Excerpt from Quite Alone, Vol. 3 of 3 Here she lingered until the day was declining. She went out at last (the mistress of the place never heeding her), and she left the old folks there, doddering and coughn feebly in their chairs. Those who are alive, and the oldest folks always seem to last the longest, may be there, dod dering and choking to this day. Into the broad streets, and on to the broader quay, and over another bridge; but this time it was the Pont de la Concorde, and they were be ginning to light up the lampions in front of the Chamber of Deputies. Then, she was in the vast Place, by the side of the Luxor obelisk. She could resist it no longer. She was beyond the control of reason. She was bewildered - fascinated. Come what may, she must see the sight. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.