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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. 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
cene suggested a drum-head court-martial, and I could see that B. was nervous, though outwardly calm and brave. He shouted back a light-hearted adieu to me as he passed down the platform, and asked me, if the worst happened, to break it gently to his mother. However, no harm came of it, and he returned to the carriage without a stain upon his character, he having made it clear to the satisfaction of the court--firstly, That he did not know that our tickets were only slow-train tickets; secondly, That he was not aware that we were not travelling by a slow train; and thirdly, That he was ready to pay the difference in the fares. He blamed himself for having done this last, however, afterwards. He seemed to think that he could have avoided this expense by assuming ignorance of the German language. 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.  GOLD LACED FOLLOWERS THE SCENE SUGGESTED A DRUMHEAD COURT MARTIAL AND I COULD SEE THAT B WAS NERVOUS THOUGH OUTWARDLY CALM AND BRAVE HE SHOUTED BACK A LIGHT HEARTED ADIEU TO ME AS HE PASSED DOWN THE PLATFORM AND ASKED ME IF THE WORST HAPPENED TO BREAK IT GENTLY TO HIS MOTHER HOWEVER NO HARM CAME OF IT AND HE RETURNED TO THE CARRIAGE WITHOUT A STAIN UPON HIS CHARACTER HE HAVING MADE IT CLEAR TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE COURT FIRSTLY THAT HE DID NOT KNOW THAT OUR TICKETS WERE ONLY SLOW TRAIN TICKETS SECONDLY THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT WE WERE NOT TRAVELLING BY A SLOW TRAIN AND THIRDLY THAT HE WAS READY TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE IN THE FAIRS HE BLAMED HIMSELF FOR HAVING DONE THIS LAST HOWEVER AFTERWARD HE SEEMED TO THINK THAT HE COULD HAVE AVOIDED THIS EXPENSE BY ASSUMING IGNORANCE OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE 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
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