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 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 E. E. PATTOU 
 
 Revised Edition 
 
 D. C. HEATH & CO. PUBLISHERS 
 
 BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO 
 
Copyright, 191 !, 
 By D. C. Heath & Co, 
 
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PREFACE 
 
 MAikI 
 
 Many Americans who have studied German for some years, 
 and even those who are thoroughly familiar with the gram- 
 mar and who translate readily, have had the experience of 
 finding themselves, on arrival in Germany, totally incapable 
 of carrying on a conversation in the language. 
 
 The vocabulary of everyday life seems somehow to have 
 been omitted in the composition of the usual grammar 
 exercises, while the classical reading, required for college or 
 Regent's examinations, is of even less practical assistance 
 to persons desirous of speaking modern German. The re- 
 quirement in regard to oral work, which was recently 
 introduced by the New York Board of Regents, reveals, 
 however, a healthy trend toward more practical methods. 
 
 In preparing this volume, in which a total of about four 
 thousand words is introduced, I have aimed to equip stu- 
 dents with the usual vocabulary of the modern educated 
 German; thus preparing them both for profitable and pleas- 
 urable sojourning in Germany and for a better appreciation 
 of their readings in modern German. The phraseology of 
 everyday life in its various relations : of the theatre, the shop, 
 the hotel, society, comment on music, art, books, and so 
 forth, is illustrated in typical conversations. Each idiom is 
 employed, unobtrusively, not less than three separate times, 
 a repetition which, as psychologists tell us, "makes it our 
 own." A mastery of the forty-six Plaudereien will enable 
 American or English students, who have a fair gram- 
 
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IV PREFACE 
 
 matical foundation, to converse with some degree of ease, 
 from the first moment of arrival in Germany. 
 
 While the Conversations will, in general, be found suitable 
 for mixed classes, a few (such as Plaudereien 25 and 26) may 
 be omitted, if desired. In the same way, for girls' schools, 
 Platiderei 27 w^ould, of course, be inappropriate. In such 
 C Oliver saiions as „Uber 53ii(^er, 3citf($riften, ufm." no at- 
 tempt has been made to introduce literary comment, the 
 design of the method being, here as elsewhere, merely to 
 bring to the pupil's notice those words and phrases suitable 
 for intelligent conversation on the subject in hand. 
 
 When employed weekly, in connection with grammar and 
 reading, the lessons form one school-year's course. A basis 
 of not less than two years' previous grammar study is pre- 
 supposed, in order that the best results be achieved. 
 
 In employing this method the teacher must, naturally, be 
 guided by size of class, conditions of work, etc. Excellent 
 progress, however, will be noted if the following suggestions 
 be heeded. 
 
 1. The home-preparation of the Conversations should be 
 performed viva voce, each phrase being repeated until it runs 
 as smoothly as possible. An unhesitating and (as the pupil 
 advances) fairly rapid recitation should be urged, as tending 
 to develope fluency and to aid the student in learning to 
 think in German. 
 
 2. The Notes should be recited as part of each lesson. 
 The words therein suggested and explained are helpful in 
 forming impromptu conversations, an exercise which may 
 be introduced with profit after the tenth lesson. 
 
 3. The first five Plaudereien should be memorized and re- 
 cited in rotation by pairs of pupils, as if they were engaging 
 in actual conversation. 
 
PREFACE V 
 
 4. As it would be impossible to memorize the entire forty- 
 six Conversations, it is suggested, for the subsequent con- 
 duct of large classes, that the English version be written 
 on the blackboard, or placed before the pupil by means of 
 hectograph copies. Guided thus by the Enghsh, the student 
 should be able to give the sentences in German without 
 hesitation. If possible, no English should be spoken by the 
 teacher during the recitation of a Plauderei. 
 
 I acknowledge gratefully the assistance of Dr. Paul Kunzer 
 
 of the New England College of Languages, Boston, whose 
 
 keen and critical examination of the Conversations was a 
 
 valuable service. 
 
 E. E. PATTOU. 
 
 YONKERS, N. Y., 191 1. 
 
 Note to Second Edition. — The author is greatly indebted to 
 Professor E. H. P. Grossmann of Simmons College for kindly point- 
 ing out certain errors and opportunities for improvement in the first 
 edition. Many of the latter have already been found feasible for 
 this edition. 
 
 Note to Third Edition. — The author gratefully acknowledges cor- 
 rections or improvements kindly furnished by Fraulein Else Klemm, 
 a well-known teacher in Berlin, from whom hundreds of American pro- 
 fessors and teachers have received instruction. 
 
CONTENTS 
 
 Page 
 
 1. (Sine SSorftetlung, An introduction (social) 2 
 
 2. SD^an beftellt ba^ fleinc gruf)ftitcf, Ordering morning-coflfee . 4 
 
 3. !Da8 3inTmermabc^cn, The chambermaid 8 
 
 4. S3eim Slbenbbrot, At supper 12 
 
 5. 3J?an lernt 3)eutf(^ in 5lmerif a, Learning German in America 16 
 
 6. ©ine S5orIabung auf^ ^Kat^aug, A summons to the City Hall 20 
 
 7. ©inb @ie biel in @uropa gereift? Have you traveled much 
 
 in Europe? 24 
 
 8. (gin ©tubcnt bcr SlJJufif in S3erUn, A music-student in Berlin 28 
 
 9. S&t\\id}, Visitors 34 
 
 10. (Sine ©tunbe (a), A lesson (a) 36 
 
 11. (Sine etunbe (b), A lesson (b) 40 
 
 12. !Die Slnfunft auf bent S3af)nf)of unb im §oteI, Arrival at sta- 
 
 tion and hotel 44 
 
 13. 53eim (Sinfaufen, Shopping 48 
 
 14. (Sin 5lu«flug (a), A trip (a) 52 
 
 15. (Sin 2Iu6flug (b), A trip(b) 56 
 
 16. (Sin 33e[uc^ kirn 5Irst, A visit at the doctor's 60 
 
 17. !Dic 2Baf(^frau, The laundress 64 
 
 18. Huf S^eifen (a), Traveling (a) . . . 68 
 
 19. 5luf9?eifen(b), Traveling (b)^ 72 
 
 20. Uber ©port, About sports .' 76 
 
 21. §Iuf ber 'iPoft, At the post-office 80 
 
 22. 3m Slutomobil, Automobiling in Germany 84 
 
 23. 3m Sweater (a), At the theatre (a) 90 
 
 24. Sm 2f)eater (b), At the theatre (b) 94 
 
 25. 53ei ber ©(^neiberin, At the dressmaker's ...... 98 
 
 26. S3eim !Damen=©(^neiber, At the ladies' tailor's 102 
 
 27. (Sin §err beim ©d^neiber, A gentleman at the tailor's . . 104 
 
 28. 3m 9?eftaurant, At the restaurant 108 
 
 29. 3)ie 5lbfat)rt Dom §otel, Leaving the hotel 110 
 
 vii 
 
VUl CONTENTS 
 
 Page 
 
 30. Gin 3u[nmmcntre[[cn, A meeting 114 
 
 31. (2cl)cn^iDurbiQfcitcn in 9)?tind)cn, Sightseeing in Munich . . 120 
 
 32. 33ci eiiicr ^^rcunbiu, At a friend's 124 
 
 33. iibcr "ii^crfonen, About persons 130 
 
 34. liber 33ud^er, ,3citfd>riftcn, ^^itiingen, u\\v., About books, 
 
 magazines, newspapers, etc 134 
 
 35. 3n bcr ^onbitorei, At the tea-room 140 
 
 36. Sine 5(merifQncrin in beutfcfier ©cfeKfc^aft, An American in 
 
 German society 144 
 
 37. Unter jungen 9}?ab(|cn (a), Among young girls (a) ... 150 
 
 38. Unter jungen 9}?abcf)en (b). Among young girls (b) . . . 154 
 
 39. 2lm 3ottanit/ At the custom-house 156 
 
 40. ^eim ®c5uf)ma(^er, At the shoemaker's 158 
 
 41. 3n ber *!]3apier^anblung, At the stationer's 160 
 
 42. 33etm Uf)rmac§er, At the watchmaker's 162 
 
 43. 53eim grifeur, At the barber's 164 
 
 44. 3n ber (Sf)emi[(^en $Reinigung§=2In[taIt, At the cleaning and 
 
 dyeing establishment 164 
 
 45. S3riefe, Letters 166 
 
 46. 5Iuf bem !Dampfer, On the steamer 172 
 
 APPENDIX 179 
 
 About German money. 
 
 Dates. 
 
 Telling time. 
 
 Restaurant vocabulary. 
 
 Names of principal countries, their inhabitants, etc. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
2 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 plaubcrei \. 
 (Sine a^orftcUung. 
 
 (A mutual aquaintance.) 
 
 1. grciulein 53ron)n, barf \6) 3f)nen §errn toon (S($ilgen 
 borftcllen? 
 
 (5)te 3(menfanerin.) 
 
 2. §err Don ©cfiilgen. 
 (^er ®eut|d)e.) 
 
 3. @g freut tnic^ fe{)r, @ie fennen gu Iernen,i gnabige^ grciu* 
 Iem.2 @inb^ ©ie fd^on einige ^eit in 53erlm? 
 
 4. D^ netn. SBir finb eben aug 5Imerifa angefontmcn. 
 
 5. 51^ [o? (Bk [tnb ^Imerifanerin?^ 3(^ ^atte @ie fiir eine 
 ^nglanberin gef)alten. 5lu^ tneld^er (Stabt finb Bk, iDenn Id^ 
 fragen barf? 
 
 6. S6) bin au^ 3c=am^§ubfon, einer 33orftabt toon ^^eu- 
 ^orf, 
 
 7. !I)a^ $ubfon=XaI ift eine n3nnberfrf)one ©egenb, fagt man. 
 Unb trie gefctnt e^ 3f)nen bei nn^ f)icr in Berlin, ober fennen 
 <Bk bie (Stabt f(f)on^ t)on friiijer? 
 
 8. ^f^ein, bi^ je^t fenne ic^ !Deutfc^Ianb uberf)aupt nid^t. 
 5In^ biefent ®runb fpred^e i(^ ^\)Xt (Sprad^e fo fd^Ied^t. 
 
 9. ^m ©egenteil, gndbige^ grciulein, id) finbe, bag ®ie 
 fe()r tDcnig gef)ler madden. 
 
 10. ®ie finb fef)r liebengn^iirbig. 
 
 11. ^aben ©te h3irfli(^ 3{)r gute^ ^eutfd^ in einer anteri* 
 fanifc^en ©d^ule gelemt? 
 
 12. ^ie ©rammatif, ja. ^eiber fef)Ite e^ mir immer an 
 @elegen{)eit su fpredfien. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 3 
 
 CONVERSATION 1. 
 
 An introduction (social). 
 The literal rendering is occasionally given in brackets, [ ]. 
 
 1. Miss Brown, may I present Mr. von Schilgen [to you]? 
 
 {The American, fern.) 
 
 2. Mr. von Schilgen. 
 {The German, masc.) 
 
 3. I am very glad to meet you [gracious Miss]. Have 
 you been [are you already] some time in Berlin? 
 
 4. Oh, no. We have just arrived from America. 
 
 5. Indeed? You are an American? I had taken you 
 for an Englishwoman. From what city [out of what city] 
 are you, if I may ask? 
 
 6. I am from [out of] X-on-Hudson, a suburb of New 
 York. 
 
 7. The Hudson valley is a [wonderfully] beautiful region, 
 they say. And how do you like it [how does it please 
 you with us] here in Berlin; or had you become acquainted 
 with the city [already] before? 
 
 8. No, until now I have not known [do not know] Germany 
 at all. For this reason I speak your language so badly. 
 
 9. On the contrary [gracious Miss], I find that you make 
 very few mistakes. 
 
 10. You are very kind. 
 
 11. Did you really learn your excellent [good] German 
 in an American school? 
 
 12. The grammar, yes. Unfortunately I have always 
 lacked the opportunity to speak [it was lacking to me always 
 in opportunity to speak]. 
 
4 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 13. SSic lange beab[id)tlcjcn (Sie bci un^ ju biciben, gna* 
 bigc^ grtlulcin? 
 
 14. 53i^ sum 3uni, cjlaubc id). 
 
 15. 53i^- 3uin ©ommer tuerben ®ie siemlic^ fUefeenb !IDcutfd^ 
 fprcd)cn. 93ccibcn '3ic bcii Uiiuiaug (or, 53cr!cl)r) niit cuglifcf)= 
 [pred)enben "5^cuteu, unb gcI)cu Sic fo oft \mt moglid) in^3 X{)ca^ 
 ter. — 5ld), e^ ift fd)on ijicr Ubr. 3c^ mu6 fort (verb gef)en 
 understood). 5luf ^ieberfe()en, gnabige^ grciulein. ^d) emp= 
 feble mid).^ 
 
 16. 5lbieu, $crr t)on ©diilgen. 
 
 1. fennen lerncn, to become acquainted with, lit., 'to learn to know'. 
 — Q.^ freut mid), Sie fennen gu lemen, / am glad to meet you; lit., 'it 
 gives me pleasure to learn to know you'. — G'S freut mi(^, Sie fennen 
 gelernt ju f)aben, / am glad to have made your acquaintance. 
 
 2. @nabigc %x(xvi, or ©nabigfte, Gracious madam; form used in 
 addressing a married woman. — @nabigeg ^raulein, Graciow^ Miss; 
 form used in addressing an unmarried woman. 
 
 3. In German (as in French) one says:fi^oziy long are you here; 
 never, 'How long have you been here', as in English. See also sen- 
 tence 8. 
 
 4. 21(f), £)(), O, Oh. 2lc^ is usually employed alone as an exclama- 
 
 piauberei 2. 
 mm Bcffcat btt§ erftc ^-ru^ftiirf. 
 
 (g§ flopfti. — ®er Stmerifoner.) 
 
 1. herein! 
 
 (®a§ 3ii"ntermabcf)en.) 
 
 2. §aben (Ste geflingelt, mein §err? 
 
 3. 3atDo!)(, einigemal.^ 
 
 4. Gntfc^ulbigen ®ie, bie .fEUngel ift Dielleic^t nid^t in 
 Orbnung (or, bielleidjt faput, colloquial), iffia^ befef)lcn 
 bie §errfd)aften? 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 5 
 
 13. How long do you intend to remain in Berlin [gracious 
 Miss]? 
 
 14. Until June, I think. 
 
 15. By summer you will be able to speak German quite 
 fluently. Avoid intercourse with English-speaking people, 
 and go as often as possible to the theatre. — Oh, it is already 
 four o'clock. I must go. Au revoir [gracious Miss]. I; 
 present my compliments. 
 
 16. Good afternoon [good bye], Mr. von Schilgen. 
 
 tion prefacing an exclamation or statement. See sentence 15. — £), 
 or Of) is used, as in English, in such sentences as 'Oh yes', *0h 
 no', etc. 
 
 5. The indefinite article is usually omitted before predicate nouns 
 denoting nationality, profession, etc. Ex. ^(^ bin 93?aler, / am a 
 painter, dv tft ^^ranjofe, he is a Frenchman. 
 
 6. fd)on, already. See Plauderei 5, note i. 
 
 7. 3(f) empfe^Ie mid), / present you my compliments; lit., 'I commend 
 myself. (Said by gentleman on taking leave.) 
 
 ^<i) l^abe bie @f)re, / have the honor. (Said by gentleman on entering 
 or leaving a room.) 
 
 CONVERSATION 2. 
 
 Ordering morning coffee. 
 
 (Some one knocks. — The American, masc.) 
 
 1. Come in! 
 
 {The chambermaid,) 
 
 2. Did you ring, sir? 
 
 3. Yes [indeed], several times. 
 
 4. Excuse me, the bell is perhaps out of order. What 
 do you wish, sir [does the gentry command]? 
 
6 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 5. 3(5 modjte griiMtucf^ bcftcllen. 
 
 6. S53un[d)cn <Sie ^Jaffce, ober S^atao (pron. ca-cd-ow)? 
 
 7. (Sine ^affc ^affcc mit 3}cilcf) fiir mcine grau. 3c^ felbft 
 mag liebcr^ eine 3laffe ^afao» SSir mod)ten auc^ 33rot(f)en 
 (or, (ScTrmieIn) mit irc^enb einer 9}?armelabe. Unb bitte, 
 laffcn ©ie un§ cut paar^ h)eicf)gcfod)te (5ier geben» 
 
 8» ^iinfc^en (Sie me{)r geuer? (S^ ift beinai^e auggcgangen, 
 
 9, ^itte, tmi ©ie ein ©tiicf ^olj unb eittige ^rtfett^^ (or, 
 etm^ ^o()Icn) in ben Ofen.^ md) friert 3ft e^ fait brau- 
 feen? 
 
 10, (S^ ift nic^t gerabe fait, aber^ fef)r feurf)t unb unange* 
 ne!)m, 
 
 IL SD^eine grau emartct i{)re bcutfc^e ?ef)rerin um neun 
 Uf)r. ©d^icfen @ie un^ ba^ gru!)ftu(f I)erauf,^ bitte, fo fc^neK 
 luie moglid). 
 
 12, ©leid), mein ^err. 
 
 1. (S3 ffopft, someone is knocking; lit., 'it knocks'. — S^ HinQClt, 
 someone is ringing; lit., *it rings'. 
 
 2. einmal, once. — gmetmat, ^wice. — breimal, three times. 
 
 3. (erfteg) ^ruf)ftucf, co^ee awi ro//^; lit., 'first breakfast'. 
 
 4. 3^ wog liebcr, / prefer; lit., 'I like rather'. — 3c^ e[[e lieber, / 
 prefer (to eat); lit., 'I eat rather', or, 'more gladly'. — ^c^ trinfeliebcr, 
 / prefer (to drink) ; lit., 'I drink more gladly'. — ^d) Ie[e lieber, I pre- 
 fer (to read); lit., 'I read more gladly'. See Plauderei 4, note 2. 
 
 5. ha^ ^oar, pair; two of a kind. — poor used with ein as indecl. 
 adj. (ein being also indeclinable), a few; a couple; some. 
 
 Ex. ^d) fiabe ein "^Paar ©c^ulje, / have a pair of shoes. — 3d) f)abe 
 ein paar SSoc^cn bort berbrac^t, / spent a few weeks there. 
 
 6. ha^ 53rifett. Brick of manufactured fuel used in Europe. 
 
 7. ber Cfen. Tall stove of porcelain tiles reaching to ceiling, and 
 so constructed as to retain heat after fire has gone out. 
 
 8. abcr = but. — fonbern = but (after a negative in preceding 
 clause, introducing a contrary statement). See Plauderei 5, 25. 
 
 9. Care should be taken to master the following: 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 7 
 
 5. I should like to order breakfast. 
 
 6. Do you wish coffee, or cocoa? 
 
 7. A cup of coffee with milk for my wife. I, myself, 
 prefer a cup of cocoa. We should also like rolls with some 
 kind of marmelade. And please have a couple of soft- 
 boiled eggs cooked for us. 
 
 8. Do you wish more fire? It has nearly gone out. 
 
 9. Please put a piece of wood and several briquettes 
 ((?r, some coal) into the stove, I am cold, Is it cold out? 
 
 10. It is not really cold, but very damp and unpleasant. 
 
 11. My wife is expecting her German teacher at nine 
 o'clock. Send up breakfast [to us], please, as quickly as 
 possible. 
 
 12. Immediately, sir. 
 
 Upstairs. 
 
 Oben. @r ift oben, he is upstairs. (No motion.) 
 
 ^erauf. ^ommen <Sie I)erauf, come upstairs. (Motion toward 
 
 speaker.) 
 
 ^'pinauf . @el)en ©ie ^inauf, go upstairs. (Motion away from speaker.) 
 ^omtnen ©ie nad^ obcn, come upstairs; gefien <Sie na(^ oben, go up- 
 
 stairs. 
 
 Downstairs. 
 
 Untcn. @r (ft unten, he is downstairs. (No motion.) 
 
 ^erunter, ^otnmen ©ic l^erunter, come downstairs. (Motion to- 
 ward speaker.) 
 
 ^tnunter. ®ef)en ©ie f)inunter, go downstairs. (Motion away from 
 speaker.) 
 
 ^ommen ®ie na<i) unten (gef)8n <Sie nac!^ unten), come downstairs 
 (go downstairs) . 
 
 Rule. — Prefix f)er when motion suggested is toward the speaker. 
 Prefix {)in when motion is away from the speaker. 
 
o AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 Plaubcrci 5. 
 ^o§ 8""ntcrmabd)cit. 
 
 (^Qy 3tnimermnbcl)cn.) 
 
 1. ^a^ [ud^en <Sie, graulcin ^romn? 
 (5)ie 5lmcritanerin.) 
 
 2. nd), Jrubc, tci f)abe meinen ^midcri t)ertcgt ^offeutM) 
 fonimt cr halh sum 5Borfcf)cin. ^(^ fann if)u fe^r fc^tuer ent^ 
 bc()ren. 
 
 3. (5r mufe irgcnbrt^o^ im dimmer fein. — (gr liegt ja r}icr 
 auf ber ^ommobe^ unter Severn (Bd)kkv. 
 
 4. SSie Dergefeltd^ (or, bumm) t)ott mlr! Unb nun, too ift 
 mein ^oif?^ 3c§ ^abe iftn geftem abenb am 9^ageF im ^orri= 
 bor aufgef)angt 
 
 5. 3d^ {)abe t^n fd)on gebiirftet unb in ben ^c^ranf gefjftngt. 
 
 6. 3)anfe fef)r. Siffen ®ie, Xrube, ob meine (Sd^u^e^ fc^on 
 ge^DUijt finb? 
 
 7. ©epu^t ftnb fie, gnabigeS grciulein. SBie nadjlajfig^ Don 
 bem ©einrid;! dx ^atte fie fteraufbringen foden.' 
 
 8. ^itte, gef)en ©ie f)inunter unb fagen ©ie if)m, ba^ i^ bie 
 ed)u()e gleic^ ^aben mufe, Unb fc^ideu eie mir ctm^ ^{?of)len 
 !)erauf. a)?ein tof)lenfaften ift bcina^e leer, 
 
 9. ©eften gnabigeS grciulein ^eute morgen' au§? 
 
 10. 3a, i(^ mufe ein paar (Sinfaufe madden, ^ht e^ cine 
 gute (Sd)reibtDarenI}anbIung in ber 9^Ja^e? 
 
 11. ^amhl 3m @efd)aft (or, ?aben) gegeniiber finbet 
 man eine fel)r gutc ^lug^al)! don ®d;reibpapier, ufm. (unb fo 
 rtieiter). 
 
 12. ^itte, bringen ©ie n)af)rcnb meiner ^Ibtt)efenf)eit mein 
 dimmer in Orbnung. ^n ciner I)alben etunbc bin'' id^ p* 
 rucf» 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 9 
 
 CONVERSATION 3. 
 The chambermaid. 
 
 (The chambermaid.) 
 
 1. What are you looking for, Miss Brown? 
 {The American, fern.) 
 
 2. Oh, Trudie, I have mislaid my glasses. It is to be 
 hoped that they [it] will come to light soon. I can scarcely 
 get on without them. 
 
 3. They must be somewhere in the room. — Why, here 
 they are on the dressing table under your veil. 
 
 4. How forgetful {or, stupid) of me! And now, where 
 is my skirt? I hung it up on the hook in the corridor last 
 evening. 
 
 5. I have [already] brushed it and hung it up in the ward- 
 robe. 
 
 6. Thank you very much. Do you know, Trudie, whether 
 my shoes are cleaned yet? 
 
 7. They are cleaned. Miss. How careless of Henry! He 
 should have brought them up. 
 
 8. Please go downstairs and tell him that I must have 
 the shoes right away. And send me up some coal. My 
 coal-scuttle is almost empty. 
 
 9. Are you [is the gracious Miss] going out this morning? 
 
 10. Yes, I must make a couple of purchases. Is there 
 a good stationery-shop in the neighborhood? 
 
 11. Yes, indeed. In the shop opposite one finds a very 
 good choice in writing paper, and so forth. 
 
 12. During my absence put [bring] my room in order, 
 please. I shall be back in half an hour. 
 
lO AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 13. 3;c^t ift S\)X i^immcr in Orbnung, gnabicje^ graulein. 
 
 14. T)a^ ift c^iit. (gg mv fe^r ftaubig ([cf)mut^ig). ©c^af^ 
 fen ©ie bicfcn ^el)ri(ftt meg, unb tiergeffen ©ie nidjt, ben "papier* 
 torh 5u Iccrcn. 
 
 15. 3ft fonft noiif etmng 511 tim,ii graulein 53ron)n? 
 
 16. SKoflcn <Sie fo gut fein, ha^ geuer ein bifed^en gu 
 fd)urcn? . . . 31(5, id) {)abe ja bie ^auptfad^e^^ Dergeffcn. 3ft 
 ber 33rieftrager f)eute morgen {)ier gen)efen? 3(f) erlDarte aug= 
 lanbifc^e 33riefe. 
 
 17. giir ®ie {)at er i)eute morgen nt(5t^ gef)abt, gnttbige^ 
 graulein. 3ft 3f)r 33rief fertig? ©olt i(5 if)n in ben 53riefs 
 faften fte(fen?i3 
 
 18. 3a, bitte fet)r. 3(5 ii^itt ii)n nur no(5 in« ^out)ert 
 ftedfen unb eine 53riefmar!e auffleben. 
 
 1. ber 3^idet: (sing.), eyeglasses. — bie S3rille (sing.), spectacles. — 
 baS gutteral, case for glasses. 
 
 2. irgenbiro, somewhere; — nirgetiblro, nowhere; — nirgenbtoo anbcrS, 
 nowhere else. 
 
 3. bic SD^obel beS ©(^lafjimmer^, bedroom furniture. — bie ^om= 
 mobe, dresser, bureau; ber ©tuf)I, chair; ber ©c^reibtifc^, desk; ber Slifd^, 
 table; ber 5^a(^ttifc^, small cupboard-table standing beside bed; "iiO.^ 
 53ett, bed; bag ^liimeau (formerly %zhtxhtii), feather-quilt; ber Sieppic^, 
 carpet, rug; ber ©c^ranf, wardrobe. (Built-in closets are unusual in 
 Europe.) 
 
 4. ber 9?0(f, woman's skirt; also man's coat. — In Germany cloth 
 garments as well as shoes are placed outside one's door at night, 
 to be brushed and replaced before rising-time. 
 
 5. ber S^agel, hook, or nail. — bie ^^agel, fingernails. 
 
 6. ein *ij5aar ©(^uif)e, a pair of men's or women's shoes. — cin ^aar 
 ©tiefel, a pair of men's boots. 
 
 7. ber Wiener ift pDerlaffig, the man-servant is reliable. — baS ©ienft= 
 miibc^en ift nac^Iaffig, the maid-servant is careless. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY II 
 
 13. Now your room is in order [Miss]. 
 
 14. That is good. It was very dusty (dirty). Take 
 away this trash [sweepings], and do not forget to empty 
 the waste-basket. 
 
 15. Is there anything more, Miss Brown? 
 
 16. Will you be so good as to poke the fire a bit? . . . 
 Oh, I have forgotten the principal thing. Has the postman 
 been here this morning? I am expecting foreign letters. 
 
 17. He had nothing for you this morning, Miss. Is your 
 letter ready? Shall I put it in the letter-box? 
 
 18. Yes, please. I only want to put it into the envelope 
 and put [paste] on a stamp. 
 
 8. Note difficult construction. * Further examples: 
 Sr l^atte eS mac^en fotlen, he should have done it. — Sr t)atte eS nid^t 
 fagcn follen, he shotdd not have said it. 
 
 g. her 9}?orgen, the morning; morgen (written with a small letter) 
 is the adverbial use. Ex. 3)er 9)?orgen ift fc^on, the morning is beau- 
 tiful. — ^6) iDerbe morgen abenb abreifen, / shall leave to-morrow evening 
 (or, l)eute morgen, this morning). 
 
 10. In German the present is often used for the future. 
 
 11. ctnjag = so7ne: Ex. ettoaS 53rot, some bread; etrta^ ^ucfer, some 
 sugar; ettoaS (followed by an adjective with ending eS) = something. 
 Ex. ettoaS (Sc^oneS, something beautiful; ettoag 93iIIigeg, something 
 cheap. 
 
 12. bie ^auptfad^e, principal thing. — bie 5^ebenfacf)e, secondary 
 matter. Ex. S5a3 i[t nur 9Jebenfa(^e, that is only a matter of secondary 
 importance. 
 
 13. Notice use of ftecfcn (to put) in sentences 17 and 18. See 
 Plauderei 9, notes. 
 
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 piauberci ^. 
 S3cim Slbenbbrot^ (or, 5tbcnbcffcn). 
 
 1. 5?crjci{)cn ®ic, §err toon (Sc^ilgen, barf ic^ um ba^ 33rot 
 bitten? 
 
 2. ©ehjife. 2:rinfen (Bit ^tuit abenb fein 33ier, §err ^rotDu? 
 ®ie nef)inen nid^t fef)r fcfinell beut[($e ®ett)o{)nf)eiten an, tomn 
 <Bk nod^ m(f)t 53ier trinfett gelernt {)aben. 2Bir ()alten e^ fiir 
 fct)r gefunb. 
 
 3. Qd) finbe ba^ SO^iind^ner 53ier gans t)ortreffU($. §eutc 
 abcnb aber bin id) tobmiibe* @^ i[t fef)r ermiibenb, bie @ale= 
 rien (or, ©emalbefammlungen) gu bcfuc^en. ^^eSmegen trinfe 
 t(^ lieber- etma^ 9?otn)ein. (3um Wiener.) — SJJeine glafd^e 
 SSein, bitte. 
 
 (®er 3)iener.) 
 
 4. !^arf id^ 3{)nen einfd^enfen? 
 
 5. iBitte. . ♦ , (Sie, §err t)on <Sd^iIgen, ftnb felbft !ein rid^= 
 tiger !l)eutf(^er. 3d) f)abe fd^ion in ber lel^ten 3^it gemerft, bag 
 ©ie fef)r trenig 53ier trinfen. 
 
 6. T)k SSat)r^eit gu fagen, trinfe ic^ ^ier rec^t gem. Seiber 
 bertrage id) e^ aber nic^t me!)r fo gut, feitbem id^ bie ^(inb- 
 barmentjiinbung gef)abt \)aht. (3um §errn, ber it)m gegenuber fi^t.) 
 53er3eif)en ©ie, lieber §err 3)oftor, hjenn id^ ®ie ftore. S)arf 
 i(^ (Sie bitten, mir ben ^afe gu reid^en? 3!)er fdfimedt namtidfi 
 {)eute abenb ganj t)ortrefflid^. — ^e[ten ®anf, §err ^oftor. 
 
 (®er S)o!tDr.) 
 
 7. 33itte, bitte (or, teine Urfad^e)! 
 
 (§err boit ©dittgen.) 
 
 8. ^arf i(§ 3f)nen ein (Stlidd^en anbieten, §err 53ron)n? 
 
 9. 3d) banfe. 
 
 10. ^offentUd) b^ben Bit fid^ b^i^te nad^mittag nid^t gu 
 febr angeftrcngt. Bit effen ja gar md)t^. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 1 3 
 
 CONVERSATION 4. 
 
 At supper. 
 
 1. Pardon me, Mr. von Schilgen, may I ask for the bread? 
 
 2. Certainly. — Are you drinking no beer this evening, 
 Mr. Brown? You are not adopting German customs very 
 quickly, if you have not yet learned to drink beer. We 
 consider it very wholesome. 
 
 3. I find the Munich beer most excellent. This evening, 
 however, I am tired to death. It is very fatiguing to visit 
 the picture-galleries. On that account I prefer to drink 
 some red wine. {To man-servant) My bottle of wine, 
 please. 
 
 {The man-servant) 
 
 4. Shall I pour it for you? 
 
 5. Please. — You, Mr. von Schilgen, are yourself no 
 genuine German. I have noticed lately that you drink 
 very Httle beer. 
 
 6. To tell the truth, I am fond of beer. Unfortunately 
 it no longer agrees with me so well since I have had ap- 
 pendicitis. {To the gentleman who sits opposite to him) 
 Pardon me, [dear] Doctor, if I disturb you. May I ask 
 you to pass me the cheese? It is [tastes, by the way,] 
 excellent this evening. — Many [best] thanks. Doctor. 
 
 {The doctor.) 
 
 7. You are quite welcome. 
 {Mr. von Schilgen.) 
 
 8. May I offer you a little piece, Mr. Brown? 
 
 9. No, thank you [I thank]. 
 
 10. I hope [it is to be hoped] that you have not over- 
 exerted yourself this afternoon. You are eating nothing 
 at all. 
 
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 11. ©ic ftnb inctlcirf)! p kfcftafticjt c^crDcfcn, ^crr toon ®(^tt= 
 Qcn, uin mid) 311 bcobad)tcii. 3d) Iiabc ntimlid) cin grogc^ ©tiidf 
 ^cftinfcn, sit)ei (gier, cine SQ^cnge^ ©alat, brei (^tiidfc^en (Sd)n)aq= 
 brot unb etma^ ^cife gegeffen. 
 
