The number of young men, young maidens, young wives, is beyond belief, Where are the aged?
At home, no doubt, by the chimney-corner.

All the city's youth is out of doors.
Its step is animated; that is the way of it.

It is wide-eyed, and in its eyes is the sparkle of life.

The looks of the young are always full of the future; they are sure of life.

Each has settled his position, his career, his dream of commonplace well-being.