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outrageous。        The   idea   of   American   mothers   training   their   children   for 

exhibition before what everybody calls the most corrupt court in Europe� �

Then   if   they   can   catch   the   eye   of   the   Emperor   or   the   Empress   by   their 

faces or their paces�察�that is called success� ─�

     ;Good Americans when they die go to Paris�察─�said Philip�察 �so says the 

oracle。 Naughty Americans try it prematurely�察�and go while they are alive。 

Then     Paris    casts   them    out�察 �and    when     they   come    back�察   �their   French 

disrepute is their stock in trade。; 

     ;I   think�察─  �said   the  cheerful   Hope�察  �that   it   is   not quite  so   bad。;   Hope 

always thought things not so bad。              She went on。 ;I was very dull not to 

know what Mrs。 Meredith was talking about。 Helen Meredith is a warm´ 

hearted�察�generous girl�察�and will not go far wrong�察�though her mother is not 

as wise as she is well´bred。 But Kate forgets that the few hundred people 

one sees here or at Paris do not represent the nation�察�after all。; 

     ;The most influential part of it�察─�said Emilia。 

     ;Are you sure�察�dear�拭─�said her sister。            ;I do not think they influence it 

half so much as a great many people who are too busy to go to either place。 

I   always   remember   those   hundred   girls   at   the   Normal   School�察  �and   that 

they were not at all like Mrs。 Meredith�察�nor would they care to be like her�察�

any more than she would wish to be like them。; 

     ;They have not had the same advantages�察─�said Emilia。 

     ;Nor the same disadvantages�察─�said Hope。                  ;Some of them are not so 

well    bred�察   �and   none    of   them    speak    French     so  well�察  �for   she   speaks 

exquisitely。 But in all that belongs to real training of the mind�察�they seem 

to me superior�察�and that is why I think they will have more influence。; 

     ;None of them are rich�察�though�察�I suppose�察─�said Emilia�察 �nor of very 

nice   families�察    �or  they   would   not    be   teachers。    So   they   will  not   be   so 

prominent in society。; 

     ;But   they   may   yet   become   very   prominent   in   society�察─  �said   Hope�察�

;they or their pupils or their children。 At any rate�察�it is as certain that the 

noblest   lives   will   have   most   influence   in   the   end�察  �as   that   two   and   two 



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make four。; 

     ;Is   that   certain�拭─  �said   Philip。 ;Perhaps   there   are   worlds   where   two 

and two do not make just that desirable amount。; 

     ;I trust there are�察─�said Aunt Jane。        ;Perhaps I was intended to be born 

in one of them�察�and that is why my housekeeping accounts never add up。; 

     Here    hope    was   called   away�察   �and   Emilia   saucily    murmured�察      �Sour 

grapes� ─�

     ;Not a bit of it� ─�cried Kate�察�indignantly。          ;Hope might have anything 

in society she wishes�察�if she would only give up some of her own plans�察�

and   let   me   choose   her   dresses�察  �and   her   rich   uncles   pay  for   them。   Count 

Posen told   me�察  �only  yesterday�察  �that   there  was   not   a  girl   in   Oldport   with 

such an air as hers。; 

     ;Not Kate herself�拭─�said Emilia�察�slyly。 

     ;I�拭─�said   Kate。     ;What   am  I�拭    �A  silly  chit   of   a  thing�察 �with   about   a 

dozen ideas in my head�察�nearly every one of which was planted there by 

Hope。      I like the nonsense of the world very well as it is�察�and without her 

I should have cared for nothing else。 Count Posen asked me the other day�察�

which country produced on the whole the most womanly women�察�France 

or   America。      He    is  one  of   the  few   foreigners    who    expect    a  rational 

answer。 So I told him that I knew very little of Frenchwomen personally�察�

but that I had read French novels ever since I was born�察�and there was not 

a   woman      worthy    to  be  compared      with   Hope    in  any   of  them�察   �except 

Consuelo�察�and even she told lies。; 

     ;Do not begin upon Hope�察─�said Aunt Jane。                ;It is the only subject on 

which Kate can be tedious。          Tell me about the dresses。 Were people over´ 

dressed or under´dressed�拭─�

     ;Under´dressed�察─�said   Phil。        ;Miss Ingleside   had a half´inch strip of 

muslin over her shoulder。; 

     Here   Philip   followed   Hope   out   of   the   room�察  �and   Emilia   presently 

followed him。 

     ;Tell on� ─�said Aunt Jane。        ;How did Philip enjoy himself�拭─�

     ;He   is   easily   amused�察  �you   know�察─  �said   Kate。    ;He   likes   to   observe 

people�察�and to shoot folly as it flies。; 



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     ;It does not fly�察─�retorted the elder lady。        ;I wish it did。 You can shoot 

it sitting�察�at least where Philip is。; 

     ;Auntie�察─�said   Kate�察 �tell   me   truly  your   objection   to   Philip。   I  think 

you did not like his parents。       Had he not a good mother�拭─�

     ;She was good�察─�said Aunt Jane�察�reluctantly�察 �but it was that kind of 

goodness which is quite offensive。; 

     ;And did you know his father well�拭─�

     ;Know him� ─�exclaimed Aunt Jane。              ;I should think I did。 I have sat 

up all night to hate him。; 