 12. (Sic nedfen gcrn. — 3d) gebe ^u, bafe icf) [elber t)on meincm 
 5lu^fluge rec^t ]()ungrig h)ar. (3um !5)iener.) g^od^ ein ©tiidf 
 53rot bitte. 
 
 13. SSo ift bie grau 53aromn f)eute abenb? 3ft fie luieber 
 franf? ^eim 9D?ittaggeffen faf) fie etlDag angegriffen aug. 
 
 14. 3c^ glaube, fie ift in bie Oper gegangen unb ]f)at urn 
 fed^^ U()r gegeffen. 
 
 15. SBelc^e Oper tnirb f)eute gegeben? 
 
 16. „§offmann^ (Srsaf)Iungen." ®ie fennen fie natiirlid^? 
 
 17. 3atBof)L 3c^ t)in ganj begeiftert babon. 3)ag ©tiicf 
 ift in SO?unrf)en fo prac^tdoll inf^eniert. SSer fingt f)eute bie 
 ^auptrolle? 
 
 (®er S)tener.) 
 
 18. @ntfd§ulbigen @ie, §err 33ron)n, ein 33efu(§ fiir ©ie. 
 ^er §err njartet im ©alon. 
 
 19. 5ltfo, — 9J?af)Iseit/ §err toon ©dfiilgen! ©n greunb 
 l)olt mid^ ah. SSir gei)en in^^ ^onjert. 
 
 20. ©uten 5Ibenb, §err iBronjn. 3(^ tDiinfd^e 3^nen Diel 
 SBergniigen. 
 
 1. hit 9D?at)l3citen, wea/^; erfteg f^riiMtticf, morning coffee; jmeiteg 
 ^riiMtticf, hmch (less common than formerly); baS 9}Jittaggeffen, {mid- 
 day) dinner; ber Coffee, afternoon coffee; hd^ 2l6enbef[en {ha^ %htx[h' 
 brot), evening-meal, supper; ba6 S)iner, evening dinner (served in all 
 good hotels, and in private houses when formal entertaining is done). 
 
 2. ^6) cf[e <S(^lDarjbrot gem, / like black bread; lit., *I eat black 
 bread gladly'. — ^6) effe SSeifebrot lieber, / like white bread better; lit., 
 *I eat white bread more gladly'. — 2lm Uebften effe i^ ^ud^en, / like 
 cakes best; lit., 'I eat cakes most gladly'. — Xoxiitw. ©te gem? Do 
 you like to dance? lit., 'do you dance gladly'. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 1 5 
 
 11. Perhaps you have been too busy, Mr. von Schilgen, 
 to notice me. I have, in fact, eaten a large piece of ham, 
 two eggs, a quantity of salad, three pieces of black bread, 
 and some cheese. 
 
 12. You are fond of teasing [you tease gladly]. — I admit 
 that I myself was extremely hungry after my trip. {To 
 servant.) Another piece of bread, please. 
 
 13. Where is the baroness this evening? Is she ill again? 
 At [midday] dinner she looked rather fatigued. 
 
 14. I think she has gone to the opera and ate (supper) 
 at six o'clock. 
 
 15. Which opera is given {passive verb) to-day? 
 
 16. "The Tales of Hoffman." You know it, of course? 
 
 17. Yes, indeed. I am in raptures over it. The piece 
 is so magnificently staged in Munich. Who sings the prin- 
 cipal part to-day? 
 
 {The servant.) 
 
 18. Excuse me, Mr. Brown, a visitor [visit] for you. 
 The gentleman is waiting in the drawing-room. 
 
 19. Well, "Mahlzeit", Mr. von Schilgen. A friend has 
 called [is calling] for me. We are going to the concert. 
 
 20. Good evening, Mr. Brown. I hope you will enjoy 
 yourself [I wish you much pleasure]. 
 
 3. tint SD?cnge ?cute, a large number of people. — einc SD^engc ^ud^en, 
 a large quantity of cake. — cine Qro^c 9)?eTtgc ^ud^cn, a very large quan- 
 tity of cake. 
 
 4. „9}Ja^l5eit". Expression used in Germany at conclusion of 
 dinner or supper, accompanied by handshaking. It is an abbreviated 
 form of „@efegnete 9D'Jaf)^eit" which is also employed. 
 
 5. One of the most puzzling things in German to the foreigner 
 is the number of prepositions translated by to; as: in, auf, nad), ^u, 
 an. 
 
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 m 
 
 '^^ gel^e in« (in ha^) Xt)eQtcr, / am going to the theatre. 
 3cf) 9cf)c in bie Oper, / aw going to the opera, 
 ^d} gefie in bie £ird)e, / am going to church. 
 l3ci) gcl)e in bie ©c^ule, / am going to school. 
 Note, — With the dative case and a verb not expressing motion, 
 in may be translated at: ^6) h)ar im Xi)iattx, I was at the theatre. 
 
 i^(^ 9ef)e auf bie "iPoft, / am going to the post-office. 
 3fd^ gef)e auf ben 33a]^n^of, / am going to the station, 
 ^d) gef)e auf einen 53oII, / am going to a ball. 
 
 piaubcret 5. 
 Wlan Icntt 2)cutfc^ in Slmcrifa. 
 
 1. ©inb ^k fc^on^ in ^eutfc^Ianb gemefen, graulein SBroiDti? 
 
 2. 5^o(i) nid^t, ^err (Sc^mibt. 3(^ {)offe, nad^fteg 3af)r I)in= 
 gugef)en, 5lug biefem @ninb bemilfie i(j^ mi(5, ein bifec^en S)eutfc§ 
 gu Iernen» 
 
 3. 5lber td^ ftnbe, (Sie fpred^en eg fef)r gut. 
 
 4. ©ie f^meicfieln mir. SD^eine ^enntni^ beg !i)eutf(5en ift 
 fef)r gering. ^enn man blog iiber alltaglic^e !Dinge fprid^t, 
 Derfte^e id^ beina{)e alteg. (Sg ift nur fd^abe, hai ic& febr oft 
 nid^t antiDorten fann, 
 
 5. SSie lange lernen ©ie fd^on ^Deutfc^? 
 
 6. (Seit anbertf)alb 3a{)ren. 3e^t fange id^ an, ^onijerfa* 
 tiongftnnben gn ne{)men. 
 
 7. S)ag ift bod^ intereffanter, nid^t xoa^v? 
 
 S. 3cih)of)L 3d^ intereffiere mid^ fel)r fiir bie ibiomatifd^en 
 unb fogenannten urbeutfdfien^ 5lugbrucfe. 
 
 9. §aben ©ie ^ugen^ gern? (pron. „boot=3en")» 
 
 10. ©ujen? SSag f)ei6t ^ujen? 
 
 11. ^ujen I)ei6t, eine ^erfon mit b u, b i r, b i d^ anreben. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 1 7 
 
 Note. — With the dative ouf is translated "at" : ^^ hjor auf bcr ^o[t, 
 / was at the post-office. 
 
 naii) ^d) 9ef)e nac^ ber ©tabt, / am going to town: With names of 
 cities always use na<i), following a verb of motion. 
 3(^ ging m^ ^axi^, I went to Paris. 
 SBir reiften na<i) 5^eh) §)orf, we journeyed to New York. 
 
 i3(^ gef)e ^u ^ett, / am going to bed. 
 53itte, ^u Xi\(i), formula used by servants to announce a 
 meal; lit., 'please, to table'. 
 
 CONVERSATION 5. 
 Learning German in America. 
 
 1. Have you ever been in Germany, Miss Brown? 
 
 2. Not yet, Mr. Schmidt. I hope to go there next year. 
 For that reason I am trying to learn a little German. 
 
 3. But you speak it very well, I think [find]. 
 
 4. You flatter me. My knowledge of German is very 
 slight. If one is speaking only of every-day matters I 
 understand nearly everything. Only it is a pity that I 
 very often cannot answer. 
 
 5. How long have you been studying [learning] German? 
 
 6. For [since] a year and a half. I am beginning now to 
 take conversation lessons. 
 
 7. That, I take it, is more interesting, is it not? 
 
 8. Yes, indeed. I am much interested [I interest my- 
 self] in the idioms and the so-called "thoroughly German" 
 expressions. 
 
 9. Do you like [have you gladly] duzen? 
 
 10. Duzen? What does that mean? 
 
 11. Duzen means to address a person with "thou and 
 thee." 
 
l8 ' AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 12. 3:rfi ftnbc btc ©itte ^an^ rci^cnb. ©d^abe, bag c§ bie 
 bci ung nid)t gibt! 
 
 13. ©efallt 3f)ncn bie <B— g}?ctf)obc? 
 
 14. ^ie l^at meine ©(f)n)efter derfuc^t. "Sie f)at fte [ef)r 
 nicnig praftifrf) Qcfunbcn. 9J?an kmt gu toiele nu^Iofe ^Sorter 
 uitb bcniad^Iaffigt^ ba^ 9^oth3cnbigfte. 
 
 15. C£§ gibt gcmiffc 9}Zet^obcn, bie nid^t§ at§ (or lautcr^) 
 3citt)erf(^iDcnbung finb. 
 
 16. !J)ie beutfc^e SBortftellung tnad)t mir au^erorbentlid^ t)iel 
 
 17. 9^a(^ unb nac^ irirb fie S^ntn kid)itx hjerben. 
 
 18. S)ag farm id) faunt gtauben. 3c^ beneibe @ie, §err 
 (S($mibt, bafe (Sie grangofifd^ ebenfogut h)ie ^eutfdfi fonnen. 
 
 19. ?eiber ift meine ,^enntnig beg gran^ofifc^en fef)r ein= 
 geroftet. 3{)r grctulein^ (Sc^tuefter fpric^t granjofifd^, ni(^t mafir? 
 
 20. SQ^eine ©cfitcefter intereffiert fic^ (or, fc^tDcinnt) fef)r fur 
 frembe (Sprac^en. (Sie fpric^t 3^eutf(^, grangofif(^ unb 3ta= 
 lienifd^ gans fUefeenb unb leiftet auc^ Mc^tige^ im i^ateinifc^en. 
 Sebermann fagt, ba^ fie \ti)x t)iel ©prac^talent f)at. 
 
 21. ©ie ift in Suropa (pron. "Oy-ro'-pah'') ergogen ti3or= 
 ben, nid)t n3af)r? 
 
 22. 5lic^t gang. ®ie bat nur fiinf ^a^re bort tjerbrad^t. 
 ©pater ^atttn inir immer au^Icinbifd^e ©outiemanten. 
 
 23. ^arf id^ Q^nen einen fleinen dlaf^ geben, graulein 
 53rott)n? 
 
 24. ^enn ©ie fo Heben^lijurbig fein tDoHen. 
 
 25. 5Ilfo, ein gang au^gegeid^neteg 9)?ittel, um eine frembe 
 ©prad^e gu eriernen, ift: lernen ©ie }eben Xag mef)rere ©ai^e 
 augtuenbig. 3^ meine nidfit ^oefie, bie fpater fommt, fonbern 
 alltdglid^e 5Iu6brude. 
 
 26. 3df) banfe 3^nen fiir 3f)ren guten $Ratfd^Iag. 3^ 
 mvht mein 53cftc6 t)crfu(^cn, gute gortfc^ritte^ gu madden. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 1 9 
 
 12. I find the custom very charming. What a pity that 
 it does not exist [give] with us. 
 
 13. Does the ''S — method" please you? 
 
 14. My sister tried it. She found it rather impractical 
 [very little practical]. One learns too many useless words 
 and neglects the more [most] important. 
 
 15. There are certain methods which are nothing but a 
 waste of time. 
 
 16. I have a great deal of [extraordinarily much] trouble 
 with the German order of words. 
 
 17. By and by it will become easier for you. 
 
 18. I can scarcely believe it. I envy you, Mr. Schmidt, 
 that you know [can] French as well as German. 
 
 19. Unfortunately my [knowledge of] French is very rusty. 
 Your sister speaks French, does she not? 
 
 20. My sister is very much interested in (or is enthusiastic 
 over) foreign languages. She speaks German, French, and 
 ItaHan fluently, and is very good [performs ably] in Latin. 
 Every one says that she has much talent for languages. 
 
 21. She was educated [brought up] in Europe, was she not? 
 
 22. Not entirely. She spent five years there. Later 
 we always had foreign governesses. 
 
 23. May I give you a little advice. Miss Brown? 
 
 24. If you will be so kind. 
 
 25. Well, an excellent way to acquire a foreign language 
 is: learn several sentences by heart every day. I do not 
 mean poetry, which comes later, but every-day expressions. 
 
 26. I thank you for your good advice. I will do my best 
 to make good progress. 
 
20 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 27. 3c^t mu6 id) narf) §aufc (9cf)cn, understood). SBir 
 treffcn un^ {)cutc abcnb bci grau 3onc^, nic^t h)af)r? 
 
 1. fc^on (already) is used much oftener in German than in English. 
 (See also sentences.) (£c^on, bod) (//tew), eigentlic^ (really), and nam= 
 Ild^ (that is to say) may be classed by themselves. They are, as it 
 seems to the foreigner, often thrown in quite unnecessarily; yet they 
 denote a relationship to the preceding thought, that in English is often 
 expressed by 'for', 'you know',, 'by the way', 'of course', etc. 
 
 Ex. ^d) bin namlic^ fronf, / am ill. In this phrase niimlid^ is 
 almost impossible to translate. 
 
 2. ur, a prefix of nouns and adjectives generally implying primi- 
 tiveness, or that which commences or is oldest. Sometimes adds 
 intensive force to a word. Ex. uralt, extremely old, primitive. — 
 urbeutfc^, fundamentally German. — ber UrbelDofiner, original inhab- 
 itant. — ba^ Urbilb, prototype. 
 
 3. bag ^Duljenb = dozen, twelve. — ba^ ©ugen, the use of 'thou* 
 and 'thee\ instead of the more formal 'you' (©ic). The ^ugen is em- 
 ployed in the family circle; also in addressing boys and girls, under 
 twelve years of age, in schools as well as elsewhere. See Plaudereien 
 II and 32 for use. 
 
 piauberet 6. 
 
 ©ittc S^orlabungi auf§ dtaO^au^, 
 
 h ©uten SD^orgen, liebe grau ^oftor.^ 53er^ei{)en ®ie, 
 n)enn id) ©ie fo friif) ftore. 
 
 2. ©ie ftoren ml(^ ni(^t, grauletn 53rot:)n; i6) bin fef)r fruf) 
 aufgeftanben unb f)abe f(^on lan^ft metnen ^affee getrunfen. 
 
 3. mcim Ubr ift Wen geblieben. SSte t)iel Uf)r ift eg? 
 3(^ {)abe feine 5li)nung. ^kMd)t ift e^ fpciter, alg i(^ bac^te, 
 
 4. SQ^cine 2;afcf)enuf)r Qef)t ettiDa^ t)or (nac^). (S^ ift un= 
 Qcfabr breit>iertel ncun (or, eint)iertel t)or neun), 5lber fom^ 
 men ©ie bod) l^erein, mein ^inb. ©ie feften ein bifec^en bta^ 
 unb erregt aug, SKa^ ift 3()nen paffiert, n3enn ic^ fragen barf? 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 21 
 
 27. I must go home now. We shall meet this evening 
 at Mrs. Jones's, shall we not? 
 
 4. nad^Iaffig, careless. — bernacfilaffiQen, to neglect. 
 
 5. lauter (adj. = pure, downright), indecl. — tauter (adv. used as 
 indecl. adj.) =s nothing hut. — See also Plauderei 34, sentence 2. 
 
 Ex. Sr trinft lauter SSeiu, he drinks only wine. 
 
 6. 3^r ^raulein ®cf)h)e[ter, your {unmarried) sister. — ^\)xt ^rau 
 S(f)tt»efter, your {married) sister. — 3f)r ^err 33ruber, your brother. — 
 S'fir §err 35atcr, your father. 
 
 Note. — One never says, however, 2)?ein ^err S3ater. The above 
 polite forms are much used in German society. See Plauderei 36, 
 notes, for other forms. 
 
 7. ber 9^at, advice (nearly always used in the singular). — ber 9xat= 
 fc^Iag, pi., D^atfd^Iage, suggestion, piece of advice. 
 
 8. ber ^ortfc^ritt, progress, development; lit., 'step forward'. Usu- 
 ally employed in the plural. 
 
 Ex. (Sr mac^t grofee i^ortfc^ritte, he is making great progress; lit., 
 *he is making great steps forward'. 
 
 CONVERSATION 6. 
 
 A Summons to the City Hall. 
 
 1. Good morning, Mrs. — [dear Mrs. Doctor]. Pardon 
 me for disturbing you so early. 
 
 2. You are not disturbing me, Miss Brown; I rose early 
 and drank my coffee long ago. 
 
 3. My clock has stopped. What time is it? I have no 
 idea. Perhaps it is later than I thought. 
 
 4. My watch is a bit fast (slow) [goes a little before 
 (after)]. It is about a quarter before nine. But do come 
 in, my child. You look a little pale and disturbed. What 
 has happened to you, if I may ask? 
 
22 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 5. (Sie ftabcn rcd)t. @ttt)a§ Unancienef)me^ ift gefd^e^en (or, 
 pnfficrt), gunbtge grau, unb ic^ {)abe eine groge 53i tte an (Sie. 
 
 6. ©prec^en ©ie gang ungeniert. 3d) moc^te 3f)nen fe()r 
 gcni f)elfcn, n)enn e« mbglic^ ift. 
 
 7. ?iebe grau ■Doftor, fagen (Sie mir aufric^tig, ttia^ madden 
 <Bk f)eute morgen? §aben ®te etn)ag t)or? 
 
 8. ©liidlic^emcife f)abe ic^ nic^tg SSic^ttge^ t)or; unb nun 
 fagen <Bk mir, ttia^ S^nm fe^tt. 
 
 9. 3c^ babe namlid) cine 33orlabung auf6 9^at{)au§ befom= 
 men. SBa^ n)ill bie "^olx^d t)on mir? ^ie blofee 3bee fommt 
 mir gang entfe^Iid) t)or. 
 
 10. ^aben (Sie feine 5Ingft, liebe^ £inb. Tlan mill nur 
 einige gragen an ®ie ftellen. SBenn <Sie e^ tnollen, tuerbe id) 
 ^ie febr gem begleiten. 
 
 11. 2l(^, gncibige grau, ©ie ftnb n)irfli(§ ju lieben^miirbig. 
 T)it SSal^rbeit gu fagen, ic^ tDage nid^t allein f)injugeben. ^d) 
 fann fo tDenig !l)eutf(^.^ 
 
 12. Slber tuarum finb^ ©ie ijorgelaben? S^ faffe bie ©ad^c 
 m(^t gang. 
 
 13. 3)enfen @ie mal! 3)ie SBirtin meiner frul)eren^ '!l3en= 
 fion bttt e^ tjergeffen, meinen 5lugjug^ bei ber ^ifolijei gu melben.^ 
 (2)^etne je^ige SKirtin bcit e^ t)ergeffen, meine 5lnfunft bei ber 
 "iPoUgei 3U metben.) 
 
 14. ^a§ fommt mand}mal t)or, unb in biefen ©ac^en ift 
 bie ^^Poligei febr ftreng. ^aben ®ie einen 9fJeifepafe au^ Slmerifa 
 mitgebrad^t? 
 
 15. 3an)obL ^d) \)ahe ibn in metnem Coffer, ©oil id^ 
 ibn mitnebmen? 
 
 16. 5ln St)va ©telle tDiirbe id^ ibn in bie Xafd^e ftedfen. 
 
 17. <Sie tdolkn fic^ tnobi ein bif^c^en umfleiben (or, um= 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 23 
 
 5. You are right. Something unpleasant has happened, 
 [gracious Madam] and I have a great favor to ask of you 
 [have a great request on you]. 
 
 6. Speak quite freely. I should like very much to help 
 you, if it is possible. 
 
 7. Dear Mrs. — , tell me truly [sincerely], what are you 
 doing this morning? Have you any engagement? 
 
 8. Fortunately, I have nothing important on hand; and 
 now tell me what is the trouble [what is lacking to you]. 
 
 9. I have [as a matter of fact] received a summons to the 
 City Hall. What do [does] the police want of me? The 
 mere idea seems terrible to me. 
 
 10. Have no anxiety, dear child. They only wish to 
 put a few questions to you. If you wish it, I will go with 
 you gladly. 
 
 11. Oh [gracious Madam], you are really too kind. To 
 tell the truth, I do not dare to go alone. I know [can] 
 so little German. 
 
 12. But why are you summoned? I do not quite under- 
 stand the matter. 
 
 13. Just think! The landlady of my former pension 
 (i.e. boarding house) forgot to notify the police of my leav- 
 ing. (My present landlady forgot to notify the police of my 
 arrival). 
 
 14. That often happens, and in such matters the police 
 are [is] very strict. Did you bring a passport with you from 
 America? 
 
 15. Yes, indeed. I have it in my trunk. Shall I take 
 it along (with me)? 
 
 16. In your place I should put it in my [the] pocket. 
 
 17. You will probably (tDO^l) want to make a Httle 
 
24 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 Sicf)cn), nirf)t Waljv? Qn 3ef)n aytinuten f)ole id^ (Sic ab. 2luf 
 SSicbcrfcl)cn! 
 
 18. 3d) modfite Hur cinen fiirgeren 9?o(f ansie^en. ^n ge()n 
 $0?muten bin id^ fij unb fertig, 
 
 19. ©ut! Q6) mu6 mir aud^ ben §ut auffe^en. 
 
 1. eine 53orlQbung, a summons. — cine ©inlabung, a social invitation. 
 
 2. Graduates of postgraduate courses in German universities 
 take the title, "Herr Doktor"; their wives or widows taking the 
 title 'Trau Doktor". 
 
 3. ^onnen ©ie f^ranjofifd^? do you know French'^ lit., 'can you French? 
 3d) fann ©nglifc^, / know English; lit., 'I can English'. 
 
 4. Many students, even after completing elementary German 
 grammar, are apt to translate the auxiliary verb toerben (n}urbc, 
 Qcirorben, or tnorben) as 'to become'. As a fact, however, where used 
 once in everyday conversation with that meaning it is used twenty 
 times in its other signification., i.e. as passive auxiliary of all transitive 
 verbs. To say (gr mar beftraft instead of (Sr tourbe beftraft {he was 
 punished) is perhaps one of the commonest mistakes made by for- 
 eigners, yet none sounds worse to German ears. Note carefully the 
 following: 
 
 Imperfect passive: 3(| iDurbc Qclobt, / was praised; bu hjurbeft 8C= 
 lobt, thou wert praised, etc. 
 
 Perfect passive: ^6) bin gclobt h)orben, / have been praised. 
 
 It is not so easy to employ the present passive correctly. For 
 example, one says: 
 
 piauberet 7, 
 ©inb @ie tticl in (Suro^a gercift? 
 
 1. (Sinb (Ste t)iel in (Suropa gereift, §err ^roitin? 
 
 2. ^i^ \t\^i fef)r n3enig, §err t)on (Sd^ilgen. SKir finb in 
 ^ollanb gelanbet unb f)aben un^ ben §aag unb 5Imfterbam ganj 
 fliic^tig unb oberflcic^lic^ angefeften.^ 
 
 3. W) fo! @ie finb burd^ ^ollanb gereift; aber <©ie I)aben 
 ^ollanb nid)t burc^reift.^ 
 
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 change in your clothing [change clothes a bit], will you not? 
 In ten minutes I will call [am calling] for you. Au revoir! 
 
 1 8. I only want to put on a shorter skirt. In ten 
 minutes I shall be [am] quite ready. 
 
 19. Good! I must put on my hat, too. 
 
 ^^ bin eingclabcn, / am invited; not [^ locrbe (am being) cingclabcn. 
 — (S^ ift der[d^oben. It is postponed; not c6 tDtrb (is being) berfd^oben. 
 
 Rule. — Use the passive auxiliary toerbe, toirft, n}irb, etc., when 
 action referred to is not completed: use active auxiliary bin, bift, ift, 
 etc., when the action referred to is completed: Ex. (Snglifd^ toirb {)icr 
 gefprod^en, English is spoken here. — £)a^ Setreten btefe^ %tlbt^ h)irb bci 
 ©trafe bcrboten, tresspassing on this field is forbidden on pain of punish- 
 ment. — ®ie Xiix i[t gcfd^toffcn, the door is closed. — £)te Xux toirb 
 Qe[(§Ioffcn, the door is being closed. 
 
 5. ber [ru{)erc ^ontg, the former king. — ber ic^ige ^onig, the present 
 king. — ber ba malige ^ontg, the king reigning at that time. 
 
 6. einjtel^en, to move into a house. — au^jicl^en (with fcin), to move 
 out of a house. — ftd^ au^jiel^en (with fiaben), to undress. — umsiel^en 
 (with fein), to move. — ftd^ umjicl^cn (with l^abcn), to change one's clothes. 
 
 Ex. 3<^ Sin umge^ogen, / have moved; changed my residence. — ^^ 
 ^abe mic^ umge^ogen, / have changed my clothes. 
 
 7. ^aht t(^ eincn 9WeIbejetteI au^jufiitten? Have I to fill out a paper 
 (for the police)? A formality on arrivalin German pensions. In 
 many German states, every sojourner remaining more than a week 
 must appear at the 9?at^au^ to show his or her passport. 
 
 CONVERSATION 7. 
 Have you traveled much in Europe ? 
 
 1. Have you traveled much in Europe, Mr. Brown? 
 
 2. So far, very little, Mr. von Schilgen. We landed in 
 Holland and saw the Hague and Amsterdam quite hastily 
 and superficially. 
 
 3. Indeed! You traveled through [by way of] Holland; 
 but you did not travel throughout Holland. 
 
26 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 4. 51(5, ^tcfc gufammengefe^ten 3cittt)orter! 3(5 gerbre(5c 
 mir ben ^lopf bariiber. 
 
 5. §abcn ©ie ble ©ee (or, ba^ 5D?eer) gem? 
 
 6. 3(5 mo(5e eine ©eereife au6erorbentn(5 Qcrn. 3;:roljbem 
 t)crbrin9e i(5 bie gerien^ lieber im ©ebirge^ dg in einem @ee^ 
 bab. ^ag Seben ift mir bort ft)mpatbifcf)er. 
 
 7. 3c5 9^5^ Qii(5 fejr gern ing ©eblrge. 3Sorigcg 3oTf)i^ 5cibe 
 id) eine n3unberf(5one B^it in ber (^(^tDeig^ berlebt. (Sie miiffen 
 unbebingt ben S^^uner @ee befu(i)en, 
 
 8. §offentli(5 fann i(5 e^» SBie lange bauert bie ga^rt tjon 
 5ier na(5 X1:)vin? 
 
 9. ^er 3119 9^5t ^^ h^^^ ^^^ abenb^ ab unb fommt urn 
 fieben U^x morgen^ in 53em an, ^ort fteigt man um/ unb 
 ein paar ©tunben fpciter ift man in 3:5un, 
 
 10. So^nt e^ fid) in ^em gu iibernac^ten, um^ bie ©e^en^^ 
 trurbigfeiten gu befeben? 
 
 11. @g lobnt fi(5 eigentli(5 ni(5t. Unter ung gefagt, 53cm 
 tft ein langtDeiliger Ort, abgefeben tjon ber pra(5tDoIIen 5lu6^ 
 fi(5t auf bie 5llpen. SJJan fann bie ^auptfe^en^lDiirbigfeiten 
 in itoti ©tunben befi(5tigen. 
 
 12. 3nterla!en ift eine beliebte ©ommerfrif(5e/ ni(5t H)at)r? 
 
 13. 5D?einer 2)?einung na(5 beinaf)e gu beliebt, 3Tn @om* 
 mer geben ^ouriften baufentDeife bin. 3ni SBinter finbet man 
 in 3nterlafen unb ©rinbetoalb eine febr intemationale unb 
 Domebme @efellf(5aft, 
 
 14. 2Bag macbt man bort in biefer 3di)xt^idi? 
 
 15. Wan gebt iregen be^ SBinterfport^ bi^- 5luf ©(^ritt 
 unb Stritt trifft man in ber beutf(5en ©c^toeis fport^Uebenbc 
 (Sngldnber, 2)eutfc^e unb 5lmerifaner. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 2^ 
 
 4. Oh, these .compound verbs! I rack my brains [break 
 my head] over them. 
 
 5. Are you fond of the sea? 
 
 6. I like to take an ocean trip immensely [I make extra- 
 ordinarily gladly an ocean voyage]. Nevertheless, I prefer 
 to spend the holidays in the mountains rather than at a 
 seaside resort. The life is more congenial to me there. 
 
 7. I, too, love to go to the mountains. Last year I had 
 a delightful time [experienced a wonderfully beautiful time] 
 in Switzerland. Without fail you must visit the Lake of 
 Thun. 
 
 8. I hope [it is to be hoped] that I can. How long does 
 it take to reach Thun from here [how long does the ride from 
 here to Thun last]? 
 
 9. The train leaves at ten o'clock at night and arrives in 
 Bern at seven in the morning. There one changes cars 
 and a few hours later is in Thun. 
 
 10. Is it worth while to spend the night in Bern in order 
 to see the sights? 
 
 11. It is really not worth while. Between ourselves, 
 Bern is a dull place aside from the magnificent view of the 
 Alps. One can see the principal sights in two hours. 
 
 12. Interlaken is a popular summer resort, is it not? 
 
 13. Almost too popular, in my opinion. In summer 
 tourists go there in droves. In the winter one finds in Inter- 
 laken and Grindelwald a very cosmopolitan and aristocratic 
 society. 
 
 14. What does one do there at that season of the year? 
 
 15. One goes there because of the winter sports. At 
 every step in German Switzerland one meets sport-loving 
 Englishmen, Germans, and Americans. 
 
28 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 16. !3)a« mufe fef)r lufttg fein. man lauft ©c^Iittfc^ut)' unb 
 <Sfi, nid)t n3af)r? 
 
 17. ^cr l^icbUnggfport^° in ber (Sd^tDetj i[t ba^ 9iobcIti. 
 5Benn <Sie ftc^ befonberg fiir ©port tntereffteren, §err 53rotDn, 
 fo folltcn (Ste na(5[ten SBinter ein paar SKorf^en in ©rinbel* 
 tualb Derbringen. 
 
 1. bcfid^tigcn, befef)cn, /o z;few, inspect, see; ftc^ ((/a/.) anfel)eii, see, 
 /o(?)fe fl^. — befuc^en, to visit a person, or place. 
 
 2. burd^reifen (insep. verb with f)aben), /o travel all over, or throughout. 
 
 3. bie i^erlen,(/o«g) vacation, or holidays. — ber ^^eicrtag, holiday. 
 Ex. 2)'?orgen fongen bie f^erien an, to-morrow the holidays begin. — 
 
 SJZorgcn i[t f^^eiertag, to-morrow is a holiday. 
 
 4. ^m ©ebirge, in the mountains. — 3ng ©ebirge, to the moun- 
 tains. — 3n cinem <^ttha.h, at the seashore. — 5luf bem ?anbe, in the 
 country. — 5luf3 Sanb, to the country. 
 
 5. bie ©d^tDeij, Switzerland. (See Appendix for names of all coun- 
 tries.) (Suropa {pron. "Oy-r6-pah"), Europe. — ber (Suropaer, the 
 European. — europciifd^ (adj.), European. 
 
 6. umfteigen, to change cars. — ein Umfteig billet, a transfer. 
 
 7. um (followed by inf.), in order to. — bamit (followed by clause), 
 in order that. 
 
 8. bie ©ommerfrifd^e, summer-resort. — ber SSinteraufenttjoIt, winter- 
 resort. 
 
 Plauberet 8. 
 ©in <Btut>tnt ber SJluftf in Scrlin. 
 
 1. 3u h)el(^em 3^^t^ Pnb ©ie biefen Winter in ^Berlin, 
 ^err ^rotrn? Um gu ftubieren, ober fid^ ^u amiifieren? 
 
 2. Q6) ncf)me ©efangftunben^ bei ^erm 53 — . 
 
 3. §err ^ — i[t ber bcruf)mte ©efanglefirer, ber neulic^ Don 
 $ari6 nac^ 53erlin iibergefiebelt^ ift, nid)t \da\)x? 
 
 4. 3a. (Sr ift {et^t ein treuer Untertan be6 ^aifer^, fagt er. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 29 
 
 16. It must be very jolly. They skate and ski, do they 
 not? 
 
 17. The favorite sport in Switzerland is tobogganing. 
 If you are especially interested in sport, Mr. Brown, you 
 should spend a few weeks next winter in Grindelwald. 
 
 9. ^d) QCi^c ®(^Uttfc^uF)Iaufen, / am going skating. — 3c^ 6in ©cEiIitt- 
 fc^u^Iaufen gegangen, / went skating. 
 
