Pickwick Abroad: or, The Tour in France — page 238: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

Pickwick Abroad. 189 Mr. Winkle adieu at the commencement of the Rue de la Paix, and continued his walk along the Boulevards, while the other two gentlemen proceeded tothe Hotel Meurice, through the Place Vendome. ‘he moon rode high in the heavens, and her silvery light shone chastely upon the tall column on the summit of which stands the statue of the greatest warrior that ever lived. The column itself is one of the most _-- + —_———— . = - Sia SSE —————— ———————SS? a — eee —S—=Sa oo —$———— rie | | —<$<—$—$_— a (ft ¢ iz == SSS Faas ae: a =e ~ wre) IONATT LiL GS es ZAI OY 7 rer =—a———a S Gm & Te Mteu & ———=— - = wt = as ~ iI Lad JOR 2% 1 a ley ——, — — LL i a cera | og 1 } 1, f f = 4 H ty eae a SEES CPE — te = Wes eat co Sam Cee ae Pts Pas eae An i eae ! a lise), 't Ne 3) | eae | iy =~ = 3) “ fi i | tea ctrl | A Hite. Wh Ce || E ii B Sih | \ I} hietant fi nape i SU Mag WL IEE VS — ZB pean |! = . a it} | initia nf if ie ar Uy athe “a7 ae —— ¢ ~~ > ay nea ci — ma = ms = i eT ul 1 | Hy 1 ty = e: i AED A i} i in | \ a) if! | ti ! lilt et HT cept Veen EE boy 1 - ) fe i nh i pe aay a ae te = =. = — See oe —— == I G — 1 ~) : — t Hh} Ly it | | Ob r - 2 att we »y ay d eo} ‘ ——> = , as f brian _remarkable edifices in Paris. Its height is a hundred and sixty feet, and its diameter fifteen. It is in imitation of the pillar of Trajan at Rome, and is built of stone covered with bas-reliefs in bronze, com- osed of thirteen hundred pieces of cannon taken from the armies of ussia and Austria. ‘The sentry paced backwards and forwards, at the base of that stupendous monument thus formed of the ordnance wrested from the powers of Europe by the Eagle of France; and the soldier by his very mien seemed to feel as if Napoleon were looking down upon him from the dizzy eminence above. Mr. Pickwick could not help lingering for one moment to survey the uniform ranges of buildings which circumvent the arena in which the column stands; and it was only when he saw the tri-coloured banner fluttering over the lofty portico of the Chancery—that splendid abode allotted to the Minister of Justice—that he felt the searching cold air of the morning already imparting a shivering sensation to his limbs. He accordingly hastened onwards at a quicker pace; and to the infinite delight of Mr. Winkle, the two gentlemen arrived in about five minutes at the gate of Meurice’s Hotel. It may be readily supposed"that, when Mr. Weller made his appear- ance in Mr. Pickwick’s room on the ensuing morning with a smiling countenance and a jug of hot-water, his master’s first question was relative to Mr. Tupman instead of the usual topic—the weather, ‘Any news of Mr. Tupman, Sam ?” enquired the great man. ‘Don’t you vish you may get it, Sir 2” replied the faithful valet. Mr. Pickwick declared that he did, and reiterated his question, EONRNIELOOOKS (EO)