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He was also, on his part, able, with a little trouble, to understand what the collector said, which was that he must pay eighteen marks. And he had to. HE WAS ALSO ON HIS PART ABLE WITH A LITTLE TROUBLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE COLLECTOR SAID WHICH WAS THAT HE MUST PAY EIGHTEEN MARKS AND HE HAD TO
at two years ago, when he was travelling in Germany with three other men, the authorities came down upon them in much the same way for travelling first-class with second-class tickets. Why they were doing this B. did not seem able to explain very clearly. He said that, if he recollected rightly, the guard had told them to get into a first-class, or else they had not had time to get into a second-class, or else they did not know they were not in a second-class. I must confess his explanation appeared to me to be somewhat lame. Anyhow, there they were in a first-class carriage; and there was the collector at the door, looking indignantly at their second-class tickets, and waiting to hear what they had to say for themselves. One of their party did not know much German, but what little he did know he was very proud of and liked to air; and this one argued the matter with the collector, and expressed himself in German so well that the collector understood and disbelieved every word he said. UAGE HE SAID THAT TWO YEARS AGO WHEN HE WAS TRAVELLING IN GERMANY WITH THREE OTHER MEN THE AUTHORITIES CAME DOWN UPON THEM IN MUCH THE SAME WAY FOR TRAVELLING FIRST CLASS WITH SECOND CLASS TICKETS WHY THEY WERE DOING THIS B DID NOT SEEM ABLE TO EXPLAIN VERY CLEARLY HE SAID THAT IF HE RECOLLECTED RIGHTLY THE GUARD HAD TOLD THEM TO GET INTO A FIRST CLASS OR ELSE THEY HAD NOT HAD TIME TO GET INTO A SECOND CLASS OR ELSE THEY DID NOT KNOW THAT THEY WERE NOT IN A SECOND CLASS I MUST CONFESS HIS EXPLANATION APPEARED TO ME TO BE SOMEWHAT LAME ANYHOW THERE THEY WERE IN A FIRST GLASS CARRIAGE AND THERE WAS THE COLLECTOR AT THE DOOR LOOKING INDIGNANTLY AT THEIR SECOND CLASS TICKETS AND WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY FOR THEMSELVES ONE OF THEIR PARTY DID NOT KNOW MUCH GERMAN BUT WHAT LITTLE HE DID KNOW HE WAS VERY PROUD OF AND LIKED TO AIR AND THIS ONE ARGUED THE MATTER WITH THE COLLECTOR AND EXPRESSED HIMSELF IN GERMAN SO WELL THAT THE COLLECTOR UNDERSTOOD AND DISBELIEVED EVERY WORD HE SAID
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