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The scene suggested a drum head court martial, and I could see that B. was nervous, though outwardly calm and brave. THE SCENE SUGGESTED A DRUMHEAD COURT MARTIAL AND I COULD SEE THAT B WAS NERVOUS THOUGH OUTWARDLY CALM AND BRAVE
cond guard has gone down into the town to try and sell a dog, and the passengers stroll about the platform and smoke, or partake of a light meal in the refreshment-room--the poorer classes regaling themselves upon hot sausage, and the more dainty upon soup. When everybody appears to be sufficiently rested, a move onward is suggested by the engine-driver or the guard, and if all are agreeable to the proposal the train starts. Tremendous excitement was caused during our journey between Heidelberg and Darmstadt by the discovery that we were travelling in an express train (they called it an "express:" it jogged along at the rate of twenty miles an hour when it could be got to move at all; most of its time it seemed to be half asleep) with slow-train tickets. The train was stopped at the next station and B. was marched off between two stern-looking gold-laced officials to explain the matter to a stern-looking gold-laced station-master, surrounded by three stern-looking gold-laced followers. D BEFORE LONG THE SECOND GUARD HAS GONE DOWN INTO THE TOWN TO TRY AND SELL A DOG AND THE PASSENGERS STROLL ABOUT THE PLATFORM AND SMOKE OR PARTAKE OF A LIGHT MEAL IN THE REFRESHMENT ROOM THE POORER CLASSES REGALING THEMSELVES UPON HOT SAUSAGE AND THE MORE DAINTY UPON SOUP WHEN EVERYBODY APPEARS TO BE SUFFICIENTLY RESTED A MOVE ONWARD IS SUGGESTED BY THE ENGINE DRIVER OR THE GUARD AND IF ALL ARE AGREEABLE TO THE PROPOSAL THE TRAIN STARTS TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT WAS CAUSED DURING OUR JOURNEY BETWEEN HEIDELBERG AND DUMSTADT BY THE DISCOVERY THAT WE WERE TRAVELING IN AN EXPRESS TRAIN THEY CALLED IT AN EXPRESS IT JOGGED ALONG AT THE RATE OF TWENTY MILES AN HOUR WHEN IT COULD BE GOT TO MOVE AT ALL MOST OF ITS TIME IT SEEMED TO BE HALF ASLEEP WITH SLOW TRAIN TICKETS THE TRAIN WAS STOPPED AT THE NEXT STATION AND B WAS MARCHED OFF BETWEEN TWO STERN LOOKING GOLD LACED OFFICIALS TO EXPLAIN THE MATTER TO A STERN LOOKING GOLD LACED STATION MASTER SURROUNDED BY THREE STERN LOOKING GOLD LACED FOLLOWERS
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