ToCarlsruhetheywentnextday，afteranightofsoftrainwhichbroughtupawarmsteamfromtheSchwarzwaldvalleys，andcausedtheyoungtuftsandgrassestoswellvisiblyinafewhours。AftertheBadenslopestheflatthoroughfaresof\'Charles\'sRest\'seemedsomewhatuninteresting，thoughabusyfairwhichwasproceedinginthestreetscreatedaquaintandunexpectedliveliness。Onreachingtheold-fashionedinnintheLange-Strassethattheyhadfixedon，thewomenofthepartybetookthemselvestotheirroomsandshowedlittleinclinationtoseemoreoftheworldthatdaythancouldbegleanedfromthehotelwindows。
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WhilethemalignanttongueshadbeenplayinghavocwithSomerset\'sfameintheearsofPaulaandhercompanion，theyoungmanhimselfwasproceedingpartlybyrail，partlyonfoot，belowandamidtheolive-cladhills，vineyards，carobgroves，andlemongardensoftheMediterraneanshores。
ArrivedatSanRemohewrotetoNicetoinquireforletters，andsuchashadcomeweredulyforwarded；butnotoneofthemwasfromPaula。Thisbrokedownhisresolutiontoholdoff，andhehasteneddirectlytoGenoa，regrettingthathehadnottakenthisstepwhenhefirstheardthatshewasthere。
Somethingintheveryaspectofthemarblehallsofthatcity，whichatanyothertimehewouldhavelikedtolingerover，whisperedtohimthatthebirdhadflown；andinquiryconfirmedthefancy。Nevertheless，thearchitecturalbeautiesofthepalace-borderedstreet，lookingasifmountainsofmarblemusthavebeenlevelledtosupplythematerialsforconstructingit，detainedhimtheretwodays:orratherafeatofresolution，bywhichhesethimselftowithstandthedrag-chainofPaula\'sinfluence，wasoperativeforthatspaceoftime。