“No，heonlylivestodogood。”Mrs。Addingreturned。“He’swithRose；
won’tyoucomeinandseethem？”
Rosewaslyingbackonthepillowsofasofa，fromwhichtheywouldnotlethimgetup。HewasfullofthetriptoHolland，andhadalreadypushedKenby，asKenbyowned，beyondtheboundsofhisverygeneralknowledgeoftheDutchlanguage，whichRosehadplansfortakingupaftertheyweresettledinSchevleningen。Theboyscoffedatthenotionthathewasnotperfectlywell，andhewishedtotalkwithMarchonthepointswherehehadfoundKenbywanting。
“Kenbyisanencyclopaediacomparedwithme，Rose。”theeditorprotested，andheamplifiedhisignorancefortheboy’sgoodtoanextentwhichRosesawwasajoke。HeleftHollandtotalkaboutotherthingswhichhismotherthoughtquiteasbadforhim。HewishedtoknowifMarchdidnotthinkthatthestatueofthebishopwiththesparrowonitsfingerwasasubjectforapoem；andMarchsaidgaylythatifRosewouldwriteithewouldprintitin’EveryOtherWeek’。
Theboyflushedwithpleasureathisbanter。“No，Icouldn’tdoit。
ButIwishMr。Burnamyhadseenit。Hecould。Willyoutellhimaboutit？”HewantedtoknowifMarchhadheardfromBurnamylately，andinthemidstofhisvividinteresthegaveawearysigh。
Hismothersaidthatnowhehadtalkedenough，andbadehimsaygood-bytotheMarches，whowerecomingsosoontoHolland，anyway。Mrs。Marchputherarmsroundhimtokisshim，andwhenshelethimsinkbackhereyesweredim。
“Youseehowfrailheis？”saidMrs。Adding。“Ishallnotlethimoutofmysight，afterthis，tillhe’swellagain。”
ShehadakindofauthorityinsendingKenbyawaywiththemwhichwasnotlostuponthewitnesses。Heaskedthemtocomeintothereading-roomamomentwithhim，andMrs。Marchwonderedifheweregoingtomakesomeexcusetoherforhimself；buthesaid：“Idon’tknowhowwe’retomanageabouttheTriscoes。Thegeneralwillhavearoomtohimself，butifMrs。
AddingtakesRoseinwithher，itleavesMissTriscoeout，andthereisn’taroomtobehadinthishouseforloveormoney。Doyouthink。”
heappealeddirectlytoMrs。March，“thatitwoulddotoofferhermyroomattheSwan？”
“Why，yes。”sheassented，withareluctanceratherforthecomplicityinwhichhehadalreadyinvolvedher，andforwhichhewasstillunpunished，thanforwhathewasnowproposing。“Orshecouldcomeinwithme，andMr。Marchcouldtakeit。”
“Whicheveryouthink。”saidKenbysosubmissivelythatsherelented，toask：
“Andwhatwillyoudo？”
Helaughed。“Well，peoplehavebeenknowntosleepinachair。Ishallmanagesomehow。”
“Youmightoffertogoinwiththegeneral。”Marchsuggested，andthemenapparentlythoughtthiswasajoke。Mrs。Marchdidnotlaughinherfeminineworryaboutwaysandmeans。
“WhereisMissTriscoe？”sheasked。“Wehaven’tseenthem。”
“Didn’tMrs。Addingtellyou？Theywenttosupperatarestaurant；thegeneraldoesn’tlikethecookinghere。Theyoughttohavebeenbackbeforethis。”
Helookedupattheclockonthewall，andshesaid，“Isupposeyouwouldlikeustowait。”
“Itwouldbeverykindofyou。”
“Oh，it’squiteessential。”shereturnedwithanairyfreshnesswhichKenbydidnotseemtofeelaspainfullyasheought。
Theyallsatdown，andtheTriscoescameinafterafewminutes，andacloudonthegeneral’sfaceliftedatthepropositionKenbyleftMrs。
Marchtomake。
“Ithoughtthatchildoughttobeinhismother’scharge。”hesaid。Withhisowncomfortprovidedfor，hemadenoobjectionstoMrs。March’splan；
andAgathawenttotakeleaveofRoseandhismother。“By-the-way。”thegeneralturnedtoMarch，“IfoundStollerattherestaurantwherewesupped。Heofferedmeaplaceinhiscarriageforthemanoeuvres。Howareyougoing？”
“IthinkIshallgobytrain。Idon’tfancythelongdrive。”
“Well，Idon’tknowthatit’sworsethanthelongwalkafteryouleavethetrain。”saidthegeneralfromtheoffencewhichanydifferenceoftastewasapttogivehim。“Areyougoingbytrain，too？”heaskedKenbywithindifference。
“I’mnotgoingatall。”saidKenby。“I’mleavingWurzburginthemorning。”
“Oh，indeed。”saidthegeneral。
Mrs。MarchcouldnotmakeoutwhetherheknewthatKenbywasgoingwithRoseandMrs。Adding，butshefeltthattheremustbeafullandopenrecognitionofthefactamongthem。“Yes。”shesaid，“isn’titfortunatethatMr。KenbyshouldbegoingtoHolland，too！IshouldhavebeensounhappyaboutthemifMrs。AddinghadbeenobligedtomakethatlongjourneywithpoorlittleRosealone。”
“Yes，yes；veryfortunate，certainly。”saidthegeneralcolorlessly。
Herhusbandgaveheraglanceofintelligentappreciation；butKenbywastoosimply，toodenselycontentwiththesituationtoknowthevalueofwhatshehaddone。Shethoughthemustcertainlyexplain，ashewalkedbackwithhertotheSwan，whetherhehadmisrepresentedhertoMrs。
Adding，orMrs。Addinghadmisunderstoodhim。Somewheretherehadbeenanerror，oraduplicitywhichitwasnowuselesstopunish；andKenbywassoapparentlyunconsciousofitthatshehadnotthehearttobecrosswithhim。SheheardMissTriscoebehindherwithMarchlaughinginthegayetywhichtheescapefromherfatherseemedtoinspireinher。
ShewaspromisingMarchtogowithhiminthemorningtoseetheEmperorandEmpressofGermanyarriveatthestation，andhewaswarningherthatifshelaughedthere，likethat，shewouldsubjecthimtofineandimprisonment。Shepretendedthatshewouldliketoseehimledoffbetweentwogendarmes，butconsentedtobealittlecarefulwhenheaskedherhowsheexpectedtogetbacktoherhotelwithouthim，ifsuchathinghappened。
Afterall，MissTriscoedidnotgowithMarch；shepreferredtosleep。
Theimperialpartywastoarriveathalfpastseven，butatsixthecrowdwasalreadydensebeforethestation，andallalongthestreetleadingtotheResidenz。Itwasabrilliantday，withthepromiseofsunshine，throughwhichachillywindblew，forthemanoeuvres。ThecolorsofalltheGermanstatesflappedinthisbreezefromthepoleswreathedwithevergreenwhichencircledthesquare；theworkmenputtingthelasttouchesonthebronzedallegoryhurriedmadlytobedone，andtheyhad，scarcelyfinishedtheirlaborswhentwotroopsofdragoonsrodeintotheplaceandformedbeforethestation，andwaitedasmotionlesslyastheirhorseswouldallow。
Theseanimalswerenotsoconsciousaslionsattheapproachofprinces；
theytossedandstampedimpatientlyinthelongintervalbeforetheRegentandhisdaughter-in-lawcametowelcometheirguests。Allthehumanbeings，boththosewhowereinchargeandthosewhowereundercharge，wereinaquiverofanxietytoplaytheirpartswell，asifthereweresomeheavypenaltyforfailureintheleastpoint。Thepolicemenkeepingthepeople，inlinebehindtheropeswhichrestrainedthemtrembledwitheagerness；thefacesofsomeofthetrooperstwitched。
AninvoluntarysighwentupfromthecrowdastheRegent’scarriageappeared，heraldedbyoutriders，andfollowedbyotherplaincarriagesofBavarianbluewithliveriesofblueandsilver。ThenthewhistleoftheKaiser’strainsounded；atrumpeteradvancedandbegantoblowhistrumpetastheydointhetheatre；andexactlyattheappointedmomenttheEmperorandEmpresscameoutofthestationthroughthebrillianthumanalleyleadingfromit，mountedtheircarriages，withthestagetrumpeteralwaysblowing，andwhirledswiftlyroundhalfthesquareandflashedintothecornertowardtheResidenzoutofsight。ThesamehollowgroansofHo-o-o-chgreetedandfollowedthemfromthespectatorsashadwelcomedtheRegentwhenhefirstarrivedamonghisfellow-
townsmen，withthesameeffectofbeingtheconventionalcriesofastagemobbehindthescenes。
TheEmperorwaslikemostofhisinnumerablepictures，withaswarthyfacefromwhichhisblueeyesglancedpleasantly；helookedgood-humoredifnotgood-natured；theEmpresssmiledamiablybeneathherdeeplyfringedwhiteparasol，andtheybothbowedrightandleftinacknowledgmentofthosehollowgroans；butagainitseemed，toMarchthatsovereignty，gavethepopularcuriosity，nottocallitdevotion，ascantierreturnthanitmerited。HehadperhapsbeeninsensiblyworkingtowardsomesuchperceptionasnowcametohimthatthegreatdifferencebetweenEuropeandAmericawasthatinEuropelifeishistrionicanddramatized，andthatinAmerica，exceptwhenitistryingtobeEuropean，itisdirectandsincere。Hewonderedwhethertheinnateconvictionofequality，thedeep，underlyingsenseofacommonhumanitytranscendingallsocialandcivicpretences，waswhatgavetheirtheatricaleffecttotheshowsofdeferencefromlowtohigh，andofcondescensionfromhightolow。Ifinsuchencountersofsovereignsandsubjects，theprincedidnotplayhispartsowellasthepeople，itmightbethathehadaharderparttoplay，andthattosupporthisdignityatall，tokeepfrombeingfoundouttheshamthatheessentiallywas，hehadtohurryacrossthestageamidstthedistractingthundersoftheorchestra。Ifthestarstaidtobescrutinizedbythesoldiers，citizens，andsoforth，eventhepoorsupernumerariesandscene-shiftersmightseethathewasatallowcandlelikethemselves。
Inthecensoriousmoodinducedbythereflectionthathehadwaitedanhourandahalfforhalfaminute’sglimpseoftheimperialparty，Marchnowdecidednottogotothemanoeuvres，wherehemightbesubjectedtostillgreaterhumiliationanddisappointment。HehadcertainlycometoWurzburgforthemanoeuvres，butWurzburghadbeenrichlyrepayinginitself；andwhyshouldhestiflehalfanhourinanovercrowdedtrain，andstruggleforthreemilesonfootagainstthatharshwind，toseeamultitudeofmengiveproofsoftheirfitnesstodomanifoldmurder？