 Grammatical Note, — The use of the preposition auf (to, at, on, 
 etc.) is apt to be confusing to the student. Most grammars define 
 its employment as follows: 
 
 (i) §tuf with ace, indicating motion to or toward a place: ^d) 
 ging auf etnen 53q((, / went to a ball. — (2) 2tuf with dat., signifying 
 rest, or motion in a place: ^d) h3ar auf einem 53aII, / was at a ball. — 
 (3) A third rule (to be found in syntax) should be equally well 
 understood, before conversation can be attempted. 5Iuf (also iiber) 
 used, as one may say, in figurative (i.e. not literal) sense, usually 
 takes the accusative: @r t[t ftolj auf feitte ^inber, he is proud of his 
 children. — SSarten ©ie auf micf), wait for me. — 2luf feineu %ail, in 
 no case. — 2Iuf biefe SSeife, in this way. — 5luf meinc Soften, at my 
 expense. — dltdjntn ©ie auf mic^, count upon me. — 2luf eine SSocde, 
 for a week. — SSir fpra(^en iiber t{)n, we spoke about him. 
 
 10. ber Siebltng, the darling, favorite, pet. — meine gicblinggopcr, 
 my favorite opera. — mein Sieblinggfc^aufpiel, my favorite play. 
 
 CONVERSATION 8. 
 A music-student in Berlin. 
 
 1. With what object are you in Berlin, Mr. Brown, — to 
 study, or to enjoy yourself? 
 
 2. I am taking singing lessons of [with] Mr. B — . 
 
 3. Mr. B — is the famous singing teacher who recently 
 moved from Paris to Berlin, is he not? 
 
 4. Yes. He is now a loyal subject of the Emperor, he says. 
 
30 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 5. 5Bo ift fcinc SBorinuncj? 
 
 6. 3n bcr 63oct^c[trafee. giir mi(^ ift e^ fef)r bcQUcm; nur 
 3c{)n SO^inuten mit ber (gleftrifrfien t)on unfrer "ipenfion. ^err 
 ^ — rDo()nt ber §altefte(le^ oerabe geQenuber. 
 
 I, SKeld^e SD^et^obe befolgen ^ie bei §erm 33—? 
 
 8. ObQletd^ cr (Snglcinber i[t, ift feine 9}?etbobe eigentlid^ bie 
 Stalienifd^e. @r ift felbft (ein) Opemfcinger getcefen unb ()at 
 t)iele @d)iiler unb ©c^iilerinnen, bie eintnal al^ ^iinftler auf* 
 treten tDoden. 
 
 9. ^ennen (gie ^arl ^uf)Ier, ben ^renor?^ @r n)ar ein 
 ©driller beg §erm 53 — . 
 
 10. 3d) {)obe t)on if)m geprt. 3ft er ^iinftler ober !Dilet* 
 tant?^ 
 
 II. ^ilettant. ©eine ®(f)n)efter aber Icifet fid^ gur ©iinge^ 
 rin augbilben. ©ie mirb fet)r balb i^r T)ebut auf ber ^iif)ne 
 mac^en. 
 
 12. ©ie fennen n)abrf(^einli(f) biefeg Sieb t)on Sef)ntann; 
 inollen @ie mic^ begleiten, bitte fef)r? — ©(§abe, bafe mein 
 ^lat)ier augenblidlic^ ettDa^ berftimmt ift. 
 
 13. 3(^ rtierbe (Sie fef)r gem begleiten; i($ bin aber fe{)r aufeer 
 ilbung.^ 
 
 14. ®ag mac^t nic^t^. SBenn meine Confine anfommt, 
 tierfu($en h)ir e^. 
 
 15. (Spielen (Sie ^Iat)ier ober ©eige? 
 
 16. ^eineg bon beiben. Unter un^ gefagt, bin id^ eigentlid^ 
 nid)t fe!)r mufifalifc^. 3^^ ^(^^^ feine grofte ©timme unb ne{)me 
 nur ©tunben, urn meinen (Eltem einen ©efallen ju tun. 5^ad^ften 
 ^erbft fange id^ meine d^imrgif(^en ©tubien (or, meinc (Stubien 
 alg fiinf tiger (Sf)irurg) an. 
 
 17. 3(^ bin uberjeugt, (Sie unterfd^a^en ftd^ al^ 9}^ufifer, 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 3I 
 
 5. Where does he live? 
 
 6. On Goethe Street. It is very convenient for me; 
 only ten minutes from our boarding-place by [with] the 
 electric car. Mr. B — lives just opposite the stopping- 
 place. 
 
 7. What method are you taking [following] with Mr. 
 B — ? 
 
 8. Although he is an Englishman, his method is really 
 the Italian. He himself has been an opera singer and has 
 many male and female pupils who wish to appear some- 
 time as professionals [artists]. 
 
 9. Do you know Carl Buhler, the tenor? He was a pupil 
 of Mr. B — . 
 
 10. I have heard of him. Is he a professional or an ama- 
 teur? 
 
 11. Amateur. His sister, however, is studying to be a 
 singer. She will very soon make her debut on the stage. 
 
 12. You probably know this song of Lehmann's; will 
 you accompany me, please? — It is a pity that my piano is 
 a little out of tune at the moment. 
 
 13. I will accompany you gladly. I am, however, much 
 out of practice. 
 
 14. No matter [that makes nothing]. When my cousin 
 arrives, we will try it. 
 
 15. Do you play the piano or the violin? 
 
 16. Neither. Between you and me, I am really not very 
 musical. I have not a large voice and take lessons only 
 to please- my parents. Next autumn I shall begin [am be- 
 ginning] my surgical studies {or my studies as a future 
 surgeon). 
 
 17. You undervalue yourself as a musician, I am sure. — 
 
32 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 ©cf)cn (Sic gem in bic Opcr? ©abcn @ic bic ncuc Opcr tnt 
 foniglidien Opemf)au« ge^ort? 
 
 18. ©ang QehJife. SSa^ l)altcn (Sie t)on if)r? 
 
 19. !Die aJJufif fam mir fef)r eigenartig t)or. !I)ie ^efet* 
 gung, bie ^nfeenierung, unb fo tceiter, tt)arcn au^gegcid^net. 
 Strot^bem l)aht ic^ mic^ fd^recflic^ gelangmeilt. !Die SD^ufif ift 
 Su eintonig. SO^einer SD^einung nac^ ift bie Oper „sum ^a= 
 t)onIaufen."^ 
 
 20. Sag Opem betrifft, finb ©ie tjiclleic^t p h3af)Icrif(^. 
 3n 53aireutf) tuirb man ein bi^d^en t3ern3of)nt. — 3d^ fiir meinc 
 ^erfon t)abe bag ©tiicf gan^ f)errlid^ gefunben. (5g iibertraf 
 nteine ^od^ften (SriDartungen. !i?eiber fei)It eg mir an beutfc^en 
 SBortem, meine 53egei[terung gu befc^reiben. 
 
 21. (Sie finb t)iel ju befd^etben, §err 53TOtt)n. ©eit id) ©ie 
 !enne, ^ben ©ie gro^ortige gortfd^ritte im 2)eutfd^en gemad^t. 
 
 22. 2Sir!Iic&? (5ie baben mir febr gebolfen, §err toon ©d^il* 
 gen, unb id^ tneife eg gu fd^a^en. 
 
 23. SD^ir njar eg ein h)abreg ^Sergniigen. 
 
 24. !Dag fann id^ faum glauben. (Sg ift fic^er gu langnjeilig, 
 mit einer "53erfon gu plaubem, bie nur ^analitaten fagen fann. 
 
 25. ©er amerifanifc^c ©efic^tgpunft fommt mir immer 
 gang befonberg intereffant bor. ^^ \)ahc grofee ?uft, 3f)r 
 fd^oneg !?anb su befud^en. 
 
 1. cine ©cfangftunbc, a singing-lesson. — cine ©tunbc, a lesson. — 
 cine ^loDierftunbe, a piano-lesson. — @r lofet [id^ gum ©anger augbilben, 
 he is studying to be a singer. 
 
 2. iiberfiebeln, to emigrate, transfer one's residence to another land. 
 3- cine ^altefteUe, stop ping- place (for street-cars). In Germany the 
 
 street-cars do not stop at every block as in America. A corner 
 where they halt is marked by a sign "Haltestelle". Elevated and 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 33 
 
 Do you like to go to the opera [do you go gladly to the 
 opera]? Have you heard the new opera at the Royal Opera 
 House? 
 
 18. [Quite] certainly. What do you think of it? 
 
 19. The music struck me as very original. The cast, 
 staging, etc., were excellent. Nevertheless I was extremely 
 [frightfully] bored. The music is too monotonous. In my 
 opinion the opera is abominable. 
 
 20. As far as operas are concerned, you are perhaps too 
 particular. In Baireuth one becomes a bit spoiled. — For 
 my part, I found the piece quite glorious. It surpassed my 
 highest expectations. Unfortunately I lack German words 
 with which to describe my enthusiasm. 
 
 21. You are much too modest, Mr. Brown. Your pro- 
 gress in German since I have known you [know you] is 
 wonderful. 
 
 22. Really? You have helped me very much, Mr. von 
 Schilgen, and I appreciate it [know how to appreciate it]. 
 
 23. It was a real pleasure to me. 
 
 24. I can scarcely believe that. It is surely too tedious 
 to chat with a person who can only talk banalities. 
 
 25. The American point of view is [seems] always especially 
 interesting to me. I have a great desire to visit your beauti- 
 ful country. 
 
 subway carriages have first and second-class divisions (three and 
 five cents). 
 
 4. bcr 2!enor, tenor. — bte 2!enorftimme, tenor voice. — ber S3afe, 
 hass. — bie 53a&=ftimTne, hass voice. — ©ie ^Qt eine ^o^e ©timme, she 
 has a high voice. 
 
 $. cm !DiIettattt, eine 3)ilettantin, an amateur. — ein !D{IcttQntcn= or 
 ?tebf)aberfon3ert, an amateur concert. — ein ^ontponift, a composer. — 
 fomponieren, to compose. 
 
34 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 6. Slufecr ilbung, out of practice. — tibcn, to practice. — btc tibung, 
 practice. — ber ©opran, soprano. — bic ©opranfttrnme, soprano voice. 
 — bcr Silt, alto. — bie SHtftimmc, alto voice. 
 
 7. Q& hjar jum S)at)onIaufen, t7 ifa^ a thing to run away from. The 
 
 piauberct 9. 
 
 L Sd) errtiarte {)cute nad^mittag SBefud^ gum jtec unb mod^tc 
 je^t ba^ 9^ottge beftellen. 
 
 2. (5oIl ber 3lee unten im ©alon ferbtert tuerben, ober 
 n3onen <Ste if)u l^ier oben trinfen? 
 
 3. 53itte, fertoieren ©ie t{)n un§ {)ier oben in meinem ^oJ^ti- 
 gimrrter. d^ ift bod^ gemiitlid^er, benn id) fann meine etgenc 
 3:eemaf(^me gebraud^en. 
 
 4. ^d) fann fie {)inunter trageu, Qnabige grau. 
 
 5. T)a^ iDiirbe 3f)nen gu t)iet 5D^u{)e madden, Qd^ f)abe l^ier 
 aud) meine eigenen S^affen, bie id^ gem gebraud^e. 
 
 6. (Soil id) 3l)nen ettna^ 53rennfpiritu^ beforgen? 
 
 7. iBitte fel)r. 9D?eine Slafc^e ift gang leer. 5?ef)men ©ie 
 aud§ meine 3:ecfanne mit, ^rube. 3:uni @ie fiinf Jeeloffeltjoll 
 2^ee l)inein. 
 
 8. 2Ba§ fiir (3^had miinfd^cn ©ie gum 3:ee, guiibige 
 Srau? 
 
 9. ©inen Speller S^^^^^^, ober ©emmeln, mit ettnag ©iigem 
 fiir bie jiingeren Seute. 
 
 10. Um n)ie tiiel Ul)r n3ollen ©ie Xee trinfen? Um f)alb 
 fiinf ober friil)er? 
 
 11. (gg ift fpater alg id^ had)tc, iBringen ©ie alle« fofort^. 
 ()erauf. 3(^ erujarte meine greunbinnen jeben 5lugenblidf. — 
 ^g flingelt eben. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 35 
 
 following expressions, though colloquial, are used by the best Ger- 
 mans: (SS iDor jum 2:;oEft)erbcn, it was enough to drive one mad. — (Sg 
 h)ar jum 3!;otiac^cn, it was enough to make one laugh oneself to death. 
 — ©^ luar jutn ©c^reien, it was screamingly funny. 
 
 CONVERSATION 9. 
 Callers. 
 
 1. I am expecting guests to tea this afternoon and I 
 should like to order the necessary things now. 
 
 2. Will the tea be served downstairs in the drawing- 
 room, or do you wish to drink it here upstairs? 
 
 3. Serve [it to] us here upstairs in my sitting-room, please. 
 It is more home-like [cosier], for I can use my own tea-kettle 
 (with spirit-lamp). 
 
 4. I can carry it downstairs, [gracious] madam. 
 
 5. That would make you too much trouble. I have my 
 own cups here, too, which I like to use. 
 
 6. Shall I get some alcohol for you? 
 
 7. Please do. My bottle is quite empty. Take my tea- 
 pot with you, too, Trudie. Put in five teaspoonfuls of tea. 
 
 8. What cakes, etc., do you wish with the tea, madam? 
 
 9. A plate of zwieback, or rolls, with something sweet 
 for the younger people. 
 
 10. At what time do you wish to drink tea? At half 
 past four, or earlier? 
 
 11. It is later than I thought. Bring up everything right 
 away; I expect my friends at any moment. — Some one is 
 just ringing. 
 
36 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 (^CT ^tcncr fprirf)t.) 
 
 12. (5^ ftnb einigc !r)amen unten, bic nac^ 3f)nen fragen, 
 finabige grau. ^ie Xiamen f)a6e id^ ni(^t uerftanben. 
 
 13. 3* laffe^ bitten. — 5Ilfo, Xrube, ben Xee, bitte, fo 
 fc^nelt tnie moglic^. 
 
 14. ®Iei(^, gnabige grau. 
 
 I. tun, /o put (in a general sense). — ftedfeit, to put (in the sense 
 of putting down into). — legert, to put (in the sense of laying a thing 
 down), Ex. %\xn ©ic cttuag ^Xidtt I)inein, />«/ in some sugar. — (Stecfen 
 ©ie bog 2;Qr(^entu(^ in bie ©c^ublabe (in bie Safc^e), />w^ the handkerchief 
 
 Plauberet \0, 
 einc Stunbc, (a). 
 
 1. 3(5 bttte t)ielmalg urn (Sntfc^ulbigung, granlein iBeigcL 
 9)?an l^at ntid^ aufge{)alten. (S"^ tut mir unenbltd^ leib. 
 
 2. (Sg ift no(5 nic^t neun Uf)r, grciulein ^ilbegarb. (Sie 
 fommen ja ganj )3un!tli(5. 
 
 3» SSelc^ ein (Sliic! ! 93^eine Xafd^cnuljr ging ma^rfd^einlid^ 
 etn)a§ tior, unb \^ fiird)tete 5U fpdt 5U fommen. 
 
 4. 3e^t finb ttiir t)oIIga{)ltg. graulein (^ertrub, bitte fangen 
 (Sie an. 5luf tneld^er ©eite fte!)en n)ir? 
 
 5. 5luf (Seite 44, ^olfte^ ^apitel. eoll i(5 bag ©ebid^t 
 suerft t)orlefen, grciulein 53etgel? 
 
 6. Sefen (Sie e§ bor, unb bann iiberfe^en^ ©ie eg. . . . (Sie 
 I)aben ein 3Bort in ber ixotxitn S^\\t auggelaffen^ (or, iiber* 
 [(^lagen). 
 
 7. 3)ag SBort „uberldftig", meinen ©ie? 
 
 8. ^ag tDurbe nti^t ric^tig auggefproc^en (or, ®ie fprccfieu 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 37 
 
 {The man-servant speaks.) 
 
 12. There are several ladies downstairs, who are asking 
 for you, madam. I did not understand the names. 
 
 13. Show them up [or in). — Well, Trudie, the tea, please, 
 as quickly as possible. 
 
 14. Immediately, madam. 
 
 into the drawer {into your pocket). — Scgen <Sic ben 9?0(I auf \iQi^ ©of a, 
 put the coat on the sofa. 
 
 2. fofort or fogtcic^, immediately, right away. 
 
 3. ^6) laffe bitten, *I cause (some one) to request (them to come 
 up or in)'. 
 
 CONVERSATION 10. 
 A lesson, (a). 
 
 1. I beg [many times] pardon. Miss Beigel. Some one 
 detained me. I am very sorry [it does me unendingly 
 sorry]. 
 
 2. It is not yet nine o'clock. Miss Hildegarde. You arrive 
 quite punctually. 
 
 3. Oh, how fortunate! My watch was probably a bit 
 fast, and I was afraid of being late. 
 
 4. Now we are all here [are complete in number]. Miss 
 Gertrude, begin, please. At what page are we? 
 
 5. On page 44, twelfth chapter. Shall I read the poem 
 aloud first, Miss Beigel? 
 
 6. Read it aloud and then translate it You have left 
 
 out (skipped) a word in the second line. 
 
 7. The word ^Hlberldstig,'' do you mean? 
 
 8. That was not correctly pronounced {or^ you do not 
 
38 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 c8 nicftt rid^tig au«). — !Da^ ift beffer. Sllfo, ireiter (or, faf)= 
 ren ®ic fort), bitte. 
 
 9. ^anii man nid)t cm glcid^bcbeutenbe^ SSort btcr antnenben 
 (or, braud)cn), „ — ", sum 53eifpiel? 
 
 10. ©treng gcnomrtten ift ha^ fein gleic^bebeutenbe^ SBort 
 SBa^ benfeti <Bk, graulein §ilbcgarb? 
 
 11. 3m bilblic^en (Sinne,^ tok ^kx, fann man ba6 3Sort 
 nid^t brau(f)en. 
 
 12. ©ans ric^tig. 9^ur im elgentlic^en ©inne (or, buc^ftab^ 
 lic^^ genommen) gef)t eg. 5lug toelc^er "Sprad^e fommt bag 
 SBort? 
 
 13. 5Iug ber griec^ifc^en (Sprac^e, ntc^t tt»a]^r? 
 
 14. 9?i(5tig. §aben (Sie irgenb eine grage gu ftellen, grau* 
 lein ©ertrub? 
 
 15. graulein ^eigel, i^ t)erfte{)e bie niid^fte 3eile iiberjaupt 
 nid^t. 3d^ ^aht feine 5l^nung, ii3ag ber Did^ter^ fagen tDiII. 
 
 16. 3^ fiird^te, bafe ®ie nic^t alle ^Sorter im SSorterbud^^ 
 aufgefudit ^aben. ®er (Sinn ift bod^ gan^ flar. 3d^ mod^te 
 nid^t fdfielten, meil <Bk fonft immer fo gemiffenfiaft arbeiten."^ 
 SD^orgen inerben h)ir bag ©ebid^t tr)ieberf)olen.^ ^Serfud^en ®ie 
 eg ie^t, graulein 53effie. 
 
 17. „^eine Srane foil il)n preffen, 
 ^eine 9^eue nagen il)n." 
 
 18. <Sel)r gut! Q^ mufe ©ie tnirflid^ loben. ^cr poetifd^e 
 SKortfd^a^ mufe einer Huglanberin fel)r fdfimer t)or!ommen, nid^t 
 toal)r? 
 
 19. 3d^ finbe eg fel)r fd^njer, englifdfic "ifrofa^ ing 3)eutfd^e 
 gu iiberfe^en (or, iibertragen), tueil eg in biefer ©prad^e fein 
 ^artijip ber ©egenn)art gibt. 3)er @tein beg Hnfto^eg ift aber 
 fiir mid^ bie ©a^bilbung (or, bie SBortftellung). 
 
 20. SBo finb tuir ftejen gebliebcn? graulein ^atl)arine^ 
 fonnen ©ie etirag 5il)nlid^eg aug ©oett)eg ©c^riften gitieren? 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 39 
 
 pronounce it correctly). — That is better. Well, go on, 
 please ! 
 
 9. Cannot one use a synonym here, *' — ", for example? 
 
 10. Strictly speaking, that is not a synonymous word. 
 What do you think. Miss Hildegarde? 
 
 11. In a figurative sense, as here, one can not use the word. 
 
 12. Quite right. Only in the Hteral sense would it be 
 allowable [does it go]. From what language is the word 
 derived? 
 
 13. From the Greek language, is it not? 
 
 14. Right. Have you any question to ask [put], Miss 
 Gertrude? 
 
 15. Miss Beigel, I do not understand the next line at all. 
 I have no idea what the poet means [wishes to say]. 
 
 16. I fear that you have not looked up all the words in 
 the dictionary. The sense is quite clear. I should not 
 like to scold, because you usually work so conscientiously. 
 To-morrow we shall review the poem. Try it now, 
 Miss Bessie. 
 
 17. "No tears shall oppress him, 
 
 No regrets gnaw him — " 
 
 18. Very good. I must really praise you. The poetic 
 vocabulary must seem very difficult to a foreigner, does 
 it not? 
 
 19. I find it very hard to translate EngHsh prose into 
 German because there is in that language no present par- 
 ticiple. The stumbling-block for me, however, is the con- 
 struction of the sentence {or, the placing of the words). 
 
 20. Where did we stop? Miss Katherine, can you quote 
 anything similar from the works of Goethe? 
 
40 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 1. tlbcrfcljcn (insep. verb, conj, with f)abcn), to translate. — tlbcr- 
 fctjcn (scp. verb), to put over, ferry. 
 
 Ex. ^6) \)aht bicfe (Scitc fd)on uber[e^t, / have already translated this 
 page. — ^6) f)abe it)n ilbergefetjt, / ferried him over {the river). 
 
 2. au^Iaffcn, to omit. — iiberfci^Ia^Qen {insep.), to pass over, skip. 
 
 3. !DaS \)at feincn ©inn, that has no sense. — Unftnn (or !Dummc8 
 3eug), nonsense. 
 
 4. ber 53u(^ftabe, letter {of the alphabet). — bud^ftabiercn, to spell. — 
 forrtgiercn, to correct. — ber ^unft, period. — ba^ ^omma, comma. — 
 cm Slu^rufqeic^en, an exclamation-point. — 3n ©perrfc^rift gebrudt, 
 in italics. — ®a6 [olltc in ^lammcrn gefeljt toerben, that should be 
 placed in parenthesis. — 2BeIc^e3 ®t\6)k6)t f)at ba^ niid^ftc SBort? what 
 gender is the next word? 
 
 5. ber !Dirf)ter, poet. — ber ©d^riftfteller, author; writer. — bic ©d^rift- 
 ftcUerin, authoress. 
 
 6. ha^ SBort, word; two plurals: SBorter and SSorte. — SBorter 
 = words without connection with one another. Ex. ein 2Borterbuc|, 
 
 piauberei \{. 
 
 einc ©tunbc, (b). 
 
 (9lac!^ ber ©tunbe.) 
 
 1» grctulein 33eigel, td^ tiabe elite grofee 33itte an ©ie, SBilrbe 
 e6 3^nen mogli(ft fein, tn ber <Stunbe ein fletneg blM^tt lang* 
 famer gu fpre(^en, bamit 16) <Sie beffer t)erfte{)en fann? 
 
 2. (Bt^x gern, liebeg f inb. 3(^ IdUI in Butaft^ baran 
 benfen. 5^aturli(^ ^aft bu fe{)r n)eni9 Ubung in ber ^prad^e 
 gel^abt. 
 
 3* ©ie nef)nten e^ mir nic^t libel, bag id§ bat)on fpred^c, 
 liebe^ graulein? 
 
 4. ^^(it im gcrtngften, Tnein ^inb» ^'d^ tcerbe e^ btr 
 nld^t nad)tragen. 33i6()er l^abe id^ feine 5ln^Ianberin in ber 
 (Sc^ule^ ge{)abt. 53on je^t an tuerbe id^ mid^ bemnf)en, beut^ 
 lid^er ^n fprec^en. 
 
 5. 3c^ banfe S^nen ^tx^li^). Unb nun, graulein iBeigel, 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 4 1 
 
 a dictionary. SBorte = words having connected meaning. Ex. ^d^ 
 banfe 3^nen fiir 3^re giitigen SBorte, / thank you for your kind words. 
 
 7. arbeiten, to work; to study, i.e. the act of studying, or preparing 
 one's lesson. — ftubieren, to study (in a general way); to take a course 
 at a college or university. — lernen, to learn; study (Plaud. 5, 5). 
 
 Ex. 2Bag mac^t 3^r 53ruber auf ber Unitoerfttat? (gr ftubicrt 3?ura, 
 bte 9?e(^t8lt)i[fenf(i^aft. What is your brother doing at the university' He 
 is studying law. — SSag mac^t ber ©c^itliunge in fetnem ^'xmmtx? @r 
 arbeitet. What is the schoolboy doing in his room? He is studying. 
 
 Note. — The following rule will be a help in deciding on the 
 order of words (SSortfteHung) : Words denoting time precede words 
 denoting place, etc. — 3<^ h^^rbe nac^ften ^erbft bic ©tabt befuc^en, / 
 shall visit the town next autumn. 
 
 ■ 8. SBieber^oIen ©ie, bitte, please repeat. — ^©ag ^abe ic^ iBteberfjoIt 
 Qcfagt, / have said that repeatedly. 
 
 g. bit '^vo\a, prose. — bie "iPoefie, poetry. See Plauderei 34. 
 
 CONVERSATION 11. 
 
 A lesson, (b). 
 (After the lesson.) 
 
 1. Miss Beigel, I have a great favor to ask of you. Would 
 it be possible for you to speak a little bit more slowly 
 during the lesson, in order that I may understand better? 
 
 2. Very gladly, dear child. I will think of it in future - 
 Of course you have had very little practice in the language. 
 
 3. You are not offended that I speak of it [dear Miss — ]? 
 
 4. Not in the least, my child. I shall not bear a grudge 
 against you for it. Until now I have had no foreigner 
 {fern.) in the school. From now on I shall try to speak 
 more distinctly. 
 
 5. I thank you heartily. And, now, Miss Beigel, an- 
 
42 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 nod) einc %xaQC. — 3ft bie[e^ 3Sort in meiner Hufgabe falfd^ 
 Qefrf)ricbcn? 
 
 6. Ta^ 3Sort i[t nic^t mannlid^/ fonbern fcic^Ud). §ier ift 
 aud^ ein gcf)ler. T)a^ gauptmort fte{)t in biefem gatle in ber 
 Singabt unb nic^t in ber ^lc\)v?^a\)l 
 
 7. 3(^ t)abe and) tiergeffen, e« s^iW^^ 2lnfu{)rung65ei(^en ^u 
 fe^en. 
 
 8. $icr unten auf biefer ©eite ftef)t ein ^aupttnort/ ba^ 
 neinge[(^rieben ift. "A^u f)atteft e^ groMdjreiben fotten. 
 
 9. 2Bie nad)Iaffig t)on mir. — 9^ac^fte SKoc^e f)aben h)ir 
 ^jamen im ?ateinifd)en. SD^ir ift bange bat)or. 3c^ fiirc^te, 
 id) tDerbe burd)fatlen. 
 
 10. ^abe bod) feine 5lngft, mein ^inb. X)u tDirft ha^ 
 (Sjamen gang gut befteben (or, macfien). 3d^ bin felfenfeft 
 baDon iiberseugt. 
 
 11. (Sie bttben mid) febr ermutigt.^ — 3e^t mufe ic^ maiden, 
 t>a^ id) fort!omme. 3db mug etmaS fiir meine 9[Rutter befor- 
 gen. — 53i§ morgen! 
 
 12. 5D?orgen ift geiertag, ber allerle^te, ebe bie (gommer^ 
 ferien anfangen. 
 
 13. 5[)kd)en ©ie einen SluSflug, graulein ^eigel? 
 
 14. 5lm S3ormittag gebe id) in bie ^irc^e (or, in ben ^^om). 
 3)er ©otte^bienft gur geier ijon ^aifer^ ^eburt^tag foil h3unber= 
 bar fein. 5lm 5^ac^mittag fal)ren h^ir nac^ 3fc^elfee, einer fel)r 
 l)ubfd)en ©egenb. 2)?ein ^ruber ift namlic^ ein grofeer 9^atur^ 
 freunb. 
 
 15. ^fc^elfec ift rcigenb. ^fingften finb tuir im lutomobil 
 bingcfabren. 
 
 16. 9JJit ber @ifenbal)n ift e^ ein re(^t angenef)mer Slu^flug. 
 SKir njerben bort ubernad)ten, menn 3}?onbf(5ein ift. 
 
 17. 3(5 tDiinfc^e 3l)nen biel ^ergniigen, liebe^ graulein. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 43 
 
 other question. — Is this word in my exercise incorrectly 
 spelled? 
 
 6. The word is not masculine, but neuter. Here is also 
 a mistake. The noun is singular in this case and not 
 plural. 
 
 7. I have forgotten, too, to put it in [between} quotation 
 marks. 
 
 8. Here below on this page is a noun that is written 
 with a small letter. You should have written it with a 
 capital. 
 
 9. How careless of me! — Next week we have an exam- 
 ination in Latin. I dread it. I fear I shall fail. 
 
 10. Have no anxiety, my child. You will pass the exam- 
 ination well. I am firmly convinced of it. 
 
 11. You have encouraged me very much. Now I must 
 be off. I must do an errand for my mother. [Until to- 
 morrow] good-bye! 
 
 12. To-morrow is a holiday, the very last before the 
 summer holidays begin. 
 
 13. Do you make an excursion out of town, Miss Beigel? 
 
 14. In the forenoon I am going to church (to the ca- 
 thedral). The service in honor of the Emperor's birthday 
 is said to be wonderful. In the afternoon we go [ride] to 
 Ischel Lake, a very pretty region. My brother is (to mention 
 the fact) a great lover of Nature. 
 
 15. Ischel Lake is charming. At Whitsuntide we went 
 [rode] there by automobile. 
 
 16. It is a very pleasant trip by rail [with the railroad]. 
 We shall spend the night there, if there is moonlight. 
 
 17. I wish you much pleasure [dear Miss]. 
 
44 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 1. 3n ber 3ufunft/ «'« future. — 3n bcr ^Bergangeiil^eit, in the past. 
 — ©egcnlDftrtig, at the present time. 
 
 2. SSeIcl)C <2d)ule bcfud)t 3^r ^unge? What school does your boy at- 
 tend} — Gr bc[ud)t h(x% ©ijmnafium, /^e attends the High School. 
 
 ?erncn (Sic eS ou^toenbig, learn it by heart; memorize it. 
 
 3. mannlid^, masculine. — h)eibli(f), feminine. — fiidilicf), neuter. 
 
 piauberet \2. 
 2)tc Slufuttft am SBa^nl^of unb im ^oteL^ 
 
 (SJJan ftetgt ouf bent S8a:^n{)of qu§. — 3unt ©epddttdger.) 
 
 1. STrctger (or, 3)ienftmann), bitte beforgen ®ie mir eine 
 3>rofd)fe. 
 
 2. (Son id) 3f)re ©ac^en f)otcn,2 meiue 3)ame? 
 
 3. ^itte. §ier ift mein ®epacf fc^cin.^ (3um 5?utfc|er). ^Sar- 
 ten (Sie! 9[)?em (Pepcid fommt noc^. — gaf)ren ^\t sum 9?ufft= 
 fcl)en $of. SSie biel ift bte 3lafe (or, iDie t)iel berlangen (Bie 
 fiir ung unb baS ©epdcf)? 
 
 4. 3)er 9iufftf(i)e $of ift siemltd^ tueit bom 53af)nI)of. (gg 
 n)irb biniger fein, bie ©rofc^fe nad) ber ^eit (or, ftunbentneife) 
 lu mieten. 
 
 5. ^onnen (Ste mir ein gute^ §oteI empfet)Ien, ha^ in ber 
 9D?itte bcr @tabt unb nabe bem 53aI)nf)of ift? 
 
 6. T^a^ „-&oteI sum (Slepbanten" tDirb febr empfoftlen. 53iele 
 51uclanber^ fteigen bort ob. 
 
 7» 5lIfo gut gaf)ren ©ie un^ fd)(eunigft babin. 
 
 (2Jlon fteigt am §otcI auS.— Bum ilutfdjcr.) ^d) babe fein ^leingelb. 
 ^onnen ®ie ntir biefe^ ©olbftiicf n)ec^feln? ®ut! ©ier babcn 
 eie 3br Mnfgelb. 
 
 8. ^anfe befteng, meine ^ame. 
 
 (3um ^ortier be§ §Dte(!§.) 
 
 9. 3c6 ti5Unfcbe ein BiTUuier mit ixod ^etten. 
 
 10. 5luf n)ie lange? 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 45 
 
 4. ha^ ^auptitiort, substantive, noun. — ha^ ©ubjeft, subject. — • ha^ 
 53eitt)ort; SIbieftid, adjective. — ba^ 5lbOer6ium, adverb. — baS ^eitnjort, 
 verb. — ein trennboreg 3eith)ort, a separable verb. — ein jufammettgefeijteg 
 3eith)ort, a compound verb. — ein ^ilf^seitlDort, an auxiliary verb. 
 
 5. ermutigen, to encourage. — entmutigen, to discourage. 
 
 CONVERSATION 12. 
 Arrival at the station and hotel. 
 
 {One alights at station. — To the porter.) 
 
 1. Porter, get me a cab, please. 
 
 2. Shall I fetch your things, madam? 
 
 3. Please. Here is my luggage-check. {To cabman.) 
 Wait! My luggage is still to come. — Drive to the Rus- 
 sischer Hof [Russian Court]. How much is the fare {or, 
 how much do you charge for us and the luggage)? 
 
