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           Carfrywasveryill,andassheandhersisterMissHarleweretravellingalonetheywereprofoundlygratefultotheArcherladies,whosuppliedthemwithingeniouscomfortsandwhoseefficientmaidhelpedtonursetheinvalidbacktohealth.WhentheArchersleftBotzentheyhadnoideaofeverseeingMrs.CarfryandMissHarleagain.Nothing,toMrs.Archer’smind,wouldhavebeenmore"undignified"thantoforceone’sselfonthenoticeofa"foreigner"towhomonehadhappenedtorenderanaccidentalservice.ButMrs.Carfryandhersister,towhomthispointofviewwasunknown,andwhowouldhavefounditutterlyincomprehensible,feltthemselveslinkedbyaneternalgratitudetothe"delightfulAmericans"whohadbeensokindatBotzen.WithtouchingfidelitytheyseizedeverychanceofmeetingMrs.ArcherandJaneyinthecourseoftheircontinentaltravels,anddisplayedasupernaturalacutenessinfindingoutwhentheyweretopassthroughLondonontheirwaytoorfromtheStates.Theintimacybecameindissoluble,andMrs.ArcherandJaney,whenevertheyalightedatBrown’sHotel,foundthemselvesawaitedbytwoaffectionatefriendswho,likethemselves,cultivatedfernsinWardiancases,mademacramelace,readthememoirsoftheBaronessBunsenandhadviewsabouttheoccupantsoftheleadingLondonpulpits.AsMrs.Archersaid,itmade"anotherthingofLondon"toknowMrs.