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CHAPTERI.OURSOCIETY
In
der
the
firstplace,Cranfordisinpossessionof
der
the
Amazons;
alltheholdersofhousesaboveacertainrentarewomen.
Wenn
If
amarriedcouplecometosettlein
der
the
town,somehowthegentlemandisappears;
heis
entweder
either
fairlyfrightenedtodeathbybeingtheonly
mann
man
intheCranfordeveningparties,orheisaccountedforbybeingwithhisregiment,hisship,orcloselyengagedinbusinessallthe
woche
week
inthegreatneighbouringcommercialtownofDrumble,distantonlytwentymilesonarailroad.
Inshort,whateverdoesbecomeof
den
the
gentlemen,theyarenotatCranford.
What
könnten
could
theydoiftheywere
dort
there
?
Thesurgeonhashisroundofthirtymiles,
und
and
sleepsatCranford;
but
jeder
every
mancannotbeasurgeon.
Forkeeping
die
the
trimgardensfullofchoiceflowers
ohne
without
aweedtospeckthem;
forfrighteningawaylittleboyswholookwistfullyatthesaidflowers
durch
through
therailings;
forrushingoutatthegeesethatoccasionallyventureintothegardens
wenn
if
thegatesareleft
offen
open
;
fordecidingallquestionsofliterature
und
and
politicswithouttroublingthemselveswithunnecessaryreasonsorarguments;
forobtainingclear
und
and
correctknowledgeofeverybody’saffairsin
der
the
parish;
forkeepingtheirneatmaid-servantsinadmirable
ordnung
order
;
forkindness(somewhatdictatorial)tothepoor,
und
and
realtendergoodofficestoeachotherwhenevertheyareindistress,theladiesofCranfordare
ganz
quite
sufficient.
“Aman,”as
einer
one
ofthemobservedtome
einmal
once
,“issointhewayin
der
the
house!”
AlthoughtheladiesofCranford
kennen
know
alleachother’sproceedings,theyareexceedinglyindifferenttoeachother’sopinions.
Indeed,as
jede
each
hasherownindividuality,notto
sagen
say
eccentricity,prettystronglydeveloped,
nichts
nothing
issoeasyasverbalretaliation;
aber
but
,somehow,good-willreignsamongthemto
ein
a
considerabledegree.
TheCranfordladies
haben
have
onlyanoccasionallittlequarrel,spiritedoutina
paar
few
pepperywordsandangryjerksofthehead;
nur
just
enoughtopreventtheeventenoroftheirlivesfrombecomingtooflat.
Theirdressis
sehr
very
independentoffashion;
astheyobserve,“Whatdoesitsignifyhowwedress
hier
here
atCranford,whereeverybodyknowsus?”
Und
And
iftheygofromhome,theirreasonisequallycogent,“Whatdoesitsignifyhowwedress
hier
here
,wherenobodyknowsus?”
Die
The
materialsoftheirclothesare,ingeneral,
gut
good
andplain,andmostofthemarenearlyasscrupulousasMissTyler,ofcleanlymemory;
aber
but
Iwillanswerforit,
der
the
lastgigot,thelasttight
und
and
scantypetticoatinwearinEngland,was
gesehen
seen
inCranford—andseenwithout
ein
a
smile.
Icantestifyto
eine
a
magnificentfamilyredsilkumbrella,
unter
under
whichagentlelittlespinster,left
allein
alone
ofmanybrothersandsisters,usedtopattertochurchonrainydays.
Haben
Have
youanyredsilkumbrellasinLondon?
Wehad
eine
a
traditionofthefirstthathadeverbeen
gesehen
seen
inCranford;
andthelittleboysmobbed
es
it
,andcalledit“astickinpetticoats.”
It
könnte
might
havebeentheveryredsilkoneI
sein
have
described,heldbyastrong
vater
father
overatroopoflittleones;
die
the
poorlittlelady—thesurvivorofall—couldscarcelycarry
es
it
.
Thentherewererules
und
and
regulationsforvisitingandcalls;
und
and
theywereannouncedtoanyyoungpeoplewhomightbestayinginthe
stadt
town
,withallthesolemnitywithwhichtheoldManxlawswereread
einmal
once
ayearontheTinwaldMount.
