“Ishouldbeafraidtoputmyschool-boyGermanagainstyourEnglish。”
Marchsaid，and，whenhehadunderstood，theotherlaughedforpleasure，andreportedthecomplimenttohiswifeintheirownparlance。“YouGermanscertainlybeatusinlanguages。”
“Oh，well。”heretaliated，“theAmericansbeatusinsomeotherthings。”
andMrs。Marchfeltthatthiswasbutjust；shewouldhavelikedtomentionafew，butnotungraciously；sheandtheGermanladykeptsmilingacrossthetable，andtryingdetachedvocablesoftheirrespectivetonguesuponeachother。
TheBavariansaidhelivedinMunichstill，butwasinAnsbachonanaffairofbusiness；heaskedMarchifhewerenotgoingtoseethemanoeuvressomewhere。Tillnowthemanoeuvreshadmerelybeentheinterestingbackgroundoftheirtravel；butnow，hearingthattheEmperorofGermany，theKingofSaxony，theRegentofBavaria，andtheKingofWurtemberg，theGrand-DukesofWeimarandBaden，withvisitingpotentatesofallsorts，andinnumerablelesserhighhotes，foreignanddomestic，weretobepresent，Mrs。Marchresolvedthattheymustgotoatleastoneofthereviews。