It is like an Arab in the desert, who cannot wash his hands when he addresses his evening prayer, and makes shift with sand.

This reminds me that some antiquarian has discovered that in eating horse we are only reverting to the habits of the ancient Gauls.

Before the Christian religion was introduced into the country, the Druids used to sacrifice horses, which were afterwards eaten.

Christianity put an end to these sacrifices, and horse-flesh then went out of fashion.
_La France_ thus speaks of the last despatch of Gambetta:--"At length we have received official news from Tours.

We read the despatch feverishly, then we read it a second time with respect, with admiration, with enthusiasm.