 4. The Russischer Hof is rather far from the station. 
 It will be cheaper to take the cab by the hour. 
 
 5. Can you recommend me a good hotel, which is in the 
 centre of the town and near the station? 
 
 6. The Hotel of the Elephant is very highly recom- 
 mended. Many foreigners stop there. 
 
 7. Very well. Drive us there as quickly as possible. 
 {They alight at hotel.) 
 
 {To cabman.) I have no change. Can you change this 
 gold piece for me? — Good ! Here is your tip. 
 
 8. Thank you, madam. 
 {To hotel clerk.) 
 
 9. I wish a room with two beds. 
 
 10. For how long? 
 
4^ AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 11. llnc^cfafir auf gmci Za^t, 
 
 12. Wix l^abcn augcnblidflid) nid)t \)kk ^irmner. 3n bcr 
 v<pod)[ai[ou i[t ba-g v^otcl inmicr [c^r tjoll. 3(5 fann 3^nen ein 
 fd)oue^ dimmer im erften (Stocf ^ geigen. (gg liegt na(ft born 
 (md) f)intcn). 55on bent genftcr Ijat man einen fd^bnen 53Ii(f (or, 
 cine \<i)bm 5lu^[i(5t) auf ben ^om. 
 
 13. SBa6 foftet e^ pro Zag,? 
 
 14. 9[)?it ^enfion (or, 53efoftt9ung) stnolf 9[y?arf fiir jebe 
 *il3erfon. 
 
 15. S)a§ ift gu teuer. — SSerben ^eleud^tung unb 33ebienung 
 ejtra beredinct? 
 
 16. ^te iBebienung ift einbegriffen. 53eleud^tung unb geuer 
 merben immer eftra bere(5net. 
 
 17. @ibt e^ einen ^lufgug (or, einen „?ift") im §oteI?® 
 
 18. ?eiber nid^t. 
 
 19. !3)ann geigcn ®ie un^ ha^ S^^^^^^ tm erften (Stod. . . . 
 (Oben.) SKir ne{)Tncn biefe^ 3iwn^er. ^itte, laffen ®ie unfere 
 (Sadden {)erauf tragen, unb fc^icfen ®ie mir ha^ ^i^^^^^ci^c^^n. 
 
 20* S^ ^efe^l, gncibige^ griiulein. 
 (Bum 3tntmermabrf)en.) 
 
 21. SBitte, bringen ®ie mir ^anbtiicfter unb einen ^opf 
 njarme^ SBaffer. 5Bo finb bie @trei(5f)oIger? 
 
 22. S)ie (Strei(5f)bljer mit ber ^erge^ finb auf bem "iRa^U 
 tifd^, gncibige^ S^^ulein. ©oil ic^ ba^ i^ma madden? 
 
 23. ^a6 ift ni(5t nbtig. SSir bleiben f)eute abenb untcn, 
 um unfere 53riefe gu fc^reiben. 33itte fcbr, tun ©ie urn 3ef)n 
 U^r SSarmflafdjen' in bie 53etten. 
 
 24. 3e^t n}erbe idf) ba^ ttiarme SSaffer {)olen. SSomit fann 
 1(5 3f)txen fonft bienen? 
 
 25. ©onft ni(f)tg, banfe. Um inie biel U{)r ift /aWe d'hote 
 tm §oteI? 
 
 26. ®a^ ^iner ift eben im ©ang, gnabigeg griiulein. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 47 
 
 11. For about two days. 
 
 12. We have not many rooms at the moment. At the 
 height of the season the hotel is always very full. I can 
 show you a fine room on the second floor. It is in the front 
 (in the" rear). From the window one has a beautiful view 
 of the cathedral. 
 
 13. What does it cost per day? 
 
 14. Twelve marks for each person, with meals. 
 
 15. That is too dear. Are lights and service extra? 
 
 16. Service is included. Light and fire are always charged 
 extra. 
 
 17. Is there an elevator (lift) in the hotel? 
 
 18. Unfortunately not. 
 
 19. Then show us the room on the second floor. {Up- 
 stairs.) We will take [we are taking] this room. Have our 
 things carried up, please, and send me the chamber-maid. 
 
 20. Certainly, madam [as you command, gracious Miss]. 
 {To the chambermaid.) 
 
 21. Please bring me towels and a pitcher of hot water. 
 Where are the matches? 
 
 22. The matches are on the night- table, with the candle, 
 madam. Shall I light the fire? 
 
 23. It is not necessary. We shall remain downstairs 
 this evening to write our letters. At ten o'clock put hot 
 water bottles into the beds, please. 
 
 24. I will fetch the hot water now. Is there anything else 
 [with what else can I serve]? 
 
 25. Nothing else, thanks. At what time can one have 
 table d^hote in the hotel? 
 
 26. Dinner is just being served [is just under way], 
 madam. 
 
48 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 1. bQ« f)0tcl, bcr (^aft!)of, hotel (in a town). — baS (^aftftouS, inn 
 (in the country). 
 
 2. i)oIcn, to fetch an object. — abl)0lcn, /o call for a person. — §oIcn 
 ©ie mic^ ab, call for me. — ^olen <Sie mir eine ^eitung, fetch me a 
 newspaper. 
 
 3. cin ©d^ein, a certificate, etc. — ein ©cpacffc^ctn, a luggage check, or 
 receipt. — ein 3"^Pffd)Ctn, a certificate of vaccination. 
 
 4. cine auelanbifc^e SluSfprac^c, a foreign accent. — cin 55rief fiirS Slug- 
 lonb, a letter for a foreign country. — ein 53rief fiirS 3fnlanb, a letter for 
 inland, i.e. German Empire. 
 
 5. 3d^ n)of)ne "iParterre, / live on the ground floor. — 3(^ tootjne erfte 
 
 piauberet X5, 
 Scim ©infaufen.^ 
 
 1. 3(^ mod^te ntir gern §anbfd^u^e anfel)en. — SSa§ foftet 
 W^ $aar? 
 
 2. ^rei SD^arf fiinfjig, gnabtgeg grciulein. 
 
 3. !l)ag fommt tntr ^iemli(^ teuer Dor» 
 
 4. 3m ©egenteU, fie finb gerabe fpottbidig, tDeil fte t)on ber 
 allerbeften Cualitcit unb fef)r bauer^aft finb, 
 
 5. ^affen ©ie tntr gtDei ^aar^ gelbe,^ ^^ummer fec§6, ein= 
 h)i(feln. Qd^ h)i(I fie mitnef)nien, SBa^ foftet biefe iBIufe? 
 
 6. giinfge{)n 9}?arf, gnabige^ graulein, ein rid^tiger ©elegen^ 
 l)eitgfauf. !Die 53lufe ift toenigften^ S^^an^ig 9Warf mert 
 
 7. §aben (5ie etoag Sl^nlid^eg in bunfelblau? 
 
 8. Seiber nic^t, ©efallt 3f)nen eine feibene nid^t ebenfogut? 
 
 9. Sflein, 5ltlag ift t)iel banerf)after unb pagt aud^ beffer filr 
 meinen S^td. SBenn (Sie eine blaue ^lufe fiir mic^ madden 
 laffen, trie lange bauert e§, bi^ fie fertig ift? 
 
 10. Ungefa{)r fed^S jl:age. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 49 
 
 (Stage (or, ttn erften ©tod, or, cine Jreppc f)0(^), / live on the first floor, 
 i.e. second floor as reckoned in America. — 3m ^iDciten @tO(f, ^h)ei 
 Sreppen ^od), ow //^e third (lit., second) floor. — ^d) l)abt eine Stage, or, 
 etne SBofinung, / /ja^e a flat. 
 
 6. ®ibt eS ^cntralfieijiing in biefem .^otel? Is there steam- heating in 
 this hotel? 
 
 7. bie ^erje, candle. — bie Sampe, lamp. — Tia^ eleftrifc^e 2ic^t, elec- 
 tric light. — 3)er ®aS, gas. — anjiinben, to light. — lofc^en, to put out, 
 extinguish. 
 
 8. eine SBarmflafc^e, earthenware bottle filled with hot water to heat 
 beds. 
 
 CONVERSATION 13. 
 
 Shopping. 
 
 1. I should like to look at gloves. — How much are they 
 a pair? 
 
 2. Three marks fifty, madam. 
 
 3. That seems to me rather dear. 
 
 4. On the contrary, they are ridiculously cheap, for they 
 are of the very best quality and very durable. 
 
 5. Please have two pairs of yellow ones, number six, 
 wrapped up. I will take them with me. What does this 
 blouse cost? 
 
 6. Fifteen marks, madam; a real bargain. The blouse is 
 worth at least twenty marks. 
 
 7. Have you something similar in dark blue? 
 
 8. Unfortunately no. Will a silk one not suit you as 
 weU? 
 
 9. No, satin is much more durable and is [also] better 
 suited to my purpose. If you have a blue blouse made for 
 me, how long will it be before [until] it is done? 
 
 10. About six days. 
 
go AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 il. 'l}a§< miirbc 511 fpiit fcin. — 33ittc, 5cigcn ©ic mir fcine 
 3:afd^cntuc^cv. 'Sia^:-' !oftcn bicfc? 
 
 12. %d)im "Jpfennig ha^ (StM.'* ^le finb aber tttoa^ grob, 
 !l:icfe su neungig finb feiner. 
 
 13. 2Sa« foftet ein ^Tu^enb? 
 
 14. 5^cun Mart, gnabige^ grautcin. 
 
 15. SBa^ foftet e^, gtnei 33ucf)ftaben barauf ftiden gu laf['>n? 
 
 16. !l)tc (Stitoei tutrb nid^t bu^enbmeife bered^net. SD^an 
 bejaf)It funfunbstDansig pfennig fiir gtDet ^uc^ftaben, etnen f)alben 
 Centimeter grofe. ^a^ ift billig, tDenn man an bie lange feine 
 SIrbeit benft. 
 
 17. ^m 33ergleid^ lu ben "ifreifen bei un^ in 52en) ^orf ift 
 e§ ja aufecrorbentlid) bilUg. 3(^ ne!)me ein ^u^enb. ^affen 
 (gie mir bie ^nd^ftaben „?.©." barauf fticfen. 
 
 18. S^ ^efef)I, gnabigeg graulein. 
 
 19. 3ft eg notig, etma^ im tioraug gu bega^len?^ 
 
 20. ®urc^au§ nidt)t, n^enn man cine regelmnfsige (fefte' 
 ^unbin^ ift. 
 
 21. 9^un, fc^reiben ©ie al[e§ auf meine 9ie(i)nung. 
 
 22. §aben 8ie Ijeute fonft ni(^t§ notig? 
 
 23. ^erfaufen (Sic nud^ fertige ^leibunggftticfe fUr SDamen?' 
 3d) mlid^te mir gern 90^antcl anfe()cn. 
 
 24. 5lu6 tueld^em (Stoff, gnabigeg graulein? 
 
 25. Slug @amt, ober 2:ud^ mit 51tlag gefiittert. 
 
 26. Seiber Derfaufen tDir ©amt unb Xu<i) nur metertneife. ^ 
 Slbenbmcintel, ufU). befommen @ie bei ^od) im ©ebdube nebcnan. 
 
 27. O ja. 3e^t erinnere i(^ mid). @r {)alt eine 5Irt 
 5Iugt3er!auf, ni($t h3a{)r? 3c^ bemerfte eine 5lnnonce in ber 
 Beitung. 
 
 28. ©n Hugderfauf ift eg eigentlid) nid^t. 3n gj^lind^en 
 
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 11. That would be too late. Show me, please, some fine 
 handkerchiefs. — What do these cost ? 
 
 12. Eighty pfennigs apiece. They are, however, rather 
 coarse. These at ninety are finer. 
 
 13. What do they cost a dozen? 
 
 14. Nine marks, madam. 
 
 15. What does it cost to have two letters embroidered 
 on them [thereon]? 
 
 16. The embroidery is not reckoned by the dozen. One 
 pays twenty-five pfennigs for two letters, half a centimetre 
 high. That is cheap, when one thinks of the tedious [long], 
 fine work. 
 
 17. In comparison with the prices with us in New York, 
 it is indeed extraordinarily cheap. I will take [I take] a dozen. 
 Have the letters "L. S." embroidered on them. 
 
 1-8. As you desire [command], madam. 
 
 19. Is it necessary to pay anything in advance? 
 
 20. Not at all, when one is a regular customer. 
 
 21. Well, put [write] everything on my bill. 
 
 22. Do you wish anything else to-day? 
 
 23. Do you also sell ladies' ready-made garments? I 
 should Hke to see some cloaks. 
 
 24. Of what material, madam? 
 
 25. Of velvet, or cloth lined with satin. 
 
 26. Unfortunately we sell velvet and cloth only by the 
 yard [metre]. You will get evening-cloaks, etc., at Koch's 
 in the building next door. 
 
 27. Oh, yes. Now I remember. He has [is making] a 
 sort of closing-out sale, has he not? I noticed an advertise- 
 ment in the paper. 
 
 28. It really is not a closing-out sale. In Munich 
 
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 (^ibt c^ jcbcn ^cscmbcr ©clegcnf)cit^l3crfau[c t)on fcrtigcn ^tci= 
 bunc\^[tucfcn. 
 
 29. C^Haubcn (Sic, c§ t[t {)cute morgen cin grofee^ ©cbrcinge 
 bci ^od)? 
 
 30. 3c^ glaube faum. SSormittag^ ftnb bte ©efdjcifte fcltcn 
 iibcrfullt. — ©uten 2;ag, gnabigeg graulein, bee{)ren (£ie un^ 
 luicbcr! 
 
 (G()or toon ^ommt§.) 
 
 3L 33eebren ©ie un^ tuieber! ©uten 3^ag! ®uten 2ag! 
 
 1. ber Saben, pi., bie ?aben, 5/ore; 5yio/>. — haQ ©cfd^aft, pi., ©efd^cifte, 
 shop; business (in general). — bcr ^anbel, trade; commerce. — ber 
 @ro^f)Qnblcr, wholesale dealer. — ha?> ®rofege[(^aft, wholesale business. 
 — ber !SetaiIf)anbeI, or, ^lein^anbet, retail business. — bie ^anbetgftabt, 
 commercial town. — eine §QnbeI^[(^uIe, a commercial school. 
 
 2. ein "^aar ©triimpfe, a pair of stockings. — ein ^aar ©oden, a pair 
 of socks. — ein "iPaar @ummi-©(^u]^e, a pair of rubbers. — ?^abeln, 
 needles. — ©tedfnabeln, pins. — ^aarnabetn, hairpins. — ein ^nauel 
 (Stopfgarn, a ball of darning-cotton. — eine ^foltc 3^i^ii/ (^ spool of 
 thread. — ber ©c^Ieicr, veil. — bie ©pi^en, lace. — ber Slill/ net. — 
 §afen unb Ofen, hooks and eyes. 
 
 piauberet \% 
 ©in 9lu§fiug, (a). 
 
 1. $Sa6 mac^en ©ie beute, §err 33rort)n? 
 
 2. SKir tBerben ©($Io6 2:iefurt befu(^cn. ^a6 alte ©(^lofe 
 felbft tft fcf)r Tnalerif(^ unb intereffant, unb t)on bort aug {)at man 
 eine prac^ttiolle Slu^fid^t. 
 
 3. ^aebefer [agt t)iel bariibcr. 
 
 4. SBotlen (5te nic^t an bem ^luSflug^ teilne{)men, ober 
 fommt bie (Sinlabung ju fpcit fiir ©ie? 
 
 5» !5)urc^au^ nic^t. ^6) ntocf)te fe{)r gem mitge^en,^ 53ei 
 
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 every December there are bargain-sales of ready-made gar- 
 ments. 
 
 29. Do you think there will be a great crowd at Koch's 
 this morning? 
 
 30. I hardly think so. In the forenoon the shops are 
 seldom overcrowded. Good day, madam. Honor us again. 
 
 {Chorus of clerks.) 
 
 31. Honor us again. Good day! Good day! 
 
 3. getb, yellow. — griin, green. — Qrau, gray. — rot, red. — rofa, 
 pink; rose-color. — braun, brown. — f(f)ft)ars, black. — ftieife, white. 
 
 4. ftiidElDeife, by the piece; singly. 
 
 5. bie ^a[[e, cashier's desk. — eine betatllierte 9?ei$nung, an itemized 
 bill. — Ouittieren ®te bie Sxec^nung, receipt the bill. — eine Ouittung, 
 a receipt. — ^6) beja^Ie bei Slblieferung, / will pay C.O.D. 
 
 6. ber ^unbe, masc, bie ^unbin, fem., customer. 
 
 7. eine grofee Slugttiai)!, a great choice, stock of goods. — ©eben ©te 
 mir eine "iProbe, give me a sample. 
 
 8. 2Bag foftet ba^ SQJeter? What does it cost a yard? — A metre is 
 a little over three inches more than a yard. 
 
 CONVERSATION 14. 
 
 A trip, (a). 
 
 1. What are you doing to-day, Mr. Brown? 
 
 2. We are going to visit Tiefurt Castle. The old castle 
 itself is very picturesque and interesting, and from there one 
 has a glorious view. 
 
 3. Baedeker says a good deal about it. 
 
 4. Will you not join in [take part in] the trip, or does the 
 invitation come too late for you? 
 
 5. Not at all. I should like very" much to go with (you). 
 
54 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 bicfem f)crrlicOen ^Setter ge^e id) gem auf^ Sanb.^ 3Bie faf)rt 
 man l)iu? 
 
 6. yiad) ©(ftloft Xiefurt get)t feine (Sleftrifc^e (or, Xvam^ 
 baf)n)- 9D?an get)! ju gu^. 
 
 7. ^ann man einen SBagen mieten? 
 
 8. (Sg gibt febr menig ^ferbe in $3eimar. SD^an mufe fie 
 immer me{)rere Jage im Dorau^ beftetlen. 3:;iefurt ift nur eine 
 9D^eile^ rtieit unb n)ir finb ade fef)r gut ju gufe. 2)arf i(^ 
 auf <Sie re(^nen? 
 
 9. 3)a^ fommt barauf an/ ^llte^ f)angt t)on meiner SO^utter 
 ab. (5ie gef)t nic^t gem bergauf,^ feitbem fie fid) hm gufe t)er= 
 renft f)at. 3ft ber SBeg giemli(^ eben, ober ift er f)iigelig? 
 
 10. T)a^ toeife i(^ nid)t. S^ tuerbe mi(^ fofort erfunbigen 
 (or, ic^ merbe fofort nad)fragen). — SKarten ©ie auf mic^! — 
 SKie gut! gran ©c^mibt fagt, ba^ nur ein §ligel ha ift, ber 
 and) nidjt einmal fe{)r bef(^n3erli($ ift. 
 
 IL 5Ibgcmad)t! (Sie blirfen auf un§ rec^nen. 
 
 12. 5^aturli(^, nienn e§ regnen fotlte, fo ge{)en n3ir nid^t, 
 
 13. Um n3ie t)iet U^x tDoIIen @ie aufbrcc^en? 
 
 14. 9J^ir ift e^ einerlei (or, egal). <Se^en (Sie bie (Stunbe 
 felbft feft. 
 
 15. Um smei U^x finb inir bereit. 2;reffen n^ir un§ unten 
 im ^orribor. 
 
 1. ein SluSflug, day's (or short) trip. — eine 9?eife, a journey. 
 
 2. SBoIien (Sie mitgef)en? Will you go with (tis, or me, understood)? — 
 SSoIIen fSie \id) unS bort anfc^Iiefeen? Will you join us there? 
 
 3- 2luf^ ?anb, io //fe country. — 5luf bem ?anbe, in the country. — 
 S5om ?anbe, from the country. — bie ?anbf(f)a[t, landscape. — ein ?anb- 
 mann, a countryman. — eine Sanbfrau, a countrywoman. — ein Sanb^- 
 mann, a compatriot. — eine Sanb^mannin, a compatriot (fem.)- — ' 
 (Sr ift ein ^anb^mann Don mir, he is a fellow-countryman of mine. 
 
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 In such magnificent weather I love to go to the country 
 [go gladly to the country]. How does one get there? 
 
 6. There is no electric {or, street-car) to Tiefurt Castle. 
 One goes on foot. 
 
 7. Can one hire a vehicle? 
 
 8. There are very few horses in Weimar. One must 
 always engage them several days in advance. Tiefurt is 
 only one mile away, and we are all good walkers [good on 
 foot]. May I count upon you? 
 
 9. That depends. Everything depends on my mother. 
 She does not like to go uphill since she sprained her foot. 
 Is the road pretty level, or is it hilly? 
 
 10. That I do not know. I will find out immediately. — 
 Wait for me ! — How fortunate [good] ! Mrs. Schmidt says 
 there is only one hill, and this, too, is not [even] very tire- 
 some. 
 
 11. That settles the matter [settled]. You may count 
 upon us. 
 
 12. Of course, if it should rain we are not going. 
 
 13. At what time do you wish to start? 
 
 14. I do not care [To me it is all the same]. Set the time 
 yourself! 
 
 15. At two o'clock we shall be ready. Let us meet down- 
 stairs in the hall [corridor], 
 
 4. eine WtxXt, one mile (equals four English miles). — Distance 
 in Germany is often reckoned by the time necessary to cover that 
 distance. 
 
 Ex. SSie iDeit i[t e^? How far is it? — 3)reiDierteI ©tunbcu ^u SBagen, 
 three-quarters of an hour by carriage. — 3^^i ©tunben JU i^ufe, two 
 hours on foot. 
 
 5. Note two idioms for 'depends'. 
 
 6. bergauf, uphill. — bergab, downhilL 
 
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 piauberei \5. 
 ein 5tu^flu(|, (b). 
 
 1. <Scijen ®ie ft($ f)ier unter bie ^aunie t)or bcm ®aftf)au«, 
 unb bcftcden ®ic ben ^af[ee, h3a{)renb id) bem J!^afte(Ian^ haQ 
 Zx'mtQclb Qebe. §abett ®ie eine Tlaxt? ^d) f)abe namlid^ gar 
 fcin l^'Ieingclb in meinem *!)3ortcmonnaie. 
 
 (3ur ^ellncrin.) 
 
 2. graulein, jmet 3:affen ^i^affee, gmei £rug ^ier unb 
 eincn 2:eIIer 53re^eln unb ^ud^en. 53ttte, madden ©le rafd^. 
 ^ir finb febr fiungrig. 
 
 3. SBar ba^ (Sc^Iofe ntc^t reijenb? Der nette alte ^aftettan 
 \)at alleS fo fd^on gegetgt unb fo Diel ^ntereffante^ ersaf)It. 
 
 4. ^a^ ©c^onfte^ an ber ©ad^e n)ar, bafe feine ©efc^ic^ten 
 feine ^egenben tdaven, !I)ie ^i^^ncr fef)en eben fo freunblid^ 
 unb gemiitUc^ au^, al^ ob bie (^ro6f)ersogin^ 5lnna 5Imalia mit 
 ^arl Sluguft, ®oetf)e unb ben anbern erft geftern fortgegangen 
 iDciren. 
 
 6. 3Ba6 f)at ®ie ant meiften interef[iert? 
 
 6» 3)ie fiinftlid^en ©peifen unb griid^te, bie ©oet^e moc^en 
 liej, um feine tuftigen ®afte ^u taufd)en. T)k SD^a^Igeit mu6 
 \c\)X fomifd) gen)efen fein» 
 
 7. 3an)o{)I, unb m^ ^unbert 3a{)ren fie{)t alle^ fo unglaub= 
 lid) appetitlid) au§, ni($t tda\)x? — Unb toaQ t)at 3^nen am 
 meiften tmponiert? 
 
 8. T)a^ fann id) faum fagen. Wix i)at alle^ fe{)r gefaKen; 
 aber ba^ 3^fTiTn^^c^^^ Q^^S o^cn gefiel mir tiielteic^t am beften» 
 "^k *!Puppen unb anberen ©piclfad^en, mit n)eld^en bie funge 
 ©rofe^ersogin f)eim(ic^ fpielte, famen mir \d)X ruf)renb tior. 
 
 9. 3n ber 2:at, ha^ 3inimerd}en njar reijenb. §aben (Sie 
 bag ©emcilbe im (Salon bemerft, ha^ fie al^ fiebse{)nja^rige 
 
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 CONVERSATION 15. 
 A trip, (b). 
 
 1. Seat yourselves here under the trees in front of the inn 
 and order the coffee, while I give the caretaker his tip. 
 Have you a mark? I have absolutely no change in my 
 purse. 
 
 {To waitress.) 
 
 2. Waitress, two cups of coffee, two mugs of beer, and a 
 plate of bretzels and cakes. Please, be quick. We are very 
 hungry. 
 
 3. Was not the castle charming? The nice old caretaker 
 showed everything so well and told so many interesting 
 things. 
 
 4. The best of the matter was that his stories were not 
 legends. The rooms look as cosy and homelike as if the 
 grandduchess, Anna Amelia, with Charles Augustus, Goethe, 
 and the others, had gone away only yesterday. 
 
 5. What interested you most of all? 
 
 6. The artificial foods and fruits which Goethe had made, 
 in order to deceive his merry guests. The meal must have 
 been very funny. 
 
 7. Yes, indeed, and after a hundred years everything 
 looks so marvellously [incredibly] appetising, does it not? 
 And what impressed you most of all? 
 
 8. That I can hardly say. I was pleased with everything; 
 but the little room way up stairs pleased me perhaps best. 
 The dolls and other toys with which the young grandduchess 
 played in secret struck me as very touching. 
 
 9. Indeed, the little room was charming. Did you notice 
 the painting in the drawing-room which represents her as 
 
58 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 9}?uttcr barfttUt? SBie ein gang flcine^ SD^abc^en ftef)t fie 
 
 10, S3on bem Sy^aler^ X—, md)t m):)V? ©ie finb tunft= 
 fenncr^ in foI(f)en ©adjcn. (Sagen <Sie mir! ©lauben @ie, e6 
 ift ha^ Driginal?^ 3)er taftellan f)at e^ bef)auptet. 
 
 11, 0()ne 3n)etfel ift eg ed^t.^ 3)a6 ©emalbe ift ein 
 n)at)reg ^leinob. — 5lber, fd^auen <Bk nur! ^g fangt an gu 
 regnen. ^u liebcr ©ott!^ ^ag nenne ic^ aber ^t6)^ {)aben» 
 §Bag foflen iDir xnac^en? 
 
 12, SKie fd^re(fli(^ (or, entfe^ic^, grcifelic^)! 
 (3ur fi'eHnerin.) 
 
 13, ^itte, rufen ©ie ung ben 3Birt, 
 
 14, 3ii Sefel)!, mein §err, 
 (3um 28trt.) 
 
 15, §err SBirt, n)ir braud^en 3I)re ^ilfe, 2Bir finb toon 
 SKeimor gu gufe !)ier{)er gefommen, 5^un fangt e^ an, fe{)r 
 ftarf gu regnen, 3ft e6 moglid^, irgenb einen ^agen gu mieten, 
 unb iDag foftet er? 
 
 16, giir einen (Sinfi3anner toerlange i^ fed^g Wavt fiinfgig; 
 fiir einen ^^eifpcinner toerlange icft gn)oIf 9)?arf, 2luf ben 3^ci* 
 fpanner aber miiffen bie §errf(^aften ein bi^d^en n)arten. 
 
 17, !Der (ginfpcinner geniigt. — SKie lange bauert e6, bag 
 ^ferb anfpannen gu laffen? 
 
 18, (Sine 5SierteIftunbe, mein §err. 3d^ n)erbe felbft nad^^ 
 fe^en,'' 
 
 {Qm ^eUnerin.) 
 
 19, graulein, gat)Ien (or, bitte, bie Sied^nung). 
 
 1. ber ^afteHon, caretaker. — ber %u'i)vcv, guide (also, guide-book). 
 
 2. S)o§ @(i)Ummftc an ber ©ac^e njar, ^^e wor5/ 0/ the matter was. 
 
 3. ber §ergO0, duke. — bie ^ergogin, duchess. — ber ®ro&t)ergog, 
 grandduke. — bie ®rofet)erg09tn, grandduchess. 
 
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 a seventeen-year old mother? She looks like quite a little 
 girl. 
 
 10. By'the painter X — , is it not? You are a connoisseur 
 of such things. Tell me; — do you believe it is the original? 
 The caretaker said [asserted] so. 
 
 11. Without doubt it is genuine. The painting is a real 
 treasure. — But just look ! It is beginning to rain. Heavens ! 
 That is what I call bad luck. What shall we do? 
 
 12. How dreadful! 
 (To waitress.) 
 
 13. Please call the landlord for us. 
 
 14. Yes, sir [to command]. 
 (To landlord.) 
 
 15. [Mr.] Landlord, we need your help. We came here 
 on foot from Weimar. Now it is beginning to rain hard. 
 Is it possible to hire any sort of a vehicle and what will [does] 
 it cost? 
 
 16. For a one-horse vehicle I ask six marks fifty; for a 
 two-horse vehicle I ask twelve. But for the two-horse 
 wagon the gentry will have to wait a Httle. 
 
 17. The one-horse wagon will do [suffices]. — How long 
 will it take to have the horse harnessed? 
 
 18. A quarter of an hour, sir. I will see about it myself. 
 
 (To waitress.) 
 
 19. Waitress, the bill, please. 
 
 4. ber Tlakv, painter. — malerifd^, artistic, picturesque. 
 S- bie ^utt[t, art. — fiinftUc^, artificial. — fiinftlerifc^, artistic. 
 6. ha^ Original, the original (painting, statue, etc.). — @r ift fef)r 
 originetl, he is very original. 
 
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 7. ^aS ift cd^t, that is genuine, or what it claims to be. — T)a^ ift 
 na(f)8caf)mt, that is an imitation. — !5)a8 ift blofe eine 5^ac^al)mung, that 
 is only a copy, or imitation. 
 
 piauberci \6. , 
 @in Scfudi bcim Slr^t 
 
 1. (Sntfc^ulbigen (Ste, gibt e^ eine englifc^e 5Ipotf)efe in bcr 
 (Stabt? 
 
 2. 3a^of)l, mein $err. ®e()en ®ie nur gerabe au^^ bi^ gur 
 *iPemfaftra6e. 
 
 3. ^ag ift ja gn hDeit. ^ennen ©ie bietleid^t etnen guten 
 5lrst in ber g^afie? 
 
 4» ©etnife. ^er ^ofarjt, §err ^oftor 53robmei)er, XQO^ni 
 gerobe um bie (Scfe im erften ©ebaube. 
 
 5, 53eften S)anf. 3(^ tDerbe i()n fofort ouffud)en. 
 (3utn §au§meifter.2) 
 
 6, ^6) bitte um (gntfcftulbigung, n3ot)nt ^err ^oftor ^rob= 
 metier in biefem §aufe? 
 
 7, 3citi3ot)I, mein §err. (Sr tDobnt im erften @tocf (or, 
 eine 2:reppe {)od^). 
 
 8» ^iffen'^ie, ob er gu fprec^en^ ift? 
 9* 3ah)ot)l (Sr {)at eben feine ©prec^ftunbe. ©eben ®ie 
 nur ruf)ig {)inauf. 
 
 (S3et bem ?Cr3t.) 
 
 10. (^uten 2:ag, §err ^oftor. ©pred^en @ie ettua^ (gng= 
 Iif(^? 
 
 11» ^eiber nic^t, mein $err. 9D^eine ^enntni6 biefer (Sprac^e 
 ift fef)r mangel{)aft. ^eben ®ie bod) !i)eutf(^; ic^ bin gen)i6, 
 ic^ tiDerbe (Sie fe{)r gut tierfteben. 5llfo, tt»a^ febit 3^nen? ^a^ 
 fiir (Sljmptome b^iben ®ie? 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 6 1 
 
 8. Such expressions, common in German, should be rendered in 
 English by: 'Heavens'! 'Goodness'! 'Gracious'! or the like.- 
 
 9. ^tii), bad luck; lit., 'pitch'. 
 
 10. tia(^[ef)cn, to see after, or about. — nac^fragen, to ask about; inquire. 
 
 CONVERSATION 16. 
 A call at the doctor's. 
 
 1. Excuse me, is there an English apothecary-shop in 
 the town? 
 
 2. Yes [indeed], sir. Just go straight ahead as far as 
 Perusa Street. 
 
 3. [Why] that is too far. Do you perhaps know a good 
 physician in the neighborhood? 
 
 4. Certainly. The court-physician, Doctor Brodmeyer, 
 lives just around the corner in the first building. 
 
 5. [Best] thanks; I will visit him immediately. 
 (To janitor.) 
 
 6. I beg pardon, does Doctor Brodmeyer live in this 
 house? 
 
 7. Yes, sir. He Hves on the second floor [Ht. first floor] 
 {or, one flight up). 
 
 8. Do you know if he can be seen [spoken to]? 
 
 9. Yes [indeed]. He has his office-hour just now. Go 
 right up (go quietly upstairs). 
 
 {At the doctor^ s.) 
 
 10. Good day, doctor. _ Do you speak any English? 
 
 11. Unfortunately not, sir. My knowledge of the lan- 
 guage is very limited. Just sp'eak in German ; I shall under- 
 stand you very well, I am sure. Well, what is the matter 
 with you? What symptoms have you? 
 
