the-scene

Updated: May 26, 2025

Monsieur Choucru scratched his ear, and smiled doubtfully. "Now listen, Monsieur Choucru I am here to-day in the interests of the Petit Courier Illustré. I take the Courbevoie fête for my subject. I sketch the river, the village, the principal features of the-scene; and on Saturday my designs are in the hands of all Paris. Do you understand me?"

Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards - In the Days of My Youth