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At the end of the book were German proverbs and "Idiomatic Phrases," by which latter would appear to be meant in all languages, "phrases for the use of idiots":  "A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the roof."  "Time brings roses."  "The eagle does not catch flies." AT THE END OF THE BOOK WERE GERMAN PROVERBS AND IDIOMATIC PHRASES BY WHICH LATTER WOULD APPEAR TO BE MEANT IN ALL LANGUAGES PHRASES FOR THE USE OF IDIOTS A SPARROW IN THE HAND IS BETTER THAN A PIGEON ON THE ROOF TIME BRINGS ROSES THE EAGLE DOES NOT CATCH FLIES
tian tourist. There was really something remarkable about the exhaustiveness of this "conversation at the shoemaker's." I should think the book must have been written by someone who suffered from corns. I could have gone to a German shoemaker with this book and have talked the man's head off. Then there were two pages of watery chatter "on meeting a friend in the street"--"Good-morning, sir (or madam)." "I wish you a merry Christmas." "How is your mother?" As if a man who hardly knew enough German to keep body and soul together, would want to go about asking after the health of a foreign person's mother. There were also "conversations in the railway carriage," conversations between travelling lunatics, apparently, and dialogues "during the passage." "How do you feel now?" "Pretty well as yet; but I cannot say how long it will last." "Oh, what waves! I now feel very unwell and shall go below. Ask for a basin for me." Imagine a person who felt like that wanting to know the German for it. DEEMED USELESS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CHRISTIAN TOURIST THERE WAS REALLY SOMETHING REMARKABLE ABOUT THE EXHAUSTIVENESS OF THIS CONVERSATION AT THE SHOEMAKER'S I SHOULD THINK THE BOOK MUST HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY SOME ONE WHO SUFFERED FROM CORNS I COULD HAVE GONE TO A GERMAN SHOEMAKER WITH THIS BOOK AND HAVE TALKED THE MAN'S HEAD OFF THEN THERE WERE TWO PAGES OF WATERY CHATTER ON MEETING A FRIEND IN THE STREET GOOD MORNING SIR OR MADAM I WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS HOW IS YOUR MOTHER AS IF A MAN WHO HARDLY KNEW ENOUGH GERMAN TO KEEP BODY AND SOUL TOGETHER WOULD WANT TO GO ABOUT ASKING AFTER THE HEALTH OF A FOREIGN PERSON'S MOTHER THERE WERE ALSO CONVERSATIONS IN THE RAILWAY CARRIAGE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN TRAVELLING LUNATICS APPARENTLY AND DIALOGUES DURING THE PASSAGE HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW PRETTY WELL AS YET BUT I CANNOT SAY HOW LONG IT WILL LAST OH WHAT WAVES I NOW FEEL VERY UNWELL AND SHALL GO BELOW ASK FOR A BASIN FOR ME IMAGINE A PERSON WHO FELT LIKE THAT WANTING TO KNOW THE GERMAN FOR IT
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