'We listen, go on, Granny,' replied the irreverent girls.
'If we stay here a week longer, we are ruined. Firstly, this Metropole is an expensive hotel; also noisy and full of fashionable people, whom I hate. Secondly1, the allurements2 of the jewellers' shops are too much for us, and we had better flee before we spend all our money.[Pg 176] Thirdly, if war does break out along the Rhine, as rumour3 now predicts, Geneva will be crammed4 with people whose plans, like ours, are upset; therefore we had better skip across the lake, and secure a comfortable place for ourselves at Vevey or Montreaux, for we shall probably have to winter there.'
'Hear, hear! we will do it, and if Italy doesn't get over her revolution in time for us to go to Rome, we must content ourselves with some nook in this refuge for all wanderers on the face of the continent,' said Amanda.
'But I like Geneva so much. It's such fun to watch the splendid waiters file in at dinner, looking like young gentlemen ready for a ball; the house is so gay, and the shops!—never did I dream of such richness before. Do stay another week and buy a few more things,' prayed Matilda, who spent most of her time[Pg 177] gloating over the jewelry5, and tempting6 her sister to buy all manner of useless gauds.
'No: we will go to-morrow. I know of several good pensions at Vevey, so we are sure of getting in somewhere. Pack at once, and let us flee,' returned Lavinia, who, having bought a watch, a ring, and a locket, felt that it was time to go.
And go they did, settling for a month at Bex, a little town up the valley of the Rhone, remarkable7 for its heat, its dirt, its lovely scenery, and the remarkable perfection to which its inhabitants had brought the goître, nearly every one being blessed with an unsightly bunch upon the neck, which they decorated with ribbons and proudly displayed to the disgusted traveller.
Here in the rambling8 old Hôtel des Bains, with its balconies, gardens, and little rooms, the[Pg 178] wanderers reposed10 for a time. A Polish countess, with her lover, daughter, and governess, conferred distinction upon the house. An old Hungarian count, who laboured under the delusion11 that he descended12 in a direct line from Zenobia, also adorned13 the scene. An artist with two pretty boys, named Alfred Constable14 Landseer Reynolds and Allston West Cuyp Vandyke, afforded Matilda much satisfaction.
English mammas with prim15 daughters of thirty or so still tied to their apron-strings were to be found, of course, for they are everywhere; also wandering French folk raving16 about the war one minute and tearing their hair over bad coffee the next.
Amanda read newspapers and talked politics with the old count; while Lavinia, with a paper bag of apricots under one arm and a volume of Disraeli's novels under the other, spent her[Pg 179] shining hours wandering from balcony to garden, enjoying the heat, which gave her a short respite17 from her woes18.
While here Matilda, in company with a kindred soul, made the ascent19 of Mount St. Bernard with the pleasing accompaniments of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning. But the irrepressible Americans went on in spite of warnings from more prudent20 travellers who stopped half-way. With one mule21 and a guide for escort, the two enthusiasts22 waded23 swollen24 streams with ice-cold water up to their knees, climbed slippery roads, faced what seemed a whirlwind at that height, and, undaunted by the uproar25 of the elements, pressed on to the Hospice, to the great admiration26 of Moritz, the guide, who told them he had seldom taken men up in such a storm, never ladies.
At the Hospice the dripping lasses found a[Pg 180] hospitable27 welcome from the handsome monk28 who does the honours there. Being provided with dry garments, and having much fun over the tall Matilda draped in skirts of many colours in the attempt to get any long enough, they were fed and warmed by the engaging monk, who entertained them as they sat about a roaring fire while the storm raged without, with thrilling tales of the travellers they had saved, the wild adventures they had known in the dreadful winter time, and the gifts bestowed30 upon them by grateful travellers or generous guests.
The Prince of Wales had sent them a piano, and many fine pictures ornamented31 the walls from famous persons. An old English lady who spends her summers up there seemed much amused at the prank32 of the girls, and evidently wondered what their guardians33 were about.
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A merry and memorable34 evening; and when, on going to their cells, they found the beds nicely warmed, Matilda exclaimed,—
'This is the most delightful35 of the romantic and the comfortable I ever saw. Alps and warming-pans taken "jintly" are delicious!'
