Theyhadlearnedthathisagentwasemployedinshowingthephonographinadistanthallontheboulevardstoanaudiencewhopaidanadmissionfee;but，althoughtheyhadtriedtwoorthreetimestohavehisapparatusshownthem，theyhadbeenunsuccessful，untilatlast，fromafeelingofwhatwasduetheirownself—respect，theypassedthematteroverentirely。Ofcoursemydutywastodowhatwaspossibleinrectifyingthisomission，andinasgoodFrenchasIcouldmusterImadeaspeechinEdison’sbehalf，describinghiscareer，outlininghiswork，andsayingthatIshouldreallybeashamedtoreturntoAmericawithoutsomerecognitionofhimandofhisinventions。Thiswaslistenedtomostcourteously，butmysuccesswasinsuredbyaremarkofalessseriouscharacter，whichwasthatifEdisonhadnotyetmadeasufficientnumberofinventionstoentitlehimtoagrandprize，hewouldcertainly，attheratehewasgoingon，havedonesobeforethecloseoftheexposition。Atthistherewasalaugh，andmyamendmentwasunanimouslycarried。
Manyfeaturesinmyworkinterestedme，butonehadamelancholytinge。Oneafternoon，havingbeensummonedtopassuponcertaincompetingworksinsculpture，wefinallystoodbeforethegreatbronzeentrance—
doorsoftheCathedralofStrasburg，which，havingbeendesignedbeforetheFranco—PrussianWar，hadbutjustbeenfinished。Theywereverybeautiful;butIcouldseethatmyFrenchassociatesfeltdeeplythechangedsituationofaffairswhichthisexhibitbroughttotheirminds。
Inordertopromotethesocialrelationswhichgoforsomuchatsuchtimes，IhadtakenthelargeapartmenttemporarilyrelinquishedbyourAmericanminister，GovernorNoyesofOhio，intheAvenueJosephine;andthere，atmyowntable，broughttogetherfromtimetotimeaconsiderablenumberofnotedmenfromvariouspartsofEurope。PerhapsthemostamusingoccurrenceduringtheseriesofdinnersIthengavewasthemeetingbetweenStory，theAmericansculptoratRome，andJudgeBradyofNewYork。Foryearseachhadbeentakenfortheother，invariouspartsoftheworld，buttheyhadnevermet。
Infact，socommonwasitforpeopletomistakeonefortheotherthatbothhad，asarule，ceasedtoexplainthemistake。IwasmyselfpresentwithStoryononeoccasionwhenagentlemancameuptohim，salutedhimasJudgeBrady，andaskedhimabouttheirfriendsinNewYork: