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I inquired of the old gentleman about B. He did understand me. I must give him credit for that. But beyond understanding me, he was of no more use than the others; and why they had taken so much trouble to fetch him, I could not imagine. I INQUIRED OF THE OLD GENTLEMAN ABOUT B HE DID UNDERSTAND ME I MUST GIVE HIM CREDIT FOR THAT BUT BEYOND UNDERSTANDING ME HE WAS OF NO MORE USE THAN THE OTHERS AND WHY THEY HAD TAKEN SO MUCH TROUBLE TO FETCH HIM I COULD NOT IMAGINE
indly-looking old gentleman in a white hat. Way was made in the crowd, and the old gentleman pressed forward. When he got near, he smiled at me, and then proceeded to address to me a lengthy, but no doubt kindly meant, speech in Scandinavian. Of course, it was all utterly unintelligible to me from beginning to end, and my face clearly showed this. I can grasp a word or two of Scandinavian here and there, if pronounced slowly and distinctly; but that is all. The old gentleman regarded me with great surprise. He said (in Scandinavian, of course): "You speak Norwegian?" I replied, in the same tongue: "A little, a very little--_very_." He seemed not only disappointed, but indignant. He explained the matter to the crowd, and they all seemed indignant. _Why_ everybody should be indignant with me I could not comprehend. There are plenty of people who do not understand Scandinavian. It was absurd to be vexed with me because _I_ did not. I do know a little, and that is more than some people do. NGLY PLEASED WITH HIMSELF ACCOMPANIED BY A KINDLY LOOKING OLD GENTLEMAN IN A WHITE HAT WAY WAS MADE IN THE CROWD AND THE OLD GENTLEMAN PRESSED FORWARD WHEN HE GOT NEAR HE SMILED AT ME AND THEN PROCEEDED TO ADDRESS TO ME A LENGTHY BUT NO DOUBT KINDLY MEANT SPEECH IN SCANDINAVIAN OF COURSE IT WAS ALL UTTERLY UNINTELLIGIBLE TO ME FROM BEGINNING TO END AND MY FACE CLEARLY SHOWED THIS I CAN GRASP A WORD OR TWO OF SCANDINAVIAN HERE AND THERE IF PRONOUNCED SLOWLY AND DISTINCTLY BUT THAT IS ALL THE OLD GENTLEMAN REGARDED ME WITH GREAT SURPRISE HE SAID IN SCANDINAVIAN OF COURSE YOU SPEAK NORWEGIAN I REPLIED IN THE SAME TONGUE A LITTLE A VERY LITTLE VERY HE SEEMED NOT ONLY DISAPPOINTED BUT INDIGNANT HE EXPLAINED THE MATTER TO THE CROWD AND THEY ALL SEEMED INDIGNANT WHY EVERYBODY SHOULD BE INDIGNANT WITH ME I COULD NOT COMPREHEND THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO DO NOT UNDERSTAND SCANDINAVIAN IT WAS ABSURD TO BE VEXED WITH ME BECAUSE I DID NOT I DO KNOW A LITTLE AND THAT IS MORE THAN SOME PEOPLE DO
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