Teint  rouge.'
He  then  handed  it  over  to  Mr.  Jorrocks  for  his  signature,
who,  observing  the  words  '  Signature  du  Porteur  '  at  the
bottom,  passed  it  on  to  the  porter  of  the  inn,  until  put  right
by  the  Consul,  who,  on  receiving  his  fee,  bowed  him  out
with  great  politeness.
Great  as  had  been  the  grocer's  astonishment  at  the  horses
and  carts  that  he  had  seen  stirring  about  the  streets,  his
amazement  knew  no  bounds  when  the  first  Paris  diligence
came  rolling  into  town  with  six  horses,  spreading  over  the
streets  as  they  swung  about  in  all  directions — covered  with
bells,  sheep-skins,  worsted  balls,  and  foxes'  brushes,  driven
by  one  solitary  postilion  on  the  off- wheeler.     *  My  vig,'  cried


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