ON EVEN TERMS.
Baron Haussmann, the celebrated French administrator, who may almost be said to have made Paris a new city, used to relate the following anecdote by way of illustrating the feeling of many country gentlemen toward the prefects : One of these gentry entered the prefect’s office, having some complaint to make, and proceeded to state his errand in a pretty lofty tone, and without taking off his hat. The officer was equal to the occasion. ‘ Wait a moment,’ he said, and he rang a bell. A servant answered the summons. • Bring me my hat,’ said the prefect. The hat was brought, the officer put it on, and turned to his caller. ‘Now,’ said he, ‘ I will hear you.’
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVI, Issue XII, 21 March 1896, Page 335
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120ON EVEN TERMS. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVI, Issue XII, 21 March 1896, Page 335
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