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Towards three o'clock we worked our way round to the station, and began looking for our train. TOWARD THREE O'CLOCK WE WORKED OUR WAY ROUND TO THE STATION AND BEGAN LOOKING FOR OUR TRAIN
onversation. Take one, for my sake." To humour him, I lit up. I do not admire the German cigar. B. says that when you consider they only cost a penny, you cannot grumble. But what I say is, that when you consider they are dear at six a half-penny, you can grumble. Well boiled, they might serve for greens; but as smoking material they are not worth the match with which you light them, especially not if the match be a German one. The German match is quite a high art work. It has a yellow head and a magenta or green stem, and can certainly lay claim to being the handsomest match in Europe. We smoked a good many penny cigars during our stay in Germany, and that we were none the worse for doing so I consider as proof of our splendid physique and constitution. I think the German cigar test might, with reason, be adopted by life insurance offices.--Question: "Are you at present, and have you always been, of robust health?" Answer: "I have smoked a German cigar, and still live." Life accepted. SHAN'T GET QUITE SO MUCH OF YOUR CHATTY CONVERSATION TAKE ONE FOR MY SAKE TO HUMOUR HIM I LIT UP I DO NOT ADMIRE THE GERMAN CIGAR B SAYS THAT WHEN YOU CONSIDER THEY ONLY COST A PENNY YOU CANNOT GRUMBLE BUT WHAT I SAY IS THAT WHEN YOU CONSIDER THEY ARE DEAR AT SIX A HA'PENNY YOU CAN GRUMBLE WELL BOILED THEY MIGHT SERVE THE GREENS BUT AS SMOKING MATERIAL THEY ARE NOT WORTH THE MATCH WITH WHICH YOU LIKE THEM ESPECIALLY NOT IF THE MATCH BE A GERMAN ONE THE GERMAN MATCH IS QUITE A HIGH ART WORK IT HAS A YELLOW HEAD AND A MAJESTA OR GREEN STEM AND CAN CERTAINLY LAY CLAIM TO BEING THE HANDSOMEST MATCH IN EUROPE WE SMOKED A GOOD MANY PENNY CIGARS DURING OUR STAY IN GERMANY AND THAT WE WERE NONE THE WORSE FOR DOING SO I CONSIDER AS PROOF OF OUR SPLENDID PHYSIQUE AND CONSTITUTION I THINK THE GERMAN CIGAR TEST MIGHT WITH REASON BE ADOPTED BY LIFE INSURANCE OFFICES QUESTION ARE YOU AT PRESENT AND HAVE YOU ALWAYS BEEN OF ROBUST HEALTH ANSWER I HAVE SMOKED A GERMAN CIGAR AND STILL LIVE LIFE EXCEPTED
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