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arranged      to  remain    there   until   the   family    meeting    took    place�察  �what 

unexpected event had led Henry to alter his plans�拭�and why did he state 

the   bare   fact�察  �without   adding   a   word   of   explanation�拭  �Let   the   narrative 

follow himand find the answer to those questions at Venice。 



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       The   Palace   Hotel�察  �appealing   for   encouragement   mainly   to   English 

and American travellers�察�celebrated the opening of its doors�察�as a matter of 

course�察  �by   the   giving   of   a   grand   banquet�察  �and   the   delivery   of   a   long 

succession of speeches。 

     Delayed on his journey�察�Henry Westwick only reached Venice in time 

to join the guests over their coffee and cigars。 Observing the splendour of 

the   reception   rooms�察  �and   taking   note   especially   of   the   artful   mixture   of 

comfort and luxury in the bedchambers�察�he began to share the old nurse's 

view of the future�察�and to contemplate seriously the coming dividend of 

ten   per   cent。  The    hotel  was    beginning    well�察  �at  all  events。   So    much 

interest in the enterprise had been aroused�察�at home and abroad�察�by profuse 

advertising�察    �that  the   whole    accommodation        of   the  building    had   been 

secured   by   travellers   of   all   nations   for   the   opening   night。   Henry   only 

obtained one of the small rooms on the upper floor�察�by a lucky accident 

the absence of the gentleman who had written to engage it。                  He was quite 

satisfied�察  �and   was   on   his   way   to   bed�察  �when   another   accident   altered   his 

prospects for the night�察�and moved him into another and a better room。 

     Ascending on his way to the higher regions as far as the first floor of 

the hotel�察�Henry's attention was attracted by an angry voice protesting�察�in a 

strong New England accent�察�against one of the greatest hardships that can 

be inflicted on a citizen of the United States the hardship of sending him 

to bed without gas in his room。 

     The Americans are not only the most hospitable people to be found on 

the face of the earththey are ��under certain conditions�� the most patient 

and good´tempered people as well。              But they are human�察�and the limit of 

American   endurance   is   found   in   the   obsolete   institution   of   a   bedroom 

candle。     The American traveller�察�in the present case�察�declined to believe 

that   his   bedroom   was   in   a   complete   finished   state   without   a   gas´burner。 

The manager pointed to the fine antique decorations ��renewed and regilt�� 

on the walls and the ceiling�察�and explained that the emanations of burning 



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gas´light would certainly spoil them in the course of a few months。                      To 

this the traveller replied that it was possible�察�but that he did not understand 

decorations。 A bedroom with gas in it was what he was used to�察�was what 

he   wanted�察  �and   was   what   he   was   determined   to   have。     The   compliant 

manager volunteered to ask some other gentleman�察�housed on the inferior 

upper     storey   ��which    was    lit  throughout    with   gas���察  �to  change    rooms。 

Hearing this�察�and being quite willing to exchange a small bedchamber for 

a large one�察�Henry volunteered to be the other gentleman。 The   excellent 

American shook hands with him on the spot。                 'You are a cultured person�察�

sir��' he said�察�'and you will no doubt understand the decorations。' 

     Henry looked at the number of the room on the door as he opened it。 

The number was Fourteen。 

     Tired   and   sleepy�察  �he   naturally   anticipated   a   good   night's   rest。   In   the 

thoroughly healthy state of his nervous system�察�he slept as well in a bed 

abroad   as   in   a   bed   at   home。  Without   the   slightest   assignable   reason�察�

however�察�his just expectations were disappointed。 The luxurious bed�察�the 

well´ventilated room�察�the delicious tranquillity of Venice by night�察�all were 

in   favour   of   his   sleeping   well。   He   never   slept   at   all。 An   indescribable 

sense of depression and discomfort kept him waking through darkness and 

daylight alike。 He went down to the coffee´room as soon as the hotel was 

astir�察  �and   ordered    some    breakfast。    Another      unaccountable      change     in 

himself   appeared   with   the   appearance   of   the   meal。     He   was   absolutely 

without appetite。       An excellent omelette�察�and cutlets cooked to perfection�察�

he    sent   away    untastedhe�察    �whose    appetite    never    failed   him�察  �whose 

digestion was still equal to any demands on it� �

     The day was bright and fine。           He sent for a gondola�察�and was rowed 

to the Lido。 

     Out on the airy Lagoon�察�he felt like a new man。                He had not left the 

hotel   ten   minutes   before   he   was   fast   asleep   in   the   gondola。   Waking�察  �on 

reaching the landing´place�察�he crossed the Lido�察�and enjoyed a morning's 

swim in the Adriatic。         There was only a poor restaurant on the island�察�in 

those days�察�but his appetite was now ready for anything�察�he ate whatever 

was offered to him�察�like a famished man。 He could hardly believe�察�when 



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he reflected on it�察�that he had sent away untasted his excellent breakfast at 

the hotel。 

     Returning to Venice�察�he spent the rest of the day in the picture´galleries 

and the churches。         Towards six o'clock his gondola took him back�察�with 

another fine appetite�察�to meet some travelling acquaintances with whom he 

had engaged to dine at the table d'hote。 

     The   dinner   was   deservedly   rewarded   with   the   highest   approval   by 

every guest in the hotel but one。             To Henry's astonishment�察�the appetite 

with which he had entered the house mysteriously and completely left him 

when   he   sat   down   to   table。    He   could   drink   some   wine�察  �but   he   could 

literally   eat   nothing。    'What   in   the   world   is   the   matter   with   you��'   his 

travelling   acquaintances   asked。        He   could   honestly   answer�察  �'I   know   no 

more than you do。' 

     When   night   came�察  �he   gave   his   comfortable   and   beautiful   bedroom 

another trial。     The result of the second experiment was a repetition of the 

result of the first。     Again he felt the all´pervading sense of depression and 

discomfort。       Again he passed a sleepless night。 And once more�察�when he 

tried to eat his breakfast�察�his app
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