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On going systematically over yourself for about the twentieth time, you discover it in your waistcoat pocket, and for the next half hour you sit and wonder how you came to miss it on the previous nineteen occasions. Meanwhile, during this trying scene, the conduct of the guard has certainly not tended to allay your anxiety and nervousness. ON GOING SYSTEMATICALLY OVER YOURSELF FOR ABOUT THE TWENTIETH TIME YOU DISCOVER IT IN YOUR WAISTCOAT POCKET AND FOR THE NEXT HALF HOUR YOU SIT AND WONDER HOW YOU CAME TO MISS IT ON THE PREVIOUS NINETEEN OCCASIONS MEANWHILE DURING THIS TRYING SCENE THE CONDUCT OF THE GUARD HAS CERTAINLY NOT TENDED TO ALLAY YOUR ANXIETY AND NERVOUSNESS
es watching you, and of the man in uniform waiting with his eye fixed severely upon you, convey to you, in your then state of confusion, the momentary idea that this is a police-court scene, and that if the ticket is found upon you, you will probably get five years. Upon this you vehemently protest your innocence. "I tell you I haven't got it!" you exclaim;--"never seen the gentleman's ticket. You let me go! I--" Here the surprise of your fellow-passengers recalls you to yourself, and you proceed on your exploration. You overhaul the bags, turning everything out on to the floor, muttering curses on the whole railway system of Germany as you do so. Then you feel in your boots. You make everybody near you stand up to see if they are sitting upon it, and you go down on your knees and grovel for it under the seat. "You didn't throw it out of the window with your sandwiches, did you?" asks your friend. "No! Do you think I'm a fool?" you answer, irritably. "What should I want to do that for? D THE SIGHT OF THE CROWD OF CURIOUS FACES WATCHING YOU AND OF THE MAN IN UNIFORM WAITING WITH HIS EYE FIXED SEVERELY UPON YOU CONVEY TO YOU IN YOUR THEN STATE OF CONFUSION THE MOMENTARY IDEA THAT THIS IS A POLICE COURT SCENE AND THAT IF THE TICKET IS FOUND UPON YOU YOU WILL PROBABLY GET FIVE YEARS UPON THIS YOU VEHEMENTLY PROTEST YOUR INNOCENCE I TELL YOU I HAVEN'T GOT IT YOU EXCLAIMED NEVER SEEN THE GENTLEMAN'S TICKET YOU LET ME GO I HERE THE SURPRISE OF YOUR FELLOW PASSENGERS RECALLS YOU TO YOURSELF AND YOU PROCEED ON YOUR EXPLORATION YOU OVERHAUL THE BAGS TURNING EVERYTHING OUT ON TO THE FLOOR MUTTERING CURSES ON THE WHOLE RAILWAY SYSTEM OF GERMANY AS YOU DO SO THEN YOU FEEL IN YOUR BOOTS YOU MAKE EVERYBODY NEAR YOU STAND UP TO SEE IF THEY ARE SITTING UPON IT AND YOU GO DOWN ON YOUR KNEES AND GROVEL FOR IT UNDER THE SEAT YOU DIDN'T THROW IT OUT OF THE WINDOW WITH YOUR SANDWICHES DID YOU ASKS YOUR FRIEND NO DO YOU THINK I'M A FOOL YOU ANSWER IRRITABLY WHAT SHALL I WANT TO DO THAT FOR
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