But surprises are lurking in these coast towns. Behind heavy, unexpected doors, the single affluent family of the town receives in a peacock-blue salon. There is a lady in brown, with trimmings of blue velvet and cotton lace, and a perpendicular yellow hat. Another is in purple velvet, with swan’s-down hat and photograph brooch of her sister. A third, wearing green velvet, a salmon colored hat with red roses, and holding a pink silk handkerchief embroidered in lavender, sits purring beside her red-faced German fiancé. The carpet is red, the furniture covered with brown brocade; there are statues of carved alabaster with gilt{24} edges and pink cuspidors. Gold mirrors, chromos of Venetian court life, and pasteboard calendars of bygone years hang upon the walls. The Spanish tiles of long ago are painted over.

Ṣugbọn awọn iyanilẹnu n wa ni awọn ilu eti okun wọnyi. Lẹhin eru, awọn ilẹkun airotẹlẹ, idile ọlọla kan ti ilu naa gba ni ile iṣọṣọ peacock-bulu kan. Arabinrin kan wa ni brown, pẹlu awọn gige ti felifeti buluu ati lace owu, ati fila ofeefee kan ti o tẹẹrẹ. Omiiran wa ninu felifeti eleyi ti, pẹlu fila swan ti o wa ni isalẹ ati fọọti fọto ti arabinrin rẹ. Ẹkẹta, ti o wọ felifeti alawọ ewe, ijanilaya awọ salmon kan pẹlu awọn Roses pupa, ati dimu aṣọ-ọṣọ siliki Pink kan ti a ṣeṣọṣọ ni lafenda, joko purring lẹgbẹẹ ọkọ afesona ara ilu Jamani ti o ni oju pupa. capeti jẹ pupa, aga ti a bo pelu brocade brown; àwọn ère alabaster tí a gbẹ́ pẹ̀lú ẹ̀gbẹ́ gilt{24} àti cuspidors Pink wà. Awọn digi goolu, awọn chromos ti igbesi aye agbala Venetian, ati awọn kalẹnda pasita ti awọn ọdun ti o kọja ti gbe sori awọn odi. Awọn alẹmọ Spani ti igba pipẹ ti o ti kọja ti wa ni ya lori.