You and I; . The Time Specified.—When such an invitation is extended,the time for coming and length of visit should be clearly this arrangement, the guest will not unconsciously disar-range her friends plans by staying too long, or frustrate anypleasant projects for her entertainment, by departing beforethey can be carried out. At English country houses, the timeand duration of a visit is always specified, and the guest whomakes himself particularly charming and desirable, is urged torepeat the visit at a very early date, instead of being persist-ently pressed to remain. It is unders
You and I; . The Time Specified.—When such an invitation is extended,the time for coming and length of visit should be clearly this arrangement, the guest will not unconsciously disar-range her friends plans by staying too long, or frustrate anypleasant projects for her entertainment, by departing beforethey can be carried out. At English country houses, the timeand duration of a visit is always specified, and the guest whomakes himself particularly charming and desirable, is urged torepeat the visit at a very early date, instead of being persist-ently pressed to remain. It is understood that the visitor hasother invitations and plans, even if the host or hostess may not. YOU AND I. 419 A Limit Made by the Guest.—When no time has been setfor departure, in the invitation, the visitor will make his ownlimitation, and inform his entertainer. If the latter has madeno such specification, he does not like to ask his guest howlong he intends to remain, and yet it may be inconvenient for. speed the parting. him not to know. When one has to set his own time, it isbest to limit his visit to three days, or a week, according tothe degree of intimacy, or the distance he may have the host or hostess insists on a prolongation of the visit,?arrangements can be satisfactorily made accordingly Making One^s Friend a Convenience.—We by no meanswish to discourage or underrate the beautiful old institution ofhospitality. We confess to a sort of reverence for the sacred-ness in which it was held by the Arab in his tent, and the 420 VISITORS AND VISITING. ancient nomadic nations of the earth. But it meant a verydifferent thing in those simple, primitive times from what itmeans now. In those days, there were no hotels. Now, if aperson wish to see a distant city, or have business in the place,we can see no human reason why he should not stop at ahotel, or why he should feel that he is at liberty to look uponhis friends house as such. Let him, if he wish to see hisfrie
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