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There is little to be said about a cathedral. Except to the professional sightseer, one is very much like another. THERE IS LITTLE TO BE SAID ABOUT A CATHEDRAL EXCEPT AT THE PROFESSIONAL SIGHTSEER ONE IS VERY MUCH LIKE ANOTHER
l Tower. "Oh, dear no!" I say, "there are many buildings higher than they in Europe--to say nothing of Asia and America." I have no authority for making this assertion. As a matter of fact, I know nothing whatever about the matter. I merely say it to irritate B. He appears to take a sort of personal interest in the building, and enlarges upon its beauties and advantages with as much fervour as if he were an auctioneer trying to sell the place. He retorts that the towers are 512 feet high. I say: "Nonsense! Somebody has imposed upon you, because they see you are a foreigner." He becomes quite angry at this, and says he can show me the figures in the guide-book. "The guide-book!" I reply, scornfully. "You'll believe a newspaper next!" B. asks me, indignantly, what height I should say they are, then. I examine them critically for a few minutes, and then give it as my opinion that they do not exceed 510 feet at the very outside. B. seems annoyed with me, and we enter the church in silence.  THE EIFFEL TOWER OH DEAR NO I SAY THERE ARE MANY BUILDINGS HIGHER THAN THEY IN EUROPE TO SAY NOTHING OF ASIA AND AMERICA I HAVE NO AUTHORITY FOR MAKING THIS ASSERTION AS A MATTER OF FACT I KNOW NOTHING WHATEVER ABOUT THE MATTER I MERELY SAY I TO IRRITATE B HE APPEARS TO TAKE A SORT OF PERSONAL INTEREST IN THE BUILDING AND ENLARGES UPON ITS BEAUTIES AND ADVANTAGES WITH AS MUCH FERVOR AS IF HE WERE AN AUCTIONEER TRYING TO SELL THE PLACE HE RETORTS THAT THE TOWERS ARE FIVE HUNDRED AND TWELVE FEET HIGH I SAY NONSENSE SOMEBODY HAS IMPOSED UPON YOU BECAUSE THEY SEE YOU ARE A FOREIGNER HE BECOMES QUITE ANGRY AT THIS AND SAYS HE CAN SHOW ME THE FIGURES IN THE GUIDE BOOK THE GUIDE BOOK I REPLIES SCORNFULLY YOU'LL BELIEVE A NEWSPAPER NEXT B ASKS ME INDIGNANTLY WHAT HEIGHT I SHOULD SAY THEY ARE THEN I EXAMINE THEM CRITICALLY FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN GIVE IT AS MY OPINION THAT THEY DO NOT EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED TEN FEET AT THE VERY OUTSIDE B SEEMS ANNOYED WITH ME AND WE ENTER THE CHURCH IN SILENCE
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