AsusualatSaratoga，earlythenextmorninggroupsofpeoplewereseenmovingfromthedifferenthotels，towardstheCongressSpring。Itwasapleasantday，andgreatnumbersappeareddisposedtodrinkthewateratthefountain-head，insteadofhavingitbroughttotheirrooms。TheHazlehurstswerenottheonlypartyofouracquaintanceswhohadarrivedthenightbefore。
TheWyllysesfoundMissEmmaTayloralreadyontheground，chatteringinahighkeywithatall，whiskeredyouth。ThemomentshesawElinor，shesprangforwardtomeether。
{“CongressSpring“=principalmineralwatersourceatSaratogaSprings}
“Howdoyoudo，MissWyllys？——Areyounotsurprisedtoseemehere？”
“Onecanhardlybesurprisedatmeetinganybodyinsuchacrowd，“