He had the most extraordinary notions about this European exodus and came at last to consider the whole nation as packing up for emigration to France.

We stepped into a store on Broadway one day, where he bought a handkerchief, and when the man could not make change, Mr.B.said: "Never mind, I'll hand it to you in Paris." "But I am not going to Paris." "How is--what did I understand you to say ?" "I said I am not going to Paris." "Not going to Paris! Not g---- well, then, where in the nation are you going to ?" "Nowhere at all." "Not anywhere whatsoever ?--not any place on earth but this ?" "Not any place at all but just this--stay here all summer." My comrade took his purchase and walked out of the store without a word -- walked out with an injured look upon his countenance.

Up the street apiece he broke silence and said impressively: "It was a lie--that is my opinion of it!" In the fullness of time the ship was ready to receive her passengers.
I was introduced to the young gentleman who was to be my roommate, and found him to be intelligent, cheerful of spirit, unselfish, full of generous impulses, patient, considerate, and wonderfully good-natured.
Not any passenger that sailed in the Quaker City will withhold his endorsement of what I have just said.

We selected a stateroom forward of the wheel, on the starboard side, "below decks." It bad two berths in it, a dismal dead-light, a sink with a washbowl in it, and a long, sumptuously cushioned locker, which was to do service as a sofa--partly -- and partly as a hiding place for our things.

Notwithstanding all this furniture, there was still room to turn around in, but not to swing a cat in, at least with entire security to the cat.