»Der Koth von Paris,« dachte er (denn er glaubte ganz sicher, daß sein Nachtlager in der Gosse sein würde; ›Und was in einem Bett anfangen, es wär' denn, daß man träumt'?‹) – »der Koth von Paris ist besonders stinkend; er muß viel flüchtiges und salpetriges Salz enthalten.
"The mud of Paris," he said to himself−−for decidedly he thought that he was sure that the gutter would prove his refuge for the night; and what can one do in a refuge, except dream?−−"the mud of Paris is particularly stinking; it must contain a great deal of volatile and nitric salts.