“I don't want to go into such a deep water...... there are surely big fish in there!,” plate 1 from Enfantillages

“- Mr.Lifeguard.... is it true there are sharks at Dieppe? - Of course... but it is pretty simple... as soon as you see one coming to eat you, all you have to do is lay down sideways. He won't eat you for fear of choking to death,” plate 1 from Aus Bains De Mer

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“- I would have bet on it… instead of taking him to see Séraphin you take him to a drama.... it's bad enough for adults already, poor little thing!... - Don't worry Madame, this is the way children are enjoying themselves,” plate 34 from Moeurs Conjugales

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“It's important for a man to know how to swim. He is not doing so badly for a start. You could think it's a fish, at least while he is attached to the cord. But he'll learn it… he is still young!,” plate 5 from Les Baigneurs

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An Encounter in Open Water. “- Hello... down there... Captain.., what's new in Paris? - Nothing new really... still no one goes to the Gaieté or the Ambigu. - Don't you have anything else to tell me? - Oh yes,... I forgot... I hope you like it... shut up!,” plate 11 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

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I'm Not Going in There Anymore! - I Think There are Crayfish Down There..., plate one from Les Baigneurs

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“- It really shouldn't be allowed to return from Bercy in a state like this.... an established man like you.... I am so unhappy, my God! - What's wrong?...after all, I like the water.... am I not allowed to like the water anymore?,” plate 4 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

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A Boat-Manoeuvre. The Captain yelling in his trumpet: “- Gabier! There is a squall building up, get ready!..... Clew up all the sails!... That's good:.... very good! - Why didn't you say that to me calmly instead of poking this huge instrument into my ear! Now I am so deaf, I can't see clearly anymore!...,” plate 9 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

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“- I want to go on this ship with you at once, Papa, my nanny said that the deluge will come again, and the only ones who will be saved, will be the animals on the ark of Mr. Leviathan!,” plate 484 from Actualités

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Mr. Coste noticing that the fish he took out of the water in order to analyse their state of health, end up feeling not well at all, plate 387 from Actualités

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Embarcation of a Lady. “Get in without fear Miss Josephine....You don't have to be afraid from neither the current nor the boatmen... they are all Frrrrrench.... we actually wanted to salute you with 101 canon shots, but we didn't get the authorization from the Government!...,” plate 15 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

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The Pleasures of Fishing. “- You are always in such a rush - Good God, we only just got here at noon and it is now only a quarter past five - Just give me a little more time, I am sure I'll end by catching one,” plate 50 from Moeurs Conjugales

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Man Overboard! “- Harpoon him more firmly!.... we can't get him otherwise! And you, hold his legs up in the air, that's very important.... There is nothing in the world that makes you catch a cold faster than by getting your feet wet,” plate 14 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

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