house，withpeopletalkingfromthewindowsround，andrevellersinthecostumeoftheperioddrinkingbeerandeatingsausagesattablesintheopenair。Theireatinganddrinkingweregenuine，andinthemidstofitarealrainbegan，topourdownuponthem，withoutaffectingthemanymorethaniftheyhadbeenGermansofthenineteenthcentury。ButitdrovetheAmericanstoashelterfromwhichtheycouldnotseetheplay，andwhenitheldup，theymadetheirwaybacktotheirhotel。
Theircarwasfullofreturningpleasurers，someofwhomwerehappybeyondthesoberwontofthefatherland。Theconductortookaspecialinterestinhistipsypassengers，tryingtokeeptheminorder，andgeniallyentreatingthemtobequietwhentheyweretooobstreperous。
Fromtimetotimehegotsomeofthemoff，andthen，whenheremountedthecar，heappealedtotheremainingpassengersfortheirsympathywithaninnocentsmile，whichtheAmericans，stillstrangetotheunjoyousphysiognomyoftheGermanEmpire，failedtovalueatitsrareworth。
BeforehesleptthatnightMarchtriedtoassemblefromtheexperiencesandimpressionsofthedaysomefactswhichhewouldnotbeashamedofasaseriousobserveroflifeinLeipsic，andherememberedthattheirguidehadsaidhouse-rentwasverylow。Hegeneralizedfromtheguide’scontentwithhisfeethattheGermanswerenotveryrapacious；andhebecamequiteirrelevantlyawarethatinGermanynoman’sclothesfittedhim，orseemedexpectedtofithim；thatthewomendressedsomewhatbetter，andwereratherprettysometimes，andthattheyhadfeetaslargeasthekindheartsoftheGermansofeveryageandsex。Hewasabletonote，rathermorefreshly，thatwithalltheirkindnesstheGermanswereaverynervouspeople，ifnotirritable，andattheleastcausegavewaytoanagitation，whichindeedquicklypassed，butwasviolentwhileitlasted。Severaltimesthatdayhehadseenencountersbetweentheportierandguestsatthehotelwhichpromisedviolence，butwhichendedpeacefullyassoonassomesimplequestionoftrain-timewassolved。
Theencountersalwayslefttheportierpurpleandperspiring，asanyagitationmustwithamansotightinhislivery。Hebemoanedhimselfafteroneofthemasthevictimofanunhappycalling，inwhichhecouldtakenoexercise。“Itisalifeofexcitements，butnotofmovements。”