At five next morning they were wakened by the chanting of the invisible brotherhood36, and went down to the chapel37 for mass. On going out for a clamber on the rocks, seven or eight great dogs came baying and leaping about them, licking their hands and smelling their garments to see if they were hurt. Looking into their bright, benevolent38 eyes, one could well believe the wonderful tales told of their courage and sagacity. Though so powerful and large they were gentle as kittens, and the dog-loving girls were proud to receive and return the caresses39 of these four-footed heroes.
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Leaving a grateful souvenir in the box intended to receive whatever guests choose to leave, the girls descended in the morning sunshine, finding it a very different experience from the ascent. All was clear and calm now,—beautiful and grand; and only pausing at M. to send back a fine engraving40 to the comely41 priest, who had made a deep impression on their romantic hearts, the enfants returned to their anxious friends, mildewed42, rumpled43, and weary, but full of enthusiastic delight over their successful ascent of St. Bernard.
War broke out, and Alexandre, the all-accomplished head-waiter, dropped his napkin, shouldered his gun, and marched away, leaving the Hôtel des Bains desolate44. Being pretty thoroughly45 baked, and very weary of the little town, our trio departed to Vevey, and settled down in the best pension that ever received the weary traveller.
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Standing46 in its own pretty grounds, and looking out upon the lake, Pension Paradis deserves its name. Clean and cosy47 within, a good table, a kindly48 hostess, and the jolliest old host ever seen! what more could the human heart desire?
Vevey was swarming49 with refugees. Don Carlos, or the Duke de Madrid, as he was called, was there with his Duchess and court, plotting heaven knows what up at his villa50, with the grave, shabby men who haunted the town.
Queen Isabella reigned51 at one hotel, and Spanish grandees52 pervaded53 the place. There were several at Pension Paradis, and no one guessed what great creatures they were till a fête day arrived, and the grim, gray men blossomed out into counts, marquises, and generals covered with orders, stars, and crosses splendid to behold54.
One particularly silent, shabby little man[Pg 184] with a shaven head and fine black eyes, who was never seen to smile, became an object of interest on that occasion by appearing in a gorgeous uniform with a great gilt56 grasshopper57 hanging down his back from a broad green ribbon. Who was he? What did the grasshopper mean? Where did he go to in a fine carriage, and what was he plotting with the other Carlists, who dodged58 in and out of his room at all hours?
No one ever knew, and all the artful questions put to the young Spaniard, who played croquet with the girls, were unavailing. Nothing was discovered, except that little Mirandola had a title, and might be sent back to Spain any day to lose his life or liberty in some rash plot, which circumstance made the black-eyed boy doubly interesting to the free-born Americans. Lavinia bewailed his hard lot, Amanda taught him whist[Pg 185] and told his fortune, and Matilda put him in her sketch59-book done in the blackest India-ink. It is also to be recorded that the doomed60 little Don was never seen to laugh but once, and that was when the girls taught him the classical game of Muggins. The name struck him; he went about saying it to himself, and on the first occasion of his being 'mugginsed,' he was so tickled61 that he indulged in a hearty62 boy's laugh; but immediately recovered himself, and never smiled again, as if in penance63 for so forgetting his dignity.
A bashful Russian, who wore remarkably64 fine broadcloth and had perfect manners, was likewise received into the good graces of the ladies, who taught him English, called him 'the Baron65' in private, and covered him with confusion in public by making him talk at table.
But the most amusing of all the family was[Pg 186] Madame A., a handsome widow from Lyons, with two ugly children and a stout66 old mamma, who wore orange stockings and a curious edifice67 of black lace encircled with large purple asters. The widow had married an Italian artist, who was mortally jealous of his wife, whose blonde beauty attracted much attention at Rome. In some quarrel with a model the husband was stabbed, and the handsome widow left in peace.
A tall, fair lady, with a profile like Marie Antoinette; she dressed in white with violet ribbons, and wore much ancient jewelry. A loud-voiced, energetic woman, who bewailed the sack of her house at Lyons, scolded her children, and cursed the Germans with equal volubility and spirit. When silent she was the picture of a patrician68 beauty; but, alas69! her voice destroyed the charm, and her manners—great heavens, what things that woman did! Picking[Pg 187] her pearly teeth with a hair-pin, and knocking her darlings into their chairs with one sweep of her elbow when they annoyed her at table, were the least of the horrors she perpetrated.
