",dearest," Archersaid; ; andthesetwotheyhadsedulouslyavoided, inconformitywiththeoldNewYorktraditionthatitwasnot "dignified" toforceone'sselfonthenoticeofone'sacquaintancesinforeigncountries.
, inthecourseoftheirvisitstoEurope, hadsounflinchinglyliveduptothisprinciple, andmetthefriendlyadvancesoftheirfellow-travellerswithanairofsuchimpenetrablereserve, thattheyhadalmostachievedtherecordofneverhavingexchangedawordwitha "foreigner" —savethosepreviouslyknownorproperlyaccredited—theytreatedwithanevenmorepronounceddisdain; sothat, unlesstheyranacrossaChivers, aDagonetoraMingott, ; andonenightatBotzenoneofthetwoEnglishladiesintheroomacrossthepassage (whosenames, dressandsocialsituationwerealreadyintimatelyknowntoJaney) —theintruder'ssister, —hadbeenseizedwithasuddenattackofbronchitis; , whonevertravelledwithoutacompletefamilypharmacy, wasfortunatelyabletoproducetherequiredremedy.
, andassheandhersisterMissHarleweretravellingalonetheywereprofoundlygratefultotheArcherladies, whosuppliedthemwithingeniouscomfortsandwhoseefficientmaidhelpedtonursetheinvalidbacktohealth.
