Dear little woman! She was a fine scholar, a good historian, was well informed on all subjects and countries, proved an invaluable traveling companion, and could tell more of what we saw than all the rest of us together.
On several occasions we chanced to meet Louis Philippe dashing by in an open barouche.

We felt great satisfaction in remembering that at one time he was an exile in our country, where he earned his living by teaching school.

What an honor for Yankee children to have been taught, by a French king, the rudiments of his language.
Having been accustomed to the Puritan Sunday of restraint and solemnity, I found that day in Paris gay and charming.

The first time I entered into some of the festivities, I really expected to be struck by lightning.

The libraries, art galleries, concert halls, and theaters were all open to the people.