TheyfoundBurnamyexpectingthematthestationinCarlsbad，andshescoldedhimlikeamotherfortakingthetroubletomeetthem，whileshekeptbackforthepresentanysignofknowingthathehadstaidoveradaywiththeTriscoesinLeipsic。Hewasasaffectionatelygladtoseeherandherhusbandasshecouldhavewished，butshewouldhavelikeditbetterifhehadownedupatonceaboutLeipsic。Hedidnot，anditseemedtoherthathewasholdingheratarm’s-lengthinhisanswersabouthisemployer。Hewouldnotsayhowhelikedhiswork，orhowhelikedMr。Stoller；hemerelysaidthattheywereatPupp’stogether，andthathehadgotinagoodday’sworkalready；andsincehewouldsaynomore，shecontentedherselfwiththat。
Thelongdrivefromthestationtothehotelwasbystreetsthatwounddownthehill-sidelikethoseofanItalianmountaintown，betweengaystuccoedhouses，ofSouthernratherthanofNorthernarchitecture；andtheimpressionofaLatincountrywasheightenedataturnoftheroadwhichbroughtintoviewacolossalcrucifixplantedagainstacurtainofdarkgreenfoliageonthebrowofoneofthewoodedheightsthatsurroundedCarlsbad。WhentheyreachedtheleveloftheTepl，thehill-
fedtorrentthatbrawlsthroughthelittlecityunderprettybridgeswithinwallsofsolidmasonry，theyfoundthemselvesinalmosttheonlyvehicleonabrilliantpromenadethrongedwithacosmopolitanworld。
Germansineverymannerofmisfit；PolishJewsinlongblackgabardines，withtightcorkscrewcurlsontheirtemplesundertheirblackvelvetderbys；Austrianofficersintightcorsets；Greekpriestsinflowingrobesandbrimlesshighhats；RussiansincaftansandCossacksinAstrakhancaps，accentedthemorehomogeneousmassesofwesternEuropeans，inwhichitwouldhavebeenhardtosaywhichwereEnglish，FrenchorItalians。Amongthevividlydressedladies，somewereimaginablyParisianfromtheirchiccostumes，buttheymighteasilyhavebeenHungariansorLevantinesoftaste；someAmericans，whomighthavepassedunknownintheperfectionoftheirdress，gavetheirnationalityawayintheflatwoodentonesoftheirvoices，whichmadethemselvesheardabovethelowhumoftalkandthewhisperoftheinnumerablefeet。
Theomnibusworkeditswayataslowwalkamongthepromenadersgoingandcomingbetweentherowsofpollardlocustsononesideandthebrightwallsofthehousesontheother。Underthetreesweretables，servedbyprettybareheadedgirlswhorantoandfromtherestaurantsacrosstheway。Onbothsidesflashedandglitteredthelittleshopsfullofsilver，glass，jewelry，terracottafigurines，wood-carvings，andalltheidlefripperyofwatering-placetraffic：theysuggestedParis，andtheysuggestedSaratoga，andthentheywereofCarlsbadandofnoplaceelseintheworld，asthecrowdwhichmighthavebeenthatofothercitiesatcertainmomentscouldonlyhavebeenofCarlsbadinitshabitualeffect。