Ilaughed。\"Why，it\'sallgaiety，inoneway。SaratogaisaperpetualFourthofJuly，wethink。\"
\"Ohyes；there\'senoughgoingon，andmywifeandmewecouldenjoyitfirstrate。\"
\"Iftheyoungladycould？\"Iventured，withasmileofsympatheticintelligence。
\"Well，yes。Yousee，wedon\'tknowanybody，andIsupposewedidn\'ttakethatintoaccount。Well，Isupposeit\'slikethis:theythoughtitwouldbeeasytogetacquaintedinthehotel，andcommencehavingagoodtimerightaway。Idon\'tknow；mywifehadtheideawhentheycookeditupamongst\'emthatshewastocomewithus。ButISWEAR_I_don\'tknowhowtogoaboutit。Ican\'tseemtomakeupmymouthtospeaktofolksfirst；andthenyoucan\'ttellwhetheramanain\'tagambler，oronforthehorse-racesanyway。Sowe\'vebeenhereaweeknow，andyou\'rethefirstoneswe\'vespokentobesidesthewaiterssincewecame。\"
Icouldn\'thelplaughing，theirexperiencewassoexactlyasIhadimagineditwhenIfirstsawthisdisconsolateparty。Inmytriumphatmyownpenetration，Iwouldnothavehadtheirsufferinginthepastonepangtheless；butthesimplefranknessofhisconfessionfixedmeinthewishthatthefuturemightbebrighterforthem。I