Onehandwasfullofpapers，tickets，counterfoilsoftourists。
　　Thepeopleofthepersonallyconductedpartywere，itseemed，oftwosorts；peopletheconductorwantedandcouldnotfind，andpeoplehedidnotwantandwhofollowedhiminasteadilygrowingtailupanddowntheplatform。Thesepeopleseemed，indeed，tothinkthattheironechanceofreachingRomelayinkeepingclosetohim。Threelittleoldladieswereparticularlyenergeticinhispursuit，andatlastmaddenedhimtothepitchofclappingthemintoacarriageanddaringthemtoemergeagain。Fortherestofthetime，one，two，orthreeoftheirheadsprotrudedfromthewindowwailingenquiriesabout“alittlewickerworkbox“
　　wheneverhedrewnear。Therewasaverystoutmanwithaverystoutwifeinshinyblack；therewasalittleoldmanlikeanagedhostler。
　　“WhatCANsuchpeoplewantinRome？“askedMissWinchelsea。“Whatcanitmeantothem？“Therewasaverytallcurateinaverysmallstrawhat，andaveryshortcurateencumberedbyalongcamerastand。ThecontrastamusedFannyverymuch。Oncetheyheardsomeonecallingfor“Snooks。““Ialwaysthoughtthatnamewasinventedbynovelists，“saidMissWinchelsea。“Fancy！Snooks。IwonderwhichISMr。Snooks。“Finallytheypickedoutaverystoutandresolutelittlemaninalargechecksuit。“Ifheisn’tSnooks，heoughttobe，“saidMissWinchelsea。
　　PresentlytheconductordiscoveredHelen’sattemptatacornerincarriages。“Roomforfive，“hebawledwithaparalleltranslationonhisfingers。Apartyoffourtogether——mother，father，andtwodaughters——blunderedin，allgreatlyexcited。“It’sallright，Ma，youletme，“saidoneofthedaughters，hittinghermother’sbonnetwithahandbagshestruggledtoputintherack。MissWinchelseadetestedpeoplewhobangedaboutandcalledtheirmother“Ma。“
　　Ayoungmantravellingalonefollowed。Hewasnotatall“touristy“
　　inhiscostume，MissWinchelseaobserved；hisGladstonebagwasofgoodpleasantleatherwithlabelsreminiscentofLuxembourgandOstend，andhisboots，thoughbrown，werenotvulgar。Hecarriedanovercoatonhisarm。Beforethesepeoplehadproperlysettledintheirplaces，cameaninspectionofticketsandaslammingofdoors，andbehold！theywereglidingoutofCharingCrossstationontheirwaytoRome。
　　“Fancy！“criedFanny，“wearegoingtoRome，mydear！Rome！Idon’tseemtobelieveit，evennow。“
　　MissWinchelseasuppressedFanny’semotionswithalittlesmile，andtheladywhowascalled“Ma“explainedtopeopleingeneralwhytheyhad“cutitsoclose“atthestation。Thetwodaughterscalledher“Ma“severaltimes，tonedherdowninatactlesseffectiveway，anddroveheratlasttothemutteredinventoryofabasketoftravellingrequisites。Presentlyshelookedup。“Lor’！“shesaid，“Ididn’tbringTHEM！“Boththedaughterssaid“Oh，Ma！“butwhat“them“wasdidnotappear。PresentlyFannyproducedHare’sWalksinRome，asortofmitigatedguide-bookverypopularamongRomanvisitors；andthefatherofthetwodaughtersbegantoexaminehisbooksofticketsminutely，apparentlyinasearchafterEnglishwords。Whenhehadlookedattheticketsforalongtimerightwayup，heturnedthemupsidedown。Thenheproducedafountainpenanddatedthemwithconsiderablecare。Theyoungman，havingcompletedanunostentatioussurveyofhisfellowtravellers，producedabookandfelltoreading。WhenHelenandFannywerelookingoutofthewindowatChiselhurst——theplaceinterestedFannybecausethepoordearEmpressoftheFrenchusedtolivethere——MissWinchelseatooktheopportunitytoobservethebooktheyoungmanheld。Itwasnotaguide-book，butalittlethinvolumeofpoetry——BOUND。Sheglancedathisface——itseemedarefinedpleasantfacetoherhastyglance。
　　Heworealittlegiltpince-nez。“Doyouthinkshelivestherenow？“saidFanny，andMissWinchelsea’sinspectioncametoanend。
