Chapter XXIV

Our Fellow-Passengers--From Dover to Calais--For Paris once
more--Montreuil again--Abbeville and its Cathedral--A
Bridal Party--Hotel at Breteuil--A Race--Arrival at
Clermont--The Stables at Chantilly--Our Old Quarters at
Stain--Attempts at Comfort--A Dreary Winter--Our
Occupations--Outbreaks of Fire--Preparations for
Departure--Preparations for a Start--Leave-Takings--Our
Quarters at Beaumont--Noailles and Beauvais--A Scene with our
Hostess--The Theatre at Beauvais--Major Dyas--A Cheerless
Day’s March--Grandvilliers--An Altercation with our Host--Quarters
at Poix--The Village and its Scenery--A Proposal--Comfortless
Quarters--Difficulties at Airaines--Our Amusements--The Town
Shepherd--A Court-Martial--At Boulogne--At Guines--Kindness
of Our Hosts--En Route for Calais--Our Stay there--Embarkation
and its Evils--Our Difficulties--Embark at last--England
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