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He also used English to explain this to them, and they got out on the platform and answered him back in English. HE ALSO USED ENGLISH TO EXPLAIN THIS TO THEM AND THEY GOT OUT ON THE PLATFORM AND ANSWERED HIM BACK IN ENGLISH
d each one more than hinted that the other six were liars. What annoyed me was that they quarrelled in English. They all had languages of their own,--there were four Belgians, two Frenchmen, and a German,--but no language was good enough for them to insult each other in but English. Finding that there seemed to be no chance of their ever agreeing among themselves, they appealed to us. We unhesitatingly decided in favour of the five thinnest, who, thereupon, evidently regarding the matter as finally settled, sat down, and told the other two to get out. These two stout ones, however--the German and one of the Belgians--seemed inclined to dispute the award, and called up the station-master. The station-master did not wait to listen to what they had to say, but at once began abusing them for being in the carriage at all. He told them they ought to be ashamed of themselves for forcing their way into a compartment that was already more than full, and inconveniencing the people already there. EAVOURING TO OBTAIN SEATS BY FRAUD AND EACH ONE MORE THAN HINTED THAT THE OTHER SIX WERE LIARS WHAT ANNOYED ME WAS THAT THEY QUARRELLED IN ENGLISH THEY ALL HAD LANGUAGES OF THEIR OWN THERE WERE FOUR BELGIANS TWO FRENCHMEN AND A GERMAN BUT NO LANGUAGE WAS GOOD ENOUGH TO INSULT EACH OTHER IN BUT ENGLISH FINDING THAT THERE SEEMED TO BE NO CHANCE OF THEIR EVER AGREEING AMONG THEMSELS THEY APPEALED TO US WE UNHESITATINGLY DECIDED IN FAVOUR OF THE FIVE THINNEST WHO THEREUPON EVIDENTLY REGARDING THE MATTER AS FINALLY SETTLED SAT DOWN AND TOLD THE OTHER TWO TO GET OUT THESE TWO STOUT ONES HOWEVER THE GERMAN AND ONE OF THE BELGIANS SEEMED INCLINED TO DISPUTE THE AWARD AND CALLED UP THE STATION MASTER THE STATION MASTER DID NOT WAIT TO LISTEN TO WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY BUT AT ONCE BEGAN ABUSING THEM FOR BEING IN THE CARRIAGE AT ALL HE TOLD THEM THEY OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR FORCING THEIR WAY INTO A COMPARTMENT THAT WAS ALREADY MORE THAN FULL AND INCONVENIENCING THE PEOPLE ALREADY THERE
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