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It saves a deal of argument, that method. People seem to know what you mean in a moment then. IT SAVES A DEAL OF ARGUMENT THAT METHOD PEOPLE SEEM TO KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN IN A MOMENT THEN
ay-carriage at Victoria six short hours ago. His friend, on the other hand, appeared fresh and cheerful, and was relating an anecdote about a cow. We took our bags into the Custom House and opened them, and I sat down on mine, and immediately went to sleep. When I awoke, somebody whom I mistook at first for a Field-Marshal, and from force of habit--I was once a volunteer--saluted, was standing over me, pointing melodramatically at my bag. I assured him in picturesque German that I had nothing to declare. He did not appear to comprehend me, which struck me as curious, and took the bag away from me, which left me nothing to sit upon but the floor. But I felt too sleepy to be indignant. After our luggage had been examined, we went into the buffet. My instinct had not misled me: there I found hot coffee, and rolls and butter. I ordered two coffees with milk, some bread, and some butter. I ordered them in the best German I knew. As nobody understood me, I went and got the things for myself. AND HOPEFUL HE ENTERED THE RAILWAY CARRIAGE AT VICTORIA SIX SHORT HOURS AGO HIS FRIEND ON THE OTHER HAND APPEARED FRESH AND CHEERFUL AND WAS RELATING AN ANECDOTE ABOUT A COW WE TOOK OUR BAGS INTO THE CUSTOM HOUSE AND OPENED THEM AND I SAT DOWN ON MINE AND IMMEDIATELY WENT TO SLEEP WHEN I AWOKE SOMEBODY WHOM I MISTOOK AT FIRST FOR A FIELD MARSHAL AND FROM FORCE OF HABIT I WAS ONCE A VOLUNTEER SALUTED WAS STANDING OVER ME POINTING MELODRAMATICALLY AT MY BAG I ASSURED HIM IN PICTURESQUE GERMAN THAT I HAD NOTHING TO DECLARE HE DID NOT APPEAR TO COMPREHEND ME WHICH STRUCK ME AS CURIOUS AND TOOK THE BAG AWAY FROM ME WHICH LEFT ME NOTHING TO SIT UPON BUT THE FLOOR BUT I FELT TOO SLEEPY TO BE INDIGNANT AFTER OUR LUGGAGE HAD BEEN EXAMINED WE WENT INTO THE BUFFET MY INSTINCT HAD NOT MISLED ME THERE I FOUND HOT COFFEE AND ROLLS AND BUTTER I ORDERED TWO COFFEES WITH MILK SOME BREAD AND SOME BUTTER I ORDERED THEM IN THE BEST GERMAN I KNEW AS NOBODY UNDERSTOOD ME I WENT AND GOT THE THINGS FOR MYSELF
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