Darrowhadalreadyguessedhertobeapersonwhowouldinstinctivelyopposeanysuggestedchanges，andthen，afteronehadexhaustedone’smainarguments，unexpectedlyyieldtosomesmallincidentalreason，andadheredoggedlytohernewposition。Sheboastedofherold—fashionedprejudices，talkedagooddealofbeingagrandmother，andmadeashowofreachinguptotapOwen’sshoulder，thoughhisheightwaslittlemorethanhers。
ShewasfullofasmallpaleprattleaboutthepeopleshehadseenatOuchy，astowhomshehadtheminutestatisticalinformationofagazetteer，withoutanyapparentsenseofpersonaldifferences。ShesaidtoDarrow：\"TheytellmethingsareverymuchchangedinAmerica……OfcourseinmyyouththereWASaSociety\"……Shehadnodesiretoreturnthereshewassurethestandardsmustbesodifferent。
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ShewanderedofftothecookingandtheserviceofthehotelatOuchy。Sheattachedgreatimportancetogastronomicdetailsandtothemannersofhotelservants。There，too，therewasafallingoff，shesaid。\"Idontknow，ofcourse；butpeoplesayit’sowingtotheAmericans。