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After breakfast we got a time table, and looked out for a train to Ober Ammergau. I found one which started at 3.10. It seemed a very nice train indeed; it did not stop anywhere. The railway authorities themselves were evidently very proud of it, and had printed particulars of it in extra thick type. We decided to patronise it. AFTER BREAKFAST WE GOT A TIME TABLE AND LOOKED OUT FOR A TRAIN TO OBER AMMERGAU I FOUND ONE WHICH STARTED AT THREE TEN IT SEEMED A VERY NICE TRAIN INDEED IT DID NOT STOP ANYWHERE THE RAILWAY AUTHORITIES THEMSELVES WERE EVIDENTLY VERY PROUD OF IT AND HAD PRINTED PARTICULARS OF IT IN EXTRA THICK TYPE WE DECIDED TO PATRONIZE IT
d-boiled egg, or a slice of ham; but I did not want a hard-boiled egg, or a slice of ham. I wanted a savoury omelette; and that was an article of diet that the authors of this "Handy Little Guide," as they termed it in their preface, had evidently never heard of. Since my return home, I have, out of curiosity, obtained three or four "English-German Dialogues" and "Conversation Books," intended to assist the English traveller in his efforts to make himself understood by the German people, and I have come to the conclusion that the work I took out with me was the most sensible and practical of the lot. Finding it utterly hopeless to explain ourselves to the waiter, we let the thing go, and trusted to Providence; and in about ten minutes the man brought us a steaming omelette, with about a pound of strawberry jam inside, and powdered sugar all over the outside. We put a deal of pepper and salt on it to try and counteract the flavour of the sweets, but we did not really enjoy it even then. T THEM ON I COULD HAVE HAD A HARD BOILED EGG OR A SLICE OF HAM BUT I DID NOT WANT A HARD BOILED EGG OR A SLICE OF HAM I WANTED A SAVOURY OMELET AND THAT WAS AN ARTICLE OF DIET THAT THE AUTHORS OF THIS HANDY LITTLE GUIDE AS THEY TERMED IT IN THEIR PREFACE HAD EVIDENTLY NEVER HEARD OF SINCE MY RETURN HOME I HAVE OUT OF CURIOSITY OBTAINED THREE OR FOUR ENGLISH GERMAN DIALOGUES AND CONVERSATION BOOKS INTENDED TO ASSIST THE ENGLISH TRAVELLER IN HIS EFFORTS TO MAKE HIMSELF UNDERSTOOD BY THE GERMAN PEOPLE AND I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE WORK I TOOK OUT WITH ME WAS THE MOST SENSIBLE AND PRACTICAL OF THE LOT FINDING IT UTTERLY HOPELESS TO EXPLAIN OURSELVES TO THE WAITER WE LET THE THING GO AND TRUSTED TO PROVIDENCE AND IN ABOUT TEN MINUTES THE MAN BROUGHT US A STEAMING OMELET WITH ABOUT A POUND OF STRAWBERRY JAM INSIDE AND POWDERED SUGAR ALL OVER THE OUTSIDE WE PUT A DEAL OF PEPPER AND SALT ON IT TO TRY AND COUNTERACT THE FLAVOUR OF THE SWEETS BUT WE DID NOT REALLY ENJOY IT EVEN THEN
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