German, I believe?
I have always noticed a peculiar manliness about Germans.

A peculiar refinement, indeed, and a courtesy that is often wanting in Americans.

I noticed this when I was in Leipsic.

I don't think the German girls are quite so refined.

German gentlemen in this country seem to prefer American girls oftentimes." All this might have sounded hollow enough to a disinterested listener.
To Julia the words were as sweet as the first rain after a tedious drouth.