Show THE BEST WAY OF ENTER TAmiNG some of the more agreeable features among the english social eus cus tome most appreciated by foreigners especially by americans Ameri caus arise from this selfish national nati enal characteristic of self sufficiency this doric reticence and insularity an illustration in point is the average treatment of a guest in a country house to put guests at their ease should be the mm am of every entertainer this Thise end ud is perfectly accomplished complis hed in Eu england glauf rhe pheaba abi ity seems inborn but it frequently arises not from a sense of propriety and true politeness as when seen in the americans but really from an isolating racial selfishness by virtue of which an individual insisting upon being let alone himself allows others ra ty by neglect the same pleasure the plan works well ell it aulks naturally and the opposite idaj of entertainment seen in america and equally characteristic of the people works ill namely the as struggle to entertain bertain ter tain talu the nervous acx ety a guest always encounters in a host who fears he may suffer from ennui if every moment be e not filled for him this is exasperating it fen renders fendorf derf average entertainment in america intolerable to one who has tasted lasted the delightful independence of the un em en renumbered hours in an Eia english glish country house bouse |