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He blamed himself for having done this last, however, afterwards. He seemed to think that he could have avoided this expense by assuming ignorance of the German language. He said that two years ago, when he was travelling in Germany with three other men, the authorities came down upon them in much the same way for travelling first class with second class tickets. HE BLAMED HIMSELF FOR HAVING DONE THIS LAST HOWEVER AFTERWARD HE SEEMED TO THINK THAT HE COULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS EXPENSE BY ASSUMING IGNORANCE OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE HE SAID THAT TWO YEARS AGO WHEN HE WAS TRAVELLING IN GERMANY WITH THREE OTHER MEN THE AUTHORITIES CAME DOWN UPON THEM IN MUCH THE SAME WAY FOR TRAVELLING FIRST CLASS WITH SECOND CLASS TICKETS
ty 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. The scene suggested a drum-head court-martial, and I could see that B. was nervous, though outwardly calm and brave. He shouted back a light-hearted adieu to me as he passed down the platform, and asked me, if the worst happened, to break it gently to his mother. However, no harm came of it, and he returned to the carriage without a stain upon his character, he having made it clear to the satisfaction of the court--firstly, That he did not know that our tickets were only slow-train tickets; secondly, That he was not aware that we were not travelling by a slow train; and thirdly, That he was ready to pay the difference in the fares. 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 THE SCENE SUGGESTED A DRUMHEAD COURT MARTIAL AND I COULD SEE THAT B WAS NERVOUS THOUGH OUTWARDLY CALM AND BRAVE HE SHOUTED BACK A LIGHT HEARTED ADIEU TO ME AS HE PASSED DOWN THE PLATFORM AND ASKED ME IF THE WORST HAPPENED TO BREAK IT GENTLY TO HIS MOTHER HOWEVER NO HARM CAME OF IT AND HE RETURNED TO THE CARRIAGE WITHOUT A STAIN UPON HIS CHARACTER HE HAVING MADE IT CLEAR TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COURT FIRSTLY THAT HE DID NOT KNOW THAT OUR TICKETS WERE ONLY SLOW TRAIN TICKETS SECONDLY THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT WE WERE NOT TRAVELLING BY A SLOW TRAIN AND THIRDLY THAT HE WAS READY TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE IN THE FAIRS
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