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I ask for some particulars of the way in which the British Army "runs" the French towns and villages in our zone. How is it done? "It is all summed up in three words," says an officer present, "M. le Maire!" What we should have done without the local functionaries assigned by the French system to every village and small town it is hard to say.
For it was no longer ago than last night, perhaps, that the receipts only amounted to a franc and a half, to cover three francs of railway fare and two of board and lodging. The Maire, a man worth a million of money, sat in the front seat, repeatedly applauding Mlle. Ferrario, and yet gave no more than three sous the whole evening.
Isaac le Maire came over from Amsterdam in a mysterious manner, almost in disguise. Had his nocturnal dealings with the French minister been known, he would have been rudely dealt with by the East India Company.
Monsieur Beauvisage was then summoned; whereupon Maitre Achille Pigoult the notary rose, and asked leave to make a statement. "Monsieur le maire," he said, "has, since yesterday, been attacked by " "Ha! ha!" derisive laughter on the part of the electors. Colonel Giguet rang his bell repeatedly, without being able to enforce silence. At the first lull Maitre Pigoult resumed,
"I am sorry to oppose Monsieur le Maire; it is for the first time in my life, but he will permit me to remark that I am within the bounds of my authority. I confine myself, since Monsieur le Maire desires it, to the question of the gentleman. I was present.
They are generally excellent people; they have the confidence of their fellow townsmen, and know everything about them. Our authorities on taking over a town or village do all the preliminaries through M. le Maire, and all goes well.
Desire of Dutch merchants to find a fresh passage into the South Sea Le Maire applies to Captain Schouten The Unity and Horn fitted out Sail Touch at Dover and Plymouth Put into Sierra Leone Fruit and water obtained The Horn struck by a sea-unicorn Make the coast of South America Attempting to enter Port Desire, the Unity strikes a rock Both vessels nearly lost The vessels put on shore to clean The Horn burnt Penguins Sea-lions Discovery of the Straits of Le Maire Cape Horn named and doubled Steer for Juan Fernandez Unable to find anchorage off it Touch at Dog, Water, and Fly Islands Fire at a double canoe Some of the natives killed The Unity anchors off an island Natives swarm around her Boat attacked Natives become friendly Their chief visits the ship The savages attack the ship Course changed to the northward Two savages killed Friendly intercourse with others The King and his courtiers take to flight at the sound of a great gun Meeting of two Kings A feast Other islands visited Coast of New Guinea reached Natives attack the ship Shock of an earthquake felt on board Sail along western coast of New Guinea Hostility of the natives Barter with the natives at the south end Touch at Gilolo and Amboyna The Unity confiscated at Batavia Death of La Maire Captain Schouten reaches Holland.
"He is in the straw, M. le Maire!" he said, in a tone of triumph, his eyes still on his wife. "Cursed Girondin! He will give you no trouble, I will answer it! But first give me my five crowns, M. le Maire. My five crowns!"
When the maire presented himself at their summons, they demanded on what terms Versailles would surrender? He replied that he could not treat with private soldiers, but must see their officers. "Oh, our officers are close at hand," they replied; "they are waiting with a large force in yonder woods. If you come to the gate, they will meet you there."
'Tiens! I cried; but when I looked again there was nothing. 'What is this? it is some witchcraft! I said, in spite of myself. 'Do you see anything, Jean Pierre? 'M. le Maire, he said, 'one moment one sees something the next, one sees nothing.
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