In our country the servant expects to become, in a few years, a
"master" himself. Which system is preferable? I will not venture an
answer.
Another thing that impressed itself upon me throughout England was
the high regard that all classes have for law and order, and the ease
and thoroughness with which everything is done. The Englishmen, I
found, took plenty of time for eating, as for everything else. I am
not sure if, in the long run, they do not accomplish as much or more
than rushing, nervous Americans do.
My visit to England gave me a higher regard for the nobility than
I had had. I had no idea that they were so generally loved and
respected by the classes, nor that I any correct conception of how
much time and money they spent in works of philanthropy, and how much
real heart they put into this work. My impression had been that they
merely spent money freely and had a "good time."
It was hard for me to get accustomed to speaking to English
audiences. The average Englishman is so serious, and is so
tremendously in earnest about everything, that when I told a story
that would have made an American audience roar with laughter, the
Englishmen simply looked me straight in the face without even cracking
a smile.
When the Englishman takes you into his heart and friendship, he
binds you there as with cords of steel, and I do not believe that
there are many other friendships that are so lasting or so
satisfactory.
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