Paris at Night —— Sketches and Mysteries of Paris High Life and Demi-Monde; Nocturnal Amusements: How to Know Them!, How to Enjoy Them!!, How to Appreciate Them

----- 夜晚的巴黎

ISBN: 9781332175734 出版年：2016 页码：154 Forgotten Books

Homo homini lupus. Man is a wolf to his fellow man. But the lambs that become the easiest prey to wolves in sheep-clothing, are those simple-hearted, overgenerous foreigners, who come to Paris, - the City of Pleasure, their golden dollars ringing in their too-open pockets, and, as Americans say, up to every game. They have to pay dearly in general for their games - very often far dearer than they would do could they help themselves. To them we address ourselves. We would be their friend, their adviser, and their guide. We would tell them enjoy yourselves by all means, study the morals of the gay inhabitants of this gay city, visit the palaces of amusement as well as the low haunts; it is the duty of the student of moral philosophy to see the front and reverse of the medal. Yes, amuse yourself as much as you like, but try and keep your money in your pockets, follow our counsels, and your property and health will be comparatively safe. Fore-warned is fore-armed.