　　FortherestofthejourneyMissWinchelseatalkedlittle，andwhatshesaidwasaspleasantandasstampedwithrefinementasshecouldmakeit。Hervoicewasalwayslowandclearandpleasant，andshetookcarethatonthisoccasionitwasparticularlylowandclearandpleasant。Astheycameunderthewhitecliffstheyoungmanputhisbookofpoetryaway，andwhenatlastthetrainstoppedbesidetheboat，hedisplayedagracefulalacritywiththeimpedimentaofMissWinchelseaandherfriends。MissWinchelseahatednonsense，butshewaspleasedtoseetheyoungmanperceivedatoncethattheywereladies，andhelpedthemwithoutanyviolentgeniality；
　　andhownicelyheshowedthathiscivilitiesweretobenoexcuseforfurtherintrusions。NoneofherlittlepartyhadbeenoutofEnglandbefore，andtheywereallexcitedandalittlenervousattheChannelpassage。Theystoodinalittlegroupinagoodplacenearthemiddleoftheboat——theyoungmanhadtakenMissWinchelsea’scarry-allthereandhadtoldheritwasagoodplace——andtheywatchedthewhiteshoresofAlbionrecedeandquotedShakespeareandmadequietfunoftheirfellowtravellersintheEnglishway。
　　Theywereparticularlyamusedattheprecautionsthebigger-sizedpeoplehadtakenagainstthelittlewaves——cutlemonsandflasksprevailed，oneladylayfull-lengthinadeckchairwithahandkerchiefoverherface，andaverybroadresolutemaninabrightbrown“touristy“suitwalkedallthewayfromEnglandtoFrancealongthedeck，withhislegsaswidelyapartasProvidencepermitted。Thesewereallexcellentprecautions，and，nobodywasill。ThepersonallyconductedpartypursuedtheconductoraboutthedeckwithenquiriesinamannerthatsuggestedtoHelen’smindtherathervulgarimageofhenswithapieceofbaconpeel，untilatlasthewentintohidingbelow。AndtheyoungmanwiththethinvolumeofpoetrystoodatthesternwatchingEnglandreceding，lookingratherlonelyandsadtoMissWinchelsea’seye。
　　AndthencameCalaisandtumultuousnovelties，andtheyoungmanhadnotforgottenMissWinchelsea’shold-allandtheotherlittlethings。Allthreegirls，thoughtheyhadpassedgovernmentexaminationsinFrenchtoanyextent，werestrickenwithadumbshameoftheiraccents，andtheyoungmanwasveryuseful。Andhedidnotintrude。
　　Heputtheminacomfortablecarriageandraisedhishatandwentaway。MissWinchelseathankedhiminherbestmanner——apleasing，cultivatedmanner——andFannysaidhewas“nice“almostbeforehewasoutofearshot。“Iwonderwhathecanbe，“saidHelen。“He’sgoingtoItaly，becauseInoticedgreenticketsinhisbook。“
　　MissWinchelseaalmosttoldthemofthepoetry，anddecidednottodoso。Andpresentlythecarriagewindowsseizedholduponthemandtheyoungmanwasforgotten。ItmadethemfeelthattheyweredoinganeducatedsortofthingtotravelthroughacountrywhosecommonestadvertisementswereinidiomaticFrench，andMissWinchelseamadeunpatrioticcomparisonsbecausetherewereweedylittlesign-boardadvertisementsbytherailsideinsteadofthebroadhoardingsthatdefacethelandscapeinourland。ButthenorthofFranceisreallyuninterestingcountry，andafteratimeFannyrevertedtoHare’sWalksandHeleninitiatedlunch。MissWinchelseaawokeoutofahappyreverie；shehadbeentryingtorealise，shesaid，thatshewasactuallygoingtoRome，butsheperceivedatHelen’ssuggestionthatshewashungry，andtheylunchedoutoftheirbasketsverycheerfully。IntheafternoontheyweretiredandsilentuntilHelenmadetea。MissWinchelseamighthavedozed，onlysheknewFannysleptwithhermouthopen；andastheirfellowpassengersweretworathernicecritical-lookingladiesofuncertainage——whoknewFrenchwellenoughtotalkit——sheemployedherselfinkeepingFannyawake。Therhythmofthetrainbecameinsistent，andthestreaminglandscapeoutsidebecameatlastquitepainfultotheeye。Theywerealreadydreadfullytiredoftravellingbeforetheirnight’sstoppagecame。
