The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle Volume 1 Chapter 39

In which our young hero, newly arrived in Paris, becomes embroiled in a raucous fray at a traiteur’s establishment, leading to an arrest by the city guard and subsequent release owing to youthful impetuosity and foreign leniency. He then navigates the intricate pleasures and perplexities of Parisian society, forming a noble acquaintance and encountering the disappointments of French gallantry and finance, before turning to more modest pursuits and reflections on national virtues.