[The Innocents Abroad Part 2 of 6 by Mark Twain]@TWC D-Link bookThe Innocents Abroad Part 2 of 6 CHAPTER XIX 10/29
Some of them go, with wife and children, to a beer hall and sit quietly and genteelly drinking a mug or two of ale and listening to music; others walk the streets, others drive in the avenues; others assemble in the great ornamental squares in the early evening to enjoy the sight and the fragrance of flowers and to hear the military bands play--no European city being without its fine military music at eventide; and yet others of the populace sit in the open air in front of the refreshment houses and eat ices and drink mild beverages that could not harm a child.
They go to bed moderately early, and sleep well.
They are always quiet, always orderly, always cheerful, comfortable, and appreciative of life and its manifold blessings.
One never sees a drunken man among them.
The change that has come over our little party is surprising.
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