Международный эпизод
Part II
”AndshedevotedmuchprivatemeditationtothisquestionofeffectingavisittotheTowerofLondon.Suddenlyitseemedasiftheproblemmightbesolved;thetwoladiesatJones’sHotelreceivedavisitfromWillieWoodley.SuchwasthesocialappellationofayoungAmericanwhohadsailedfromNewYorkafewdaysaftertheirowndeparture,andwho,havingtheprivilegeofintimacywiththeminthatcity,hadlostnotime,onhisarrivalinLondon,incomingtopaythemhisrespects.Hehad,infact,gonetoseethemdirectlyaftergoingtoseehistailor,thanwhichtherecanbenogreaterexhibitionofpromptitudeonthepartofayoungAmericanwhohasjustalightedattheCharingCrossHotel.Hewasaslim,paleyouth,ofthemostamiabledisposition,famousfortheskillwithwhichheledthe“German”inNewYork.Indeed,bytheyoungladieswhohabituallyfiguredinthisTerpsichoreanrevelhewasbelievedtobe“thebestdancerintheworld”;itwasinthesetermsthathewasalwaysspokenof,andthathisidentitywasindicated.Hewasthegentlest,softestyoungmanitwaspossibletomeet;hewasbeautifullydressed—“intheEnglishstyle”—andheknewanimmensedealaboutLondon.HehadbeenatNewportduringtheprevioussummer,atthetimeofouryoungEnglishmen’svisit,andhetookextremepleasureinthesocietyofBessieAlden,whomhealwaysaddressedas“MissBessie.”Sheimmediatelyarrangedwithhim,inthepresenceofhersister,thatheshouldconducthertothesceneofAnneBoleyn’sexecution.“Youmaydoasyouplease,”saidMrs.Westgate.