But she talked well, devoted70 herself to her family, and took misfortune bravely; so much may be pardoned her.
Her infants were only remarkable for their ugliness and curious costumes. The little girl usually wore soiled silk gowns, and had her hair tied up with bits of twine71. The boy appeared in a suit of yellow calico spotted72 with black, looking very much like a canary bird who had fallen into an inkstand. On festival occasions he wore white cloth raiment, with red ribbons stuck here and there, and high red boots.
But, on the whole, the old mamma was the queerest of the set; for she spent most of her time lumbering73 up and down stairs, which[Pg 188] amusement kept the orange hose constantly before the public. When not disporting74 herself in this way, she dozed75 in the salon76, or consumed much food at table with a devotion that caused her to suck her fingers, on every one of which shone an antique ring of price. Her head-gear was a perpetual puzzle to the observing Lavinia, who could never discover whether it was a cap, a bonnet77, or a natural production, for it was never off. Madame walked out in it, wore it all day, and very likely slept in it. At least Lavinia firmly believed so, and often beguiled78 the watches of the night, imagining the old soul placidly79 slumbering80 with the perennial81 asters encircling her aged29 brow like a halo.
One other party there was who much amused the rest of the household. An American lady with a sickly daughter, who would have been pretty but for her affectation and sentimentality.[Pg 189] The girl was engaged to a fierce, dissipated little Russian, who presented her with a big bouquet82 every morning, followed her about all day like a dog, and glared wrathfully at any man who cast an eye upon the languishing83 damsel in white muslin and flowing curls 'bedropt with pearls,' as a romantic lady expressed it.
It was evident that the Russian without any vowels84 in his name was going to marry Mademoiselle for her money, and the weak Mamma was full of satisfaction at the prospect85. To others it seemed a doubtful bargain, and much pity was felt for the feeble girl doomed to go to Russia with a husband who had 'tyrant86' written in every line of his bad, blasé little face and figure. French polish could not hide the brute87, nor any quantity of flowers conceal88 the chain by which he was leading his new serf away to bondage89 in St. Petersburg.
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Into the midst of this select society came a countryman of our three,—a jocund90 youth fresh from Algiers, with relics91, adventures, and tales that utterly92 eclipsed the 'Arabian Nights.' Festive93 times followed, for the 'Peri' (the pet name of aforesaid youth) gave them the fruits of his long wanderings, sung whole operas heard in Paris, danced ballets seen in Berlin, recounted perils94 among the Moors95, served up gossip from the four corners of the globe, and conversed96 with each member of the household in his or her own language.
A cheerful comrade was the 'Peri,' and a great addition to the party, who now spent most of their time sitting about the town, eating grapes, and listening to the pranks97 of this sprightly98 M.D., who seemed to be studying his profession by wandering over Europe with a guitar à la troubadour.
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Sounding the lungs of a veiled princess in Morocco was the least of his adventures, and the treasures he had collected supplied Lavinia with materials for unlimited99 romances: cuff-buttons made from bits of marble picked up among the ruins of Carthage; diamond crescents and ear-rings bought in Toledo, so antique and splendid that relic-loving Amanda raved100 about them; photographs of the belles101 of Constantinople, Moorish102 coins and pipes, bits of curious Indian embroidery103; and, best of all, the power of telling how each thing was found in so graphic104 a manner that Eastern bazaars105, ruins, and palaces seemed to rise before the listeners as in the time of the magic story-tellers. But all too soon he packed his knapsack, and promising106 to bring each of his friends the nose or ear of one of the shattered saints from the great cathedral at Strasbourg, the 'Peri'[Pg 192] vanished from Paradis, and left them all lamenting107.
The little flurry in Italy ending peacefully, our travellers after much discussion resolved to cross the Alps and spend the winter in Rome, if possible. So with tragic108 farewells from those they left behind them, who, hoping to keep them longer, predicted all manner of misfortunes, the three strong-minded ladies rumbled109 away in the coupé of a diligence to Brieg.
A lovely day's journey up the valley of the Rhone, and a short night's rest in the queer little town at the foot of the mountains.