“Ourfriends
haben
have
senttoinquirehowyouare
nach
after
yourjourneyto-night,mydear”(fifteenmilesinagentleman’scarriage);
“they
werden
will
giveyousomerest
morgen
to-morrow
,butthenextday,Ihavenodoubt,they
werden
will
call;
sobeatliberty
nach
after
twelve—fromtwelvetothreeareourcallinghours.”
Then,aftertheyhadcalled—.
“Itis
der
the
thirdday;
Idare
sagen
say
yourmammahastoldyou,my
liebe
dear
,nevertoletmore
als
than
threedayselapsebetweenreceivingacall
und
and
returningit;
andalso,
dass
that
youareneverto
bleiben
stay
longerthanaquarterofanhour.”
“ButamIto
schauen
look
atmywatch?
HowamItofindoutwhenaquarterofanhourhaspassed?”
“Youmustkeep
denken
thinking
aboutthetime,my
liebe
dear
,andnotallowyourselfto
vergessen
forget
itinconversation.”
Aseverybodyhad
diese
this
ruleintheirminds,whethertheyreceivedorpaid
ein
a
call,ofcoursenoabsorbingsubjectwaseverspoken
über
about
.
Wekeptourselvestoshortsentencesofsmalltalk,
und
and
werepunctualtoour
zeit
time
.
Iimaginethatafewof
der
the
gentlefolksofCranfordwere
arm
poor
,andhadsomedifficultyinmaking
beide
both
endsmeet;
buttheywerelike
die
the
Spartans,andconcealedtheirsmart
unter
under
asmilingface.
Wenoneofusspokeof
geld
money
,becausethatsubjectsavouredofcommerce
und
and
trade,andthoughsomemightbe
arm
poor
,wewereallaristocratic.
TheCranfordianshadthatkindlyespritdecorpswhichmadethemoverlook
alle
all
deficienciesinsuccesswhen
einige
some
amongthemtriedtoconcealtheirpoverty.
WhenMrsForrester,forinstance,gavea
party
party
inherbaby-houseofadwelling,
und
and
thelittlemaidendisturbedtheladiesonthesofabyarequest
dass
that
shemightgetthetea-trayoutfromunderneath,everyonetookthisnovelproceedingasthemostnatural
sache
thing
intheworld,andtalkedon
über
about
householdformsandceremoniesasifweall
glaubten
believed
thatourhostesshadaregularservants’hall,secondtable,withhousekeeper
und
and
steward,insteadoftheonelittlecharity-schoolmaiden,whoseshortruddyarms
könne
could
neverhavebeenstrong
genug
enough
tocarrythetrayupstairs,ifshehadnotbeenassistedinprivatebyhermistress,who
jetzt
now
satinstate,pretendingnotto
wissen
know
whatcakesweresent
nach oben
up
,thoughsheknew,andweknew,
und
and
sheknewthatweknew,
und
and
weknewthatsheknew
dass
that
weknew,shehadbeenbusyallthemorningmakingtea-bread
und
and
sponge-cakes.
Therewereoneor
zwei
two
consequencesarisingfromthisgeneral
aber
but
unacknowledgedpoverty,andthisverymuchacknowledgedgentility,
der
which
werenotamiss,and
der
which
mightbeintroducedinto
viele
many
circlesofsocietytotheirgreatimprovement.
Forinstance,theinhabitantsofCranfordkeptearlyhours,
und
and
clatteredhomeintheirpattens,
unter
under
theguidanceofalantern-bearer,
etwa
about
nineo’clockatnight;
und
and
thewholetownwasabed
und
and
asleepbyhalf-pastten.
Moreover,itwasconsidered“vulgar”(atremendous
wort
word
inCranford)togive
etwas
anything
expensive,inthewayofeatableordrinkable,at
den
the
eveningentertainments.
Waferbread-and-butter
und
and
sponge-biscuitswereallthat
die
the
HonourableMrsJamiesongave;
und
and
shewassister-in-lawto
die
the
lateEarlofGlenmire,althoughshedidpractise
solche
such
“eleganteconomy.”
“Eleganteconomy!”
Hownaturallyonefalls
wieder
back
intothephraseologyofCranford!
Dort
There
,economywasalways“elegant,”
und
and
money-spendingalways“vulgarandostentatious”;
eine
a
sortofsour-grapeismwhichmadeus
sehr
very
peacefulandsatisfied.
