Babylon Revisited Quotes

He was not really disappointed to find Paris was so empty. But the stillness in the Ritz bar was strange and portentous. It was not an American bar any more – he felt polite in it, and not as...

"If you see Mr. Schaeffer, give him this," he said. "It's my brother-in-law's address. I haven't settled on a hotel yet." (1.8)

So much for the effort and ingenuity of Montmartre. All the catering to vice and waste was on an utterly childish scale, and he suddenly realized the meaning of the word "dissipate" – to diss...

"And where's Mr. Campbell?" Charlie asked. (1.1)

"And where is the Snow Bird?" "He was in here last week. Anyway, his friend, Mr. Schaeffer, is in Paris." Two familiar names from the long list of a year and a half ago. (1.5-7)