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  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-

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