Международный эпизод
Part I
TheymakeverygoodjacketsinLondon,Iwilldoyouthejusticetosaythat.Andsomepeoplelikethehats;butaboutthehatsIwasalwaysaheretic;IalwaysgotmyhatsinParis.Youcan’twearanEnglishhat—atleastInevercould—unlessyoudressyourhairal’Anglaise;andImustsaythatisatalentIhaveneverpossessed.InParistheywillmakethingstosuityourpeculiarities;butinEnglandIthinkyoulikemuchmoretohave—howshallIsayit?—onethingforeverybody.Imeanasregardsdress.Idon’tknowaboutotherthings;butIhavealwayssupposedthatinotherthingseverythingwasdifferent.Imeanaccordingtothepeople—accordingtotheclasses,andallthat.IamafraidyouwillthinkthatIdon’ttakeaveryfavorableview;butyouknowyoucan’ttakeaveryfavorableviewinDoverStreetinthemonthofNovember.Thathasalwaysbeenmyfate.DoyouknowJones’sHotelinDoverStreet?That’sallIknowofEngland.OfcourseeveryoneadmitsthattheEnglishhotelsareyourweakpoint.Therewasalwaysthemostfrightfulfog;Icouldn’tseetotrymythingson.WhenIgotovertoAmerica—intothelight—Iusuallyfoundtheyweretwicetoobig.ThenexttimeImeantogointheseason;IthinkIshallgonextyear.Iwantverymuchtotakemysister;shehasneverbeentoEngland.Idon’tknowwhetheryouknowwhatImeanbysayingthattheEnglishmenwhocomeheresometimesgetspoiled.Imeanthattheytakethingsasamatterofcourse—thingsthataredoneforthem.Now,naturally,theyareonlyamatterofcoursewhentheEnglishmenareverynice.
