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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 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
 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. 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. Four very young soldiers sat opposite us, drinking beer. I never saw such young soldiers out by themselves before. They each 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. UBLED 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 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 FOUR VERY YOUNG SOLDIERS SAT OPPOSITE US DRINKING BEER I NEVER SAW SUCH YOUNG SOLDIERS OUT BY THEMSELVES BEFORE THEY EACH 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
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