Before light the next morning they were called, and, after a hurried breakfast in a stony110 hall, went shivering out into the darkness, and, stumbling through the narrow street, came to the starting-point. Lanterns were dancing about the square, two great diligences loomed[Pg 193] up before them, horses were tramping, men shouting, and eager travellers scrambling111 for places. In the dimly lighted office, people were clamouring for tickets, scolding at the delay, or grimly biding112 their time in corners, with one eye asleep, and the other sharply watching the conductor.
'Isn't it romantic?' cried Matilda, wide awake, and in a twitter of excitement.
'It is frightfully cold; and I don't see how we are going, for both those caravans113 are brimful,' croaked114 Lavinia, chafing115 her purple nose, and wishing it had occurred to her to buy a muff before going to sunny Italy.
'I have got through tickets, and some one is bound to see us over these snow-banks, so "trust in Providence116 and the other man," and we shall come out right, I assure you,' replied the energetic Amanda, who had conferred with[Pg 194] a spectral117 being in the darkness, and blindly put her faith in him.
Away lumbered118 one diligence after the other, the first drawn119 by seven horses, the second by five, while the carrier's little cart with one brought up the rear. But still three muffled120 ladies sat upon a cool stone in the dark square, waiting for the spectre to keep his promise.
He did like a man; for suddenly the doors of an old stable flew open, and out rattled121 a comfortable carriage with a pair of stout little horses jingling122 their bells, and a brisk driver, whose voice was pleasant, as he touched his hat and invited the ladies to enter, assuring them that they would soon overtake and pass the heavy diligences before them.
'Never again will I doubt you, my Amanda,' cried the Raven123, packing herself into the dowager's corner with a grateful heart.
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'I hope the top of this carriage opens, for I must see everything,' cried Matilda, prancing124 about on the front seat in a chaos125 of wraps, books, bottles, and lunch-baskets.
'Of course it does, and when there is anything to see we will see it. It is dark and cold now, so we'd better all go to sleep again.'
With which sage126 remark, Amanda burrowed127 into her cloaks and slumbered128. But not the other two. Matilda stuck her head out of one window, uttering little cries of wonder and delight at all she saw; while Livy watched the solemn stars pale one by one as the sky brightened, and felt as if she were climbing up, out of a dark valley of weariness and pain, into a new world full of grand repose9.
Slowly winding129 higher and higher through the damp pine forest, softly stirring in the morning wind, they saw the sky warm from[Pg 196] its cold gray to a rosy130 glow, making ready for the sun to rise as they never saw it rise before.
'Full many a glorious morning have I seen,
Flatter the mountain tops with sovereign eye,'
but never more wonderfully than on that day. Long after the distant peaks flamed in the ruddy light, they rode in shadow; but turning suddenly round a corner, the sun came dazzling through a great gorge55, startling them with the splendour it brought.
Down went the carriage-top, and standing bolt upright, three pairs of eager eyes drank in the grandeur131 and the beauty that makes the crossing of the Simplon an experience to live for ever in the memory. Peak after peak of the Bernese Oberland rose behind them, silver white against a wonderful blue sky. Before them Monte Rosa, touched with the morning[Pg 197] red, and all around great glaciers132 glittering in the sunshine, awful gorges133 with torrents134 thundering from the heights above, relics of land-slides and avalanches135 still visible in uprooted136 trees, boulders137 tumbled here and there, and ruins of shepherds' huts in solitary138 nooks where sheep now feed.
The road crept in and out, over frail139 bridges, spanning chasms140 that made one dizzy to look into, through tunnels of solid rock, or galleries with windows over which poured waterfalls from the treacherous141 glaciers above. This road is a miracle in itself, for all nature seems to protest against it, and the elements never tire of trying to destroy it. Only a Napoleon would have had the audacity142 to dream of such a path, and it is truly a royal road into a lovely land.
Passing the diligences the little carriage[Pg 198] went rapidly on, and soon the three were almost alone. Out leaped Lavinia and Matilda, and walked along the level way that curved round a great gorge.
'Go on and let me be. It is all so magnificent it almost takes my breath away. I must just sit a minute, like a passive bucket, and let it pour into me,' said Lavinia, in a solemn tone.
Mat understood; for her own heart and soul were full, and with a silent kiss of sympathy, walked on, leaving her sister to enjoy that early mass in a grander cathedral than any built with hands.
