Enthusiasm Squelched
Reading edition
An enthusiastic citizen, about to visit Europe, was rejoicing over the fact and the pleasures to come.
“How delightful it will be,” he said to his wife, “to tread the bounding billow and inhale the invigorating oxygen of the sea, the sea, the boundless sea! I long to see it! To breathe in great drafts of life-giving air. I shall want to stand every moment on the prow of the steamer with my mouth open——”
“You probably will, dear,” interrupted his wife encouragingly. “That’s the way all the ocean travelers do.”