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against the wild sky�此 �the horse on its hind legs�察 �with its curiously
attenuated tail�察�the man bareheaded�察�pointing with his plumed hat to the
now entirely visible moon。
;I think�察 �if you don't mind�察─ �said Georgehe spoke with almost a
pathetic ring in his voice�察�his aggressiveness had completely fallen from
him�察�that I will have that cab�察�if there's one handy。;
;I thought you were looking queer�察─ �said Harris�察 �kindly。 ;It's your
head�察�isn't it�拭─�
;Perhaps it is�察─�answered George。
;I have noticed it coining on�察─ �said Harris�察 �but I didn't like to say
anything to you。 You fancy you see things�察�don't you�拭─�
;No�察�no�察�it isn't that�察─�replied George�察�rather quickly。 ;I don't know
what it is。;
;I do�察─�said Harris�察�solemnly�察 �and I'll tell you。 It's this German beer
that you are drinking。 I have known a case where a man;
;Don't tell me about him just now�察─�said George。 ;I dare say it's true�察�
but somehow I don't feel I want to hear about him。;
;You are not used to it�察─�said Harris。
;I shall give it up from to´night�察─�said George。 ;I think you must be
right�察�it doesn't seem to agree with me。;
We took him home�察 �and saw him to bed。 He was very gentle and
quite grateful。
One evening later on�察 �after a long day's ride�察 �followed by a most
satisfactory dinner�察 �we started him on a big cigar�察 �and�察 �removing things
from his reach�察 �told him of this stratagem that for his good we had
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planned。
;How many copies of that statue did you say we saw�拭─�asked George�察�
after we had finished。
;Three�察─�replied Harris。
;Only three�拭─�said George。 ;Are you sure�拭─�
;Positive�察─�replied Harris。 ;Why�拭─�
;Oh�察�nothing� ─�answered George。
But I don't think he quite believed Harris。
From Prague we travelled to Nuremberg�察 �through Carlsbad。 Good
Germans�察�when they die�察�go�察�they say�察�to Carlsbad�察�as good Americans to
Paris。 This I doubt�察�seeing that it is a small place with no convenience
for a crowd。 In Carlsbad�察 �you rise at five�察 �the fashionable hour for
promenade�察�when the band plays under the Colonnade�察�and the Sprudel is
filled with a packed throng over a mile long�察�being from six to eight in the
morning。 Here you may hear more languages spoken than the Tower of
Babel could have echoed。 Polish Jews and Russian princes�察 �Chinese
mandarins and Turkish pashas�察�Norwegians looking as if they had stepped
out of Ibsen's plays�察�women from the Boulevards�察�Spanish grandees and
English countesses�察�mountaineers from Montenegro and millionaires from
Chicago�察 �you will find every dozen yards。 Every luxury in the world
Carlsbad provides for its visitors�察�with the one exception of pepper。 That
you cannot get within five miles of the town for money�察�what you can get
there for love is not worth taking away。 Pepper�察�to the liver brigade that
forms four´fifths of Carlsbad's customers�察�is poison�察�and�察�prevention being
better than cure�察�it is carefully kept out of the neighbourhood。 ;Pepper
parties; are formed in Carlsbad to journey to some place without the
boundary�察�and there indulge in pepper orgies。
Nuremberg�察 �if one expects a town of mediaeval appearance�察�
disappoints。 Quaint corners�察 �picturesque glimpses�察 �there are in plenty�察�
but everywhere they are surrounded and intruded upon by the modern�察�and
even what is ancient is not nearly so ancient as one thought it was。 After
all�察�a town�察�like a woman�察�is only as old as it looks�察�and Nuremberg is still
a comfortable´looking dame�察�its age somewhat difficult to conceive under
its fresh paint and stucco in the blaze of the gas and the electric light。
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Still�察�looking closely�察�you may see its wrinkled walls and grey towers。
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CHAPTER IX
Harris breaks the lawThe helpful man�此 �The dangers that beset him´
´George sets forth upon a career of crimeThose to whom Germany
would come as a boon and a blessingThe English Sinner�此 �His
disappointmentsThe German Sinner�此 �His exceptional advantages
What you may not do with your bedAn inexpensive vice´ ´The German
dog�此 �His simple goodnessThe misbehaviour of the beetleA people
that go the way they ought to goThe German small boy�此 �His love of
legalityHow to go astray with a perambulator The German student�此�
His chastened wilfulness。
All three of us�察 �by some means or another�察 �managed�察 �between
Nuremberg and the Black Forest�察�to get into trouble。
Harris led off at Stuttgart by insulting an official。 Stuttgart is a
charming town�察�clean and bright�察�a smaller Dresden。 It has the additional
attraction of containing little that one need to go out of one's way to see�此�
a medium´sized picture gallery�察�a small museum of antiquities�察�and half a
palace�察�and you are through with the entire thing and can enjoy yourself。
Harris did not know it was an official he was insulting。 He took it for a
fireman ��it looked liked a fireman���察�and he called it a ;dummer Esel。;
In German you are not permitted to call an official a ;silly ass�察─ �but
undoubtedly this particular man was one。 What had happened was this�此�
Harris in the Stadgarten�察�anxious to get out�察�and seeing a gate open before
him�察�had stepped over a wire into the street。 Harris maintains he never saw
it�察 �but undoubtedly there was hanging to the wire a notice�察 �Durchgang
Verboten� ─ �The man�察 �who was standing near the gates stopped Harris�察�
and pointed out to him this notice。 Harris thanked him�察�and passed on。
The man came after him�察 �and explained that treatment of the matter in
such off´hand way could not be allowed�察 �what was necessary to put the
business right was that Harris should step back over the wire into the
garden。 Harris pointed out to the man that the notice said ;going through
forbidden�察─ �and that�察 �therefore�察 �by re´entering the garden that way he
would be infringing the law a second time。 The man saw this for himself�察�
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and suggested that to get over the difficulty Harris should go back into the
garden by the proper entrance�察�which was round the corner�察�and afterwards
immediately come out again by the same gate。 Then it was that Harris
called the man a silly ass。 That delayed us a day�察 �and cost Harris forty
marks。
I followed suit at Carlsruhe�察�by stealing a bicycle。 I did not mean to
steal the bicycle�察�I was merely trying to be useful。 The train was on the
point of starting when I noticed�察�as I thought�察�Harris's bicycle still in the
goods van。 No