For my own part, I was not pleased with the change of rule, when I found that since Annecy has become French, the _vin d'Asti_ has become dear, as being now a foreign wine.
The diligence for Bonneville was to leave Annecy at half-past four in the morning; so I told them to call me at four, intending to breakfast somewhere on the way.

But of course, when four o'clock came, I had to call myself, and in a quarter of an hour a knock at the door announced half-past four.

I pounced upon the man, and remonstrated with him, but he assured me it did not matter; and when I reminded him that the diligence was to leave at half-past four, he observed philosophically that it was quite true, and I had better make haste, for the poste was very punctual.

At the door of the bureau a loaded diligence stood, marked _Annecy--Aix_, and I asked had the Bonneville diligence gone?
It did not go till six, the clerk told me; but I reminded him he had said half-past four when I asked him last night.

Half-past four ?--true, here was the carriage standing at the door.