I say "flavour," because there was certainly something, but I am now inclined to think with Mr.Page that "accent" is rather too strong a word to describe it.

At all events, the gratification of hearing it after his temporary exile in Great Britain almost brought tears to the Senator's eyes.

There were only three vacant places, and, as we took them, making the national circle complete, a little smile wavered round the table.

It was a proud, conscious smile; it indicated that though we might not be on terms of intimacy we recognised ourselves to be immensely and uniformly American, and considerably the biggest fraction of the travelling public.

As poppa said, the prevailing feeling was also American.