62 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 12. 5>or ciiicr S5sod)e f)abe id) miii) fe{)r erfaltet. .BtDci Xaqt 
 lauQ Utt irf) an Sdjincrgen im 9iuden unb in ben ^einen. 
 
 13. §uftcneic? 
 
 14. ?lm ^age fe'^r mcnig. 3d) Ijufte aber bie gonjc S^Zad^t 
 I)inburd). 
 
 ^ 15. 3:Ht 3t)ncn ber §al^ tpet)? 3(5 mo(5te 3f)nen in ben 
 §al^ fe^en. 
 
 16. 3d^ ^abe fein ^al^mef) mebr. ^ag ift je^t tooriiber 
 (or, t)orbci). 5lugenblidli(5 leibe i(5 bauptfad^Iic^ an ^opfmel), 
 T)ev ^opf tut mir fdjrecfUd) mel). 
 
 17. @ie ()aben einen leic^ten Hnfall t)on Qnftuenja, ber je^t 
 aber beinaf)e fc^on t)orbei ift. ®ie fc^einen ein bi^(5en abge* 
 magert ^u fein. $or biefer ^ranftieit befanben @ie fid^ ganj 
 n)of)I? 
 
 18. 3(5 bin niemal^ ftarf^ gen)efen (i(5 ti^ar immer f(5Ianf), 
 obglei(5 id^ in ber ^egel xtdjt gefunb bin. 5^ur in ber le^ten 
 3eit fiif)Ie i(5 mi(5 nic^t gang tDo{)l. ' 
 
 19. ©ie ftnb bUitarm. 3d) n3erbe 3f)nen ein ^legept 
 f(5reiben. ^^e^men ©ie ba^ SD^ittel breimal tagli(5 ein. 33or 
 aden ©ingen^ erfdlten 'Bit fi(5 ni(5t h)ieber; (Sie finb n3af)rs 
 fc^einlid) ein bi^(5en empfinblic^. 
 
 20. 2)arf t(5 mir iBemegung madden? 
 
 21* SatDoI)!. ai^ac^en (Sie jeben 2:ag einen furgen ©pajier* 
 gang. 
 
 22. 3(5 banfe 36nen fe^r, §err !Do!tor. SKie t)iel bin i(5 
 36nen fc^ulbig?^ 
 
 1 . 0ef)en ©ie gerobe ouS, go straight ahead. — ®ef)en ©ic linfg, go 
 to the left. — ©e^en ©ic re(^tS, go /o iAe right. 
 
 2. ber ^au§meifter,iawi7or; lit., 'house-master'. — bie ^auSmeiftcrin, 
 janitress, concierge. — grhinbigen ©ie fic^ bei bem ^augmeifter, inquire 
 of the janitor. 
 
 3. fpred^en (to speak) often takes a direct object. 
 
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 12. A week ago I caught a bad cold. For two days I 
 suffered with pains in the back and limbs. 
 
 13. Do you cough? 
 
 14. In the day-time very Httle. I cough, however, through 
 the entire night. 
 
 15. Does your throat pain you? I should like to look at 
 [into] your throat. 
 
 16. My throat is no longer sore [I have no more sore 
 throat]. That is over now. I suffer principally just now 
 from head-ache. It pains me frightfully. 
 
 17. You have a light attack of influenza, which is now 
 nearly over. You seem to have grown a bit thin. Before 
 this illness, were you quite well? 
 
 18. I have never been stout (I was always slender), al- 
 though I am, as a rule, extremely healthy. Only lately 
 I do not feel quite well. 
 
 19. You are anaemic; I will write you a prescription. 
 Take the remedy three times every day. Above [before] 
 everything, do not catch cold again. You are probably a 
 bit susceptible. 
 
 20. May I take [make] exercise? 
 
 21. Yes, indeed. Take a short walk every day 
 
 22. Thank you, doctor. — How much do I owe you? 
 
 Ex. 3<^ mod^tc tl^n fprec^en, / should like to speak to him. 
 
 Note also the following constructions: 
 
 3c§ moc^te mit i^m bartiber fpred^en, / should like to speak with him 
 about it. — ^{^ fprac^ liber il^n, / spoke about him. — (gr ift nic^t p 
 fpreci^cn, he is not able to see you; lit., 'he is not to be spoken to'. 
 
 4. ftarf, stout; strong; large-framed. — fd^Ianf, slender. — bid, fat. 
 
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 — bUnn, thin. — grofe, large; tall; great (in character). — flein, little; 
 small; short. — f orpcrlic^, bodily. — Qeiftig, mental. 
 
 Ex. ©r ift forperlic^ (scij'tig) [e^r h)enig entmicfelt, he is not well de- 
 veloped physically (mentally). 
 
 5. boS 2)in8, bie (Sac^c, /Aiwg. — bei ber ©ac^e bleiben, <o 5/Jc^ to 
 one's point, or subject. — ^olcn <Sie meine ©acficn, fetch my things. — 
 es trar nid^t [cine (Sa(f)C, z7 was not his afair. — !5)ie <SQc5e Derbalt fid) 
 fo, the matter stands thus. — 2Ba« fiir ein mcbli(|e§ !5)ing! What a cun- 
 ning (i.e. dear) little thing (a person)! — Slller Qutcn 5)in0C finb brei, 
 all good things come in threes. 
 
 6. ^6) bin f(^ulb baran, it is my fault. — @ic finb fd^ulb baran, you 
 
 plauberct \7, 
 2)ic SBafi^frau. 
 
 1. 3ft irgenb iemanb l)ter geinefen, ber nad^ mir gefragt f)at? 
 
 2. 3a, QttabiQe grau. 33or sel)n SJJinuten ift bie ^afd^frau 
 Qefommen. ®ie {)at 3f)re ^afc^e^ gebrac^t unb tDartet auf 
 ©ie in ber ^iicEie,^ 
 
 3. ^itte, fd^icfen ®ie fie ntir ()inauf in mein Bitnmer. 
 
 4. (^leid), Qnabige gran 
 (Oben.) 
 
 5. @uten %Ci^, gndbige grau. 
 
 6. (S^uten Jag, Sran (gottfrieb. SSie 9ef)t eg f)eute? 
 
 7. (Sef)r gut, banfe. ®ott fei ^anf, \6) bin meinen ^Jeu* 
 matiSmug beinat)e lo^.^ 
 
 8. @ie l^aben tneine SBcifc^e gebrac^t? 
 
 9. 3an)o{)(, gncibige gran, "^tx Bettel'^ liegt babei. 
 
 10. gf^un, legen ©ie alleg auf baS ^ett, unb \6) n)erbe bie 
 (Stiitf e saf)Ien.^ — ^% fef)It mir ein 2:af(^entuc%, nic^t h3ai)r? — 
 S^ein, id) f)abe mid^ t3ersa{)It» 
 
 11. 5^irf)tg fel^lt alg eine SBlufe, bie ein paar 2:age lang nid^t 
 Su finben n^ar. ^eute morgen !am fie pIo^KcJ gum 5Sorfd)ein. 
 
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 are in fault, or it is your fault. — <Sie finb mir cine S!}?arf fd^ulbig, you 
 
 owe me a mark. 
 
 Useful Phrases 
 
 ©cfimnbfiic^tig, consumptive; tuberculous. — 'ta^ %\thtx nimmt in, the 
 fever is increasing. — 3)aS i^ieber mmmt ah, the fever is decreasing. — 
 bie ?cbengfraft, vitality. — bie ©pannfroft, power of recuperation — 3^ 
 modjte tnic^ impfen Ia[[en, / should like to he vaccinated. — S)er Slrjt 
 inarfite eine Unterfud)ung, the doctor made an examination. — 3)er SIrjt 
 bc'oanbelte ben ^ranfen, the doctor treated the patient. — <Sie ift in £)^n= 
 mac^t gefatlen, she fainted away. — SBic gcf)t e^ 3f)nen (most usual ex- 
 pression)? How do you do} — @g 9ef)t mir fef)r QUt, eS gefit mir be[[er, 
 I am very well, I am better. 
 
 CONVERSATION 17. 
 
 The washerwoman. 
 
 1. Has any one been here, who has asked for me? 
 
 2. Yes, madam. Ten minutes ago the washerwoman 
 came. She brought your laundry and is waiting for you 
 in the kitchen. 
 
 3. Send her up to my room, please. 
 
 4. Immediately, madam. 
 {Upstairs.) 
 
 5. Good day, madam. 
 
 6. Good day, Mrs. Gottfried. How are you to-day? 
 
 7. Very well, thanks. Heaven be thanked, I am almost 
 rid of my rheumatism. 
 
 8. Have you brought my wash? 
 
 9. Yes, madam. The list is with it. 
 
 10. Well, put everything on the bed, and I will count the 
 pieces. — I am one handkerchief short [there is lacking to 
 me one handkerchief], am I not? — No, I counted wrong. 
 
 11. Nothing is lacking but one shirt-waist which could 
 not be found for a couple of days. This morning it turned 
 
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 (Sic Voar ctma^ gerbriidft unb mufe noc^ cinmat gertjafc^cn unb 
 Qcbiigclt tuerben. 
 
 12. (5^ freut tnid^ fef)r, bafe fie nid^t tterloren geganGen ift, 
 3d) I)abe fie nculic^ in ^ari^ gefauft. 
 
 13. 3(f) {)abe bie ©ticEerei fef)r bcmunbcrt. 
 
 14. 2Bie t)icl bin id) 3f)nen fc^ulbig, grau ©ottfrieb? 
 
 15. 3^ci 93?arf fiinfunbfieb^ig, Qnctbige grau. ©oil id^ 31)t^c 
 fd)mu^ige SBafd)e mitnel)men? 
 
 16. 3a, bitte. T)ort liegt fie auf bem ©tul^l. 58ig ttiann 
 fann id) bie 58lufe befommen? 3c^ brauc^e fie notlDenbig. 
 
 17. 5lm ©onnerStag, lijenn ba§ 3^nen red^t ift. 
 
 18. 5^ein, id) mufe fie gan^ fic^er am TlitttDod) guriid l^aben. 
 
 19. 34 h)crbe mein iBefteg tun, urn fie 3l)nen am Mttmod^ 
 5lbenb gu bringen. 
 
 20. !Dag ift fe^r nett. S3ergeffen <Bk nld^t, grau (Sottfrieb, 
 bie 5^lufe etma^ mel)r gu ftarfen. 
 
 21. (SoU id) bie ©triimpfe ftopfen? 34 f^i^e^ amii SSdfd^e, 
 nal)e ^nopfe an, unb fo n^eiter. 
 
 22. 2:un eie e§ biefe SBoc^e, bitte. !Da§ 5lu«beffem ift 
 mir fur^tbar laftig. — 5llfo, bi^ SD^ittUJoc^, grau ©ottfrieb, unb 
 (Sie bringen bie iibrigen ©ad^en am (Sonnabenb n3ie gen3t)l)nlid^, 
 nid^t toa\)x? 
 
 23. 3citnol)l, gnabige grau. — 5lbieu. 
 
 1. h)afc^en, to wash. — biigeln, to iron; to press with an iron. 
 
 2. bcr ^oc^, man-cook. — bie ^od^in, woman-cook. — foc^en, tc 
 cook. 
 
 3. log tocrben (ace), to get rid of. — lo[(e), loose; free. — loS (suflfix). 
 without. Ex. ^6) bin meine (Srfaltung log Qen)orben, / have gotten rid 
 of my cold. — 2)tc Slrmcl finb ju lofe, the sleeves are too loose. — 3)er 
 
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 up suddenly. It was rather mussed and must be washed 
 and ironed again. 
 
 12. I am very glad that it was not lost. I bought it re- 
 cently in Paris. 
 
 13. I admired the embroidery very much. 
 
 14. How much do I owe you, Mrs. Gottfried? 
 
 15. Two marks seventy-five, madam. Shall I take your 
 soiled laundry with (me)? 
 
 16. Yes, please. There it lies on the chair. When can 
 I have [get] the blouse? I need it badly. 
 
 17. On Thursday, if that will suit you. 
 
 18. No, I must have it back surely by Wednesday. 
 
 19. I will do my best to bring it to you on Wednesday 
 evening. 
 
 20. That is very nice. Do not forget, Mrs. Gottfried, 
 to starch the blouse a Uttle more. 
 
 21. Shall I darn the stockings? I also mend linen, sew 
 on buttons, etc. 
 
 22. Do it this week, please. Mending is very burdensome 
 to me. — Well, till Wednesday, Mrs. Gottfried, and bring 
 the rest of the things on Saturday, as usual, will you not? 
 
 23. Yes, madam. — Good-bye. 
 
 ©efangene ift log, the prisoner is loose {free). — getoiffcnlog, without 
 conscience. 
 
 4. ber ^tiitX, any kind of printed list, .playbill, paper, etc. 
 
 5. sat)Ien, to count. — gal^Ien, to pay. 
 
 6. fliden, to mend (patch, underwear, linen, etc.). — au^beffern, to 
 mend (in general); the putting in order of garments and household 
 linen. 
 
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 Plaubcrci \8. 
 
 5luf Oicifen, (a). 
 
 (3um 5lutfcf)er.) 
 
 1. ®inb ©ie bcftcHt? 
 
 2. 9lcin, i(^ bin frei.^ ©teigen <Bie nur ein. SBo tuotfen 
 ©ie ^)mfaf)rcn,2 mein §err? 
 
 3. ^ie tDcit i[t e^ bi^ gum 53a{)n^of?3 
 
 4. gunfunb^tDansig SQ^inuten, hjeiin man f(f)nelt fafjrt. 
 
 5. 511 fo, auf ben 53af)nf)of (or, nacf) bem ^a()n{)of), fo f(^nel( 
 h)ie mo9U(^. SSir ^aben grofee @ile.^ 
 
 (9(m S3Ql^nf)of. — Qnm GJepdrftrdger.) 
 
 6. 3:rager (or, 3)ienftmann), nef)men @ie biefe ®a($en, unb 
 tcarten (Sie auf mic^. Qd) tntd unfre Gillette (or, gaf)rfar= 
 ten) lofen. 2Bo ift ber ©(falter, bitte? 
 
 7. ^a briiben, linfg am (Singang (5luggang). 
 
 8. 3ft ber ©(falter fc^on offen? 
 
 9. 3an>ol)I, mein §err. 
 
 10. ^itte, ivoti gaf)r!arten (or, 53itlette, or, 53UIetg), gnjeU 
 ter tiaffe (erfter Piaffe; britter Piaffe), nac^ ®enf. 
 
 11» &n unb guriid (or, 9^etourbi(let^)?^ 
 
 12. mux {)in, bitte. Sag foftet'g Shelter tiaffe nac^ ©enf 
 iiber 53em? 
 
 13. (gg foftet t)iersig ^axt fiir jebe *i)3erfon. 
 
 14. §ier ftnb neun^tg. ©eben (Sie mir, bitte, einige giinf* 
 Sigpfennigftiicfe. (gg fef)It mir an ^leingelb fiir 2:rinfgelber 
 auf ber 9^eife. 
 
 15. (Set)r gem, mein $err. §ier finb gef)n. 3(^ bin nam= 
 lic^ fe{)r pfrieben, fie log gu tt»erben, njeil icf) i)eute eine SD^enge 
 fleincg ®elb f)abe. 
 
 16. !©anfe fef)r. Um inie Diel Uf)r gel^t ber ©d^nellgug (or, 
 (Siljug) nad^ ®enf ab? 3m §otel fonnte id^ feinen gaf)rplan 
 befommen. 
 
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 CONVERSATION 18. 
 
 Traveling, (a). 
 {To the cabman.) 
 
 1. Are you engaged? 
 
 2. No, I am not engaged. Just get in. — Where do you 
 wish to drive to, sir? 
 
 3. How far is it to the station? 
 
 4. Twenty-five minutes, if one drives quickly. 
 
 5. Well, to the station as quickly as possible. We are in 
 a great hurry. 
 
 {At the station. — To the porter.) 
 
 6. Porter, take these things and wait for me. I want to 
 get our tickets. Where is the ticket-oflSce, please? 
 
 7. Over there, at the left of the entrance (exit). 
 
 8. Is the ticket-office open yet? 
 
 9. Yes, sir. 
 
 10. Two tickets, second class (first class, third class), 
 for Geneva. 
 
 11. Round trip? 
 
 12. Only one way [thither], please. What does it cost, 
 second class, to Geneva by way of Bern? 
 
 13. It costs forty marks for each person. 
 
 14. Here are ninety. Give me, please, some fifty-pfennig 
 pieces. I have no change for tips on the journey. [There 
 is lacking to me small money for tips.] 
 
 15. Very gladly, sir. Here are ten. I am really very 
 glad [contented] to get rid of them, as I have a large quantity 
 of small change to-day. 
 
 16. Thank you very much. At what time does the express 
 leave for Geneva? I could not get a time-table at the hotel. 
 
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 17. Um ncun Ul)r fiinf. — (Sntfc^ulbtacn ®ie; ic^ irre mtc^.^ 
 T^a^ ift bcr ncuc ^]?crfonensug» ®er ^djuetlsug ge{)t um f)alb 
 3c()u ab. 
 
 18. SKie laiiGC bauert bie 5af)rt? Um tDie i3iel Uf)r fommt 
 , man in ^enf an? 
 
 19. ^er 3uG fommt f)eute abcnb um f)alb el[ in ®enf an. 
 
 20. ^ann id) ein birefte^ iBiltet befommen? 
 
 21. 3an)o{)l. 
 
 22. ®ibt c^ burd)9e{)enbe SSagen na(ft (^enf? 
 
 23. 9lur fiir 'ipaffagiere erfter Piaffe. $Reifenbe, bie gnjeiter 
 Piaffe fat)ren, miiffen in ^ern umfteigen.^ 
 
 24. SBie lancje l)alt ber 3^9 in ^ern? 
 
 25. (5ine f)albe (Stunbe. 
 
 26. 5luf tDclc^er (Station (or, §alte[tetle) !ann man 9Dlit^ 
 tag^effcn befommen? 
 
 27. @§ ift bequemer, im (Speifemagen ju fpeifen. 
 (Bum ©epcidtrciger.) 
 
 28. 3:rager, l^ier ift mein 53iltet. ®eben ®ie unfre (Sac^en 
 Quf^ (or, laffen @ie unfre ©ad^en einfc^reiben), unb bringen @ie 
 mir (Sdjein unb ^Sillet an^ ^Buffet im SKartejimmer (or, SKarte^^ 
 faal) snjeiter tiaffe. 
 
 29. SSenn ©ie bie beiben goffer einfd)reiben laffen, fo mliffen 
 ©ie biel libergemid^t U^ai^kn, mein $err. 
 
 30. (Bit f)aben re($t. Q6) ^atte nic^t haxan gebac^t. 3)en 
 grofeen Coffer Ujerbe i(^ alg (or, per) ©ilgut fc^iden laffen. 
 ^ommen <Sie, id) ttjill lieber felbft nad)fragen. 
 
 • 
 
 1. frei, disengaged; not already taken. — umfonft, free of charge; 
 gratis. — foftenlog, foftenfrei, gratis, free. 
 
 2. fQt)ren, to ride (in vehicle or train); drive. — 9el)en, to go (on foot). 
 3- bie Si)enbat)n, railroad. — bie ©trafeenbotin, street-car line. 
 
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 17. At nine-five. — Excuse me, I am mistaken. That 
 is the new accommodation- train. The express leaves at 
 half-past nine. 
 
 18. How long is the trip [does the trip last]? At what 
 hour does one arrive in Geneva? 
 
 19. The train arrives in Geneva at half -past ten this 
 evening. 
 
 20. Can I get a through-ticket? 
 
 21. Certainly. 
 
 22. Are there through-cars to Geneva? 
 
 23. Only for first-class passengers. Travelers who go 
 second-class must change cars at Bern. 
 
 24. How long does the train stop at Bern? 
 
 25. Half an hour. 
 
 26. At what station [or, stop] can one get dinner? 
 
 27. It is more convenient to eat in the dining-car. 
 {To the porter.) 
 
 28. Porter, here is my ticket. Check our things and bring 
 the check and ticket to me at the buffet in the second-class 
 waiting-room. 
 
 29. If you have both trunks checked, you will have to pay 
 a good deal for excess-weight, sir. 
 
 30. You are right. I had not thought of that. I will 
 have the large trunk sent by express. Come, I prefer to 
 ask about it myself. 
 
 4. 3c5 '\)(xht @Uc, I am in a hurry. — S^ preffiert, / am in a hurry; 
 lit., 'it presses' (colloquial expression much used in Germany), 
 ^ann \6) in §eibelberg au^ftetgcn unb fpiiter init einem anberen 3^9 inciter 
 fal^ren? May I get out at Heidelberg and go on later with another train? 
 
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 5. cin detour billet, a round-trip ticket. — ein 9?unbrcifc billet, a tourist's 
 ticket (with stop-overs). 
 
 6. ©ic irrcn fic^, you are mistaken. — @r irrt [ic^, he is mistaken. — 
 ©ic l^aben rcd^t, you are right. — <Sie I)aben unreci^t, you are wrong. 
 
 piaubcrei \^. 
 
 5luf SJcifcn, (b). 
 
 (Sin ber ®epacf=Stufgabe.) 
 
 L 3d^ module biefen Coffer unb biefe 9?eifetafc^e aufgeben 
 (or, einfcftretben)^ §ier tft mein 53iltet (or, meine galirfarte), 
 SBie t)iel ^iPfunb ftnb frei? 
 
 2. ®ie ()aben feine gtoeite gal^rfarte? 
 
 3. ^oc^, I)ier ift fie, 
 
 4» 3n biefcm galte f)aben (Sie fein Ubergemic^t gu begatilen. 
 3d^ hjerbe bie beiben ©tiicfe gleic^ einfc^retben. (^e^ort ber 
 anbere goffer auc^ S^inen, mein §err? 
 
 5. 3att)ol)L 3c^ moc^te i^n aB ^ilgut fcjicfen^ laffen, 
 ^aben (Bie il)n f(f)on gemogen? 
 
 6. 9^0(5 ni(%t» @r fie{)t aber fef)r fcftmer au6. 
 
 7. 2Ba^ foftet e^, if)n na(^ (^enf gu Widten? 
 
 8. ©inen ^lugenblid — ic^ n)erbe i^n tDtegen. — 3^eiunb= 
 gtDansig 9J?arf, (^te tuerben il^u iibermorgen befoTumen. 
 
 9. Unb tra^ foftet e^ al§ gra^tgut?^ 
 
 10. 53ier3ef)n 9[^arf fiinfunbfiebjig, mein §err. 
 
 11. Unb n)ie lange njiirbe e^ banern? 
 
 12. Ungefdl)r fiinf Silage. 
 
 13. 3)a6 pafet mir fel)r gut. §ier ift 'ao.^ (^elb unb bie 
 5lbreffe. (3um ©epacf trager, ber noc^ immcr mit ben 3?ei[eta[d^en, 9?egen= 
 fc^irtnen, ufm. n^artet.) — ©d^netl, ^rager, XQXX miiffen un^ boc§ 
 beeilen! S)er 3ug ge{)t fel)r balb ah. 
 
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 7. umfteigcn, to change cars. — einfteigen, to hoard a train, — au^- 
 fteigen, to alight. — abfteigen, to stop, or stay at (a hotel, or boarding- 
 house). 
 
 8. (Sincn goffer aufgeben, to check a trunk. — (Sincn ^rief aufgcben, 
 to post a letter. — aufgcben, to yield, to give up. 
 
 CONVERSATION 19. 
 Traveling, (b). 
 {At the luggage-room.) 
 
 1. I should like to check this trunk and this bag, please. 
 Here is my ticket. How many pounds go free? 
 
 2. Have you no second ticket? 
 
 3. Oh, yes, here it is. 
 
 4. In that case you have no excess-weight to pay. I 
 will check both pieces right away. Does the other trunk 
 also belong to you, sir? 
 
 5. Yes, I should like to have it sent by express. Have 
 you weighed it yet? 
 
 6. Not yet. It looks very heavy, however. 
 
 7. What would it cost [does it cost] to send it to Geneva? 
 
 8. One moment; I will weigh it. — Twenty-two marks. 
 You will receive it day after to-morrow. 
 
 9. And what does it cost by freight.? 
 
 10. Fourteen marks seventy-five, sir. 
 
 11. And how long does it take [last]? 
 
 12. About five days. 
 
 13. That suits me very well. Here is the money and the 
 address. {To the porter who is still waiting with the bags, 
 umbrellas J etc.) — Quick, porter, we must hurry. The train 
 leaves very soon. 
 
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 14. (g^ eilt nic^t, mein §crr. (Sie l)abcn noc^ sef)n 5D?muten 
 3eit. §abcn (£ie feine 2lngft. (Sie iucrbcu ben 3^9 nid)t 
 berfaumcn. 
 
 15. SSo ift ber Slu^gang sum "iperron fiir abge()enbe 3iise? 
 
 (5ln bem 5(U'3gQng.) 
 
 16. ^cigen ©ie 3f)re gaf)rfarten, -meine ^erren. 
 
 17. liefer §err fal)rt nid^t mit. (Sr h)il( un^ nur gum ^UQ 
 begleiten. 
 
 (3lmerifaner am Bug 5um §cnn, ber bor ber Sixr ftc^t.) 
 
 18. S3erseif)en ©ie, ift bier ^la^ fiir ^tod "iperfonen? 
 
 19. §ier ift fein ^lai^ mef)r (or, \)kx ift fc^on alle^ befe^t). 
 3Die^ ift ein 9iaud^coupe. ©uc^en ©ie eiti ^amencoupe? 
 
 20. SSir boben feine !I)ame mit; mir fuc^en ein (Eoupe fiir 
 9lid)traucber.^ 
 
 (Xer ©cpiicftrager mft.) 
 
 21. 3D^eine ^erren, fteigen @ie nur bier ein. Diefe^ (Soupe 
 ift ganj leer. 
 
 22. (Snblic^ angefommen! 3^ bin tDirfUd^ ganj erfc^opft. 
 SBir finb fo friif) aufgeftanben beute morgen. 
 
 23. ^Dienftmann (or, ^rager), bitte legen <Sie bie grofee 
 D^eifetafc^e unter ben ©i^, unb tun (Sie bie anberen ®ac§en 
 oben()in. — ^ier baben ®ie S^x 2^rinfgelb. 
 
 (3unT Sdiaffner.) 
 
 24. (S^ siebt. ^itte febr, UjoIIen ©ie ba^ genfter suma(f)en? 
 (§ier ift e^ su tcarm. iBitte febr, tnoKen ^ie ba^ genfter auf= 
 mac^cn?) 
 
 (S)er Sreunb.) 
 
 25. 5lbieu. (^liicflidbe 9?eife! gmpfeblen ©ie mic^ ber 
 ganjen gamilie. 
 
 26. Slbieu! 3(^ b^nfe 3f)nen fei)r fiir 3bre lieben^miirbige 
 iBegleitung. 
 
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 14. There is no hurry, sir. You have still ten minutes' 
 time. Have no anxiety. You will not miss the train. 
 
 15. Where is the exit to the platform for out-going trains? 
 {At the exit.) 
 
 16. Show your tickets, gentlemen. 
 
 17. This gentleman is not going with us. He only wants 
 to accompany us to the train. 
 
 {American at the train to gentleman who stands in front of 
 the door.) 
 
 18. Pardon me, is there room here for two persons? 
 
 19. There is no more room here {or, it is already full 
 here). This is a smoking-compartment. Are you looking 
 for a ladies' compartment? 
 
 20. We have no lady with us; we are looking for a non- 
 smoker compartment. 
 
 {The porter calls.) 
 
 21. Gentlemen, get in here. This compartment is entirely 
 empty. 
 
 22. Arrived at last! I am really tired out. We got up 
 so early this morning. 
 
 23. Porter, please lay the large bag under the seat and 
 put the other things up above. Here is your tip. 
 
 {To guard.) 
 
 24. There is a draught [it draws]. Will you please close 
 the window? (It is too warm here. Will you please open the 
 window?) 
 
 {The friend.) 
 
 25. Good-bye. A pleasant [fortunate] journey! Remi^- 
 ber me to all the family. 
 
 26. Good-bye! Thank you very much for your company 
 (amiable accompanying]. 
 
76 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 1. fd)i(fcn, to send. — fcf)icfen Iaf[en, to cause to he sent. 
 
 Ex. 3rf) nibd)te mcinen Coffer f^iden, / wish to send my trunk. — 
 3cf) mod)te nieincn Coffer fcf)icfen laffen, / wish to have my trunk sent. 
 
 2. ^rad)ti.]iit/ merchandise sent by freight. As only a small 
 amount of personal luggage may be taken free on European rail- 
 roads, trunks are frequently sent as freight. 
 
 3. ^'^tc^traud^er-Soupe, non-smoker compartment (i.e. where smoking 
 is not permitted), often preferred by ladies to Damen-Coupes, which 
 are apt to be full of children. 
 
 Phrases for the Journey. 
 (Sin belegted 53utterbrot unb ein ®Iag 33ier, bttte, a sandwich and a 
 glass of beer, please. — ^Xozi ©emmeln mit ©cfiinfen, two rolls with 
 ham. — SSie f)ei6t bie nac^fte (Station? What is the name of the next 
 
 piauberet 20. j 
 
 iibcr ©port. @inc Grja^lung.^ 
 
 1. ^reibt ^\)X §err Sruber fe{)r t)ie( (Sport? 
 
 2. 3aiDof)I, in biefer 33e3ief)ung ift er ecf)t anierifanif(^. (Sr 
 fd^iDarmt fiir allerlei (Sport. 3m Sommer fpielt er fef)r gern 
 Xenni^ unb ift SD^itglieb toon t)erf(^iebenen £'Iub6. 33origeg 
 3a()r trat er einem ©olfflub bei. ^ennen Sie biefen ©port? 
 
 3. ®oIf ift ein fc^ottifc^er (Sport, ben eg bei un^ nic^t gibt. 
 (Srft feit ben leijten 3at)ren interefftert man fic^ in !5)eutfc^lanb 
 fiir (Sport. 2reiben Sie SSinterfport^ eben fo eifrig? 
 
 4. SSir finb fef)r begeiftert bation. 
 
 5. 3n ber Xai, 3f)t 53ruber ift ein bollenbeter (Sport^mann. 
 Wan f)at mir neuli(^ eine ©efc^ic^te Don ibm tx0iii^ @g be* 
 traf irgenb ein Ungliicf^ in ber Sd)n)ci5, glaube ic^. 
 
 6. 33or smei ^o^i^en paffierte meinem ^ruber ein Ungliirf. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 77 
 
 station? — 3Bonn fommen h)ir in !Dregben an? When do we arrive in 
 Dresden? — SSo fteigt man urn, bitte, where does one change cars? 
 (Setoff ner, bttte, mac^en ©ie ben SBagcnfc^Iag auf; f)ier ftetgc ic^ aug, 
 guard, please open the door; I get out here. (All coaches are kept 
 locked between stations). — ha^ 33u[fett, hufet; lunch-counter. — 
 ha^ 9?eftaurant, restaurant. 
 
 Note. — There is always a buffet, if not a restaurant, at all Ger- 
 man railway-stations. In addition to these, during the leisurely 
 stops made by even the best trains, boys walk up and down the 
 platforms, vending sandwiches, buttered rolls, beer, etc. !Der <Spet[e= 
 rtagen, dining-car. — ®er (Sd)Iafrt)agen, sleeping-car. — !Dag ®epa(f= 
 bureau, office where baggage or packages may be left till called for. 
 
 CONVERSATION 20. 
 About sport. A tale. 
 
 1. Is your brother interested in sport? [Does your 
 brother carry on very much sport?] 
 
 2. Yes, indeed, in this respect he is genuinely Ameri- 
 can. He is an enthusiast for all kinds of sport. In summer 
 he is fond of playing tennis and is a member of various 
 clubs. Last year he joined a golf club. Are you ac- 
 quainted with this sport? 
 
 3. Golf is a Scotch sport which does not exist with us. 
 Only of late years have people in Germany interested them- 
 selves in [for] sport. Are you equally fond of winter sports 
 [carry on. . . just as zealously]? 
 
 4. We are very enthusiastic over them. 
 
 5. Indeed, your brother is a great [complete] sportsman. 
 Some one told me a story about him recently. It con- 
 cerned some sort of accident in Switzerland, I think. 
 
 6. Two years ago my brother had a piece of bad luck. 
 
78 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 (5« U-iar cin S[!i}unbcr, bag er no(5 gliidfUd^ batjonfam. 5Iber 
 (£ie fenncn bie C'3efc^ic5tc fc^on. 
 
 7. ^itte, er3af)Icn ©te mir bic Sinjelficiten.* 
 
 8. 5IIfo, — bie Qanje gamilie tuar bamal^ in ©rinbetmalb 
 bcifamtnen unb tnollte ben ©Ietfd)er bcftcigen.^ 9)?cin S3ruber 
 inib id) gingen t»oran. !Da§ (Si^ h)ar fd^Iiipfrtg, unb ic^ f)atte 
 tiiel 9Mf)e, mid^ auf ben giigen gu ()alten. ^lo^Ud^ ftiefe ^dn^ 
 rid) einen (S^rei aug unb berfd^tDanb. 
 
