| {At
the little town} {of Vevey},
{in
Switzerland},
there[Note]
is a
particularly
comfortable hotel (PN).
There[Note]
are, indeed,
many hotels
(PN), for
the entertainment {of
tourists} is
the business
(PN) {of the place},
which,
as
many
travelers
will remember, is
seated {upon the edge} {of a remarkably
blue lake}
-- a lake
that it behooves
every
tourist
(DO)
to visit. The shore
{of
the lake} presents
an
unbroken array
(DO) {of
establishments} {of this order},
{of
every category},
{from the "grand hotel"} {of the newest fashion},
{with
a chalk-white
front, a hundred balconies, and a dozen flags}
flying
{from
its roof},
{to the little Swiss pension} {of an elder day},
{with
its name}
inscribed
{in German-looking
lettering} {upon a pink or yellow wall}
and {an awkward summerhouse}
{in the angle} {of the garden}.
One {of
the hotels} {at Vevey},
however,
is
famous
(PA),
even classical, being distinguished
{from
many} {of its upstart
neighbors} {by an air} both
{of luxury} and {of
maturity}. {In
this
region},
{in
the month} {of June},
American
travelers
are
extremely
numerous (PA); it
may
be said, indeed, that Vevey
assumes {at
this period} some
(DO) {of the characteristics} {of
an American watering place}.
There[Note]
are sights (PN)
and sounds
(PN) which evoke
a
vision (DO), an
echo,
{of Newport and Saratoga}.
There[Note]
is a flitting
(PN) hither
and thither {of
"stylish" young girls},
a
rustling
(PN){of muslin
flounces},
a
rattle (PN) {of
dance music} {in the morning hours},
a sound
(PN) {of high-pitched voices} {at
all times}. You
receive
an
impression
(DO) {of these things} {at the
excellent
inn} {of the "Trois Couronnes"}and
are
transported {in fancy}
{to the Ocean House} or
{to Congress Hall}. But
{at
the "Trois
Couronnes},"
it
must
be added, there[Note]
are other
features
(PN) that
are
much
{at
variance} {with these suggestions}:
neat
German waiters,
who
look
like secretaries (PN) {of
legation};
Russian princesses sitting
{in
the garden};
little
Polish boys
walking about
held
{by the hand},
{with
their governors};
a
view
{of the sunny crest} {of the Dent du Midi}
and
{*of* the picturesque
towers} {of the Castle} {of Chillon}.
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