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If we had not a ticket with us at the time, we went and bought one. A mere single third to the next station would gladden him sufficiently in most cases; but if the poor fellow appeared very woe begone, and as if he wanted more than ordinary cheering up, we got him a second class return. IF WE HAD NOT A TICKET WITH US AT THE TIME WE WENT AND BOUGHT ONE A MERE SINGLE THIRD TO THE NEXT STATION WOULD GLADDEN HIM SUFFICIENTLY IN MOST CASES BUT IF THE POOR FELLOW APPEARED VERY WOEBEGON AND AS IF HE WANTED MORE THAN ORDINARY CHEERING UP WE GOT HIM A SECOND CLASS RETURN
ace would appear at the carriage-window, and ask to see our tickets. Whenever a German railway-guard feels lonesome, and does not know what else to do with himself, he takes a walk round the train, and gets the passengers to show him their tickets, after which he returns to his box cheered and refreshed. Some people rave about sunsets and mountains and old masters; but to the German railway-guard the world can show nothing more satisfying, more inspiring, than the sight of a railway-ticket. Nearly all the German railway officials have this same craving for tickets. If only they get somebody to show them a railway-ticket, they are happy. It seemed a harmless weakness of theirs, and B. and I decided that it would be only kind to humour them in it during our stay. Accordingly, whenever we saw a German railway official standing about, looking sad and weary, we went up to him and showed him our tickets. The sight was like a ray of sunshine to him; and all his care was immediately forgotten. BEEN LONGER A GHOSTLY FACE WOULD APPEAR AT THE CARRIAGE WINDOW AND ASK TO SEE OUR TICKETS WHENEVER A GERMAN RAILWAY GUARD FEELS LONESOME AND DOES NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO WITH HIMSELF HE TAKES A WALK ROUND THE TRAIN AND GETS THE PASSENGERS TO SHOW HIM THEIR TICKETS AFTER WHICH HE RETURNS TO HIS BOX CHEERED AND REFRESHED SOME PEOPLE RAVE ABOUT SUNSETS AND MOUNTAINS AND OLD MASTERS BUT TO THE GERMAN RAILWAY GUARD THE WORLD CAN SHOW NOTHING MORE SATISFYING MORE INSPIRING THAN THE SIGHT OF A RAILWAY TICKET NEARLY ALL THE GERMAN RAILWAY OFFICIALS HAVE THIS SAME CRAVING FOR TICKETS IF ONLY THEY GET SOMEBODY TO SHOW THEM A RAILWAY TICKET THEY ARE HAPPY IT SEEMED A HARMLESS WEAKNESS OF THEIRS AND B AND I DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE ONLY KIND TO HUMOUR THEM IN IT DURING OUR STAY ACCORDINGLY WHENEVER WE SAW A GERMAN RAILWAY OFFICIAL STANDING ABOUT LOOKING SAD AND WEARY WE WENT UP TO HIM AND SHOWED HIM OUR TICKETS THE SIGHT WAS LIKE A RAY OF SUNSHINE TO HIM AND ALL HIS CARE WAS IMMEDIATELY FORGOTTEN
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