As a matter of fact, these sober folk wield there the most irritating form of _despotism_; it is owing to that vile word that residence in small towns is intolerable to anyone who has lived in that great republic which we call Paris.
Dans le fait, ces gens sages y exercent le plus ennuyeux despotisme ; c’est à cause de ce vilain mot que le séjour des petites villes est insupportable, pour qui a vécu dans cette grande république qu’on appelle Paris.