Міжнародний епізод
Part I
Hewasevidentlyaverygoodfellow,andhemadeanimpressionuponhisvisitors;hishospitalityseemedtorecommenditselfconsciously—withafriendlywink,asitwere—asifithinted,judicially,thatyoucouldnotpossiblymakeabetterbargain.LordLambethandhiscousinlefttheirentertainertohislaborsandreturnedtotheirhotel,wheretheyspentthreeorfourhoursintheirrespectiveshowerbaths.PercyBeaumonthadsuggestedthattheyoughttoseesomethingofthetown;but“Oh,damnthetown!”hisnoblekinsmanhadrejoined.TheyreturnedtoMr.Westgate’sofficeinacarriage,withtheirluggage,verypunctually;butitmustbereluctantlyrecordedthat,thistime,hekeptthemwaitingsolongthattheyfeltthemselvesmissingthesteamer,andweredeterredonlybyanamiablemodestyfromdispensingwithhisattendanceandstartingonahastyscrambletothewharf.Butwhenatlastheappeared,andthecarriageplungedintothepurlieusofBroadway,theyjoltedandjostledtosuchgoodpurposethattheyreachedthehugewhitevesselwhilethebellfordeparturewasstillringingandtheabsorptionofpassengersstillactive.Itwasindeed,asMr.Westgatehadsaid,abigboat,andhisleadershipintheinnumerableandinterminablecorridorsandcabins,withwhichheseemedperfectlyacquainted,andofwhichanyoneandeveryoneappearedtohavetheentree,wasverygratefultotheslightlybewilderedvoyagers.
