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A Customs House clerk came out and joined in the babel. He took the part of the passengers, and abused the station master and the gendarme, and _he_ abused _them_ in English. A CUSTOMS HOUSE CLERK CAME OUT AND JOINED IN THE BABEL HE TOOK THE PART OF THE PASSENGERS AND ABUSED THE STATION MASTER AND THE GENDARME AND HE ABUSED THEM IN ENGLISH
ed. In the middle of the argument an early gendarme arrived on the scene. The gendarme naturally supported the station-master. One man in uniform always supports another man in uniform, no matter what the row is about, or who may be in the right--that does not trouble him. It is a fixed tenet of belief among uniform circles that a uniform can do no wrong. If burglars wore uniform, the police would be instructed to render them every assistance in their power, and to take into custody any householder attempting to interfere with them in the execution of their business. The gendarme assisted the station-master to abuse the two stout passengers, and he also abused them in English. It was not good English in any sense of the word. The man would probably have been able to give his feelings much greater variety and play in French or Flemish, but that was not his object. His ambition, like every other foreigner's, was to become an accomplished English quarreller, and this was practice for him.  AMUSED AND INTERESTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ARGUMENT AN EARLY GENDARME ARRIVED ON THE SCENE THE GENDARME NATURALLY SUPPORTED THE STATION MASTER ONE MAN IN UNIFORM ALWAYS SUPPORTS ANOTHER MAN IN UNIFORM NO MATTER WHAT THE ROW IS ABOUT OR WHO MAY BE IN THE RIGHT THAT DOES NOT TROUBLE HIM IT IS A FIXED TENET OF BELIEF AMONG UNIFORM CIRCLES THAT A UNIFORM CAN DO NO WRONG IF BURGLARS WORE UNIFORM THE POLICE WOULD BE INSTRUCTED TO RENDER THEM EVERY ASSISTANCE IN THEIR POWER AND TO TAKE INTO CUSTODY ANY HOUSEHOLDER ATTEMPTING TO INTERFERE WITH THEM IN THE EXECUTION OF THEIR BUSINESS THE GENDARME ASSISTED THE STATION MASTER TO ABUSE THE TWO STOUT PASSENGERS AND HE ALSO ABUSED THEM IN ENGLISH IT WAS NOT GOOD ENGLISH IN ANY SENSE OF THE WORD THE MAN WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE HIS FEELINGS MUCH GREATER VARIETY AND PLAY IN FRENCH OR FLEMISH BUT THAT WAS NOT HIS OBJECT HIS AMBITION LIKE EVERY OTHER FOREIGNER'S WAS TO BECOME AN ACCOMPLISHED ENGLISH QUARRELLER AND THIS WAS PRACTICE FOR HIM
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