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           Shereceivedherdaughter-in-law’ssuitorwithanaffabilitywhichimpliedherknowledgeandapprovalofhissuit.Darrowhadalreadyguessedhertobeapersonwhowouldinstinctivelyopposeanysuggestedchanges,andthen,afteronehadexhaustedone’smainarguments,unexpectedlyyieldtosomesmallincidentalreason,andadheredoggedlytohernewposition.Sheboastedofherold-fashionedprejudices,talkedagooddealofbeingagrandmother,andmadeashowofreachinguptotapOwen’sshoulder,thoughhisheightwaslittlemorethanhers.

           ShewasfullofasmallpaleprattleaboutthepeopleshehadseenatOuchy,astowhomshehadtheminutestatisticalinformationofagazetteer,withoutanyapparentsenseofpersonaldifferences.ShesaidtoDarrow:“TheytellmethingsareverymuchchangedinAmerica....OfcourseinmyyouththerewasaSociety”...Shehadnodesiretoreturnthereshewassurethestandardsmustbesodifferent.“Therearecharmingpeopleeverywhere...andonemustalwayslookonthebestside...butwhenonehaslivedamongTraditionsit’sdifficulttoadaptone’sselftothenewideas....Thesedreadfulviewsofmarriage...it’ssohardtoexplainthemtomyFrenchrelations....I’mthankfultosayIdon’tpretendtounderstandthemmyself!Butyou’reanEverard—ItoldAnnalastspringinLondonthatoneseesthatinstantly”...

           ShewanderedofftothecookingandtheserviceofthehotelatOuchy.Sheattachedgreatimportancetogastronomicdetailsandtothemannersofhotelservants.There,too,therewasafallingoff,shesaid.

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