I
nie
never
shallforgetthedismay
fühlte
felt
whenacertainCaptainBrown
kam
came
toliveatCranford,
und
and
openlyspokeabouthisbeingpoor—notinawhispertoanintimate
freund
friend
,thedoorsandwindowsbeingpreviously
geschlossen
closed
,butinthepublic
straße
street
!
inaloudmilitaryvoice!
alleginghispovertyas
ein
a
reasonfornottaking
ein
a
particularhouse.
TheladiesofCranfordwere
bereits
already
rathermoaningovertheinvasionoftheirterritoriesbya
mann
man
andagentleman.
Hewas
ein
a
half-paycaptain,andhadobtained
einige
some
situationonaneighbouringrailroad,whichhadbeenvehementlypetitionedagainstbythelittle
stadt
town
;
andif,inadditiontohismasculinegender,
und
and
hisconnectionwiththeobnoxiousrailroad,hewassobrazenasto
sprechen
talk
ofbeingpoor—why,then,indeed,he
muss
must
besenttoCoventry.
Tod
Death
wasastrueandascommonaspoverty;
doch
yet
peopleneverspokeaboutthat,loudoutinthestreets.
Itwas
ein
a
wordnottobementionedtoearspolite.
Wehadtacitlyagreedtoignore
dass
that
anywithwhomweassociatedontermsofvisitingequality
könnte
could
everbepreventedbypovertyfrom
tun
doing
anythingthattheywished.
Wenn
If
wewalkedtoorfroma
party
party
,itwasbecausethe
nacht
night
wassofine,or
die
the
airsorefreshing,not
weil
because
sedan-chairswereexpensive.
Ifweworeprints,insteadofsummersilks,itwas
weil
because
wepreferredawashingmaterial;
und
and
soon,tillweblindedourselvesto
die
the
vulgarfactthatwewere,
alle
all
ofus,peopleof
sehr
very
moderatemeans.
Ofcourse,then,wedidnotknowwhattomakeofa
mann
man
whocouldspeakofpovertyasifitwasnotadisgrace.
Doch
Yet
,somehow,CaptainBrownmadehimselfrespectedinCranford,
und
and
wascalledupon,inspiteof
aller
all
resolutionstothecontrary.
Iwassurprisedto
hören
hear
hisopinionsquotedasauthorityat
ein
a
visitwhichIpaidtoCranford
etwa
about
ayearafterhehadsettledinthe
stadt
town
.
Myownfriendshadbeenamong
den
the
bitterestopponentsofanyproposaltovisit
den
the
Captainandhisdaughters,
nur
only
twelvemonthsbefore;
and
jetzt
now
hewasevenadmittedin
den
the
tabooedhoursbeforetwelve.
True,itwastodiscoverthe
ursache
cause
ofasmokingchimney,
bevor
before
thefirewaslighted;
aber
but
stillCaptainBrownwalkedupstairs,
nichts
nothing
daunted,spokeinavoicetoolargeforthe
raum
room
,andjokedquiteinthewayofatameman
über
about
thehouse.
Hehadbeenblindto
alle
all
thesmallslights,andomissionsoftrivialceremonies,withwhichhehadbeenreceived.
Hehadbeenfriendly,
obwohl
though
theCranfordladieshadbeen
cool
cool
;
hehadansweredsmallsarcasticcomplimentsingoodfaith;
und
and
withhismanlyfranknesshadoverpowered
alle
all
theshrinkingwhichmethimasa
mann
man
whowasnotashamedtobe
arm
poor
.
And,atlast,hisexcellentmasculinecommonsense,
und
and
hisfacilityindevisingexpedientstoovercomedomesticdilemmas,hadgainedhimanextraordinary
platz
place
asauthorityamongtheCranfordladies.
Hehimself
ging
went
oninhiscourse,asunawareofhispopularityashehadbeenof
das
the
reverse;
andIam
sicher
sure
hewasstartledonedaywhenhefoundhisadvicesohighlyesteemedastomake
einige
some
counselwhichhehadgiveninjesttobe
genommen
taken
insober,seriousearnest.
Itwason
dieses
this
subject:
AnoldladyhadanAlderneycow,whichshelookeduponasa
tochter
daughter
.
Youcouldnotpaytheshortquarterofanhourcall
ohne
without
beingtoldofthewonderfulmilkorwonderfulintelligenceof
dieses
this
animal.
