there was, too, in that wehicle,--3 sailors; an Italyin with his
music-box and munky; a missionary, going to convert the heathens in
France; 2 oppra girls (they call 'em figure-aunts), and the figure-
aunts' mothers inside; 4 Frenchmin, with gingybred caps and
mustashes, singing, chattering, and jesticklating in the most
vonderful vay. Such compliments as passed between them and the
figure-aunts! such a munshin of biskits and sippin of brandy! such
"O mong Jews," and "O sacrrres," and "kill fay frwaws!" I didn't
understand their languidge at that time, so of course can't
igsplain much of their conwersation; but it pleased me, nevertheless,
for now I felt that I was reely going into foring parts: which, ever
sins I had had any edication at all, was always my fondest wish.
Heavin bless us! thought I, if these are specimeens of all
Frenchmen, what a set they must be. The pore Italyin's monky,
sittin mopin and meluncolly on his box, was not half so ugly, and
seamed quite as reasonabble.

Well, we arrived at Dover--"Ship Hotel" weal cutlets half a ginny,
glas of ale a shilling, glas of neagush, half a crownd, a
hapnyworth of wax-lites four shillings, and so on. But master paid
without grumbling; as long as it was for himself he never minded
the expens: and nex day we embarked in the packit for Balong sir-
mare--which means in French, the town of Balong sityouated on the
sea. I who had heard of foring wonders, expected this to be the
fust and greatest: phansy, then, my disapintment, when we got
there, to find this Balong, not situated on the sea, but on the
SHOAR.

But oh! the gettin there was the bisniss. How I did wish for Pump
Court agin, as we were tawsing abowt in the Channel! Gentle