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historical   collection�拭    �Did   you   ever hear of   a  man   keeping   a boot shop 

and not selling boots�拭       �D'ye think I decorate the shop with 'em to make it 

look pretty�拭     �What d'ye take me fora prize idiot�拭─�

     I have always maintained that these conversation books are never  of 

any real use。     What we wanted was some English equivalent for the well´ 

known German idiom�此           �Behalten Sie Ihr Haar auf。; 

     Nothing of the sort was to be found in the book from beginning to end。 

However�察  �I   will   do   George   the   credit   to   admit   he   chose   the   very   best 

sentence that was to be found therein and applied it。             He said�此� 

     ;I will come again�察�when�察�perhaps�察�you will have some more boots to 

show me。       Till then�察�adieu� ─�

     With   that   we   returned   to   our   cab   and   drove   away�察  �leaving   the   man 

standing in the centre of his boot´bedecked doorway addressing remarks to 

us。    What he said�察�I did not hear�察�but the passers´by appeared to find it 

interesting。 

     George      was   for   stopping     at  another    boot    shop   and    trying   the 

experiment afresh�察�he said he really did want a pair of bedroom slippers。 



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But we persuaded him to postpone their purchase until our arrival in some 

foreign city�察�where the tradespeople are no doubt more inured to this sort 

of   talk�察  �or  else  more    naturally    amiable。     On     the  subject    of  the  hat�察�

however�察�he was adamant。            He maintained that without that he could not 

travel�察�and�察 �accordingly�察 �we   pulled   up   at   a   small   shop in the   Blackfriars 

Road。 

     The proprietor of this shop was a cheery�察�bright´eyed little man�察�and he 

helped us rather than hindered us。 

     When   George   asked   him   in   the   words   of   the   book�察   �Have   you   any 

hats�拭─�he did not get angry�察�he just stopped and thoughtfully scratched his 

chin。 

     ;Hats�察─    �said  he。   ;Let    me    think。    Yes;here     a  smile    of  positive 

pleasure broke over his genial countenance;yes�察�now I come to think of 

it�察�I believe I have a hat。      But�察�tell me�察�why do you ask me�拭─�

     George explained to him that he wished to purchase a cap�察�a travelling 

cap�察�but the essence of the transaction was that it was to be a ;good cap。; 

     The man's face fell。 

     ;Ah�察─  �he   remarked�察   �there�察  �I   am   afraid�察  �you   have   me。  Now�察  �if   you 

had   wanted   a   bad   cap�察  �not   worth   the   price   asked   for   it�察  �a   cap   good   for 

nothing but to clean windows with�察�I could have found you the very thing。 

But    a  good    capno�察    �we   don't   keep   them。     But    wait   a  minute�察─    �he 

continued��on       seeing    the   disappointment        that  spread    over    George's 

expressive countenance�察 �don't be in a hurry。              I have a cap here;he went 

to a drawer and opened it;it is not a good cap�察�but it is not so bad as most 

of the caps I sell。; 

     He brought it forward�察�extended on his palm。 

     ;What   do   you   think   of   that�拭─  �he   asked。    ;Could   you   put   up   with 

that�拭─�

     George fitted it on before the glass�察�and�察�choosing another remark from 

the book�察�said�此�

     ;This hat fits me sufficiently well�察�but�察�tell me�察�do you consider that it 

becomes me�拭─�

     The man stepped back and took a bird's´eye view。 

     ;Candidly�察─�he replied�察 �I can't say that it does。; 



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     He turned from George�察�and addressed himself to Harris and myself。 

     ;Your   friend's   beauty�察─  �said   he�察   �I   should   describe   as   elusive。 It   is 

there�察�but you can easily miss it。         Now�察�in that cap�察�to my mind�察�you do 

miss it。; 

