The Marches let the old fellows walk away together, followed by the wife
of the one and the daughter of the other. They saw the young girl making
some graceful overtures of speech to the elder woman as they went.
"That was rather fine, my dear," said Mrs. March.
"Well, I don't know. It was a little too dramatic, wasn't it? It wasn't
what I should have expected of real life."
"Oh, you spoil everything! If that's the spirit you're going through
Europe in!"
"It isn't. As soon as I touch European soil I shall reform."