The Age of Innocence

how to reach some sort of conveyance. There are no porters, and no one here seems to listen—\"

\"I know: our American stations must surprise you. When you ask for a porter they give you chewing-gum. But if you'll come along I'll extricate you; and you must really lunch with me, you know.\"

The young man, after a just perceptible hesitation, replied, with profuse thanks, and in a tone that did not carry complete conviction, that


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how to reach some sort of conveyance. There are no porters, and no one here seems to listen—\"

\"I know: our American stations must surprise you. When you ask for a porter they give you chewing-gum. But if you'll come along I'll extricate you; and you must really lunch with me, you know.\"

The young man, after a just perceptible hesitation, replied, with profuse thanks, and in a tone that did not carry complete conviction, that


895 of 1313