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You have only to decide , gentlemen , whether it shall be England , or France , or the Continent . '' `` I confess an inclination to the _ Continent _ , '' said John Effingham ; `` for one could scarcely wish to limit a comprehensiveness like that of Mr. Dodge 's to an island , or even to France . '' `` I see how it is , '' exclaimed the captain ; `` we must put the traveller through all his paces , and have a little of both ; so Mr. Dodge will have the kindness to touch on all things in heaven and earth , London and Paris inclusive . '' On this hint the journalist turned over a few pages carelessly , and then commenced : '' ` Reached _ Bruxelles _ -LRB- Mr. Dodge pronounced this word Brucksills -RRB- at seven in the evening , and put up at the best house in the place , called the Silver Lamb , which is quite near the celebrated town-house , and , of course in the very centre of the _ beau _ quarter . As we did not leave until after breakfast next morning , the reader may expect a description of this ancient capital . It lies altogether on a bit of low , level land ----- ' '' `` Nay , Mr. Dodge , '' interrupted the _ soi-disant _ Sir George , `` I think _ that _ most be an error . I have been at Brussels , and I declare , now , it struck me as lying a good deal on the side of a very steep hill ! ''