Международный эпизод
Part I
Manyofthemstilllingerinthemindsofourtravelers,attendedbyatrainofharmoniousimages—imagesofbrilliantmorningsonlawnsandpiazzasthatoverlookedthesea;ofinnumerableprettygirls;ofinfiniteloungingandtalkingandlaughingandflirtingandlunchinganddining;ofuniversalfriendlinessandfrankness;ofoccasionsonwhichtheykneweveryoneandeverythingandhadanextraordinarysenseofease;ofdrivesandridesinthelateafternoonovergleamingbeaches,onlongsearoads,beneathaskylightedupbymarveloussunsets;ofsuppers,onthereturn,informal,irregular,agreeable;ofeveningsatopenwindowsorontheperpetualverandas,inthesummerstarlight,abovethewarmAtlantic.TheyoungEnglishmenwereintroducedtoeverybody,entertainedbyeverybody,intimatewitheverybody.AttheendofthreedaystheyhadremovedtheirluggagefromthehotelandhadgonetostaywithMrs.Westgate—asteptowhichPercyBeaumontatfirstofferedsomeconscientiousopposition.Icallhisoppositionconscientious,becauseitwasfoundeduponsometalkthathehadhad,onthesecondday,withBessieAlden.Hehadindeedhadagooddealoftalkwithher,forshewasnotliterallyalwaysinconversationwithLordLambeth.HehadmeditateduponMrs.Westgate’saccountofhersister,andhediscoveredforhimselfthattheyoungladywasclever,andappearedtohavereadagreatdeal.Sheseemedverynice,thoughhecouldnotmakeout,asMrs.Westgatehadsaid,shewasshy.Ifshewasshy,shecarrieditoffverywell.“Mr.
