took his snuff-box out of his pocket, and generously offered a pinch on both sides of him: it was a gift of consequence and modestly declined - The poor little fellow press'd it upon them with a nod of welcomeness - Preneze en - Prenez, said he, looking another way; so they each took a pinch - Pity thy box should ever want one! said I to myself; so I put a couple of sous into it - taking a small pinch out of his box, to enhance their value, as I did it - He felt the weight of the second obligation more than that of the first - 'twas doing him an honour - the other was only doing him a charity - and he made me a bow down to the ground for it.

- Here! said I, to an old soldier with one hand, who had been compaign'd and worn out to death in the service - here's a couple of sous for thee, Vive le Roi! said the old soldier.

I had then but three sous left; so I gave one, simply pour l'amour de Dieu, which was the footing on which it was begg'd - The poor woman had a dislocated hip: so it could not be well, upon any other motive.

1Mon cher et tres charitable Monsieur - There's no opposing this, said I.