text:  In taking leave of this worthy tar at the Hotel de Londres I asked him gravely if he thought that in case Russia England or France should one day take Greece in payment of a bad debt they would act wisely to drive her as hard as he drove his horses? He opened his eyes at me as if he was about to unskin his head and began to reflect in silence; so perceiving that he entertained a very high opinion of my wisdom I availed myself of the opportunity to advise him to moderate his pace a little in future if he wished his horses to survive the week