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The gendarme naturally supported the station master. One man in uniform always supports another man in uniform, no matter what the row is about, or who may be in the right  that does not trouble him. THE GENDARME NATURALLY SUPPORTED THE STATION MASTER ONE MAN IN UNIFORM ALWAYS SUPPORTS ANOTHER MAN IN UNIFORM NO MATTER WHAT THE ROW IS ABOUT OR WHO MAY BE IN THE RIGHT THAT DOES NOT TROUBLE HIM
ealed to us. We unhesitatingly decided in favour of the five thinnest, who, thereupon, evidently regarding the matter as finally settled, sat down, and told the other two to get out. These two stout ones, however--the German and one of the Belgians--seemed inclined to dispute the award, and called up the station-master. The station-master did not wait to listen to what they had to say, but at once began abusing them for being in the carriage at all. He told them they ought to be ashamed of themselves for forcing their way into a compartment that was already more than full, and inconveniencing the people already there. He also used English to explain this to them, and they got out on the platform and answered him back in English. English seems to be the popular language for quarrelling in, among foreigners. I suppose they find it more expressive. We all watched the group from the window. We were amused and interested. In the middle of the argument an early gendarme arrived on the scene.  AMONG THEMSELS THEY APPEALED TO US WE UNHESITATINGLY DECIDED IN FAVOUR OF THE FIVE THINNEST WHO THEREUPON EVIDENTLY REGARDING THE MATTER AS FINALLY SETTLED SAT DOWN AND TOLD THE OTHER TWO TO GET OUT THESE TWO STOUT ONES HOWEVER THE GERMAN AND ONE OF THE BELGIANS SEEMED INCLINED TO DISPUTE THE AWARD AND CALLED UP THE STATION MASTER THE STATION MASTER DID NOT WAIT TO LISTEN TO WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY BUT AT ONCE BEGAN ABUSING THEM FOR BEING IN THE CARRIAGE AT ALL HE TOLD THEM THEY OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR FORCING THEIR WAY INTO A COMPARTMENT THAT WAS ALREADY MORE THAN FULL AND INCONVENIENCING THE PEOPLE ALREADY THERE HE ALSO USED ENGLISH TO EXPLAIN THIS TO THEM AND THEY GOT OUT ON THE PLATFORM AND ANSWERED HIM BACK IN ENGLISH ENGLISH SEEMS TO BE THE POPULAR LANGUAGE FOR QUARRELLING IN AMONG FOREIGNERS I SUPPOSE THEY FIND IT MORE EXPRESSIVE WE ALL WATCHED THE GROUP FROM THE WINDOW WE WERE AMUSED AND INTERESTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ARGUMENT AN EARLY GENDARME ARRIVED ON THE SCENE
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