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Our Foreign Correspondent

           We‘did’Londontoourheart’scontent,thankstoFredandFrank,andweresorrytogoaway,forthoughEnglishpeopleareslowtotakeyouin,whentheyoncemakeuptheirmindstodoittheycannotbeoutdoneinhospitality,Ithink.TheVaughnshopetomeetusinRomenextwinter,andIshallbedreadfullydisappointediftheydon’t,forGraceandIaregreatfriends,andtheboysverynicefellows,especiallyFred.

           Well,wewerehardlysettledhere,whenheturnedupagain,sayinghehadcomeforaholiday,andwasgoingtoSwitzerland.Auntlookedsoberatfirst,buthewassocoolaboutitshecouldn’tsayaword.Andnowwegetonnicely,andareverygladhecame,forhespeaksFrenchlikeanative,andIdon’tknowwhatweshoulddowithouthim.Uncledoesn’tknowtenwords,andinsistsontalkingEnglishveryloud,asifitwouldmakepeopleunderstandhim.Aunt’spronunciationisold-fashioned,andFloandI,thoughweflatteredourselvesthatweknewagooddeal,findwedon’t,andareverygratefultohaveFreddothe‘parleyvooing’,asUnclecallsit.

           Suchdelightfultimesaswearehaving!Sight-seeingfrommorningtillnight,stoppingfornicelunchesinthegaycafes,andmeetingwithallsortsofdrolladventures.RainydaysIspendintheLouvre,revellinginpictures.Jowouldturnuphernaughtynoseatsomeofthefinest,becauseshehasnosoulforart,butIhave,andI’mcultivatingeyeandtasteasfastasIcan.

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