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All classes of citizens were there, but especially soldiers. There were all sorts of soldiers  soldiers of rank, and soldiers of rank and file; attached soldiers (very much attached, apparently) and soldiers unattached; stout soldiers, thin soldiers; old soldiers, young soldiers. ALL CLASSES OF CITIZENS WERE THERE BUT ESPECIALLY SOLDIERS THERE WERE ALL SORTS OF SOLDIERS SOLDIERS OF RANK AND SOLDIERS OF RANK AND FILE ATTACHED SOLDIERS VERY MUCH ATTACHED APPARENTLY AND SOLDIERS UNATTACHED STOUT SOLDIERS THIN SOLDIERS OLD SOLDIERS YOUNG SOLDIERS
to its box-like formation; so he has to scramble out after it, and of course every time he does this he barks both his shins twice against the sides of the bed. When he has performed this feat for about the tenth time, he concludes that it was madness for him, a mere raw amateur at the business, to think that he could manage a complicated, tricky bed of this sort, that must take even an experienced man all he knows to sleep in it; and gets out and camps on the floor. At least, that is what I did. B. is accustomed to German beds, and doubled himself up and went off to sleep without the slightest difficulty. We slept for two hours, and then got up and went back to the railway-station, where we dined. The railway refreshment-room in German towns appears to be as much patronised by the inhabitants of the town as by the travellers passing through. It is regarded as an ordinary restaurant, and used as such by the citizens. We found the dining-room at Cologne station crowded with Cologneists. HING OFF THE FLOOR OWING TO ITS BOX LIKE FORMATION SO HE HAS TO SCRAMBLE OUT AFTER IT AND OF COURSE EVERY TIME HE DOES THIS HE BARKS BOTH HIS CHINS TWICE AGAINST THE SIDES OF THE BED WHEN HE HAS PERFORMED HIS FEAT FOR ABOUT THE TENTH TIME HE CONCLUDES THAT IT WAS MADNESS FOR HIM A MERE RAW AMATEUR AT THE BUSINESS TO THINK THAT HE COULD MANAGE A COMPLICATED TRICKY BED OF THIS SORT THAT MUST TAKE EVEN AN EXPERIENCED MAN ALL HE KNOWS TO SLEEP IN IT AND GETS OUT AND CAMPS ON THE FLOOR AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT I DID B IS ACCUSTOMED TO GERMAN BEDS AND DOUBLED HIMSELF UP AND WENT OFF TO SLEEP WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST DIFFICULTY WE SLEPT FOR TWO HOURS AND THEN GOT UP AND WENT BACK TO THE RAILWAY STATION WHERE WE DINED THE RAILWAY REFRESHMENT ROOM IN GERMAN TOWNS APPEARS TO BE AS MUCH PATRONIZED BY THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN AS BY THE TRAVELLERS PASSING THROUGH IT IS REGARDED AS AN ORDINARY RESTAURANT AND USED AS SUCH BY THE CITIZENS WE FOUND THE DINING ROOM AT COLOGNE STATION CROWDED WITH COLONISTS
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