TheladiesattributivelyofcentralMassachusettshadrisenfromtheirtable，andweremakingforthedoorwithouthavingpaidfortheirsupper。
Theheadwaiterranafterthem；witharealdelicacyfortheirmistakeheexplainedthatthoughinmostplacesthemealswerechargedinthebill，itwasthecustominCarlsbadtopayforthematthetable；onecouldseethathewasmakingtheirerrorapleasantadventuretothemwhichtheycouldlaughovertogether，andwritehomeaboutwithoutapang。
“AndI。”saidMrs。March，shamelesslyabandoningthepartyofthearistocracy，“preferthemannersofthelowerclasses。”
“Oh，yes。”headmitted。“Theonlymannerswehaveathomeareblackones。Butyoumustn’tlosecourage。Perhapsthenobilityarenotalwayssobaronial。”
“Idon’tknowwhetherwehavemannersathome。”shesaid，“andIdon’tbelieveIcare。Atleastwehavedecencies。”