     At that point it occurred to George that he had had sufficient fun with 

this particular man。      He said�此�

     ;That is all right。    We don't want to lose the train。        How much�拭─�

     Answered the man�此         �The price of that cap�察�sir�察�which�察�in my opinion�察�

is   twice   as  much    as  it  is  worth�察 �is  four´and´six。     Would     you   like  it 

wrapped up in brown paper�察�sir�察�or in white�拭─�

     George said he would take it as it was�察�paid the man four´and´six in´ 

silver�察�and went out。      Harris and I followed。 

     At   Fenchurch      Street   we   compromised       with   our   cabman     for  five 

shillings。    He made us another courtly bow�察�and begged us to remember 

him to the Emperor of Austria。 

     Comparing views in the train�察�we agreed that we had lost the game by 

two points to one�察�and George�察�who was evidently disappointed�察�threw the 

book out of window。 

     We found our luggage and the bicycles safe on the boat�察�and with the 

tide at twelve dropped down the river。 



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                                CHAPTER V 



     A necessary digressionIntroduced by story containing moralOne of 

the charms   of   this bookThe   Journal that   did not   command   successIts 

boast�此    �Instruction   combined   with   Amusement;   Problem�此             �say   what 

should   be   considered   instructive   and   what   amusingA   popular   game 

Expert   opinion   on   English   lawAnother   of   the   charms   of   this   bookA 

hackneyed tuneYet a third charm of this bookThe sort of wood it was 

where the maiden lived Description of the Black Forest。 

     A story is told of a Scotchman who�察�loving a lassie�察�desired her for his 

wife。    But he possessed the prudence of his race。              He had noticed in his 

circle   many   an   otherwise   promising   union   result   in   disappointment   and 

dismay�察  �purely   in   consequence   of   the   false   estimate   formed   by   bride   or 

bridegroom       concerning     the   imagined     perfectability    of  the   other。   He 

determined   that   in   his   own   case   no   collapsed   ideal   should   be   possible。 

Therefore�察�it was that his proposal took the following form�此�

     ;I'm but a puir lad�察�Jennie�察�I hae nae siller to offer ye�察�and nae land。; 

     ;Ah�察�but ye hae yoursel'�察�Davie� ─�

     ;An'   I'm  wishfu' it   wa'  onything   else�察�lassie。     I'm  nae  but   a  puir   ill´ 

seasoned loon�察�Jennie。; 

     ;Na�察�na�察�there's mony a lad mair ill´looking than yoursel'�察�Davie。; 

     ;I hae na seen him�察�lass�察�and I'm just a´thinkin' I shouldna' care to。; 

     ;Better a plain man�察�Davie�察�that ye can depend a' than ane that would 

be a speirin' at the lassies�察�a´bringin' trouble into the hame wi' his flouting 

ways。; 

     ;Dinna   ye   reckon   on   that�察  �Jennie�察  �it's   nae   the   bonniest   Bubbly   Jock 

that mak's the most feathers to fly in the kailyard。            I was ever a lad to run 

after the petticoats�察�as is weel kent�察�an' it's a weary handfu' I'll be to ye�察�I'm 

thinkin'。; 

     ;Ah�察�but ye hae a kind heart�察�Davie� �an' ye love me weel。                    I'm sure 

on't。; 

     ;I like ye weel enoo'�察�Jennie�察�though I canna say how long the feeling 

may bide wi' me�察�an' I'm kind enoo' when I hae my ain way�察�an' naethin' 



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happens to put me oot。          But I hae the deevil's ain temper�察�as my mither 

call tell ye�察�an' like my puir fayther�察�I'm a´ thinkin'�察�I'll grow nae better as I 

grow mair auld。; 

     ;Ay�察�but ye're sair hard upon yersel'�察�Davie。           Ye're an honest lad。 I ken 

ye better than ye ken yersel'�察�an' ye'll mak a guid hame for me。; 

     ;Maybe�察�Jennie�        �But I hae   my doots。        It's a sair thing for

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