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Even on Sunday , when it veiled its more florid charms and lay comparatively empty of passage , the street shone out in contrast to its dingy neighbourhood , like a fire in a forest ; and with its freshly painted shutters , well-polished brasses , and general cleanliness and gaiety of note , instantly caught and pleased the eye of the passenger . 1/16 " holes were drilled in specific locations and brass tubing was inserted through the hollow radomes and glued such that the tips were flush with the radome surface . As may be supposed - - continued the pilot - - the mountain sides are very rugged , but on the summit stands a brass dome supported on pillars , and bearing on top the figure of a brass horse , with a rider on his back . " Folks did that about Brassing , by what I can understand . Two furnishing tradesmen at Brassing , whose bills had been incurred before his marriage , and whom uncalculated current expenses had ever since prevented him from paying , had repeatedly sent him unpleasant letters which had forced themselves on his attention . And in some parts against Brassing , by what I've heard say , the folks fell on ' em when they were spying , and broke their peep-holes as they carry , and drove ' em away , so as they knew better than come again . The lamp itself is hand-polished and protected with a patented finish that prevents tarnishing and corrosion of the lustrous solid brass . The consequence is , there is a large debt at Brassing - three hundred and eighty pounds - which has been pressing on me a good while , and in fact we are getting deeper every day , for people do n't pay me the faster because others want the money . A fantasy of coloured tiles , brass lamps and oil paintings , this mainstay has served antojitos ( tortilla-based snacks like tacos and gorditas ) since 1912 . On the dark wooden frame was a small brass plaque with some Flemish words on it that Maigret could not understand even if he had been standing close enough to read them . Brasses braying asses through uptrunks .