　　Thestoppageforthenightwasbrightenedbytheappearanceoftheyoungman，andhismannerswereallthatcouldbedesiredandhisFrenchquiteserviceable。Hiscouponsavailedforthesamehotelastheirs，andbychanceasitseemedhesatnextMissWinchelseaatthetabled’hote。InspiteofherenthusiasmforRome，shehadthoughtoutsomesuchpossibilityverythoroughly，andwhenheventuredtomakearemarkuponthetediousnessoftravelling——heletthesoupandfishgobybeforehedidthis——shedidnotsimplyassenttohisproposition，butrespondedwithanother。Theyweresooncomparingtheirjourneys，andHelenandFannywerecruellyoverlookedintheconversation。Itwastobethesamejourney，theyfound；onedayforthegalleriesatFlorence——“fromwhatI
　　hear，“saidtheyoungman，“itisbarelyenough，“——andtherestatRome。HetalkedofRomeverypleasantly；hewasevidentlyquitewellread，andhequotedHoraceaboutSoracte。MissWinchelseahad“done“thatbookofHoraceforhermatriculation，andwasdelightedtocaphisquotation。Itgaveasortoftonetothings，thisincident——atouchofrefinementtomerechatting。Fannyexpressedafewemotions，andHeleninterpolatedafewsensibleremarks，butthebulkofthetalkonthegirls’sidenaturallyfelltoMissWinchelsea。
　　BeforetheyreachedRomethisyoungmanwastacitlyoftheirparty。
　　Theydidnotknowhisnamenorwhathewas，butitseemedhetaught，andMissWinchelseahadashrewdideahewasanextensionlecturer。
　　Atanyratehewassomethingofthatsort，somethinggentlemanlyandrefinedwithoutbeingopulentandimpossible。ShetriedonceortwicetoascertainwhetherhecamefromOxfordorCambridge，buthemissedhertimidimportunities。Shetriedtogethimtomakeremarksaboutthoseplacestoseeifhewouldsay“comeup“totheminsteadof“godown“——sheknewthatwashowyoutolda’Varsityman。
　　Heusedtheword“’Varsity“——notuniversity——inquitetheproperway。
　　TheysawasmuchofMr。Ruskin’sFlorenceasthebrieftimepermitted；
　　hemettheminthePittiGalleryandwentroundwiththem，chattingbrightly，andevidentlyverygratefulfortheirrecognition。Heknewagreatdealaboutart，andallfourenjoyedthemorningimmensely。
　　Itwasfinetogoroundrecognisingoldfavouritesandfindingnewbeauties，especiallywhilesomanypeoplefumbledhelplesslywithBaedeker。Norwasheabitofaprig，MissWinchelseasaid，andindeedshedetestedprigs。Hehadadistinctundertoneofhumour，andwasfunny，forexample，withoutbeingvulgar，attheexpenseofthequaintworkofBeatoAngelico。Hehadagraveseriousnessbeneathitall，andwasquicktoseizethemorallessonsofthepictures。
　　Fannywentsoftlyamongthesemasterpieces；sheadmitted“sheknewsolittleaboutthem，“andsheconfessedthattohertheywere“allbeautiful。“Fanny’s“beautiful“inclinedtobealittlemonotonous，MissWinchelseathought。ShehadbeenquitegladwhenthelastsunnyAlphadvanished，becauseofthestaccatoofFanny’sadmiration。
　　Helensaidlittle，butMissWinchelseahadfoundheralittlewantingontheaestheticsideintheolddaysandwasnotsurprised；sometimesshelaughedattheyoungman’shesitatingdelicatelittlejestsandsometimesshedidn’t，andsometimessheseemedquitelosttotheartabouttheminthecontemplationofthedressesoftheothervisitors。
　　AtRometheyoungmanwaswiththemintermittently。Arather“touristy“friendofhistookhimawayattimes。HecomplainedcomicallytoMissWinchelsea。“IhaveonlytwoshortweeksinRome，“
　　hesaid，“andmyfriendLeonardwantstospendawholedayatTivoli，lookingatawaterfall。“