 9. (gntfe^icft! 
 
 10» 3(^ rtiar unfaglid^ erfc^roden^ unb hJare beinaf)e t)or 
 gurc^t Qeftorben; id) fuf)lte mi(^ fo i)iIflo^. 
 
 11. SBa^ f)aben ©ie gemac^t? 
 
 12. 3d^ fd)rie, h3a^ i(^ fonnte; idf) lief fo fdinett trie mogtid) 
 gu unfrer @efellf(f)aft gurlid. ^tc gii^rer f)orten mi(ft unb 
 eilten fiingu. 3^ie ©pannung Voax fiird^tertic^ (or, furcbtbar), 
 bi3 fie §einri(§ mit ibren (Seilen gerettet b^itten. 
 
 13. SSa^ iuar benn 3brem S3ruber paffiert? 
 
 14. ^r tdax in einen gang engen ^palt (or, Crevasse, fem.) 
 gefaflen. (S^ gelang^ ibm, fic§ mit feinen benagelten ©tiefein 
 unb fpi^em^ 5lIpenftod auf einem 33orfprung gu b^Iten, bi« 
 man ibm b^Ifen fonnte. 
 
 15. SSie tiDunberbar unb meld^e ©eifte^gegentijart! 
 
 16. SR\(i)t tDabr? ^anac^ t^ar un^ ber Wut bergangen. 
 Wdn 35ater beftanb^ barauf, bafe tt)ir fofort in6 ©aftbau^ gu= 
 riidfebren follten. 
 
 17. ^ag h3ar gang begreiflic^.^° 3(^ glaube, 3b^e gubrer 
 toaren fd^ulb baran, tDeil fie bie gauge ©efenfd)aft nicbt gufam= 
 mengebunben bcitten. 
 
 18. !^a^ bebauptete mein 53atcr. (Sr h)ar h)utenb bariiber. 
 9^aturU(^ hjaren n^ir im ©letfd^erbefteigen bollftanbig uner= 
 fabren. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 79 
 
 It was a miracle that he got out of it safely. But you know 
 the story already. 
 
 7. Do tell me the details, please. 
 
 8. Well, the entire family were together in Grindelwald at 
 the time and wished to climb the glacier. My brother and 
 I went on ahead. The ice was slippery, and I had much 
 trouble to keep on my feet. Suddenly Henry uttered a 
 cry and disappeared. 
 
 9. How dreadful [frightful] ! 
 
 10. I was unspeakably frightened and nearly died of terror; 
 I felt myself so helpless. 
 
 11. What did you do? 
 
 12. I cried out as loudly as I could; I ran back as quickly 
 as possible to our party. The guides heard me, and hastened 
 to the spot [thither]. The suspense was frightful, until they 
 had saved Henry with their ropes. 
 
 13. What [then] had happened to your brother? 
 
 14. He had fallen into a narrow crevice. He succeeded 
 in holding himself on a ledge with his spiked boots and 
 pointed Alpenstock until he could be helped [one could help 
 him]. 
 
 15. How wonderful, and what presence of mind! 
 
 16. Was it not? After that our courage was gone. My 
 father insisted [upon it], that we should go back to the inn 
 immediately. 
 
 17. That was quite comprehensible. I think your guides 
 were at fault, because they had not fastened the whole party 
 together. 
 
 18. So my father asserted. He was furious about it. 
 Of course we were completely inexperienced in glacier- 
 climbing. 
 
8o AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 19. 5ra« C'Hctfc^crbcftcigcn ift immcr cin gcfaf)rU(^cr (Sport.' 
 Tlan barf nidjt im geringften^^ na(i)Ia[fig fein. 
 
 20. (Sports, bie tneniger aufregenb ftnb, gefalten mir bc[fer. 
 
 21. SSo ift ie^t 3f)r iBruber, ber C^elb biefe^ 5lbenteuer^? 
 
 22. (5r ift in 3^eui)orf. (5r f)at bie $art)arb=Unit)erfitat 
 obfobicrt. 3e^t ift er $orer in ber tec^nifc^en 2lbteilung ber 
 (SoInmbia=Unit)erfitat. 
 
 1. eine (Srsai)Iung, a tale. — crsaf)Ien, to tell; relate. — bie ©efc^id^tc, 
 story; history; history (in general) of a country, or countries. 
 
 Ex. 9?6mifc^e ©efd^ic^te, Roman history. 
 
 2. fprec^en iiber (ace), to speak a^oM^. — crjafilcn toon (dat.), to tell 
 about. Ex. 2Bir fprarfien ebctt iiber <Sie, we were just speaking of you. 
 — ©rjafilen ®ic bon il^r, tell {me) about her. 
 
 3. 3(^ l^abe ein Utigliid gei^abt, / had an accident, or misfortune. — 
 berungliicfcn, to perish by an accident. Ex. 3)er gu{)rer ift im (^ebirge 
 derungliicEt, the guide perished in the mountains {by an accident). — 
 !DQg ©c|i[f ift berungliidt, the ship perished, or was wrecked. 
 
 4. bie (ginself)eit, Je^ai/. — augfiil^rlid^, in detail. Ex. SIuSfu{)rIid^ er= 
 ^cHrjii, told in detail. 
 
 5. befteigen, to climb (a tree); to ascend (a mountain); to mount 
 (a horse); to scale (a wall.) Ex. ^c^ t)abe bie Slbfid^t ben ^erg ju be- 
 fteigen, / intend to climb the mountain {peak). — einfteigen, augfteigen, 
 umfteigen, see Plauderei 18, notes. 
 
 Plauberet 2\, 
 2luf ber ^JSofti (or, ^m ^oftamt). 
 1. 9d^ tnod^te auf bie *»|3oft geben. $Bie fomtnt man babtn? 
 
 2. ' ^ie ^oft ift fiinfunb^tDangig SO^inuten Don f)ier. @^ h)lirbe 
 \\6) lobnen, ben 3^ramn)at) gu nef)men. 
 (3um ©djoffner be§ Xram§.) 
 3. 2Bo fteigt man au6, urn auf bie §auptpoft gu gel)cn? 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 8l 
 
 19. Glacier-climbing is always a dangerous sport. One 
 cannot be careless in the slightest (degree). 
 
 20. Sports which are less exciting please me better. 
 
 21. Where is your brother now, the hero of this adventure? 
 
 22. He is in New York. He was graduated from Harvard 
 University. At present, he is taking a scientific course at 
 Columbia University. [Now he is an auditor in the engineer-,' 
 ing course of Columbia University.] 
 
 6. erfc^redfen (reg. verb, conj. with f)abeti), to frighten. — erfd^recfcn 
 (irreg. intr. verb, conj. with fein), to he frightened. Ex. Gr f)at tntc^ 
 erfc^redt, he frightened me. — ^6) Xoax er[(^ro(fen, / was frightened. 
 
 7. Qelingen, to succeed. — mifelingen, to fail (imp. verbs requiring 
 dat.). — @§ Qelingt mir, / succeed. 
 
 8. fpi^, pointed, sharp; peaked. — bie ®pi^c, point (of needle, 
 sword, etc.); P^ak (of mountain); head (of organization, etc.). 
 
 Ex. 5In ber ©pi^e beS O^egimentg, at the head of the regiment. — 
 bie ©pt^en, pi., lace. Ex. SSrabanter ©pi1?en, Brussels lace. 
 
 9. befte^en barauf, ha^ to insist upon it that, etc. — beftef)en au8 
 (dat.), to consist of. 
 
 10. Wx fommt eg gan^ begretM (unbegretflic^) t)or, it is quite com- 
 prehensible {incomprehensible) to me. 
 
 11. gertng, small, trifling, unimportant, circumscribed. Ex. mit gc= 
 ringer SluSnabnte, with hut few exceptions. — flein, small, little, mean^ 
 insignificant. S)ag iDor mir ein ^leineg, that was a mere trifle to me. 
 
 CONVERSATION 21. 
 At the post-office. 
 
 1. I should like to go to the post-ofi&ce. How does one 
 get there? 
 
 2. The post-office is twenty-five minutes from here. It 
 would be worth while to take the tramway {i.e. street car). 
 
 {To conductor of tramcar.) 
 
 3. Where does one get out to go to the main post-office? 
 
02 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 4. ^ic $Quptpoft ift in ber (Spanbauerftrafee. ®te miiffen 
 umftctgcn; btcfcr Xxam gef)t nad) bem ^orben. 5^ef)men (Ste 
 ben Qclbcn Xxam an ber ndd)ften ^alteftelle. 
 
 5. iBitte, geben (Sie mir jlnei Umfteigebitletg. 
 
 (?tuf ber ^^oft.) 
 
 6. Scld)e 5lbteilung fucf)cn (Sie, meine Tiarrnn? 
 
 7. Wiv fuc^en bie Hbteilung fiir poftlagernbe ©enbungen. 
 
 8. @ie ift gerabe Iinf§ (red^t^). 
 
 9. 3d^ bittc, finb 53riefe fiir mic^ ba? ^ie^ ift meini- 
 53ifitcnfarte mit ber 5lbreffe btirauf. 
 
 10. §aben (Sie 3f)ren *ipa6 (or, ^eifepafe) mit? 
 
 11. 3d) ftct^e ein paar ^riefe in ber Xa\^t, bie an mid^ 
 abreffiert finb. 
 
 12. ^a6 QeniiQt DoIIftanbig. Unterfc^reiben^ ©ie biefe ^arte, 
 unb (Sie befommen 3f)re ^riefe. 
 
 13. 53itte, geben (Bit mir gtnei 'ifoftfarten^ fiir^ 3nlanb. 
 
 14. §ier finb fie. 
 
 15. Unb flinf 53riefmar!en gu gtuansig, ge^in gu gebn, unb 
 eine ^ricfmarfe gu brei (pfennig is understood). SBie i)iel 
 foftct biefer ^rief?* 
 
 16. ^lu^Icinbifdje 53riefe f often gtuangig pfennig, aber nad^ 
 ben 53ereinigten Btaakn foftet ein 53rief je^t blofe gef)n 'iPfennig. 
 
 17. @ef)t biefer 33rief noc^ f)eute na(^ bonbon ab? 
 
 18. 3)ie le^te ^oft getit urn fe(^g Uf)r ab. 
 
 19. 3d^ mo(^te biefen iBrief einfc^reiben laffen. 
 
 20. ^itte hjenben Bk fic^ gur Slbteilung fiir (Sinfd^reibbriefe 
 nebenan. 
 
 21. 3(^ mod)te ti);t)a^ ®elb nad^ "jparig fd^iden. SSo be= 
 fommt man ©elbannjeifnngen? 
 
 22. iBet mir, gnabige^ gi^Siito. 
 
 23. SSenn man eine ©elbanmeifung befommt, mug man ha^ 
 ©elb auf ber ^^oft f)oIen? 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 83 
 
 4. The main post-office is on Spandauer Street. You 
 must change cars ; this car goes north. — Take the yellow 
 car at the next stopping-place. 
 
 5. Please give me two transfers. 
 (At the post-office.) 
 
 6. Which department are you looking for, ladies? 
 
 7. We are looking for the general delivery 
 
 8. It is just at the left (right). 
 
 9. Are there any letters for me, please? This is my 
 visiting-card with my address on it. 
 
 10. Have you your passport with you? 
 
 11. I have a few letters in my pocket which are addressed 
 to me. 
 
 12. That will do perfectly. Sign this card and you may 
 have your letters. 
 
 13. Give me two postcards for this country, please. 
 
 14. Here they are. 
 
 15. And five stamps at twenty pfennigs, ten at ten pfennigs 
 and one stamp at three. What will it cost to send this 
 letter? [What does this letter cost?] 
 
 16. Foreign letters require [cost] twenty pfennigs. For 
 the United States a letter now costs only ten pfennigs. 
 
 17. Will this letter get off to-day for London? 
 
 18. The last post leaves at six o'clock. 
 
 19. I should like to have this letter registered. 
 
 20. Please apply at the department for registered letters 
 (which is) next to this [adjoining]. 
 
 21. I should like to send some money to Paris. Where 
 does one get money-orders? 
 
 22. Right here [with me], madam. 
 
 23. If one receives a money-order, must one go to the 
 post-office to get it cashed [the cash]? 
 
84 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 24. 1^urcf)au^ md)t. ^er 53rieftraGer'^ liefert c§ bei 3f)ncn 
 ab, 
 
 25. ^itte, gebcn (Sie mir cin Megramm^SormuIar.^ SSa^ 
 foftet e^, biefe^ ^lelegramm t)on ge{)n SSortern nac^ 3Kurttem= 
 berg gu fd^icfcn? 
 
 26. @ine SQkrf. 
 
 27. 3(^ mo(f)te eine tnberung ber 5lbreffe angeben. 53itte 
 urn ein gormular. 
 
 28. §xer tft ein^. ^iefe Sinte fiir bte alte 5lbre[fc unb 
 biefe unten fiir bie neue. 
 
 29. SSoIIen (Sie giitigft alle S3rtefe an biefe 5lbreffe befor^ 
 bern? 
 
 1. 5IntJDorten ©ie mit UTngef)enber *?5oft, answer by return mail, or 
 />05/. — ^(i) lege etni SSricfmarfe bei, / enclose a stamp. 
 
 2. fc^reibcn, to write. — auffc^reiben, to write down. — au§fc^reiben, 
 to write out in full. — befd^reiben, to describe. — unterfc^reiben, to 
 sign. — etnfc^reiben, to register (letter or package, or luggage). 
 
 Plauberet 22. 
 ^m 5littomobiI. 
 
 (5tn ber beutf^en ©renje.) 
 
 1. SSir uaf)en^ ber beutf($en ©renge. ^ier mufe man burd^ 
 bie 3oHret)ifion. 
 
 (55er 3ottbeointe.) 
 
 2. 2Ba^ {)aben (Bit in biefer Sxeifetafc^e, mein §err? 
 
 3. ©etragene tieiber, SBaf(^e unb (Sadden fiir ben eigenen 
 ©ebraucf). 
 
 4. 58itte, madden @ie atle^ auf. ^aben ®ie BtQo^i^en ober 
 olfo{)olif(^e ©etranfe? 
 
 5. ^ein. 
 
 6. Unb nun, ^^x Hutomobil 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 85 
 
 24. Not at all. The postman delivers it at your house. 
 
 25. Please give me a telegram-blank. What does it 
 cost to send this telegram of ten words to Wurtemberg? 
 
 26. One mark. 
 
 27. I wish to give notice of a change of address. Please 
 give me a blank [please for a blank]. 
 
 28. Here is one. This line for the old address, and this 
 one below for the new. 
 
 29. Will you kindly forward all letters to this address? 
 
 3. (In Berlin) cine 9?o{)r))oft!artc, <z pneumatic-tube postcard. — tin 
 ?fot)rpoftfoul)ert, a pneumatic-tube envelope. 
 
 4. bic !Dru(ffac^e, printed matter. — 9lad)fenben! or9^ad^f(^icfen! Forward. 
 
 5. 3 ft ein Crieff often f)ter in ber 9^at)e? Is there a letter-box in the 
 neighborhood? 
 
 6. 3(^ moc^te telepfionieren, / should like to telephone, 
 
 CONVERSATION 22. 
 
 Automobiling in Germany. 
 
 {On the German frontier.) 
 
 1. We are nearing the German frontier. Here one must 
 pass through the customs. 
 
 {The customs-officer.) 
 
 2. What have you in this traveling-bag, sir? 
 
 3. Clothing that has been worn, underwear, and articles 
 for personal (own) use. 
 
 4. Open everything, please. _ Have you cigars gr alco- 
 holic drinks? 
 
 5. No. 
 
 6. And now, your automobile. 4 
 
86 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 7. 9)?eine ^Jtafi^ine^ ift gebraui^t. 3cf) bcnu^e fie fiir 9?ci[e= 
 Stuede. 3d) !)abe alfo nid)t^ p ticrsoHcn. DJtuft man l)icr 
 eine Caution l)interlegen, iDie an ber ofterrei(^i[d^en (^rcnge? 
 
 8. ^ci un^ m(i)t ©inb ®ie ^O^itglieb be^ beutfc^en 3:ou* 
 ring^^llub^? 
 
 9. 9?em, ic^ bin Hmerifaner. §ier ift ber (^(^ein meine^ 
 Sbauffeurg, bie *i|3boto9rapf)ie meine^ 5lutomobiI^, meine Un* 
 terf(f)rift unb bie 9^ummer meiner 9[Rafd)ine. 
 
 10» (gg ift 33orf(5rift, an ber 9Q?afc^ine ein ©cftilb mit 3f)rem 
 5^amen, 3{)^er 9^ummer, ufm, barauf gu ()aben, 
 
 11. T)a^ (8d}ilb ^abe id), ebenfo auc^ iBremfe, gn)ei Satemen 
 unb alleg, toa^ bei 3t)nen t)erlangt iDirb. 
 
 12. 91un Qut. C)ier ift 3f)r *ipaffierf(^ein. (g^ foftet bierjig 
 pfennig. 
 
 (5(uf bem 5Seg.) 
 
 13. ®ef)en ®ie mat, mie eben biefe (£f)auffee ift! 
 
 14. SBitte, nic^t fo fc^nelU Tjk 53eftorben finb in biefer 
 ^a6:)t febr ftreng. (Si§ n)urbe un^ nur unnotig auf()alten, menn 
 h)ir t>erf)aftet tniirben. 
 
 15. 3n ben beutf(5en ©tcibten ift cine (^efc^tDinbigfeit t)on 
 gn)oIf ,f ilometern bie ®tunbe eriaubt. 5luf bem Sanbe ift man 
 iDeniger ftreng, ha finb breifeig kilometer eriaubt. 
 
 16. ^0 finb ti3ir je^t? SBie l)d^t^ biefe^ ^orf? 
 
 17. 3(^ 'i:)aht feine 5lt)nung. S^ tDill auf ber ,^arte nad^^ 
 feben. SBenn e^ moglid) ift, mod)te id) einen UmtDeg mac^en, 
 urn bie 9iuinen be^ ©c^loffe^ gu befu(^en. 
 
 18. SBir mliffen nad) linf^ faf)ren, glaube i(^. 
 
 19. 3c^ bin beffen gar nic^t fitter, ^itte, erfunbigen ©ie 
 ftc^ bei biefem ^auer.^ — SKie malerif(^ ift bie ^Solffgtrad^t^ 
 biefer ©egenb! ^ie ^eute fef)en U)ie bie (s;{)orfanger in einer 
 Oper au^. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 8/ 
 
 7. My machine has been used. I employ it for traveling 
 purposes. I have, therefore, nothing to pay duty on. Must 
 one make a deposit here, as at the Austrian frontier (or, 
 border)? 
 
 8. Not with us (i.e., on the German frontier). Are you 
 a member of the German Touring-Club? 
 
 9. No, I am an American. Here is my chauffeur's cer- 
 tificate, the photograph of my automobile, my signature, 
 and the number of my machine. 
 
 10. It is compulsory to have a plate on the machine with 
 your name, your number, etc., on it. 
 
 11. I have the plate, likewise brakes, two lanterns, and 
 everything that is required with you (i.e. in Germany). 
 
 12. Very well. Here is your free-of-duty certificate. 
 It costs forty pfennigs. 
 
 (On the road.) 
 
 13. Just see, how level this highway is! 
 
 14. I beg of you, not so fast! The authorities are very 
 strict in this matter. It would only delay us unnecessarily 
 if we should be arrested. 
 
 15. In the German towns a speed of twelve kilometres 
 an hour is permitted. In the country they are less severe; 
 there thirty kilometres are permitted. 
 
 16. Where are we now? What is the name of this village? 
 
 17. I have no idea. I will look at the map. If it is possi- 
 ble, I should like to make a detour in order to visit the ruins 
 of the castle. 
 
 18. We must go to the left, I think. 
 
 19. I am not at all certain about it. Please inquire 
 of this peasant. — How picturesque the peasant costume 
 of this region is! The people look like the chorus [singers] 
 in an opera. 
 
8& AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 20. 53itte, frascn (Sie bicfcn Hrbeitcr. ^d) fann ben ^ialeft 
 ber iBaucrn fcl)r \d}\va Dcrftet)en. 
 
 (3um 53Qucr.) 
 
 21. ©uten 2;ag. 
 
 22. ©riij^ (J^ott, meine §errf(ftaftcn. 
 
 23. ®ef)t ber befte (fiiqefte) SSeg nad^ 5lug«burg llnf^ ober 
 re(^tg bon f)ier? 
 
 24. 9^a(^ SluQgburg? ga{)ren (Sie nur gerabe au^, mein 
 ^err. 
 
 25. SSie tDeit ift e« big ^ur ©tabt? 
 
 26. Un9efaf)r eine (Stunbe in SKagen. 
 
 27. 3[t ber SKeg in Qutem ^uftanbe? 
 
 28. @et)r gut. 
 
 29. 3ft er eben? 
 
 30. @r ift bIo6 ftenenn)eife ^mH 
 
 31. 33eften ^anf fiir 3f)re Hu^funft. (®ibt i{)m SrinfQelb.) 
 
 32. ^itte, bitte (or, ^eine Urfac^e). ®nten Sag, meine 
 ^errfc^aften. 
 
 1. natien (dat.), to approach, near. — naf)en (ace), to sew. 
 
 2. eine 9D^af(^ine, an automobile, etc. — eine 9^af)mafc^ine, a sewing- 
 machine. — eine 2::eemafc^ine, a teakettle with lamp beneath. — eine 
 ©c^reibmafc^ine, a typewriter. 
 
 3. SSie f)eifet biefer ^lufe? What is this river called? — SBie Iieifet biefeg 
 <©d)tofe? What is this castle called? — 2BaS fiir eine fc^one Sanbf(^aft (or 
 2luSfid)t)? What a beautiful landscape (or, view)? 
 
 4. ber 33auer, mas., bie ^auerin, fem., peasant. 
 
 5. ba^ 33oIf, people of a country. — bie 53oIfgtra(fit, peasant-costume; 
 ber S3oIfggeift, tiational spirit; ha^ SBoIf^feft, national festival; ber 
 S3oIfgaberglQube, popular superstition; bolfreid^, populous; boHarm, 
 thinly populated. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 89 
 
 20. Please ask this laborer. I have difficulty in under- 
 standing the peasant dialect. 
 
 {To peasant.) 
 
 21. Good day. 
 
 22. Good day [Greet God], your honors: 
 
 23. Does the best (shortest) road to Augsburg go to the 
 left or right [from here] ? 
 
 24. To Augsburg ? Go [drive] straight ahead, sir. 
 
 25. How far is it to the town? 
 
 26. About an hour's drive. 
 
 27. Is the road in good condition? 
 
 28. Very good. 
 
 29. Is it level? 
 
 30. It is hilly only in places. 
 
 31. [Best] thanks for your information. {Gives Mm tip.) 
 
 32. You are quite welcome. Good day, your honors. 
 
 Useful Phrases. 
 
 „®e[perrt!" or, „®efd^Io[fen!" closed to vehicles! — gefperrt, reserved 
 (i.e. seats in theatre, etc.). 
 
 ®tbt eg cine 5lutomobiIf)ane (or ©aragc) in bcr 3^al^e? Is there a garage 
 in the neighborhood? 
 
 S?erfaufen(Ste53en3in?5unen<3teben^e]^aIterbamit. Do you sell gaso- 
 line? Fill the tank with it. — SSie diet berlangen <Ste fiir biefe 9veparatur? 
 How much do you ask for this repair? — 2Ba6 filr (SeJ^engtoiirbigfeiten 
 gibt c3 ^ier? — What sights are there to see here? — SSolIcn <Sie mir 
 giitigft ben SSeg auf btcfer ^artc ^etgen? Will you please show me the road 
 on this map? — !J)arf man eine "ipi^otograpl^ie aufnei^men? May one take 
 a photograph? — ber *!|3^otograpl^, photographer. — SSol^tn ful^rt biefer 
 I? Where does this road lead to? 
 
go AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 Plaubcrei 25. 
 Sm Ifitaicv, (a). 
 
 1. 3d) mod^te inS !I()eater^ Qct)tn. SSo ftnbet man bie 
 Sl^cateranjcigen? ^a^ itiirb f)cute Qcgebcn? 
 
 2. 3d) ^^01^ eben am 2^f)cater unb fat) ba^ *!)3Iafat an. (S^ 
 tDerben biefe SBod)e me()rere ©tiide^ Qegeben, bie man gern fef)en 
 moci^te. §eute abenb finbet sur geier ton ©c^iller^ ©ebnrt^^ 
 tag ein geftfpiel ftatt. 
 
 3. SSirb ber ganje $3anenftein=(St)cIug' biefe SBod^e gegeben? 
 
 4. 5^ein, nnr „SSaItenftein^ 2:ob", glaube t(^. 
 
 5. ^a^ tnirb morgen gegeben? 
 
 6. S)ie Dper „2:riftan unb 3foIbe". '^k I)aben ©ie neulid^ 
 in ^Berlin gef)ort, nid)t tDaf)r? 
 
 7. !Die Oper, mit einer au^gejeic^neten S3efe^ung/ tnurbe filr 
 cinen gen)iffen 5(benb angefiinbigt. 3Tn le^ten Slugenblid aber 
 trurbe alle^ tregen ber (Srfranfnng ber ^ronprinjeffin abge- 
 fagt. 3cE) it)ar fel)r enttciufc^t. 
 
 8. Slbgefagt! 2Bag njill ha^ fagen? 
 
 9. ®a^ lieifet, bie SSorftellung^ tft bi^ auf iueitere^ Derf(f)oben, 
 ^rei 2:age fpater fanb bie ^^orftellung ftatt, unb icf) mar ba. 
 
 10. SBar fie f(^on? 
 
 11. ^er beruf)mte ruffifdie 2^enor ^at ni(f)t teilgenommen 
 (or, mitgenjirft). ©ein 33ertreter imponierte njeniger (or, 
 Jrar ireniger imponierenb). 
 
 12. 3c^ ^tt^s ^^^ grofeen D^uffen fcfion in !Dre^ben in ber 
 ^oltc beg ,2;riftan" gef)brt. SBcd)renb ber brei 5I!te fa 6 i6) 
 tDie beaaubert. T)a le^te 5lft mar munberbar fd)on. 2lm 
 ^nbe murbe funfge()n SO^inuten lang applaubiert. 
 
 13. 34 mot^te gern f)eute abenb ber SSorftellung t)on „SSaI* 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY QI 
 
 CONVERSATION 23. 
 
 At the theatre, (a). 
 
 1. I should like to go to the theatre. Where does one 
 find the theatre-notices? What is given to-day? 
 
 2. I was just now at the theatre and looked at the 
 poster. This week several pieces are given which one would 
 like to see. This evening there will be [takes place] a festi- 
 val performance in celebration of Schiller's birthday. 
 
 3. Is the entire Wallenstein-Cycle being given this week? 
 
 4. No, only " Wallenstein's Death", I think. 
 
 5. What is given to-morrow? 
 
 6. The opera, ''Tristan and Isolde". You saw it recently 
 in Berlin, did you not? 
 
 7. The opera, with a splendid cast, was announced for a 
 certain evening. At the last moment, however, everything 
 was countermanded, on account of the illness [falling ill] of 
 the crown-princess. I was much disappointed. 
 
 8. Countermanded! What does that mean? 
 
 9. That means the performance is postponed till further 
 notice. Three days later the performance took place, and 
 I was present. 
 
 10. Was it fine? 
 
 11. The famous Russian tenor did not take part. His 
 understudy was less striking. 
 
 12. I have already seen the great Russian in Dresden 
 in the roie of Tristan. During the three acts I sat as if 
 enchanted (spellbound). The last act was wonderfully 
 beautiful. When it was over, people applauded fifteen min- 
 utes. 
 
 13. I should like very much to be present at the perform- 
 
92 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 lenfteind Xob" bein)o{)nen.^ SBoHen @te -mir ©efettfd^aft leiften? 
 
 14» ©liidflid^crnjeife f)abe i(^ nid^t^ anbereg bor. ^d) iDerbe 
 (Sie fe{)r gern begleiten. (Sott tc^ 3I)nen bic 33il(ette ^ beforgen? 
 
 15» S[Benn ©ie fo giitig fcin iijotten. ©ibt eg etnc SBillet* 
 ()anblung in ber 5^af)e? 
 
 16. 91cin. 3n ben fleineren beutWen ©tabten mufe man 
 ^{)eaterbilletg an ber 2:f)eaterfa[fe fetbft {)oIen. 
 
 (5rn ber ^affe.) 
 
 17. 3(^ ntO(5te gtDei ^lii^e^ fiir {)eutc abenb, n)omogUd^ 
 im 'iparterre. 
 
 18. ^Siinfc^en <Bk '^lai^t in ber erften '^dt)e, metn §err? 
 
 19. 9^ein, bag ift gu na{) bem Drc^efter. 
 
 20. $ier ift ber ^lan beg ^uWc^uerraumg. 3'i^^tn ®ic 
 (Sperrft^e ober Sotjen t^or? ,gier ift eine unbefe^te (or, freie) 
 Coge, bie gerabe iiber ber toniglii^cn^ Soge ift. 
 
 21. 3(^ giebe btefe "ipia^c tm parquet bor. SBie biel f often 
 fie? 
 
 22. giir ©c^anfpiele berlangen tt)ir brei 9D^ar! ben "ipia^, 
 mein ^err. giir Opem foften fie natiirlid^ nod^ me{)r. 
 
 23. 3d& nef)me fie fiir l^eute abenb. — Um n)ie biet Ul^r 
 fftngt bie 33orfteIIung an? 
 
 24. ^er S3orf)ang gebt um fieben Ui)r auf. 
 
 1. ha^ Xf}takx, ba^ Sd)aufpiel{)aug, theatre. — "t^a^ Opern^auS, opera- 
 house. — bie 33iii)ne, stage. 
 
 2. ba^ ©tiicf, bag 2:f)eaterftu(f, ^iece. — ein moberne^ ©tiicf, a modern 
 piece. — ein flaffifc^e^ (£tucf, a classical piece. 
 
 3. ber SSagner=(;^cIu3, /Ae Wagner cycle. 
 
 4. bie 53efe^uttg, cast. — bie ^nfgenieruttg, staging. — ber ©d^aufpieler 
 (bie ©c^aufpielerin), actor (actress). — bag (£d)aufpiel, play. 
 
 5. bie 33or[te(Iung, performance. — bie 5luffiif)rung, production; presen- 
 
AN AMERICAN" IN GERMANY 93 
 
 ance of ''Wallenstein's Death" this evening. Will you ac- 
 company me [grant me company]? 
 
 14. Fortunately I have no other engagement [nothing 
 else before]. I will accompany you gladly. Shall I secure 
 the tickets for you? 
 
 15. If you will be so kind. Is there a ticket-agency in 
 the neighborhood? 
 
 16. No. In the smaller German cities one must get [go 
 and get] one's theatre-tickets at the box-ofl&ce itself. 
 
 {At the box-office.) 
 
 17. I should like two seats for this evening; if possible, 
 in the parterre. 
 
 18. Do you wish seats in the first row, sir? 
 
 19. No, that is too near the orchestra. 
 
 20. Here is the plan of the auditorium. Do you prefer 
 stalls [reserved seats], or boxes? * Here is a box which is 
 not taken, that is directly over the royal box itself. 
 
 21. I prefer these seats in the parquet. How much do 
 they cost? 
 
 22. For plays we ask three marks a seat, sir. For operas 
 they cost more, of course. 
 
 23. I will take them for this evening. At what time does 
 the performance begin? 
 
 24. The curtain rises at seven o'clock. 
 
 tation. Ex. Sine f(f) one 5Iuffuf)rung bon „gau[t", a beautiful production 
 of "Faust". — S)ie 33orfteIIung fcingt um fieben Uf)r an, the performance 
 begins at seven o'clock. 
 
 6. hdfioofjnm (dat.), to attend; be present at. Ex. ^<^ iDol^nte bet 
 5BorfteIIung bei, / was present at the performance. — 3<^ befuc()te bie 2tug= 
 ftellung, / attended the exhibition (of pictures, etc.). 
 
 7. t>ao 23inctt, ticket. — t>ic !Sincttl)anC'lling, ticket agency; place where 
 
94 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 tickets of all theatres are sold. — bic ^anblung, action (of a play); 
 plot (of a story); place where business is conducted. — ber ^iinbler, 
 merchant; agent; one who sells. — bcr SiHcttl}dnblcr, agent to sell theatre- 
 tickets. 
 
 Plaubcrci 2\, 
 Sm 2:^catcr, (b). 
 
 1. 9Bo ift bic ©arberobe? SSie ©ie toiffen, ift c« in !5)eutf(5* 
 lanb 53orf(5rift/ alle Uber^telier unb SD^cintel bort abgugeben. 
 
 2. 5II(c^ tt)irb {)ier fo bef)agUd^ unb praftif(^ eingeric^tet. 
 5Bie t)iel bejafilt man in ber ©arberobe? 
 
 3. 3^^^ *?3fennig; ba^ l^eifet, sttiei unb einen {)alben (Sent in 
 amerifanif(f)em ©elb. giir ben ^ettel bejaf)!! man biefelbe 
 (Summe. §ier f)aben ©ie ben 3()ren (or, ben 3{)rigen). 
 
