Contents
(An American family arrives in Paris, is greeted by bombs and strikes, and a good time is had by all.)
The Winter Circus, Christmas Journal 1
(Emigration becomes expatriation, confusion reigns, and serenity is sought in the Luxembourg Gardens.)
Distant Errors, Christmas Journal 2
(Food, fashion, and foibles teach their complicated lessons in the struggle between Administration and Civilization.)
Lessons from Things, Christmas Journal 3
(Serenity is found in calm and contemplation, and the deep tragedy of history revealed. All chords are sounded and the bells rung in the birth of a new French baby.)
A Machine to Draw the World, Christmas Journal 4