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We had half an hour to spare between dinner and the starting of our train, and B. suggested that we should go into the cathedral. That is B.'s one weakness, churches. WE HAD HALF AN HOUR TO SPARE BETWEEN DINNER AND THE STARTING OF OUR TRAIN AND BEA SUGGESTED THAT WE SHOULD GO INTO THE CATHEDRAL THAT IS BEA'S ONE WEAKNESS CHURCHES
years old, but may have been thirteen; and they each looked, also, ready and willing to storm a battery, if the order were given to them to do it. There they sat, raising and lowering their huge mugs of beer, discussing military matters, and rising every now and again to gravely salute some officer as he passed, and to receive as gravely his grave salute in return. There seemed to be a deal of saluting to be gone through. Officers kept entering and passing through the room in an almost continual stream, and every time one came in sight all the military drinkers and eaters rose and saluted, and remained at the salute until the officer had passed. One young soldier, who was trying to eat a plate of soup near us, I felt quite sorry for. Every time he got the spoon near his mouth an officer invariably hove in view, and down would have to go the spoon, soup and all, and up he would have to rise. It never seemed to occur to the silly fellow to get under the table and finish his dinner there. CH LOOKED ABOUT TWELVE YEARS OLD BUT MAY HAVE BEEN THIRTEEN AND THEY EACH LOOKED ALSO READY AND WILLING TO STORM A BATTERY IF THE ORDER WERE GIVEN TO THEM TO DO IT THERE THEY SAT RAISING AND LOWERING THEIR HUGE MUGS OF BEER DISCUSSING MILITARY MATTERS AND RISING EVERY NOW AND AGAIN TO GRAVELY SALUTE SOME OFFICER AS HE PASSED AND TO RECEIVE AS GRAVELY HIS GRAVE SALUTE IN RETURN THERE SEEMED TO BE A DEAL OF SALUTING TO BE GONE THROUGH OFFICERS KEPT ENTERING AND PASSING THROUGH THE ROOM IN AN ALMOST CONTINUAL STREAM AND EVERY TIME ONE CAME IN SIGHT ALL THE MILITARY DRINKERS AND EATERS ROSE AND SALUTED AND REMAINED AT THE SALUTE UNTIL THE OFFICER HAD PASSED ONE YOUNG SOLDIER WHO WAS TRYING TO EAT A PLATE OF SOUP NEAR US I FELT QUITE SORRY FOR EVERY TIME HE GOT THE SPOON NEAR HIS MOUTH AN OFFICER INVARIABLY HOVE IN VIEW AND DOWN WOULD HAVE TO GO THE SPOON SOUP AND ALL AND UP HE WOULD HAVE TO RISE IT NEVER SEEMED TO OCCUR TO THE SILLY FELLOW TO GET UNDER THE TABLE AND FINISH HIS DINNER THERE
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