In spite of the sunshine it was very cold, and when the three met again their noses looked like the eldest143 Miss Pecksniff's, 'as if Aurora144 had nipped and tweaked it with her rosy fingers.' Subsiding145 into their places with pale,[Pg 199] excited faces, they went silently on for a long time, with no sound but the chime of the bells on the horses who were covered with a light hoar-frost. Wrapped up to their eyes, like Egyptian women, sat Livy and Amanda; while Matilda, having tried to sketch Monte Rosa, and given it up, made a capital caricature of them as they ate cold chicken, and drank wine, in a primitive146 manner, out of the bottle.
It was a sudden descent from the sublime147 to the ridiculous; but the feeble human mind cannot bear too much glory at once, and is saved by the claims of the prosaic148 body, that will get tired and hungry even atop of the everlasting149 hills. So the enthusiasts picked their chicken bones, sipped150 their wine, and felt less exhausted151 and hysterical152. A good laugh over the carrier's little boy, who sniffed153 the banquet afar off, and came running to offer a[Pg 200] handful of pale Alpine154 flowers, with wistful glances at the lunch, did them more good still: for the little chap caught and bolted the morsels155 they gave him with such dexterous156 rapidity, it was as good as juggling157.
Refuges and the Hospice came in sight one after the other, and while waiting to change horses one had time to wonder how the people living there managed to be such a stolid158, dirty, thriftless-looking set. Mountaineers should be intelligent, active, and hardy159; but these men were a most ungainly crew, and Lavinia's theories got a sad blow.
A bad dinner at Simplon would have been an affliction at any other time; but with the Valley of Gondo for dessert, no one cared for other food. Following the wild stream that had worn its way between the immense cliffs, they drove rapidly down towards Italy,[Pg 201] feeling that this was a fit gateway160 to the promised land.
At Iselle, on the frontier, they enacted161 a little farce162 for the benefit of the custom-house officers. Lavinia and Amanda had old passports, and had been told they would be needed. Mat had none, so she was ordered to try the rôle of maid. Before they arrived, she took out her ear-rings, tied up her curls under a dingy163 veil, put on a waterproof164, and tried to assume the demure165 air of an Abigail.
When they alighted, she was left to guard the wraps in the carriage while the others went with the luggage, expecting to have much trouble; for all manner of hindrances166 had been predicted owing to the unsettled state of the country. Nothing could be simpler, however; no passports were demanded, a very careless search of luggage, and it was all over. So Matilda threw off her[Pg 202] disguise, and ascended167 the diligence in her own character, for here, alas! they left the cozy168 little carriage with the affable driver and the jingling bells.
Only two places could be found in the crowded diligences, and great was the fuss till Amanda was invited up aloft by a friendly gentleman who had a perch169 behind, large enough for two. There they discussed theology and politics to their hearts' content, and at parting the worthy170 man cut his book in two, and gave Amanda half that she might refresh herself with a portion of some delightfully171 dry work on Druidical Remains172, Protoplasm, or the state of the church before the flood.
The force of contrast makes the charm of this entry into Italy; for, after the grandeur of the Alps and the gloomy wildness of Gondo, the smiling scene is doubly lovely as one drives[Pg 203] down to Domo d'Ossola. Weariness, hunger, and sleep were quite forgotten; and when our travellers came to Lago Maggiore, glimmering173 in the moonlight, they could only sigh for happiness, and look and look and look.
'Victory has perched upon our banners so far, I am sure, for never was a trip more delightful. It is not every stranger who is fortunate enough to see sunrise, noonday, sunset, and moonlight in crossing the Alps,' said Matilda, as she fell into her bed quite exhausted by the excitement of the day.
'I feel a richer, better woman for it, and don't believe I shall ever see anything more satisfactory if I stay in Italy ten years,' responded Lavinia, wrapping the red army-blanket
'Wait till the spell of Rome is upon you, and[Pg 204] then see what you will feel, my Granny' predicted Amanda, who had felt the spell, and had not yet escaped from it.
'Don't believe it will suit me half so well,' persisted Livy, who would prefer nature to art, much to Amanda's disgust.
'We shall see,' observed Amanda, with the exasperating175 mildness of superior knowledge.
'We shall!' and Livy tied her cap in a hard knot as if to settle the matter.
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bondage
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relics
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