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After about the sixth time, we gently remonstrated. "This is very kind of you, my good girl," B. said, "but really I don't think we _can_. I don't think we ought to. You must not go on doing this sort of thing. We will drink this one now that you have brought it, but we really must insist on its being the last." AFTER ABOUT THE SIXTH TIME WE GENTLY REMONSTRATED THIS IS VERY KIND OF YOU MY GOOD GIRL HE SAID BUT REALLY I DON'T THINK WE CAN I DON'T THINK WE OUGHT TO YOU MUST NOT GO ON DOING THIS SORT OF THING WE WILL DRINK THIS ONE NOW THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT IT BUT WE REALLY MUST INSIST ON ITS BEING THE LAST
during a very high note, but, on the whole, our rendering was fairly artistic. We rattled off a sweet omelette to a symphony in G--or F, or else K; I won't be positive as to the precise letter; but it was something in the alphabet, I know--and bolted our cheese to the ballet music from _Carmen_. After which we rolled about in agonies to all the national airs of Europe. If ever you visit a German beer-hall or garden--to study character or anything of that kind--be careful, when you have finished drinking your beer, to shut the cover of the mug down tight. If you leave it with the cover standing open, that is taken as a sign that you want more beer, and the girl snatches it away and brings it back refilled. B. and I very nearly had an accident one warm night, owing to our ignorance of this custom. Each time after we had swallowed the quart, we left the pot, standing before us with the cover up, and each time it was, in consequence, taken away, and brought back to us, brimming full again. SLICE OF POTATO STUCK IN OUR THROAT DURING A VERY HIGH NOTE BUT ON THE WHOLE OUR RENDERING WAS FAIRLY ARTISTIC WE RATTLED OFF A SWEET OMELETTE TO A SYMPHONY IN G OR F OR ELSE K I WON'T BE POSITIVE AS TO THE PRECISE LETTER BUT IT WAS SOMETHING IN THE ALPHABET I KNOW AND BOLTED OUR CHEESE TO THE BALLET MUSIC FROM CARMEN AFTER WHICH WE ROLLED ABOUT IN AGONIES TO ALL THE NATIONAL AIRS OF EUROPE IF EVER YOU VISIT A GERMAN BEER HALL OR GARDEN TO STUDY CHARACTER OR ANYTHING OF THAT KIND BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED DRINKING YOUR BEER TO SHUT THE COVER OF THE MUG DOWN TIGHT IF YOU LEAVE IT WITH THE COVER STANDING OPEN THAT IS TAKEN AS A SIGN THAT YOU WANT MORE BEER AND THE GIRL SNATCHES IT AWAY AND BRINGS IT BACK REFILLED B AND I VERY NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT ONE WARM NIGHT OWING TO OUR IGNORANCE OF THIS CUSTOM EACH TIME AFTER WE HAD SWALLOWED THE QUART WE LEFT THE POT STANDING BEFORE US WITH THE COVER UP AND EACH TIME IT WAS CONSEQUENCE TAKEN AWAY AND BROUGHT BACK TO US BRIMMING FULL AGAIN
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