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They were a very reactionary set, taking a delight in the doings of "society." For his part, Monsieur Jules read the lighter boulevardian newspapers, and knew the performers at the smaller theatres, talked familiarly of the celebrities of the day, and could always tell whether the piece first performed the previous evening had been a success or a failure. He had a weakness, however, for politics.
But the piano was soon silenced, the cafes and restaurants were compelled to close, and the Boulevardian world went home in a slightly chastened mood. The Siege of Paris had begun. The Surrender of Versailles Captain Johnson, Queen's Messenger No more Paris Fashions! Prussians versus Germans Bismarck's Hard Terms for Peace Attempts to pass through the German Lines Chartreuse Verte as an Explosive!
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