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that every foreign hotel´ and restaurant´keeper adds to his advertisement�此�

;Only those with fair knowledge of English need apply。; 

     Did   the   English´speaking   races   make   it   their   rule   to   speak   anything 

else    than    English�察    �the   marvellous      progress     of   the    English     tongue 

throughout       the  world    would     stop。    The    English´speaking        man    stands 



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amid the strangers and jingles his gold。 

    ;Here�察─�cries�察 �is payment for all such as can speak English。; 

    He it is who is the great educator。     Theoretically we may scold him�察�

practically we should take our hats off to him。      He is the missionary of 

the English tongue。 



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                             CHAPTER XII 



     We are grieved at the earthly instincts of the GermanA superb view�察�

but no restaurantContinental opinion of the Englishman That he does 

not    know    enough    to  come     in  out  of  the   rainThere    comes    a  weary 

traveller    with   a  brickThe    hurting   of  the   dogAn    undesirable     family 

residenceA fruitful regionA merry old soul comes up the hillGeorge�察�

alarmed   at   the   lateness   of   the   hour�察  �hastens   down   the   other   sideHarris 

follows him�察�to show him the wayI hate being alone�察�and follow Harris 

Pronunciation specially designed for use of foreigners。 

     A thing that vexes much the high´class Anglo´Saxon soul is the earthly 

instinct   prompting   the   German   to   fix   a   restaurant   at   the   goal   of   every 

excursion。      On     mountain     summit�察   �in   fairy  glen�察  �on   lonely   pass�察  �by 

waterfall or winding stream�察�stands ever the busy Wirtschaft。                   How can 

one    rhapsodise     over   a  view   when    surrounded     by   beer´stained    tables�拭�

How lose one's self in historical reverie amid the odour of roast veal and 

spinach�拭�

     One   day�察  �on   elevating   thoughts   intent�察  �we   climbed   through   tangled 

woods。 

     ;And at the top�察─�said Harris�察�bitterly�察�as we paused to breathe a space 

and pull our belts a hole tighter�察 �there will be a gaudy restaurant�察�where 

people   will   be   guzzling   beefsteaks   and   plum   tarts   and   drinking   white 

wine。; 

     ;Do you think so�拭─�said George。 

     ;Sure to be�察─�answered Harris�察 �you know their way。                 Not one grove 

will they consent to dedicate to solitude and contemplation�察�not one height 

will   they   leave   to   the   lover   of   nature   unpolluted   by   the   gross   and   the 

material。; 

     ;I   calculate�察─  �I   remarked�察   �that   we   shall   be   there   a   little   before   one 

o'clock�察�provided we don't dawdle。; 

     ;The 'mittagstisch' will be just ready�察─�groaned Harris�察 �with possibly 

some   of   those   little   blue   trout   they   catch   about   here。 In   Germany   one 

never seems able to get away from food and drink。               It is maddening� ─�



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     We pushed on�察�and in the beauty of the walk forgot our indignation。 

My estimate proved to be correct。 

     At a quarter to one�察�said Harris�察�who was leading�此�

     ;Here we are�察�I can see the summit。; 

     ;Any sign of that restaurant�拭─�said George。 

     ;I   don't   notice   it�察─  �replied   Harris�察   �but   it's   there�察  �you   may   be   sure�察�

confound it� ─�

     Five minutes   later we  stood upon the  top。            We looked   north�察�south�察�

east and west�察�then we looked at one another。 

     ;Grand view�察�isn't it�拭─�said Harris。 

     ;Magnificent�察─�I agreed。 

     ;Superb�察─�remarked George。 

     ;They   have   had   the   good   sense   for   once�察─  �said   Harris�察   �to   put   that 

restaurant out of sight。; 

     ;They do seem to have hidden it�察─�said George。                  ;One doesn't mind 

the thing so much when it is not forced under one's nose�察─�said Harris。 

     ;Of course�察�in its place�察─�I observed�察 �a restaurant is right enough。; 

     ;I should like to know where they have put it�察─�said George。 

     ;Suppose we look for it�拭─�said Harris�察�with inspiration。 

     It seemed a good idea。         I felt curious myself。        We agreed to explore 

in different directions�察�returning to the summit to report progress。                 In half 

an   hour   we   stood   together   once   again。     There   was   no   need   for   words。 

The   face   of   one   and   all   of   us   announced   plainly   that   at   last   we  had 

discovered a recess of German nature untarnished by the sordid suggestion 

of food or drink。 

     ;I should never have believed it possible�察─�said Harris�此              �would you�拭─�

     ;I should say�察─�I replied�察 �that this is the only square quarter of a mile 

in the entire Fatherland unprovided with one。; 

     ;And   we   three   strangers   have   struck   it�察─  �said   George�察   �without   an 

effort。; 

     ;True�察─  �I   observed。    ;By   pure   good   fortune   we   are   now   enabled   to 

feast our finer senses undisturbed by appeal to our lower nature。 Observe 

the light upon those distant peaks�察�is it not ravishing�拭─�

     ;Talking     of  nature�察─   �said  George�察     �which    should    you   say   was   the 



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nearest way down�拭─�

     ;The road to the left�察─�I replied�察�after consulting the guide book�察 �takes 

us to Sonnensteigwhere�察�by´the´by�察�I observe the 'Goldener Adler' is well 

spoken ofin about two hours。            The road to the right�察�though somewhat 

longer�察�commands more extensive prospects。; 

     ;One prospect�察─�said Harris�察 �is very much like another prospect�察�don't 

you think so�拭─�

     ;Personally�察─�said George�察 �I am going by the left´hand road。;                   And 

Harris and I went after him。 

     But we were not to get down so soon as we had anticipated。                   Storms 

come quickly in these regions�察�and before we had walked for quarter of an 

hour it became a question of seeking shelter or living for the rest of the 

day    in  soaked     clothes。    We    decided     on   the  former    alternative�察   �and 

selected a tree that�察�under ordinary circumstances�察�should have been ample 

protection。      But     a   Black    Forest    thunderstorm      is  not   an    ordinary 

circumstance。       We consoled ourselves at first by telling each other that at 

such   a   rate   it   could   not   last   long。 Next�察  �we   endeavoured   to   comfort 

ourselves with   the  reflection   that if it did   we  should soon   be  too   wet   to 

fear getting wetter。 

     ;As it turned out�察─�said Harris�察 �I should have been almost glad if there 

had been a restaurant up here。; 

     ;I see no advantage in being both wet AND hungry�察─�said George。                     ;I 

shall give it another five minutes�察�then I am going on。; 

     ;These   mountain   solitudes�察─  �I   remarked�察   �are   very   attractive   in   fine 

weather。     On   a   rainy   day�察  �especially   if   you   happen   to   be   past   the   age 

when; 

     At    this  point   there   hailed   us   a  voice�察  �proceeding      from    a  stout 

gentleman�察�who stood some fifty feet away from us under a big umbrella。 

     ;Won't you come inside�拭─�asked the stout gentleman。 

     ;Inside where�拭─�I called back。          I thought at first he was one of those 

fools that will try to be funny when there is nothing to be funny about。 

     ;Inside the restaurant�察─�he answered。 

     We    left  our   shelter   and   made     for  him。    We  

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