Thewholetownknew
und
and
kindlyregardedMissBetsyBarker’sAlderney;
thereforegreatwasthesympathy
und
and
regretwhen,inanunguarded
moment
moment
,thepoorcowtumbledintoalime-pit.
Shemoanedsoloudlythatshewas
bald
soon
heardandrescued;
butmeanwhilethepoorbeasthad
verloren
lost
mostofherhair,
und
and
cameoutlookingnaked,
kalt
cold
,andmiserable,inabareskin.
Everybodypitiedtheanimal,
obwohl
though
afewcouldnotrestraintheirsmilesatherdrollappearance.
MissBetsyBarkerabsolutelycriedwithsorrow
und
and
dismay;
anditwassaidshe
gedacht
thought
oftryingabathofoil.
Dieses
This
remedy,perhaps,wasrecommendedbysome
einer
one
ofthenumberwhoseadviceshe
fragte
asked
;
buttheproposal,ifeveritwasmade,wasknockedonthe
kopf
head
byCaptainBrown’sdecided“Gether
eine
a
flannelwaistcoatandflanneldrawers,ma’am,
wenn
if
youwishtokeepher
am leben
alive
.
Butmyadviceis,
töten
kill
thepoorcreatureatonce.”
MissBetsyBarkerdriedhereyes,
und
and
thankedtheCaptainheartily;
shesetto
arbeit
work
,andby-and-byallthe
stadt
town
turnedouttosee
die
the
Alderneymeeklygoingtoherpasture,cladindarkgreyflannel.
Ihave
beobachtet
watched
hermyselfmanyatime.
Doyouever
gesehen
see
cowsdressedingreyflannelinLondon?
CaptainBrownhad
genommen
taken
asmallhouseon
der
the
outskirtsofthetown,
wo
where
helivedwithhistwodaughters.
He
muss
must
havebeenupwardsofsixtyatthetimeofthefirstvisitIpaidtoCranfordafterIhad
verlassen
left
itasaresidence.
Aber
But
hehadawiry,well-trained,elasticfigure,
eine
a
stiffmilitarythrow-backofhishead,
und
and
aspringingstep,whichmadehimappear
viel
much
youngerthanhewas.
Hiseldest
tochter
daughter
lookedalmostasoldashimself,
und
and
betrayedthefactthathisrealwas
mehr
more
thanhisapparentage.
MissBrown
muss
must
havebeenforty;
shehadasickly,pained,carewornexpressiononher
gesicht
face
,andlookedasifthegaietyofyouthhad
lange
long
fadedoutofsight.
Selbst
Even
whenyoungshemust
sein
have
beenplainandhard-featured.
MissJessieBrownwas
zehn
ten
yearsyoungerthanher
schwester
sister
,andtwentyshadesprettier.
Her
gesicht
face
wasroundanddimpled.
MissJenkyns
einmal
once
said,inapassion
gegen
against
CaptainBrown(thecauseofwhichIwill
sagen
tell
youpresently),“thatshe
dachte
thought
itwastimeforMissJessietoleaveoffherdimples,
und
and
notalwaystobe
versuchen
trying
tolooklikeachild.”
Itwas
wahr
true
therewassomethingchildlikeinher
gesicht
face
;
andtherewillbe,I
glaube
think
,tillshedies,thoughsheshouldlivetoahundred.
Hereyeswerelargebluewonderingeyes,lookingstraightatyou;
hernosewasunformed
und
and
snub,andherlipswere
rot
red
anddewy;
sheworeher
haare
hair
,too,inlittlerowsofcurls,whichheightened
dieses
this
appearance.
Idonotknowwhethershewasprettyornot;
aber
but
Ilikedherface,
und
and
sodideverybody,andI
taten
do
notthinkshecould
helfen
help
herdimples.
Shehad
etwas
something
ofherfather’sjauntinessofgait
und
and
manner;
andanyfemaleobserver
könnte
might
detectaslightdifferenceintheattireofthe
zwei
two
sisters—thatofMissJessiebeing
etwa
about
twopoundsperannummoreexpensive
als
than
MissBrown’s.
Twopoundswas
eine
a
largesuminCaptainBrown’sannualdisbursements.
