Hargrave

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The gayest house in Paris during the winter of 1834-5 was that of Mr. Hargrave. It was a noble and elegant mansion in the Rue de Lille, the whole ground-floor and premier of which were occupied by his family, and contained apartments which might have accommodated two or three French families of fashion; but Mr. Hargrave was an Englishman of expensive habits, with a very decided taste for comforts and luxuries of all kinds.