iron door barred further progress. Oh, oh, within there! roared Satan. Openthe portal of the hot chamber, that these fresh arri-vals may be introduced to the real temperature ofhell! After numerous signals and mysterious passes the 282
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A NIGHT ON MONTMARTRE door swung open, and we entered. It was not sovery hot after all. The chamber resembled theother, except that a small stage occupied one end.A large green snake crawled out upon this, and sud-denly it was transformed into a red devil with ex-ceedinelv lone, thin leg-s, encased in tiehts that wereripped in places. He gave some wonderful contor-tion feats. A poor little white Pierrot came on andassisted the red devil in black art performances.By this time we discovered that in spite of the half-molten condition of the rock-walls, the room was dis-agreeably chilly. And that ended our experience inhell. Bishop then led us to the closed, dark front of ahouse in front of which stood a suspicious-lookingman, who eyed us contemptuously. Bishop told himthat we should like to enter. The man assentedwith a growl. He beat upon the door with a stick ;a little wicket opened, and a villanous face peeredout at us. What do you want ? came from it in gruff tones. To enter, of cour

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