Theyweregoingawaythenextday，andtheysatdownthateveningtoafinalsupperinsuchgood-humorwiththemselvesthattheywerewillingtoincludeayoungcouplewhocametotakeplacesattheirtable，thoughtheywouldratherhavebeenalone。Theyliftedtheireyesfortheirexpectedsalutation，andrecognizedMr。andMrs。Leffers，oftheNorumbia。

　　Theladiesfelluponeachotherasiftheyhadbeenmotheranddaughter；

　　Marchandtheyoungmanshookhands，inthefeelingofpassengersmutuallyendearedbythememoriesofapleasantvoyage。TheyarrivedatthefactthatMr。LeffershadreceivedlettersinEnglandfromhispartnerswhichallowedhimtoprolonghisweddingjourneyinatourofthecontinent，whiletheirwiveswerestillexclaimingattheirencounterinthesamehotelatNuremberg；andthentheyallsatdowntohave，asthebridesaid，arealNorumbiatime。

　　Shewasoneofthoseyoungwiveswhotalkalwayswiththeireyessubmissivelyontheirhusbands，nomatterwhomtheyarespeakingto；

　　butshewasalreadyunconsciouslyrulinghiminherabeyance。Nodoubtshewasrulinghimforhisgood；shehadalivelier，mindthanhe，andsheknewmore，astheAmericanwivesofyoungAmericanbusinessmenalwaysdo，andshewasplanningwiselyfortheirtravels。Sherecognizedhermeritinthisdevotionwithanartlesscandor，whichwastypicalratherthanpersonal。MarchwasgladtogooutwithLeffersforalittlestroll，andtoleaveMrs。MarchtolistentoMrs。Leffers，whodidnotletthemgowithoutmakingherhusbandpromisetowrapupwell，andnotgethisfeetwet。ShemadeMarchpromisenottotakehimfar，andtobringhimbackearly，whichhefoundhimselfverywillingtodo，afteranexchangeofideaswithMr。Leffers。Theyoungmanbegantotalkabouthiswife，inherprovidential，heralmostmiraculousadaptationtothesortofmanhewas，andwhenhehadoncebeguntoexplainwhatsortofmanhewas，therewasnoendtoit，tilltheyrejoinedtheladiesinthereading-room。

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