 4. 3)er Battel gefaltt mir febr gut, h)eil feine 5Innoncen bar- 
 auf ftef)en. 
 
 5. (Sc^nell! 3n brei SD^inuten get)! ber 33orI)ang auf. 
 (3um fremben §errn.) 
 
 6. 33ergeif)en <Sie, mein ^err, h)onen (Sie un^ gefalUgft 
 burc^Iaffen? — 53eften !Danf. 
 
 (Spdter.) 
 
 7» 5lugenbIi(fUc^ ift "iPaufe^ (or, ^^iW^ttaft). ©e^en iDir 
 in6 9\eftaurant,^ urn etma^ p effen unb gu trinfen. 
 (Snt 3leftaurant be§ X^eaterS.) 
 
 8. ©^ ift h)irni(i^ xu gemiitlid^ in ^Deutfc^Ianb, 3(^ gel^c 
 liebcr f)ier in^ 3:f)eater al^ irgenbtDo anberg. ^ennen (Sie bie 
 fransoftf(^en 2:{)eater (or, ®(^aufpiel{)aufer)? 
 
 9. 3an)of)L 3it ben ^inric^tungen bilben bie beutfc^en unb 
 bte franjoftfc^en 2;f)eater einen grellen (^egenfa^. S)ie fogenann* 
 ten "ouvreuses" in ben *!(3arifer ^(^aufpielf)aufern finb ric^tigc 
 §arpt)ien (pron. harp-yen). 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 95 
 
 8. ein ^la^, a square (in city or town) ; a seat. — ctn SdEpIatj, an 
 end seat. 
 
 9. ber ^onig, king. — fomglid^, royal. — ber ^crgog, duke. — l^^rjog^ 
 lic^, ducal. — • ber ^aifcr, emperor. — faiferlic^, imperial. 
 
 CONVERSATION 24. 
 At the theatre, (b). 
 
 1. Where is the cloak-room? — As you know, in Germany 
 it is compulsory to leave all overcoats and cloaks there. 
 
 2. Everything here is so comfortably and practically 
 arranged. How much does one pay at the cloak-room? 
 
 3. Ten pfennigs; that is to say, two and one-half cents in 
 American money. For the program one pays the same sum. 
 Here is yours. 
 
 4. The program pleases me very much because there are 
 no advertisements on it. 
 
 5. Quick! In three minutes the curtain will go up. 
 {To a stranger.) 
 
 6. Pardon me, sir. Will you let us through, please. — 
 Thank you. 
 
 {Later.) 
 
 7. There is an intermission just now. Let us go into the 
 restaurant to get something to eat and drink. 
 
 {In theatre restaurant.) 
 
 8. It is really very homelike in Germany. I like to go 
 to the theatre here better than anywhere else. Do you 
 know the French theatres? 
 
 9. Yes, indeed. In their arrangements the German 
 theatres and the French are in sharp contrast [make a sharp 
 contrast]. The so-called "ouvreuses" (women-ushers) in the 
 Parisian theatres are genuine harpies. 
 
96 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 10. ©tttnmt! 3d^ i)aht fctbft fcf)r imangcnc^me (5rfaf)run* 
 gen mit biefcn raubgierigen ^erfonen eemac^t. — 5lber, fagen 
 (Bk mal, ift no(5 3eit, ein ©efroreneg ^u nef)men? 
 
 11. @eh3t6. 3c^ bin aber ed^tbeutfd^; id& ne()me Ueber ein 
 @Ia« ^ier unb ein ^rotd^en. 
 
 12. (S^ njunbert mi(§ intmer, bafe ein 3;rauer[piel* einen fo 
 f)ungrig ntac^en fann. 
 
 13. SKa^ f)alten @ie t)on bent erften @(f)aufpieler? @r 
 leiftet ^orguglid^eg, ntc^t mabr? 
 
 14. ^ ift atlerbingg ein t)onenbeter ^iinftler. SBer ift eg? 
 
 15. @g ift ein Wiener, ber l)eute abenb l)ier alg ©aft^ anf^ 
 tritt.« 
 
 16. 51I§ ^ft; h)ag iDill bag fagen? 
 
 17. 3n ben S5ereinigten ©taaten fennt man biefe @in= 
 ri^tung iiberbaupt nid^t 3c^ tciH fie Ql^nen erflaren. — 
 !Diefer §err ©rliber, gum 53eifpiel, befommt jabrlid^ ginei 
 SBod^en Uriaub. 58orige SKod^e fpielte er in 53erlin unb ^oln; 
 biefe SBoc^e tritt er in !3)regben unb ben fiibbeutfc^en ©tabten 
 auf. 3)abur(5 bermei^rt er fein Sinfommen.*^ 
 
 18. m^ „2BaIIenftein" ift er ja auggesei(^net. SSag fiir 
 eine \)ub\6)t $erfon ift graulein SJiarberg, meld^e bie Doolie* ber 
 §elbin fpielt! 
 
 19. 3(^ l^abe fie immer fef)r betuunbert. 5llg „30^agba" f)at 
 fie t)origen SSinter einen burd^fcfilagenben (grfolg ge{)abt. 
 
 20. (Se{)en (Sie jene ©ruppe t)on Offigieren an! SBag fiir 
 eine ftramme §altung fie (jaben! 3c^ finbe, bie beutfc^en Uni= 
 formen finb aufeerorbentlic^ fleibfam. 
 
 21. ^aben (Sie bemerft, n)ie tiiele §erren (ginglafer tragen? 
 Unb iebe gtoeite 3)ame benu^t eine lorgnette. 
 
 22. SBiele !Deutf(^e, fagt man, finb furgfi(i)tig. 
 
 23. (Se()en (Sie ben grofeen §erm ha briiben mit ber tiefen 
 S^arbe auf ber SBange. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 97 
 
 10. I agree (with you). I have had [made] very disagree- 
 able experiences with these rapacious persons myself. — 
 But tell me, is there still time to take an ice? 
 
 11. Certainly. I, however, am genuinely German; I pre- 
 fer a glass of beer and a roll. 
 
 12. I always wonder that a tragedy can make one so 
 himgry. 
 
 13. What do you think of the star [first actor]? He ^ 
 does [accomplishes] excellently, does he not? 
 
 14. He is certainly an accompHshed artist. Who is he? 
 
 15. He is a Viennese who is appearing here as guest this 
 evening. 
 
 16. As guest? What does that mean? 
 
 17. In the United States you do not know this arrange- 
 ment at all. I will explain it to you. — This Mr. Gruber, 
 for example, gets two weeks furlough every year. Last 
 week he played in Berlin and Cologne ; this week he appears 
 in Dresden and in the South-German cities. In this way 
 he increases his income. 
 
 18. As ''Wallenstein" he is splendid. What a pretty 
 person Miss Marberg, who plays the role of the heroine, is! 
 
 19. I have always admired her greatly. As "Magda" 
 last winter she had an overwhelming success. 
 
 20. See that group of officers. What an erect carriage 
 they have. The German uniforms are extraordinarily be- 
 coming, I think. 
 
 21. Have you noticed how many men wear monocles? 
 And every second woman uses a lorgnette. 
 
 22. Many Germans are near-sighted, they say. 
 
 23. Look at the tall gentleman over there with the deep 
 scar on his cheek. 
 
98 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 24. ©lauben ©ic, cr Wax fruf)cr Offi^ier? 
 
 25. 9^ein. (5r tt)ar n3a{)rfcfteinUd) ©tubent auf eincr Um* 
 licrfitcit. 5(1^ SD^itglicb eineg ^orpg l)at er fid) buelliert 
 
 26. (5^ flingelt! SBir miiffen un^ beeilen, um unfre 5^a(^= 
 bant nic^t h)ieber ju ftoren. 
 
 27. ^eine Site, Tnein g^^eunb. ,^ennen ©ie nid^t bag 
 bcutfcf)e ©pridjnjort „(gi(e mit 2BetIe"? 
 
 28. giir mid^ liegt barin ber grofete 9?et5 biefe^ 53oIfc§; 
 man beellt fid) nid^t — unb man leiftet hod) DieL 
 
 1. 3n Slmerifa ift eg 35orf(^rift, it is compulsory in America. — ^n 
 5lmcrifa ift e^ ©ittc, it is custom in America. — ^d) f)abc bic ©ctool^n- 
 l^eit, / have the habit or custom. 
 
 Note. — ©ittc, custom of country or a people. — ®ctt)of)nf)eit, cus- 
 tom of an individual. 
 
 2. bic *i|3aufc, intermission. — ber 21ft, ber SlufpQ, act. 
 
 Ex. 3n bem erften 5lft, z» the first act. — ®a3 <BtM be[tef)t au8 
 fiinf 5Iuf jilgen, the piece consists of five acts. 
 
 3. The French word restaurant has of late years superseded in 
 general favor the German word SJeftouration. 
 
 4. bag Strauerfpiel, tragedy. — ha^ guftfpiel, comedy. — eine ^offc, 
 a farce. 
 
 Plauberet 25, 
 Set ber ©d^ncibcrttt. ©tttc Scftcffung, 
 
 1. SSo laffcn (Sie 3^te ^leiber^ madden, tnenn id^ fragcn 
 barf? 
 
 2. 33ei grau SSeibel in ber 53lumenftra6e. 3d^ fann ftc 
 fef)r empfef)Ien. (Sie niad^t l)0(^ft feine ©ad^en, ift e^rlid^ nnb 
 suijerlaffig. 
 
 (55ei 5rau SBetbel.) 
 
 3. gran ^eibel, id^ mod)te ein ©efeltfd^aftgfleib ntad^cn 
 laffen, eine ^toilette fiir 5^ad^mittagg. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 99 
 
 ' 24. Do you think he was formerly an officer? 
 
 25. No, he was probably a student at a university. As 
 a member of a students' society he fought duels. 
 
 26. There is the bell [It is ringing]! We must hurry, 
 in order not to disturb our neighbors again. 
 
 27. There is no hurry, my friend. Don't you know the 
 German proverb, "Make haste slowly." 
 
 28. For me the greatest charm of this people lies in that; 
 one does not hurry, and yet one accomplishes a great deal. 
 
 5. cin ©aftfpiel. Acting for one night only by a player who is 
 allowed a furlough for the purpose by his own theatre. 
 
 6. auftreten, to appear (on the stage). — ©ein erfter Sluftritt, his 
 first appearance. — SSann tritt 9^ . . . auf? when does N . . . appear? i.e. 
 come on the stage. 
 
 7. ©ein (Sinfommcn ift Ekin, his income is small. — (Sr l^at fcin 2lu8- 
 fommen, he has a competence; i.e. can make both ends meet. 
 
 8. bie D^otle, role. — bic ^auptrolle, principal part. — cin Slbonnc- 
 ment, a subscription; season-ticket. — ^6) l^abe etn Slbonnement fiir 
 ha^ !Dcutfc^e ©diaufpielliaug, / have a season ticket at the German Play- 
 house. 
 
 CONVERSATION 25. 
 At the dressmaker's. An order. 
 
 1. Where do you have your gowns made, if I may ask? 
 
 2. At Mrs. Weibel's on Blumen Street. I can recom- 
 mend her highly [very]. She makes extremely nice things, 
 is honest and reliable. 
 
 {At Mrs, WeibeVs.) 
 
 3. Mrs. Weibel, I should like to have a [society] gown 
 made, — a dressy gown for afternoons. 
 
lOO AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 4. 5(u^ n)cl(5cm (Stoff — $3iin[d)cn (Sie ©eibc, gnabigeg 
 grciulein? 
 
 5. S^ ^aht 51tla^ f$on gefauft. ©d^auen @ie il^n an. (gr 
 ift in bicfcm *$afet, ba§ ic§ mitgebrac^t {)abe. 
 
 6. (Eine rcisenbe garbe (©djattierung) ! 
 
 7» 53itte, grau SBeibel, geigen ©ie mir ein 9D?obebu(^. 
 
 8» §ier ift bie atlerle^te 5^ummer au^ ^arig. §aben ©ie 
 ■ bie neue Tloht gern, gnabige^ grciulein? 
 
 9. 9lein, fie ift gu auffallenb unb iibertriebcn fiir eine grofee 
 ^erfon (ftarfe, fleine "iPerfon) tiDie ic^. 9^ef)rnen mir biefe^ 
 58ilb al6 TloML SOIac^en (Sie ben 9?o(f o{)ne (S(^Ieppe, unb 
 fc^neiben ©ie bie S^ailte meniger (ofe (n)eit), 
 
 10» SSa^ fiir ©amitur n)onen @ie brauc^en? 
 
 11. Sd) \)aht biefe ©pi^en gefauft. 53itte, laffen <Sie fie 
 bunfelblau farben. 
 
 12. SKa6 fiir einen (Sinfa^ tDiinfdien ©ie? 
 
 13. 3(^ moc^te einen (Einfa^ au^ einfad^em 2;iill mit fleinen 
 galtc^en.2 Unten um ben 9^oc! mac^en <Sie einen 33oIant. 
 
 14. (Sntfc^ulbigen @ie, gncibige^ grciulein, bie 33olant6 finb 
 je^t gang aufeer 9D?obe. 
 
 15. T)a^ ift tDa^r; id) ^aht nid^t baran gebad^t. 511^ gutter^ 
 beforgen ®ie mir einen 3:aft, ber fiir biefen 3^^tf geeignet 
 
 16. @en3i6, gncibigeg graulein. 
 
 17. SBann fann ic^ ha^ ^leib befommen? 
 
 18. ^iefe SKo(^e bin id^ mit ber Slu^ftattung einer ^unbin 
 fef)r befc^aftigt. ^^Icid^fte SBod^e fann id^ 3{)nen ha^ ^leib gum 
 crftenmal anprobieren. 
 
 19. iSSie fonnen @ie e^ mid§ tniffen laffen? 
 
 20. 3c^ toerbe ©ie tcIep{)onifd} benac^rid^tigen. SSag ift 
 3f)re 9^ummer? 
 
AN AMERICAN. IN G:^RM\NY IOI 
 
 4. Of what material? Do you wish si'k l^'IisD — ]? 
 
 5. I have already bought satin. Look at it. It is in this 
 package which I brought with me. 
 
 6. A charming color (shade). 
 
 7. Please show me a fashion-book, Mrs. Weibel. 
 
 8. Here is the latest number from Paris. Do you like 
 the new style, [Miss — ]? 
 
 9. No, it is too conspicuous and exaggerated for a tall 
 person (stout, small person) like myself. Let us take this 
 picture as a model. Make the skirt without a train and 
 cut the waist less full. 
 
 10. What trimming do you wish to use? 
 
 11. I have bought this lace. Please have it dyed dark- 
 blue. 
 
 12. What sort of yoke do you want? 
 
 13. I should like a yoke of simple net with tiny tucks. 
 Round the bottom of the skirt make a ruffle. 
 
 14. Excuse me [Miss — ], ruffles are quite out of fashion 
 just now. 
 
 15. That is true; I did not think of that. For lining get 
 me a taffeta that is suitable for this purpose. 
 
 16. Certainly, [Miss — ]. 
 
 17. When can I have the dress? 
 
 18. This week I am very busy with the trousseau of a 
 customer. Next week I can try on your gown for the first 
 time. 
 
 19. How can you let me know? 
 
 20. I will notify you by telephone. What is your num- 
 ber? 
 
102 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 21. Summer 1,45. ?5*^erben ©ie aber nid^t ungebutblg, 
 iDcntt ®ie nid)t gleid) Dcrbunben iDcrben, bcnn c^ gcl)t mand)mal 
 fct)r langfam. 
 
 22. ®ef)ort biefer $RegenWtrm^ 3^nen? 
 
 23. Qatnobl ^ag f)eiBt, ic^ ):)aht if)n t)on meiner ©d^toefter 
 gcborgt. — ^anfe fef)r. 5lbieu, grau SKeibel. 
 
 24. ®uten jtag, gnabige^ grautein. 
 
 I. cin au^gef(^nittene^ ^leib, a low-necked gown. — ein gefc^IoffeneS 
 ^Icib, a high-necked gown. — Um bie ^tlften, around the hips. — SBic 
 bieic 2Reter brauc^c id^ baju? how many yards do I need for it? 
 
 Plaubcret 26. 
 Scim ^amcnft^nciber. ^tt§ Slnprofitcrcn. 
 
 1. !Der D^odC fd^eint ein bifed^en gu furj f)mten (t)orne). 
 
 2. ^ag ift tt)a{)r. 33on bier t)txvLm mufe man i^n einen 
 Centimeter langer mac^en. SSoflen ©ie bie Jafdie inn)enbig^ 
 ober au^menbig? 
 
 3. 5Iu§n»enbig, bitte. §aben .®ie bag Xnd^ gut befatiert,^ 
 §err a)^et}er? 
 
 4. 3an3obI, gnabigeg 5raulein. SSenn man biefe 5lrt 2:ud^ 
 nid^t griinblid^ befatiert, ift ber 9^od bei bem erften D^egen gan^ 
 berborben. ©efallt Shntn bag ^adett? 3d^ finbe, eg fi^t aug^ 
 gejeic^net. 
 
 5. 3[t bag eine galte auf ber linfen ©(gutter? 
 
 6. 5Iuf biefer ©eite, meinen ®ie? 5^ein, bag ift nid^tg. 
 SBeim 33ugeln iDirb fie tierfd^njinben. 
 
 7. 2)ie Srmel finb fo eng. 3ft bag bie je^ige DJ^obe? 
 
 8. ^ie allerle^te 9}Jobe aug SSien, gncibigeg graulein. 
 
 9. Slbgefeben l3on ben Srmeln, bie mir ein bifec^en fomifd^ 
 t)orfommen, finbe id^ bag ^oftiim^ fe()r elegant. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY I03 
 
 21. Number 145. Do not become impatient if you are 
 not connected immediately, for they are sometimes very 
 slow. 
 
 22. Does this umbrella belong to you? 
 
 23. Yes [indeed]. That is to say, I borrowed it from my 
 sister. — Thank you very much. Good day, Mrs. Weibel. 
 
 24. Good day [Miss]. 
 
 2. i^altcn, tucks. — galtc^en, small tucks. 
 
 3. ha^ %\xiitx, lining for garment. (Also, fodder for cattle.) 
 
 4. ber 9^egenfd^irm, umbrella. — ber ©onnenfc^irm, parasol. 
 
 CONVERSATION 26. 
 At the ladies' tailors. A fitting. 
 
 1. The skirt seems a bit too short behind (in front). 
 
 2. That is true. Around from here it must be made 
 a centimetre longer. Will you have the pocket inside or 
 outside? 
 
 3. Outside, please. Did you shrink the cloth well, Mr. 
 Meyer? 
 
 4. Yes, indeed. If one does not shrink this sort of cloth 
 thoroughly, the skirt will be quite ruined in the first rain. 
 Does the jacket please you? I think it fits [sits] splendidly. 
 
 5. Is that a wrinkle on the left shoulder? 
 
 6. On this side, do you mean? No, that is nothing. 
 In pressing it will disappear. 
 
 7. The sleeves are so narrow. Is that the present style? 
 
 8. The very latest style from Vienna, Miss — . 
 
 9. Aside from the sleeves which strike me as a bit funny, 
 I think the suit very stylish. 
 
I04 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 10. ^ie Wohc [tc^t 3()nen gang au^geselc^net 
 
 11. 3ft bcr @amt fd^on auf ben ^rac^en Genaf)t, ober t[t er 
 bIo6 barauf 9e{)eftet. 
 
 12» @r ift fd^on angenat)t. 9}?an mufe nur bie gaben (or, 
 ^eftfaben) {)erau^ne()Tiien, bie ^nopfIo($er madden unb bic 
 ^afen imb Ofen annaf)en, unb ba^ ^oftiim ift fertig. 
 
 13. @ut! iBitte, fd)idfen @ie e^ mir ntorgen friiJ). ^egen 
 ©ie bie quittierte D^^ec^nung bei. 3^ hxaudjt bag ^oftiim 
 notmenbig morgen nac^ntittag ju einer Jeegefetlf(^aft bei bem 
 amerifanifd)en ^onfuL 
 
 14. §aben @ie feine Slngft. (Sie fonnen fic^ auf mi(^ t3er= 
 laffen, gncibigeg graulein. SBo{)nen <Sie tmmer noc^^ in bem* 
 felben §aufe? 
 
 15. 9^ein. 3Bir finb eben umgesogen. T)k neue 5lbreffe 
 ift ^erberftrafee, 5^ummer fed^^ig, a^Jeite (Stage., 33orf)er inaren 
 toir in ^enfion, je^t ()aben h)ir unfre eigne SSof)nung. — O 
 ^immel! (E6 ift fiion brei Uf)r. SBo ift ber nac^fte ^rofd^* 
 fenftanb? 
 
 16. ytuv ghjei SD^inuten toeg, gnabige^ graulein. ©el^en @ie 
 linfg. 
 
 17. 3d^ mu6 mic^ beeilen. Urn brei U()r fUnfunbjtDangig foil 
 id) meine @df)rt)efter auf bem ^af)n{)of abfjolen. 
 
 1. intttenbig, inside. — Qu6tt)enbig, outside. Also means 'by heart'. 
 Ex. Scrnen @te ba^ ©ebic^t au^lDenbig, learn the poem by heart. 
 
 2. befatieren, to sponge, shrink (a cloth). 
 
 3. ein ^oftiim, a suit; coat and skirt. — ein ^oftllm nad^ 'SRa^ gc= 
 
 piauberci 27. 
 @tn ^crr bcim ©(^netbcr. 
 
 1. $3elc^en ©d^neiber fbnnen (Sie mir empfet)Ien? 
 
 2. ^err 53o^ in ber ^o()mftra6e ift fet)r gut)erlaffig. 9)?ein 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY IO5 
 
 10. The style is extremely becoming to you. 
 
 11. Is the velvet already sewed on the collar, or is it only 
 basted on? 
 
 12. It is already sewed on. One has only to take out the 
 bastings, make the button-holes, and sew on the hooks and 
 eyes, and the suit is finished. 
 
 13. Good! Please send it to me to-morrow morning. 
 Put in the receipted bill. I need the suit badly for a tea 
 to-morrow afternoon at the American Consul's. 
 
 14. Have no anxiety. You may rely on me, [Miss — ]. 
 Do you still live in the same house? 
 
 15. No. We have just moved. The new address is 
 Herder Street, Number 60, second story. We used to 
 board; now we have our own apartment. — Oh heavens! 
 It is three o'clock. Where is the nearest cab-stand? 
 
 16. Only two minutes away. Turn [go] to the left. 
 
 17. I must hurry. At three twenty-five I am to meet 
 my sister at the station. 
 
 madE)t, a made-to-order suit. — ein fertigcg ^leibunggftiicf, a ready-made 
 garment. 
 
 4. immer, always. — immer nod^, still. 
 
 Ex. 3ft er immer no(^ franf? Is he still ill? 
 
 CONVERSATION 27. 
 A gentleman at the tailor's. 
 
 1. What tailor can you recommend to me? 
 
 2. Mr. Botz on Bohm Street is very reliable. My cousin 
 
Io6 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 ^Setter Ici^t allc [eine 5ln;^uae,^ gracfg, ®ef)rocfe, uftt)., bci i()m 
 madden. 
 
 3. 3d) bin 3f)nen fiir bie 2lbre[fe fef)r banfbar. 
 
 4. ^eine Urfac^e! 
 (?3ei §errn 58o^.) 
 
 5. §err ^o^, ic^ f)abe f)ier ein paar ^Injiige. 3c5 mo(^te 
 [ie reinigen unb biigeln laffen. 3Sag fo[tet e^ fiir bie beiben? 
 
 6. ^er eine i[t [e^r fledig. T)cv anbere ift blofe jerbriicft. 
 S3ier Wavt fiir bie beiben, mein ^err. 
 
 7. 3^'amit bin id) jufrieben, Unb nun seigen ®ie mir eineii 
 paffenben &o\\ fiir ^ofen,^ ettoa^ 03e[trcifte§,^ ober ^arriertc^. 
 — SSag foftet ein "^aar ©ofen au« biefem (Stoff? 
 
 8. 5ld)tsef)n 9}?arf, mein $err. 
 
 9. ®ut, inad)en ®ie mir bie» — SSann fann i<i) fie ba^ erftt 
 S[J?aI anprobieren? 3(^ bin auf 9^eifen unb faf)re 50Htte na(^fter 
 Sodie fort 
 
 10» 93?orgen nad)mittag fonnen ®ie bie ©ofen anprobieren. 
 ©eftatten (Sie, mein $err, 3f)nen 9[)?a6 gu nef)men. — @o! 
 !^an!e fd)on! 
 
 11. ®(^icfen ®ie mir gefctHigft bie anberen ©ac^en f)eutc 
 abenb. 3^^ brau(^e fie nottnenbig. 
 
 12. !I:a^ fann id) faum tun, h)eit mir momentan' ein paar 
 5lrbeiter fe()Ien. (Sie finb gegentDcirtig am <Streif. (^^ tut 
 mir fe{)r leib. SO^orgen frtif) aber tuerbe id) bie 5Inpge bei 
 3f)nen abliefern. 
 
 1. bcr 5tn3ug, ^z«7 of clothes (for men or boys). — ber U6er3ief)er, 
 overcoat. — ber &t))Vod, frock-coat. — ber %vad, evening-coat; full dress 
 garment. — ber 9iOc!, man's coat; also woman's skirt. 
 
 2. bie v^ofen; ^einfkiber, trousers. — ber ^i^S^i^tf /^^^ ^^^^- — ^^r ®tro^= 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY I07 
 
 has all his suits, evening-coats, frock-coats, etc., made at 
 his place. 
 
 3. I am very grateful to you for the address. 
 
 4. You are quite welcome. 
 (At Mr. Botz's) 
 
 5. Mr. Botz, I have here a couple of suits. I should like 
 to have them cleaned, and pressed. What would [does] it 
 cost for both? 
 
 6. The one is much spotted; the other is only wrinkled. 
 — Four marks for the two, sir. 
 
 7. That is all right [I am satisfied with that]. And now, 
 show me some suitable material for trousers; something 
 striped or checked. — What would a pair of trousers of 
 this stuff cost? 
 
 8. Eighteen marks, sir. 
 
 9. Good! Make them for me. — When can I try them 
 on for the first time? I am traveling and leave the middle 
 of next week. 
 
 10. To-morrow afternoon you can try on the trousers. 
 Permit me, sir, to take your measure. — So ! Thank you 
 very much. 
 
 11. Kindly send me the other things this evening. I 
 need them badly. 
 
 12. I can scarcely do that, because I am short a few work- 
 men [a few workmen are lacking to me] at the moment. 
 They are on strike at present. I am very sorry. To-morrow 
 morning, however, I will deliver the suits at your house. 
 
 ^ut, straw hat. — ber 3^11"^^^^^ ^^^^ hat; also lamp-chimney. — ber 
 ^ragen, collar; also cape such as worn by German boys and young 
 men. 
 
 3. gemuftert, figured. — cinfarbig, plain. 
 
I08 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 Plauberet 28. 
 ^m DfJcftourttitt. 
 
 1. SKo iDoIten Voir un^ l^infe^en — in ben ©peifefaat ober 
 braufeen auf bie 2:erraffe? 
 
 2. 2Bie e^ 3{)nen bellebt. 9Q?ir fommt e^ \tl)x Qemiitlid^ 
 Dor, im greien p fpeifen. 
 
 (^er leaner.) 
 
 3. ^efet)Ien bie ^errfc^aften ba6 90^ittag«e[fen gu 3n)ei ober 
 brei Tlaxf? Ober tniinfc^en (Sie lieber na(^ ber ^arte ju fpeifen? 
 
 4. 2Bie t)iel foftet bag befte SD^ittag^effen, unb ift ber SSein 
 cinbegriffen? 
 
 5» SKir bttben ein gang au^gegeic^nete^ SD^ittag^effen gu brei 
 ayjarf. ^er SBein ti3irb immer ejtra berec^net. 
 
 6. SSie Diele ©dnge befommt man? 
 
 7. '^a^ aJJittag^effen beftet)t aug fieben ©angen. @uppe, 
 SSorfpeife, gtDei gleifc^gcinge, ©efliigel mit (Salat, ^ompott 
 unb 5^ac^fpeife ober ©efrorene^, mit ^affee. 
 
 8. 3c§ furcate, ba6 mirb gu lange bauern. Sitte, geben ©ie 
 mir bie ©peifefarte. 
 
 9. §ier ift fie, mein §err. 
 
 10. Stiffen (Bk, ^eltner, ob eine 'iportion ®uppe fiir gtuei 
 •iPerfonen genttgt? 
 
 11. 5SolIftdnbig, mein §cvx. 
 
 12. 53ringen @ie un^ alfo eine portion 9^ubelfuppe unb gh)ei 
 teller, giir hen nac^ften ®ang beftetlen @ie un^ ^ammel* 
 fotelette, nic^t gu ftarf gebraten, unb geroftete tartoffein bagu. 
 
 13. SBag fiir ©cmiife iDiinfdien bie ^errfc^aften? ^ 
 
 14. (Sine portion (Spargel in Gutter unb aud^ etma^ @alat. 
 liber 5^ad^fpeifen reben toir fpdter. 
 
 15. 53efel)ten ©ie SSein, ober 53ier? 
 
 16. 3h)ei ®Iafer f)etreg (bunfleg) ^ier unb etma^ ®(5rt)arg^ 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY lOQ 
 
 CONVERSATION 28. 
 At the restaurant. 
 
 1. Where shall we seat ourselves, — in the dining-hall 
 or outside on the terrace? 
 
 2. As you like. It seems to me very pleasant {untrans- 
 latable word) to dine in the open air. 
 
 {The waiter.) 
 
 3. Do you desire [will the gentry order] dinner at two, 
 or three marks? Or do you prefer to dine a la carte? 
 
 4. How much does the best dinner cost, and is wine in- 
 cluded? 
 
 5. We have a splendid dinner at three marks. Wine is 
 always extra [reckoned extra]. 
 
 6. How many courses are served [does one get]? 
 
 7. The dinner consists of seyen courses: soup, entre, two 
 meat courses, game with salad, compote, and a dessert or 
 an ice, with coffee. 
 
 8. I am afraid that will take too long. Please give me 
 the bill of fare. 
 
 9. Here it is, sir. 
 
 10. Do you know, waiter, if one portion of soup is enough 
 for two persons? 
 
 11. Quite, sir. 
 
 12. Well, bring us one portion of noodle soup and two 
 plates. For the next course order us mutton-chops, not 
 too well done, and baked potatoes with them. 
 
 13. What kind of vegetables do you [the gentry] wish? 
 
 14. One portion of asparagus with butter, and also some 
 salad. We will speak later about dessert. 
 
 15. Do you desire [order] wine, or beer? 
 
 16. Two glasses of light (dark) beer and some black bread. 
 
no AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 brot. 3c5 cffc c^ fc{)r gern. (Serttteren <Sie ung [o fc^ncK iuie 
 iiioGlid), ^cHucr; tinr [inb in grower (Silc (or, e« prcfftcrt fc()r, 
 colloquial). 
 
 17. S^ ^efel)I, -nieine §errfd)a[ten. 
 
 18. (Sin reined OHa^, bitte, unb noc^ cin 5Dle[[cr unb cine 
 Wabel. 3(^ l^abe auc^ feine (SerDiette. 
 
 19. SSa^ fiir ^^^ac^fpeife befei)len bie ^errfc^aften? 
 
 20. (Sine fleine ^^ortion (^efrorene^ fiir meine grau unb ein 
 ^tM (Sbamer £a[e fiir micft. ^ir modjten and) gnjei Si^affcn 
 f(^tt)argen ^affee, unb bergeffen (Sie nic^t cine BiQcii^J^e l^ t)ier3ig 
 •^.^fennig. 
 
 21. 3u^efef)l! 
 
 22. Refiner, gal)Ien! or, SD^eine 9xe(^nung, bitte! 
 
 Useful expressions (see also Plauderei 4 and appendix). 
 (Sin ganj fteineS ®tu(fd)en, bitte, a very small piece, please. — !Darf 
 ic^ urn bie 33utter bitten, may I 'ask for the butter. — Saffen Sic mir 
 ein ©piegelei foc^en, have a poached egg cooked for me. — (5tn)a6 53eef' 
 
 piauberet 29. 
 
 ^ie 5tbfa^rt tiom ^otcl. 
 
 (Sum ^ortier.i) 
 
 1. 3Sir reifen morgen friil^ ah, iBitte, laffen @ie mir meine 
 9ie(^nung2 rec^tjeitig au^f(^reiben. 
 
 2. Um inie tiiel U\)X trunfc^en ®ie getnedft gu ttjerben? 
 
 3. 3d) tDeife nid)t genau. §aben ©ie einen gaf)rplan? Um 
 tDie t)iel Uf)r gel)t ber ©c^nellsug nac^ Hamburg ah'? 
 
 4. Um neun Uf)r ftinf. 
 
 5. Sllfo, n3ecfen (Sie un6 ^un!t fieben U^r, unb bitte flopfen 
 ©ie jiemlid) laut. 9[)ceine 3:ante ift cttnag taub. 
 
 6. Um h)ie t)iel Uf)r U)iinf(^en bie §crrf(f)aften p friif)ftii(fen? 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY III 
 
 I am very fond of it. Serve us as quickly as possible, waiter, 
 we are in a great hurry. 
 