SuchwastheimpressionmadeuponmebytheBrown
familie
family
whenIfirstsawthemall
zusammen
together
inCranfordChurch.
TheCaptainIhadmetbefore—ontheoccasionofthesmokychimney,whichhehadcuredbysomesimplealterationintheflue.
Inchurch,he
hielt
held
hisdoubleeye-glasstohiseyesduring
der
the
MorningHymn,andthenlifteduphis
kopf
head
erectandsangoutloud
und
and
joyfully.
Hemadetheresponseslouder
als
than
theclerk—anoldmanwith
ein
a
pipingfeeblevoice,who,I
glaube
think
,feltaggrievedattheCaptain’ssonorousbass,
und
and
quiveredhigherandhigherinconsequence.
Oncoming
aus
out
ofchurch,thebriskCaptainpaidthemostgallantattentiontohistwodaughters.
Henodded
und
and
smiledtohisacquaintances;
aber
but
heshookhandswithnoneuntilhehadhelpedMissBrowntounfurlherumbrella,hadrelievedherofherprayer-book,
und
and
hadwaitedpatientlytillshe,withtremblingnervoushands,hadtakenuphergownto
gehen
walk
throughthewetroads.
Iwonderwhat
die
the
CranfordladiesdidwithCaptainBrownattheirparties.
Wehadoftenrejoiced,informerdays,
dass
that
therewasnogentlemantobeattendedto,
und
and
tofindconversationfor,at
den
the
card-parties.
Wehadcongratulatedourselvesupon
den
the
snugnessoftheevenings;
und
and
,inourloveforgentility,
und
and
distasteofmankind,wehad
fast
almost
persuadedourselvesthattobe
ein
a
manwastobe“vulgar”;
so
dass
that
whenIfoundmyfriend
und
and
hostess,MissJenkyns,wasgoingto
sein
have
apartyinmyhonour,
und
and
thatCaptainandtheMissBrownswereinvited,Iwondered
sehr
much
whatwouldbethe
verlauf
course
oftheevening.
Card-tables,withgreenbaizetops,weresetoutbydaylight,justasusual;
itwas
die
the
thirdweekinNovember,so
die
the
eveningsclosedinabout
vier
four
.
Candles,andcleanpacksofcards,werearrangedoneachtable.
Das
The
firewasmadeup;
das
the
neatmaid-servanthadreceivedherlastdirections;
und
and
therewestood,dressedinourbest,
jeder
each
withacandle-lighterinourhands,
bereit
ready
todartatthecandlesassoonasthe
erste
first
knockcame.
PartiesinCranfordweresolemnfestivities,making
die
the
ladiesfeelgravelyelatedastheysat
zusammen
together
intheirbestdresses.
Assoonas
drei
three
hadarrived,wesatdownto“Preference,”Ibeing
der
the
unluckyfourth.
Thenext
vier
four
comerswereputdownimmediatelytoanothertable;
und
and
presentlythetea-trays,whichIhad
gesehen
seen
setoutinthestore-roomasIpassedinthe
morgen
morning
,wereplacedeachonthemiddleofacard-table.
Das
The
chinawasdelicateegg-shell;
das
the
old-fashionedsilverglitteredwithpolishing;
aber
but
theeatableswereoftheslightestdescription.
Während
While
thetrayswereyetonthetables,Captain
und
and
theMissBrownscamein;
und
and
Icouldseethat,somehowor
andere
other
,theCaptainwasafavouritewith
aller
all
theladiespresent.
Ruffledbrowsweresmoothed,sharpvoicesloweredathisapproach.
MissBrownlookedill,
und
and
depressedalmosttogloom.
MissJessiesmiledasusual,
und
and
seemednearlyaspopularasher
vater
father
.
Heimmediatelyandquietlyassumed
den
the
man’splaceinthe
raum
room
;
attendedtoeveryone’swants,lessenedtheprettymaid-servant’slabourby
warteten
waiting
onemptycupsandbread-and-butterlessladies;
und
and
yetdiditallinsoeasy
und
and
dignifiedamanner,andso
sehr
much
asifitwerea
sache
matter
ofcourseforthestrongtoattendtotheweak,thathewasatrue
mann
man
throughout.
Heplayedforthreepennypointswithasgraveaninterestasiftheyhadbeenpounds;
und
and
yet,inallhisattentiontostrangers,hehad
ein
an
eyeonhissufferingdaughter—forsufferingIwas
sicher
sure
shewas,thoughto
viele
many
eyesshemightonlyappeartobeirritable.
