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You look round in the course of the proceedings; and the sight of the crowd of curious faces watching you, and of the man in uniform waiting with his eye fixed severely upon you, convey to you, in your then state of confusion, the momentary idea that this is a police court scene, and that if the ticket is found upon you, you will probably get five years. YOU LOOK ROUND IN THE COURSE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND THE SIGHT OF THE CROWD OF CURIOUS FACES WATCHING YOU AND OF THE MAN IN UNIFORM WAITING WITH HIS EYE FIXED SEVERELY UPON YOU CONVEY TO YOU IN YOUR THEN STATE OF CONFUSION THE MOMENTARY IDEA THAT THIS IS A POLICE COURT SCENE AND THAT IF THE TICKET IS FOUND UPON YOU YOU WILL PROBABLY GET FIVE YEARS
nt. But at times, one wishes that the German railway official would control his passion for tickets--or, at least, keep it within due bounds. Even the most kindly-hearted man grows tired of showing his ticket all day and night long, and the middle of a wearisome journey is not the proper time for a man to come to the carriage-window and clamour to see your "billet." You are weary and sleepy. You do not know where your ticket is. You are not quite sure that you have got a ticket; or if you ever had one, somebody has taken it away from you. You have put it by very carefully, thinking that it would not be wanted for hours, and have forgotten where. There are eleven pockets in the suit you have on, and five more in the overcoat on the rack. Maybe, it is in one of those pockets. If not, it is possibly in one of the bags--somewhere, or in your pocket-book, if you only knew where that was, or your purse. You begin a search. You stand up and shake yourself. Then you have another feel all over. ROM WHICH IT HAD SO LONG BEEN ABSENT BUT AT TIMES ONE WISHES THAT THE GERMAN RAILWAY OFFICIAL WOULD CONTROL HIS PASSION FOR TICKETS OR AT LEAST KEEP IT WITHIN DUE BOUNDS EVEN THE MOST KINDLY HEARTED MAN GROWS TIRED OF SHOWING HIS TICKET ALL DAY AND NIGHT LONG AND THE MIDDLE OF A WEARISOME JOURNEY IS NOT THE PROPER TIME FOR A MAN TO COME TO THE CARRIAGE WINDOW AND CLAMOUR TO SEE YOUR B A YOU ARE WEARY AND SLEEPY YOU DO NOT KNOW WHERE YOUR TICKET IS YOU ARE NOT QUITE SURE THAT YOU HAVE GOT A TICKET OR IF YOU EVER HAD ONE SOMEBODY HAS TAKEN IT AWAY FROM YOU YOU HAVE PUT IT BY VERY CAREFULLY THINKING THAT IT WOULD NOT BE WANTED FOR HOURS AND HAVE FORGOTTEN WHERE THERE ARE ELEVEN POCKETS IN THE SUIT YOU HAVE ON AND FIVE MORE IN THE OVERCOAT ON THE RACK MAYBE IT IS IN ONE OF THOSE POCKETS IF NOT IT IS POSSIBLY IN ONE OF THE BAGS SOMEWHERE OR IN YOUR POCKET BOOK IF YOU ONLY KNEW WHERE THAT WAS OR YOUR PURSE YOU BEGIN A SEARCH YOU STAND UP AND SHAKE YOURSELF THEN YOU HAVE ANOTHER FEEL ALL OVER
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