BurnamyhadfoundthePosthofforthem，ashehadfoundmostoftheotheragreeablethingsinCarlsbad，whichhebroughttotheirknowledgeonebyone，withsuchforethoughtthatMarchsaidhehopedheshouldbecaredforinhisdecliningyearsasaneditorratherthanasafather；therewasnotendernesslikeayoungcontributor’s。
ManypeoplefromthehotelsonthehillfoundatPupp’sjustthetimeandspacebetweentheirlastcupofwaterandtheirfirstcupofcoffeewhichareprescribedatCarlsbad；buttheMarcheswereawaresomehowfromthebeginningthatPupp’shadnottheholdupontheworldatbreakfastwhichithadatthemid-daydinner，oratsupperontheeveningswhentheconcertwasthere。Stillitwasamusing，andtheywerepatientofBurnamy’sdelaytillhecouldgetamorningofffromStollerandgowiththemtothePosthof。HemetMrs。Marchinthereading-room，whereMarchwastojointhemonhiswayfromthespringswithhisbagofbread。TheearlierusageofbuyingthedelicatepinkslicesofWestphaliaham，whichformthechiefmotiveofaCarlsbadbreakfast，atacertainshopinthetown，andcarryingthemtothecaf？withyou，isnolongerofsuchbindingforceasthecustomofgettingyourbreadattheSwissbakery。
Youchooseityourselfatthecounter，whichbeginstobecrowdedbyhalfpastseven，andwhenyouhavecollectedtheprescribedloavesintothebasketofmetallicfiligreegivenyoubyoneofthebaker’smaids，sheputsitintoatissue-paperbagofagayredcolor，andyoujointheotherinvalidsstreamingawayfromthebakery，theirpaperbagsmakingafestiverustlingastheygo。
Tworoadsleadoutofthetownintothelovelymeadow-lands，agoodmileupthebrawlingTepl，beforetheyjoinontherightsideofthetorrent，wherethePosthoflurksnestledundertreeswhoseboughsletthesunandrainimpartiallythroughuponitsarmyoflittletables。BythistimetheslowomnibusplyingbetweenCarlsbadandsomevillagesinthevalleybeyondhascrossedfromtheleftbanktotheright，andkeepsonpasthalfadozenothercafes，wherepatientswhoseprescriptionsmarshalthembeyondthePosthofdropoffbythedozensandscores。
TheroadontheleftbankoftheTepliswildandoverhungatpointswithwoodedsteeps，whenitleavesthetown；butontherightitisborderedwithshopsandrestaurantsagreatpartofitslength。Inleafynooksbetweenthese，uphillwalksbegintheirclimbofthemountains，fromthefootofvotiveshrinessetroundwithtabletscommemoratinginGerman，French，Russian，Hebrew，MagyarandCzech，thecureofhigh-well-bornsofallthoseracesandlanguages。Boothsglitteringwiththelapidary’sworkinthecheapergems，orfulloftheingeniousfiguresofthetoy-