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B. also says that I am displaying more energy than prudence in forming an opinion of a people merely from a few weeks' travel amongst them. But my experience is that first impressions are the most reliable. B ALSO SAYS THAT I AM DISPLAYING MORE ENERGY THAN PRUDENCE IN FORMING AN OPINION OF A PEOPLE MERELY FROM A FEW WEEKS TRAVEL AMONGST THEM BUT MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT FIRST IMPRESSIONS ARE THE MOST RELIABLE
tation-master, and the station-master explained to them for another ten minutes that, if they did not pay eighteen shillings each, he should do the German equivalent for summonsing them; and they smiled and nodded, and told him that they wanted to go to Hanover. Then a very important-looking personage in a cocked-hat came up, and was very angry; and he and the station-master and the collector took it in turns to explain to B. and his two friends the state of the law on the matter. They stormed and raged, and threatened and pleaded for a quarter of an hour or so, and then they got sick, and slammed the door, and went off, leaving the Government to lose the fifty-four marks. We passed the German frontier on Wednesday, and have been in Belgium since. I like the Germans. B. says I ought not to let them know this, because it will make them conceited; but I have no fear of such a result. I am sure they possess too much common-sense for their heads to be turned by praise, no matter from whom. HE WENT AND FETCHED THE STATION MASTER AND THE STATION MASTER EXPLAINED TO THEM FOR ANOTHER TEN MINUTES THAT IF THEY DID NOT PAY EIGHTEEN SHILLINGS EACH HE SHOULD DO THE GERMAN EQUIVALENT FOR SUMMONING THEM AND THEY SMILED AND NODDED AND TOLD THEM THAT THEY WANTED TO GO TO HANOVER THEN A VERY IMPORTANT LOOKING PERSONAGE IN A COCKED HAT CAME UP AND WAS VERY ANGRY AND HE AND THE STATION MASTER AND THE COLLECTOR TOOK IT IN TURNS TO EXPLAIN TO B AND HIS TWO FRIENDS THE STATE OF THE LAW ON THE MATTER THEY STORMED AND RAGED AND THREATENED AND PLEADED FOR A QUARTER OF AN HOUR OR SO AND THEN THEY GOT SICK AND SLAMMED THE DOOR AND WENT OFF LEAVING THE GOVERNMENT TO LOSE THE FIFTY FOUR MARKS WE PASSED THE GERMAN FRONTIER ON WEDNESDAY AND HAVE BEEN IN BELGIUM SINCE I LIKE THE GERMANS B SAYS I OUGHT NOT TO LET THEM KNOW THIS BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE THEM CONCEITED BUT I HAVE NO FEAR OF SUCH A RESULT I AM SURE THEY POSSESS TOO MUCH COMMON SENSE FOR THEIR HEADS TO BE TURNED BY PRAISE NO MATTER FROM WHOM
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