The Europeans Chapter 1

In which a delicate lady of foreign bearing and her lively brother survey the strange and bustling streets of Boston with mingled curiosity and reproach, while the first hesitant sun of May reveals the mingled charm and oddity of their new surroundings. They discuss hopes and doubts over a fire’s flicker, preparing discreetly to meet their American cousins, as the city’s vivid colours and eclectic faces promise a world both bewildering and alluring.