MissJessie
konnte
could
notplaycards:
butshetalkedtothesitters-out,who,
bevor
before
hercoming,hadbeenratherinclinedtobecross.
Shesang,
auch
too
,toanoldcrackedpiano,whichI
glaube
think
hadbeenaspinetinitsyouth.
MissJessiesang,“JockofHazeldean”
ein
a
littleoutoftune;
aber
but
wewerenoneofusmusical,
obwohl
though
MissJenkynsbeattime,
aus
out
oftime,bywayofappearingtobeso.
Itwas
sehr
very
goodofMissJenkynsto
tun
do
this;
forIhad
gesehen
seen
that,alittlebefore,shehadbeenagooddealannoyedbyMissJessieBrown’sunguardedadmissionproposofShetlandwool)
dass
that
shehadanuncle,hermother’s
bruder
brother
,whowasashopkeeperinEdinburgh.
MissJenkyns
versuchte
tried
todrownthisconfessionbyaterriblecough—fortheHonourableMrsJamiesonwassittingatacard-tablenearestMissJessie,
und
and
whatwouldshesayor
denken
think
ifshefoundoutshewasinthesame
zimmer
room
withashop-keeper’sniece!
Aber
But
MissJessieBrown(whohadnotact,asweallagreedthenext
morgen
morning)
wouldrepeattheinformation,
und
and
assureMissPoleshe
könnte
could
easilygethertheidenticalShetlandwoolrequired,“throughmy
onkel
uncle
,whohasthebestassortmentofShetlandgoodsofanyoneinEdinbro’.”
Itwasto
nehmen
take
thetasteofthis
aus
out
ofourmouths,and
den
the
soundofthisoutofourears,thatMissJenkynsproposed
musik
music
;
soIsayagain,itwas
sehr
very
goodofherto
schlagen
beat
timetothesong.
Als
When
thetraysre-appearedwithbiscuits
und
and
wine,punctuallyataquartertonine,therewasconversation,comparingofcards,
und
and
talkingovertricks;
butby-and-byCaptainBrownsported
ein
a
bitofliterature.
“Haveyou
gesehen
seen
anynumbersof‘ThePickwickPapers’?”
saidhe.
(Theywerethenpublishinginparts.)
“Capitalthing!”
NowMissJenkynswas
tochter
daughter
ofadeceasedrectorofCranford;
und
and
,onthestrengthof
eine
a
numberofmanuscriptsermons,
und
and
aprettygoodlibraryofdivinity,consideredherselfliterary,
und
and
lookeduponanyconversation
über
about
booksasachallengeto
sich
her
.
Sosheansweredandsaid,“Yes,shehad
gesehen
seen
them;
indeed,shemight
sagen
say
shehadreadthem.”
“Andwhatdoyouthinkofthem?”
exclaimedCaptainBrown.
“Aren’ttheyfamouslygood?”
SourgedMissJenkyns
konnte
could
notbutspeak.
“I
muss
must
say,Idon’tthinktheyarebyanymeansequaltoDrJohnson.
Still,
vielleicht
perhaps
,theauthorisyoung.
Lassen
Let
himpersevere,andwhoknowswhathe
kann
may
becomeifhewilltake
den
the
greatDoctorforhismodel?”
Thiswasevidentlytoo
viel
much
forCaptainBrowntotakeplacidly;
und
and
Isawthewordsonthetipofhistongue
bevor
before
MissJenkynshadfinishedhersentence.
“Itis
ganz
quite
adifferentsortof
sache
thing
,mydearmadam,”hebegan.
“Iamquiteawareofthat,”returnedshe.
“AndImakeallowances,CaptainBrown.”
“Justallowmetoreadyou
eine
a
sceneoutofthismonth’snumber,”pleadedhe.
“Ihaditonlythis
morgen
morning
,andIdon’tthink
die
the
companycanhavereadityet.”
“Asyouplease,”saidshe,settlingherselfwithan
luft
air
ofresignation.
Hereadtheaccountofthe“swarry”whichSamWellergaveatBath.
Einige
Some
ofuslaughedheartily.
Ididnotdare,
weil
because
Iwasstayinginthe
haus
house
.