AfterfirstgoingtotheOwen，atCampobello，thePasmerstookroomsattheTy’n-y-Coed，whichissomuchgayer，evenifitisnotsocharacteristicoftheoldWelshAdmiral’sbaronialpossessionoftheisland。Itischaracteristicenough，andperchedonitsbluffoverlookingthebay，orwhateverthebodyofwateris，itseesascoreofprettyislesandlongreachesofmainlandcoast，withawhitemarbleeffectofwhite-paintedwoodenEastport，nestledinthewidelapoftheshore，inapparentluxuryandapparentinnocenceofsmugglingandthemanufactureofherringsardines。ThewatersthatwraptheislandinmorningandeveningfogtempertheairofthelatitudetoaNewportsoftnessinsummer，withasortofinnercoolnessthatispeculiarlydelicious，lullingthedaywithlongcalmsandlightbreezes，andafternightfallcommonlysendingastiffgaletotrythestopsofthehotel’sgablesandcasements，andtomakethecheerfulblazeonitspublichearthsacceptable。OnceortwiceadaytheEastportferry-boatarrives，withpassengersfromthesouthward，atafloatingwharfthatsinksorswimshalfahundredfeetonthemightytidesoftheNortheast;butallnightlongtheislandisshutuptoitsownmemoriesanddevices。TheprettyromanceoftheoldsailorwholeftEnglandtobecomeasortoffeudalseigneurhere，withaholdingoftheentireisland，anditsfisher-folkforhisvilleins，formsapicturesquebackgroundfortheaestheticleisureandsocietyinthethreehotelsrememberinghimandhislanguageintheirnames，andhousingwithafewcottagesallthesojournersontheisland。Bydaythebroadhotelpiazzassheltersuchoftheguestsasprefertoletothersmaketheirexcursionsintotheheartoftheisland，andarounditsrocky，sea-beatenborders;andatnight，whenthefallingmistshavebroughttheearlydark，andfromlighthousetolighthousethefog-hornsmoanandlowtooneanother，thepiazzascedetothecorridorsandtheparloursandsmoking-rooms。Thelifedoesnotgreatlydifferfromotherseasidehotellifeonthesurface，andifoneweretomakedistinctionsonewouldperhapsbeginbysayingthathotelsocietytherehasmuchofthetoneofcottagesocietyelsewhere，withalittlemoreaccessibility。Asthereaderdoubtlessknows，thegreatmassofBostonsociety，thoughtfulofitsownweightandbulk，transportsitselfdowntheNorthShorescarcelyfurtherthanManchesteratthefurthest;buttherearemorecourageousormoredetachablespiritswhoventureintomoredistantregions。ThesecontributesomewhattowardpeoplingBarHarbourinthesummer，buttheyscarcelycharacteriseitinanydegree;whileatCampobellotheysettleinlittledaringcolonies，whoseself-reliancewillenlisttheadmirationofthesympatheticobserver。Theydonotrefusetheknowledgeofothercoloniesofotherstirpsandorigins，andtheyevencombineintemporaryalliancewiththem。But，afterall，Bostonspeaksonelanguage，andNewYorkanother，andWashingtonathird，andthoughtheseveraldialectshaveonlyslightdifferencesofinflection，theirmoralaccentsrendereachalittledifficultfortheothers。Infacteverysocietyisrepellantofstrangersinthedegreethatitissufficienttoitself，andisincuriousconcerningtherestoftheworld。Ifithasnottheelementsofself-
satisfactioninit，ifitisuninformedandnewandrestless，itismorehospitablethananoldersocietywhichhasasenseofmeritfoundeduponhistoricaldocuments，andneednolongergooutofitselfforcomparisonsofanysort，knowingthatifitseeksanythingbetteritwillprobablybedisappointed。Thenaturalman，thesavage，isasindifferenttoothersastheexclusive，andthosewhoaccusethecoldnessoftheBostonians，andtheirreluctantorrepellantbehaviourtowardunknownpeople，accusenotonlycivilisation，butnatureitself。
Thatloveofindependencewhichisnotableinuseveninourmostacquiescentphasesathomeisperhapswhatbringsthesecultivatedandagreeablepeoplesofaraway，wheretheycanachieveasortofsylvanurbanitywithoutresponsibility，andwithoutthatmeasuringofpurseswhichattendsthesummerdisplayelsewhere。AtCampobelloonemightbepoorwithalmostaslittleshameasinCambridgeifonewerecultivated。
Mrs。Pasmer，whoseldomfailedofdoingjusttherightthingforherself，hadpromptlydivinedtheadvantagesofCampobelloforherfamily。Sheknew，bydintofalittleinquiry，andfromthevolunteerinformationofenthusiastswhohadbeentherethesummerbefore，justwhowaslikelytobethereduringthesummerwithwhichshenowfoundherselfconfronted。
Campobellobeingyetanewthing，itwasnotopentotheobjectionthatyouweresuretomeetsuchandsuchpeople，moreorlesscommonordisagreeable，there;whateverhappened，itcouldbelightlyhandledintheretrospectastheadventureofapartialandfragmentarysummerwhenreallyshehardlycaredwheretheywent。