     ;That was very wrong�察─�said Kate�察�decisively。            ;You do not mean that。 

You only mean that you did not admire him very much。; 

     ;I never admired a dozen people in my life�察�Kate。              I once made a list 

of them。     There were six women�察�three men�察�and a Newfoundland dog。; 

     ;What happened�拭─�said Kate。            ;The Is´raelites died after Pharaoh�察�or 

somebody�察�numbered them。            Did anything happen to yours�拭─�

     ;It was worse with mine�察─�said Aunt Jane。             ;I grew tired of some and 

others I forgot�察�till at last there was nobody left but the dog�察�and he died。; 

     ;Was Philip's father one of them�拭─�

     ;No。; 

     ;Tell me about him�察─�said Kate�察�firmly。 

     ;Ruth�察─�said the elder lady�察�as her young handmaiden passed the door 

with   her   wonted   demureness�察   �come   here�察  �no�察  �get   me   a   glass   of   water。 

Kate�     �I shall die of that girl。 She does some idiotic thing�察�and then she 

looks in here with that contented�察�beaming look。 There is an air of baseless 

happiness about her that drives me nearly frantic。; 

     ;Never     mind   about    that�察─ �persisted   Kate。   ;Tell    me   about   Philip's 

father。 What was the matter with him�拭─�

     ;My dear�察─�Aunt Jane at last answered��with that fearful moderation to 

which     she   usually   resorted   when    even    her  stock   of  superlatives    was 

exhausted�察�he belonged to a family for whom truth possessed even less 

than the usual attractions。; 

     This   neat   epitaph   implied   the   erection   of   a   final   tombstone   over   the 

whole race�察�and Kate asked no more。 



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     Meantime      Malbone      sat  at  the  western    door   with   Harry�察  �and   was 

running on with one of his tirades�察�half jest�察�half earnest�察�against American 

society。 

     ;In America�察─  �he   said�察   �everything   which   does   not   tend   to   money  is 

thought     to  be   wasted�察   �as  our   Quaker    neighbor     thinks   the  children's 

croquet´ground wasted�察�because it is not a potato field。; 

     ;Not   just� ─  �cried   Harry。  ;Nowhere   is   there   more   respect   for   those 

who give their lives to intellectual pursuits。; 

     ;What      are   intellectual    pursuits�拭─   �said    Philip。    ;Editing      daily 

newspapers�拭      �Teaching arithmetic to children�拭�I see no others flourishing 

hereabouts。; 

     ;Science and literature�察─�answered Harry。 

     ;Who cares for literature in America�察─�said Philip�察 �after a man rises 

three inches above the newspaper level�拭�Nobody reads Thoreau�察�only an 

insignificant fraction read Emerson�察�or even Hawthorne。                The majority of 

people   have   hardly   even   heard   their   names。     What   inducement   has       a 

writer�拭�Nobody has any weight in America who is not in Congress�察�and 

nobody   gets   into   Congress   without   the   necessity   of   bribing   or   button´ 

holing men whom he despises。; 

     ;But you do not care for public life�拭─�said Harry。 

     ;No�察─�said Malbone�察 �therefore this does not trouble me�察�but it troubles 

you。 I am content。        My digestion is good。         I can always amuse myself。 

Why are you not satisfied�拭─�

     ;Because   you   are   not�察─  �said   Harry。  ;You   are   dissatisfied   with   men�察�

and so you care chiefly to amuse yourself with women and children。; 

     ;I   dare   say�察─  �said  Malbone�察     �carelessly。    ;They     are   usually   less 

ungraceful and talk better grammar。; 

     ;But   American   life   does   not   mean   grace   nor   grammar。   We   are   all 

living    for  the  future。   Rough     work    now�察  �and   the   graces   by  and   by。; 

;That is what we Americans always say�察─�retorted Philip。                 ;Everything is 

in the future。     What guaranty have we for that future�拭             �I see none。 We 

make no progress towards the higher arts�察�except in greater quantities of 

mediocrity。      We sell larger editions of poor books。 Our artists fill larger 



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frames and travel farther for materials�察�but a ten´inch canvas would tell all 

they have to say。; 

     ;The wrong point of view�察─�said Hal。             ;If you begin with high art�察�you 

begin at the wrong end。           The first essential for any nation is to put the 

mass of the people above the reach of want。 We are all usefully employed�察�

if we contribute to that。; 

     ;So is the cook usefully employed while preparing dinner�察─�said Philip。 

;Nevertheless�察�I do not wish to live in the kitchen。; 

     ;Yet   you   always   admire   your   own   country�察─  �said   Harry�察   �so   long   as 

you are in Europe。; 

     ;No     doubt�察─  �said   Philip。    ;I  do   not   object   to  the   kitchen   at  that 

distance。   And   to   tell   the   truth�察  �America   looks   well   from   Europe。     No 

culture�察�no art seems so noble as this far´off spectacle of a self´governing 

people。 The enthusiasm lasts till one's return。             Then there seems nothing 

here but to work hard and keep out of mischief。; 

     ;That is something�察─�said Harry。 

     ;A good deal in America�察─�said Phil。             ;We talk about the immorality 

of older countries。       Did you eve

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