With Balls, And Moose-Hunting, And Sleigh-
Driving, And "Tarboggining," And, Last But Not Least, "Muffins," The Time
Passes Rapidly By To Them.
A gentleman, who had just arrived from England,
declared that "Quebec was a horrid place, not fit to live
In." A few days
after he met the same individual to whom he had made this uncomplimentary
observation, and confided to him that he thought Quebec "the most
delightful place in the whole world; for, do you know," he said, "I have
got a muffin."
With the afternoon numerous riding parties are formed, for you cannot go
three miles out of Quebec without coming to something beautiful; and calls
of a more formal nature are paid; a military band performs on Durham
Terrace or the Garden, which then assume the appearance of most
fashionable promenades. The evening is spent in the ball-room, or at small
social dancing parties, or during the winter, before ten at night, in the
galleries of the House of Assembly; and the morning is well advanced
before the world of Quebec is hushed in sleep.
Society is contained in very small limits at Quebec. Its élite are
grouped round the ramparts and in the suburb of St. Louis. The city until
recently has occupied a very isolated position, and has depended upon
itself for society. It is therefore sociable, friendly, and hospitable;
and though there is gossip - for where is it not to be found? - I never knew
any in which there was so little of ill-nature.
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