 17. Yes, sir. [At command, my gentry.] 
 
 18. A clean glass, please, and another knife and fork. 
 I have no napkin. 
 
 19. What kind of dessert do you wish? 
 
 20. A small portion of ice {i.e. a "single order") for my 
 wife, and a piece of Edam cheese for me. We should also 
 like two cups of black coffee, and do not forget a cigar at 
 forty pfennigs. 
 
 21. Yes, sir. 
 
 22. Waiter, my bill, please. 
 
 fteaf, some beefsteak. — (SttoaS ^leifc^, some meat. — (Ettoa^ SBraten, 
 some roast. — btc i^leifc^brut)e, meat gravy. — (Sth)a6 ©(^tnfcn, some 
 ham. — StlDOg ©ped, some bacon. — ber 2o\\d, spoon. — ba^ ©alj, salt. 
 — ber "iPfeffer, pepper. — ber ^\xdtx, sugar. — ^aS OI, oil. — ber Sffig, 
 
 vinegar. 
 
 CONVERSATION 29. 
 Leaving the hotel. 
 
 {To hotel clerk.) 
 
 1. We are leaving early to-morrow morning. Please 
 have my bill made out in time. 
 
 2. At what hour do you wish to be wakened? 
 
 3. I do not know exactly. Have you a time-table? At 
 what time does the Hamburg express leave? 
 
 4. At nine-five. 
 
 5. Well, waken us punctually at seven o'clock, and please 
 knock rather loudly. My aunt is somewhat deaf. 
 
 6. At what hour do you [the gentry] wish to breakfast? 
 
112 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 7. Urn brciDicrtcI ac^t (or, cin t)icrtcl tior acftt) untcn tm 
 (SiDcifcfaal^ 
 
 8. 3" 33efef)I, gnabige^ grautein. 
 
 9. ^affen @ie ba^ (Pepcid urn cin biertel nac^ ftebcn f)m= 
 untertragen. 3c^ tDcrbe bic Coffer f)eute abenb paden unb su= 
 fc^Iiefeen. 
 
 10. '^a^ ift immer ratfam, gnabige^ graukin. 5lm ?[)^or= 
 gen {)at man e^ natiirlid^ eilig. — ©ute 9^ac^t, meinc 3)amen! 
 
 (S)en ndd)ften 3J?orgen. — ^te atetjenbe* 5um 5?eaner.) 
 
 IL ^ellner, faf)rt ijom §otcI ein eigner Omnibus nad^ bem 
 «abnf)of?^ 
 
 12. 5^ein, gnabigeg graulein. 
 
 13. 3)ann beftellen ®ie ung, Bitte, eine !Drof(^fe auf ^alb 
 neun. 3Bo ift ber ^ifortier, id^ n3iinf(f)e if)n gleid^ in fpred^en. 
 
 (®er sportier.) 
 
 14. ©ie rt)unf(^en mid^ ^n fprec^en, gnabige^ grciulein? 
 
 15. 3($ modjte meine S^ed^nung beja^Ien. — ©ie ftimmt® 
 nid)t; i(^ glaube, f)ier ift ein 3rrtum. T)k^ f)aben h)ir nid^t 
 gejabt. 
 
 16. 3d^ irerbe mit bem SSirt baruber [prec^en. (gin 3n:^ 
 turn fann Dorfommen. 
 
 17. iBitte, fo rafd^ trie moglid^. 3n gef)n 9D?inuten mtiffen 
 h)ir fort. — §err SSirt, bitte fef)en ©ie nac§, ob meine 9^ed^nung 
 ftimmt. 
 
 18. ^ie 33eleud)tung unb ha^ geuer tuerben immer ejtra 
 berec^net,^ gncibige^ grctulein. 
 
 19. SSir f)aben fein geuer gef)abt. 
 
 20. eo? 3n bem galle sief)e id^ natiirlid^ t)ier 9}Mrf ab.^ 
 
 21. §ier ift mein Sf)edf.^ <Sie nel)men American Express 
 checks, nic^t tioat)v? 
 
 22. &ani gemig, gnabige^ graulein. Internationale Sbedf^ 
 fiir 3?eifenbe hjerben in !Deutfd)lanb iiberall angenommen. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY II3 
 
 7. At a quarter before eight, downstairs in the dining- 
 room (i.e. not in one's room, as is customary). 
 
 8. As you wish [as you command], madam. 
 
 9. Have the luggage carried downstairs at a quarter after 
 seven. I shall pack and lock the trunks this evening. 
 
 10. That is always advisable, madam. One is, of course, 
 always in a hurry in the morning. — Good night, ladies. 
 
 {The next morning. — The traveler, fern., to the waiter.) 
 
 11. Waiter, does a hotel-omnibus run to the station? 
 
 12. No, madam. 
 
 13. Then order us a cab, please, for half-past eight. Where 
 is the portier? I wish to speak to him immediately. 
 
 {The portier.) 
 
 14. You wish to speak to me, madam? 
 
 15. I should like to pay my bill. — It is not correct; I 
 think there is an error here. We have not had this. 
 
 16. I will speak to the proprietor about it. An error 
 may occur. 
 
 17. Please, as quickly as possible. In ten minutes we 
 must leave. — Proprietor, please see whether my bill is 
 correct. 
 
 18. Light and fire are always extra, madam. 
 
 19. We have had no fire. 
 
 20. Indeed? In that case I deduct four marks, of course. 
 
 21. Here is my check. You take American Express 
 checks, do you not? 
 
 22. Most certainly, madam. International checks for 
 travelers are accepted everywhere in Germany. 
 
114 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 23. §tcr ift 3^rc Ouittuug. ^offcntlic^ ftnb <Sic mtt 
 inifrcm v^potct sufricbcn gctDcfcn, uub menu ®ie nod) einmal 
 iiad) ^oln fomincn, bitte beef)ren ®ie un^ tDieber, gnabigc^ 
 grciulcin. 
 
 24. 3>anfc fc{)r. 3(^ rtcrbe fef)r gem ^t)V $oteI meincn 
 53cfannten eTnpfct)Ien. — Unb nun, inte bid 3eit braud^t man 
 t)on {)icr narf) bcm 33a{)nf)of? 
 
 25. Ungcfaf)r funfse^n SD^inuten, n)enn man fc^neK fal)rt, 
 gnabige^ grciulein. 
 
 26. 53on n3eld)em 33at)nt)of fat)rt man na(^ Hamburg? 
 
 27. 53om §auptbaf)nt)of» T)a fommt 3f)re ^rofd^fe. — 
 *i|3ortier, t)elfen ©ie ben ^amen beim (Sinfteigen. — • 5lbteu, 
 meine !i)amen. 5(ngene{)me 9^eife!^ 
 
 1. ber *!l3ortiier, a sort of hotel-clerk. This functionary, wearing 
 a cap on which the word ^'iPortier" appears in gold letters, must 
 not be confused with a 'porter' (®ien[tmann, or 2:rager). 
 
 2. re($nen, bered^nen, to calculate, compute. — ^led^nen lerneti, to learn 
 arithmetic. — abjiefien, abrec^nen, to subtract; deduct. — ®ie 9^ec^nun9 
 ift quittiert, the bill is receipted. 
 
 3. ber ©peifcfaal, dining-room (in a hotel, etc.). — bag ©peifesimmcr, 
 dining-room (in private house). 
 
 4. ber 9^ei[enbe, masc, bie 9?etfenbe, fem., traveler. — ber Sourift, 
 ber iBergniigunggreifenbe, tourist. 
 
 5. ber ^of, yard; king's court; hotel, etc. — ^Der ©nglifd^e $of, the 
 English Hotel. — ber ^ofarjt, court physician. — bie ^ofleute, courtiers. 
 — ber ^ofprebiger, court chaplain. — ber S8al^nf)of, railway station. — 
 ber |^riebf)of, cemetery. — ber @aftf)of, hotel. 
 
 6. ftimmen, to agree; balance; harmonize; vote, etc. 
 
 plauberet 30. 
 
 (Sin 3Mf<iwmcntreffcn.i 
 
 1. $23a6 fiir elne Ubcrrafc^ung, un^ f)ter in 33crlin ganj su= 
 faltig p treffcn! ^ann ftnb (Sic angefommen? 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY II5 
 
 23. Here is your receipt. I hope that you have been 
 pleased [content] with our hotel, and, if you come to 
 Cologne again [once more], please honor us again, madam. 
 
 24. Thank you. I shall very gladly recommend your 
 hotel to my acquaintances. — And now, how much time 
 do we need to reach the station [needs one from here to 
 the station]? 
 
 25. About fifteen minutes, if one drives fast, madam. 
 
 26. From which station does one leave for Hamburg? 
 
 27. From the Central Station. There comes your cab. — 
 Portier, help the ladies get in. — Good day, ladies. A 
 pleasant journey! 
 
 Ex. ®ie 9iec^nung ftimmt, tke bill is correct. — (?r ift f c^Ied^t geftimmt, 
 he is in bad humor. — ©timmt! / agree with you. — 2)aS ©timmrec^t, 
 sujfrage. — ber 3Sa^(er, SBa{)Imann, voter. — bie ©ttmme, uoice; vote. 
 
 7. cin Sl^ecf, eine ^anfantoeifuTig, a check. — ber ^rebitkief, letter 
 of credit. — 5Iu6lanbif(^er ®eIbrt)C(^[eI, foreign money-exchange. — ^d^ 
 moc^tc metn amerifanifc^e^ @elb irec^feln laffeit, / should like to have my 
 American money changed (for German). 
 
 8. ®ute ^eife! ©litcflic^e 9?eife! Slngene^me 3?etfe! S3iel 33ergnugen auf 
 ber 9^eife! / wish you a pleasant journey. 
 
 Note. — The Germans are fond of these expressions. For 
 example: — ©(^lafen ©ie inof)!! Sleep well. — ©ute S3e[[erung! Speedy 
 recovery! (Said to a sick person.) — 53iel 53ergnugen! / wish you 
 much pleasure. (Said to a person starting on a trip, or to the theatre, 
 etc.) — ©leic^fadS! The same to you! 
 
 CONVERSATION 30. 
 A meeting. 
 
 I . What a surprise for us to meet, quite by chance, here 
 in Berlin ! When did you arrive? 
 
Il6 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 2. (5rft2 f^cftern. 34 {)cittc bte 5tbftd^t, mid^ bei ber ^olisei 
 m6) 3f)rer Slbrcffc gu erfunbiflen.^ 
 
 3. 3d) frcue mid) unfaglid), ©ie p [ef)en. 3(^ iatte gar 
 feme 5lf)nung, bafe <Sie auf 9ieifen finb.'* 
 
 4. SBir t)atten un^ im le^ten Slugenblid entf(^Iof[cn, eine 
 <Seerei[e gu matcme^men. 
 
 5. $aben ®ie eine gute 9ieife gebabt? 
 
 6. X)ie ®ee (or, ba^ 9[)2eer) ttiar giemlid^ unruf)ig, aber auf 
 einem 9viefenbampfer, n)ie ber „(Suropa/' tDirb man fe()r felten 
 feefranf. 
 
 7. 3c^ ne{)me an, bafe 3bi^e grau ©emablin au(§ f)ier ift. 
 SBie ge^t e^ if)r? 
 
 8. !Danfe, fie befinbet fic^ au^gegeid^net unb ^at fic^ nid^t 
 einmaP bei bem ^limatDed^fel erfciltet. 
 
 9. 3ti itielc^em ^otel finb (Sie abgeftiegen, menn id^ fragen 
 barf? 
 
 10. 3m ©nglifd^en §of. ^itte, befuc^en ©ie un6 bort ge- 
 Iegentli($. 
 
 11. SSann finb (Sie meiften^ ju ^aufe ^n treffen? 
 
 12. 33i^ um elf Ufir dormittagg bin id^ immer gu ^aufe. 
 (gpciter finb n3ir giemlid^ befd^ciftigt. SO^eine grau beftebt bar* 
 auf, bafe h)ir genjiffenbaft alte Berliner 9D?ufeen^ unb ©alerien 
 befud^en. 
 
 13. 2Sie tange bleiben ®ie nod^ in Berlin? 
 
 14. (S6 ift giemlid^ unbeftimmt."^ Unb je^t erjaf){en ®ie 
 toon fid). ^Imiifieren ^k fid) biefen ®ommer gut in Berlin? 
 
 15. 3d^ bin eben {)ierber guriidgefebrt. 3d^ b^ibe meine 
 gerien im §arj tierbrac^t.® 
 
 16. ^b fo! $at e^ 3^nen bort gefallen? arjan fagt, bie 
 ©egenb ift n3unberfd)on. §aben ©ie fd^one^ SSetter gebabt? 
 
 17. 2Ba« bag ^Setter betrifft, tDar ba6 (Sd)idfat mir febr 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY II7 
 
 2. Only yesterday. I had the intention of inquiring for 
 your address at the poHce-office {i.e. city-hall). 
 
 3. I am immensely [unspeakably] glad to see you. I 
 had no idea that you were traveling. 
 
 4. We decided at the last moment to take [undertake] 
 a sea voyage. 
 
 5. Did you have a good journey? 
 
 6. The sea was rather rough, but on a large [giant] steamer 
 like the "Europa", one seldom becomes sea-sick. 
 
 7. I take it for granted that your wife is here, too. How 
 is she? 
 
 8. Thanks, she is very well indeed and did not even catch 
 cold through the change of climate. 
 
 9. At what hotel are you stopping, if I may ask? 
 
 10. At the Englischer Hof. Please come to see us there, 
 when you have an opportunity. 
 
 11. When are you most apt to be found at home? 
 
 12. Until eleven o'clock in the forenoon I am always at 
 home. Later we are quite busy. My wife insists upon 
 our conscientiously visiting all Berlin museums .and galleries. 
 
 13. How long are you to be [still] in Berlin? 
 
 14. It is rather uncertain. And now tell me about your- 
 self. Are you enjoying yourself this summer in Berlin? 
 
 15. I have just come back here. I spent my holidays in 
 the Harz Mountains. 
 
 16. Indeed? Did you like it there? People say the 
 region is very [wonderfully] beautiful. Did you have fine 
 weather? 
 
 17. As far as the weather was concerned, fate was very 
 
Il8 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 ungiinftig/ 3n bcr <3^it, mo id) bort toax, rcgnete c« fort= 
 iinlbrciib. Ta^ ^Better f)at mir ha& 55crgnugen Dcrlcibct unb 
 allc "iMdiie ticrcitclt. ®oId)e (Emitter ^abe id) nirgenbiDO anber^ 
 cricbt. 
 
 18. ^ie beutfc^en (^ebirge finb bafiir beriic^tigt/" 
 
 19. X)a^ ©c^Iimmfte an ber ©ac^e tDar, bag i(^ einen Dnfel 
 unb eine Xante mit t)atte, bie mic^ am (gnbe fiir ba^ ^Setter 
 t)erantmortlid) f)iclten. 
 
 20. 2)a^ hjar aber ftarf! 5lc^, c« Iciutet fiinf Uf)r! 3(5 
 mu6 mi(5 tierabf(5ieben. I?^i)nnen (Sie ba^ Diner bei un^ 
 morgen abcnb einnel^men? (S^ i[t ber ©cburtstag^^ meiner 
 gran, ^d) fagte it)r ()eute morgen, bafe ic^ fef)r gem einen 
 !i?anb^manni2 {)(>{ ^^^ fgf)^^^ ttiiirbe. 
 
 21. <Sie [inb fef)r freunblic^. 3(5 J^tte etnja^ anbere^ Dor, 
 3(5 fann aber bie 35erabrebung t3erf(5ieben. 
 
 22. ®ut! 5Ilfo, urn a(f)t Uftr im (Snglif(5en C>of. 
 
 23. 9D?it 33ergniigen. 5Iuf ^icberfe()en, lieber greunb. 
 Sine (Smpfe{)Iung bon mir an 3f)te grau @emaf)Iin. 
 
 1. ein ^ufciTTiTnentreffen, a meeting; also, a coincidence. Ex. (Sin 
 fomifc^eg ^ufammentreffen, a funny coincidence. — (Sin ^ufantmentreffcn 
 alter ^ameraben, a meeting of old comrades. — treffen (conj. with l^aben 
 requires ace); begegnen (conj. with fein requires dative), to meet. Ex. 
 3(^ '^ah^ ©ie in C^efellfc^aft getroffen, / met her in society. — (Sr t)at diet 
 SBiberftanb getroffen, he met with much opposition. — 3d^ bin \^x f)eute 
 morgen auf ber ©tra^e begegnet, / met her on the street this morning. 
 
 2. erft (adj.), ^r^^. — erft (adv.), only; not till, etc. — nur, blofe, 
 only. Ex. 53Io^ (or, nur) meine ©d)h)efter, only my sister. — SSare ic^ 
 nur erft ho., if I were only there. — (Srft borgeftern, only (or, not till) 
 the day before yesterday. 
 
 3. The address of any person, living either permanently or tem- 
 porarily in Berlin, can be obtained in a few moment's time, on pay- 
 ment of a small fee to the police. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY II9 
 
 unfavorable to me. At the time I was there, It rained con- 
 stantly. The weather spoiled my pleasure and marred all 
 my plans. I have never seen [experienced] such thunder- 
 storms anywhere else. 
 
 18. The German mountains are famous [notorious] for 
 them. 
 
 19. The worst of the matter was that I had an uncle and 
 an aunt with me, who finally came to hold me responsible 
 for the weather. 
 
 20. That was indeed pretty hard! Oh, it is striking five 
 o'clock; I must take my leave. Can you take dinner with 
 us to-morrow evening? It is my wife's birthday. I said 
 to her this morning that I should be very glad to have [see] 
 a compatriot with us. 
 
 21. You are very kind. I had another engagement. I 
 can, however, postpone the appointment. 
 
 22. Good. Well, at eight o'clock at the Englischer Hof. 
 
 23. With pleasure. Au revoir [dear friend]. My regards 
 to your wife. 
 
 4. [inb, the German present indicating an action not yet completed; 
 where in English we should use were (dependent subjunctive). 
 
 5. etn^mal, once; one time. — 5^ic^t einmaF ®ic, tiot even you. — 
 9^i(^t einmaF tc^, not even I. 
 
 6. ba& 9D?u[eum, pi., bie 9)?ufeen, museum. 
 
 7. be[timmt; fic^er, certain. — unbeftimmt, uncertain. 
 
 8. derbringen, to spend (time). — au^geben, to spend (money). 
 Ex. 3^ derbringe bie ^ericn ju ^aufe, / am spending the holidays 
 
 at home. — ^d) gebc diel ®elb auS, / am spending much money. 
 g. giinftig, favorable. — ungiinftig, unfavorable. 
 
 10. berud)tigt, notorious; famous (in uncomplimentary sense). — ' 
 beriibmt, famous (in complimentary sense). 
 
 11. c^crjtic^en ®Iu(fn)un[c^ gum (^cburtStag! Cordial birthday wishes, 
 ^d) gratuUcre bei^slic^ (or, beften^), / congratulate you heartily. 
 
 12. ber SaiibSmann. See also Piauderei 14, note 3. 
 
X20 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 piauberci 3\. 
 Se^cn^njurbiofcitcn in Sntiitdjcn. 
 
 1. ^le i^eit tiergel)t fo fc^ncri! SSa^ madden H)ir f)eute? 
 
 2. SSotlen ©ie einen (Spajiergang mac^en? 
 
 3. 5^e{)men tDir lieber einen SSagen. ^i6 je^t l)aben n)ir 
 iiur Me ^ircfien unb tie grofeten ©alerien befuc^t. ^ie iibrigen 
 <Set)en^n)urbigfeiten follten Voix boc^ auc^ anfe()en. Ubennorgen 
 reifen tr)ir ah, 
 
 4. @ut! 5luf bent Obeon^pla^ naf)e bem ©enhnal^ be« 
 ^onig^ gtbt e^ einen 3)roWfenftanb. — 3n ge^n TOnuten bin 
 idf) fij unb fertig. 3:reffen tDir un^ unten inx ©alon. 
 
 (Sum ^utfcf)er.) 
 
 6. ^utfd)er, fa{)ren (Bk un^ na(^ ber @It)ptotf)ef. SSir 
 Tie!)men 3f)re !Drofc^fe nad^ ber 3^it (or, ftunbenn)eife); e^ ift 
 iel^t se^n Ufer. 
 
 (Sic bredien auf.) 
 
 6, SKag ift bie (^Itjptotjef? (gg ift ein grie(^if(^e^ ^ort, 
 nid^t n3at)r? 
 
 7. SatDo^L !I)er batjrifd^e ^onig I2ubn)ig ber (Srfte fc^n)armte 
 fe!)r fiir bie grie(^if(f)e S3aufunft. ^o liefe er t)ier brei ©ebaube 
 in griec^if(^em (Stil erbauen» ^a^ grofeartige Xov in ber 
 SDIitte l)ei6t bag *iPropt)Iaon. 3n jeber (gingelf)eit ift e^ e^t 
 griec^ifd^. S^ec^tg ftet)t bie (^lt)ptotf)ef unb lin!^ bag ^unft* 
 augftellungggebciube. 
 
 8» SSie l^errlid^l SBeibeg finb imufeen, fagt S3aebe!er, !Diefe5 
 linfg toivh fiir geitftteilige Slugftellungen gebrauc^t, fagen ®ie? 
 
 9. ^a, unb im anberen ift eine ftdnbige HugftcUung antifcr 
 ©tatuen aug ^talien, (S^riec^enlanb, bem 9}iorgenlanb unb 
 Sgt)pten. 
 
 10, ^arunter befinben fi(5 bie tDeltberii^mten „Sgina <SfuIp* 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 12 1 
 
 CONVERSATION 31. 
 Sightseeing in Munich. 
 
 1. Time goes so quickly! What shall we do to-day? 
 
 2. Would you like to go for a walk? 
 
 3. Let us rather take a carriage. Until now we have 
 only visited the churches and the largest galleries. The 
 rest of the sights we should at least look at. Day after 
 to-morrow we leave [travel away]. 
 
 4. Very well! In Odeon Square near the king's statue 
 [monument] there is a cab-stand. In ten minutes I shall be 
 quite ready. Let us meet downstairs in the drawing-room. 
 
 {To cabman.) 
 
 5. Cabby, drive us to the Glyptotheca. We will take 
 [are taking] your cab by the hour; it is now ten o'clock. 
 
 (They start.) 
 
 6. What is the Glyptotheca? It is a Greek word, is it 
 not? 
 
 7. Yes [indeed]. The Bavarian king, Ludwig the First, 
 was a great lover of Greek architecture. He accordingly 
 had three buildings erected here in the Greek style. The 
 magnificent gateway (i.e. arch) in the centre is called the 
 Propylaeum. It is genuinely Greek in every detail. At the 
 right stands the Glyptotheca, and at the left the building for 
 art exhibits. 
 
 8. How glorious! Both are museums, Baedeker says. 
 This one at the left is used for temporary exhibits, you say? 
 
 9. Yes, and in the other is a permanent exhibition of 
 antique statuary from Italy, Greece, the Orient, and Egypt. 
 
 10. Among them are [find themselves] the world-famous 
 
122 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 turen," ntd)t rt>af)r? ©ne fe^r pte 9^a(5a{)-munfl bat)on i[l bem 
 Sl)ica90cr 3u[titut Qcfcf)cuft iuorbcn. 
 
 11. (£d)aueu (£ie jct^t ben ©la^pdaft an! ©cfiabe, ba[^ tnir 
 nid)t sur grofeen iaf)rUc^en 5lu^[tellung f)ier \mxcn. ®ie finbet 
 im §crbft ftatt. 
 
 12. !Die foil ebcu fo intereffant fein tDie ber ^ari[cr ©don. 
 
 13. 3c^ bin bef[en gang getDife, benn im altgemcinen finb ja 
 bie beutfc^en ^Dealer unb 53ilbf)auer aufeerorbentlid^ begabt (or, 
 tdentDotl). 5lu(^ au^Ianbifd)e ^iin filer, fogar Hmerifaner, 
 ftellen i{)re ©emdbe im ©lagpdaft au^. 33orige^ Sai)t f)at 
 ein 53etter bon mir einen ^rei^ genjonnen. 
 
 14. ma6) ber ©tatiftif leben fec^^taufenb ^iinftler in 5mUn- 
 c^en; 5lu^Ianber unb 3nlanber. 
 
 15. ^utfdier, trie {)ei6t biefer <i(3la^? 
 
 16. ^er SD^arienpla^, mein §err. ^ort fte!)t ba6 dtc 
 9fJat{)au^, ba^ im 3cit)re 1315 erbaut n3urbe. ^a^ neue ift t)or 
 einigen 3at)ren fertig gelDorben. 5Bir gjjiinc^ner finb fe()r 
 ftols barauf. 
 
 17. !Da^ glaube i(§ n)of)l SSie tnunberfdion finb bie 
 (^(^ni^ereien! 
 
 18. 3n ber 9?egel ift mir bie moberne beutfd^e 53aufunft 
 njeniger {i)mpat{)if(^ aU bie dte. !Diefeg ©ebciube mac^t aber 
 eine 5lugnaf)me.2 
 
 19. ^a briiben fte{)t bie grauenfirc^e, meine ^erren, bie im 
 gjiittelalter erbaut h)urbe. 
 
 20. !Die {)of)en 2^iirme biefer ^irc^e fie{)t man t)on alien 
 *iPunften ber (Stabt. @ie finb n)al)rt)aftig impofant (or, im= 
 ponierenb). 
 
 21. ^utf(5er, fal)ren @ie ung nac^ bem ©d^log^ (ber Siefibenj). 
 SKir tDollen bie 5lblofung ber ^ad)e fcl)en. 
 
 22. ^uu!t 3n)i)lf U^r finbet uberall in ^eutfc^lanb t)or ben 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 1 23 
 
 /Eginsi sculptures, are they not? A very good copy of 
 them has been presented to the Chicago Institute. 
 
 11. Now look at the Crystal Palace! What a pity that 
 we were not here for the great yearly Exhibition! It takes 
 place in the autumn. 
 
 12. That is said to be quite as interesting as the Paris 
 Salon. 
 
 13. I am quite sure of it; for, in general, the German 
 painters and sculptors are extraordinarily talented. Foreign 
 artists, too, even Americans, exhibit their paintings in the 
 Crystal Palace. A cousin of mine received a prize last year. 
 
 14. According to the statistics, six thousand artists, for- 
 eigners and native Germans, live in Munich. 
 
 15. Cabby, what is the name of this square? 
 
 16. Mary's Square, sir. There stands the old City Hall 
 which was built in the year 13 15. The new one was fin- 
 ished a few years ago. We people of Munich are very 
 proud of it. 
 
 17. I can well believe it. How wonderfully beautiful 
 the carvings are! 
 
 18. As a rule, modern German architecture is less pleasing 
 (congenial) to me than the old. This building is an excep- 
 tion, however. 
 
 19. Over there stands the Church of our Lady, gentle- 
 men, which was built during the Middle Ages. 
 
 20. The high towers of this church are seen from every 
 part [all points] of the city. They are truly imposing. 
 
 21. Cabby, drive us to the castle. We want to see the 
 change (reUef) of the guard. 
 
 22. All over Germany this relief of the guard takes 
 
124 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 t)crfd5lcbcncn ^alciften unb ©c^Ibffcrn biefe 5lbIo[ung ber SBad^c 
 [tatt. !^rcimal iDod^entUd^ fpielen banacft bie 9)^ilitarfapel(en 
 im grcien. 
 
 23. ©c^nell, ^utfd^er, tDir tDoIIen bie 'ifarabe md)t Derfaumen. 
 
 24. 3rf) fe^e bie bcut[rf}en ©olbatcn [ef)r c^ern. — SSer 
 luar bcr iunge ^eutnant, ber ®ie ebcn gegriifet ^at? 
 
 25. (S^ iDar §err t)on grie^, ber ®of)n be^ ©eneral^.'* 
 
 1. ha^ ^^enfmal, monument or statue erected in honor of some one. 
 — eine ©tatue, (pron. in three syllables), a piece of statuary. 
 
 2. eine Slu^nal^me, an exception. — augnaf)mgtt)eife, as, or by way 
 of an exception. 
 
 piauberet 32. 
 S3ct eincr fjrcunbin.^ 
 
 1. 3ft grau i)on ©efe gu §aufe? 
 
 2. 3ati3of)l, QHcibige grau. 
 
 3. O liebe greunbin/ ic^ F)abe bi(^ fo lange nic^t gefe{)en. 
 3(5 bad^te mir fd)on, ha^ bu t)ieneid^t franf feieft. 
 
 4. 5^imm e^ mir nic^t iibel, bafe i(5 bic^ nid^t fru{)er befud^t 
 {)abe. 3d^ bin gang aufeerorbentlic^ befd^ctftigt unb aud^ beforgt 
 getrefen. 
 
 5. !l)u mufit mir alte^ ersaf)Ien, — SSillft bu nid^t ein big^ 
 (^en ablegen? 
 
 6. @ef)r gem. ^arf id^ in bein ©d^Iafjimmer treten, um^ 
 mir bag §aar ein bifed^en gu orbnen (or, bamit ic^ mir bag §aar 
 ein bifedjen orbnen fann)? 
 
 7. @ang gen)ife. ^er ^amm liegt auf ber ^ommobe. 
 
 8. SBie t)iele ^i^uTner tiat beine je^ige SSof)nung? 
 
 9. 23ie Stage beftetit aug gef)n BiTn^nern. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 1 25 
 
 place in front of the various palaces and castles, punctually 
 at twelve o'clock. Afterward, three times a week, the mili- 
 tary bands play in the open air. 
 
 23. Cabby, quick, we do not want to miss the parade. 
 
 24. I enjoy looking at the German soldiers. — Who was 
 the young lieutenant who just bowed to you? 
 
 25. It was Mr. von Fries, the son of the General. 
 
 .3. ha§ <S(^Io&, pi., ©c^Ioffcr, castle (royal palace). — ber "ipolaft, 
 pi., ^dcifte, palace. — bic 9^efiben3, the capital city of a kingdom or 
 empire; the winter palace, situated in a capital city. 
 
 4. ber '^dbf)zvx; ber ©enerat, the general. — ber Oberft, the colonel. 
 
 CONVERSATION 32. 
 At a friend's. 
 
 1. Is Mrs. von Hess at home? 
 
 2. Yes, madam. 
 
 3. Oh, my dear friend, I have not seen you for so long! 
 I was thinking [already to myself] that you were ill per- 
 haps. 
 
 4. Do not be offended with me because I have not called 
 on you sooner. I have been extraordinarily busy and wor- 
 ried, too. 
 
 5. You must tell me all about it. — Will you not take off 
 your wraps? 
 
 6. Very gladly. May I go into your bedroom to smooth 
 my hair a little? 
 
 7. Most certainly. The comb lies on the dressing-table. 
 
 8. How many rooms has your present apartment [dwell- 
 ing]? 
 
 9. The flat consists of ten rooms. 
 
126 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 10. T'ie ^trmncr [tnb [clir c^rofe unb freunblld^. §ter tm 
 (Balon, gum 53cifpicl, ftcl)t alle^ fcljr gemiitlitt au^. 
 
 11. ^Tanfe fc{)r. 9[)tcmcr SD^cmung nac^ i[t bie gangc SSof)* 
 nung bebeutenb bequenier a\^ bie anbere. 
 
 12. SSann bift bu umge^ogen? 
 
 13. 53orIe^te SSod^c. 3e^t [tnb tt)ir bemaf)e boKig^ (or, 
 t)ollftanbtg) eingerid)tet. — 53itte, ni-mm ^la^ (or, fe^e bid^). 
 ^u ficl)ft ein biftc^en blafe unb angegriffen au^. SSie ift e6 bir 
 in ber le^ten S^^^ ergangen? '^k §i^e ift ganj unertrctglid^ 
 getDe[cn! 
 
 14. 5l(^, bci bic[cm fc^n3ulen SSetter fuf)Ie i($ mic^ gerabc 
 tt)ie gerctbert.^ 
 
 15. ^arf id) bir eine S^affe 2:ee anbieten? 
 
 16. ^itte fet)r. ^lac^mittagg fann i(§ nteinen 2^ee fel^r 
 fc^tncr entbei)ren. 
 
 17. §ier ift ba^ Xablett. — SBiinfc^ft bu ^af)m ober 
 Sitrone? 
 
 18. ©n (StM S^^^^ ^^'^ ^^^ bi^c^en O^a^m (or, ©al^ne), 
 bitte. — SBie Qef)t e^^ beiner grau SO^tter? 
 
 19. 91id)t fe{)r gut. ®ie tiegt im 53ett. ^er Hrjt f)at i^r 
 alien ^efu(^ Derboten. 5^aturli(^ fctllt i^r bie ©nfamfeit fel)r 
 auf bie 9^ert)en. ©ie ift man(^mal rec^t niebergefc^lagen. ©ic 
 Icifet bid) iibrigen^ bielmal^ griifeen. 
 
 20. SDie 5lrme! 3c^ ti3iinfd)e ibr „®ute 53efferung!" — 3d& 
 bemiiffe auc^ beine Qungen;^ tt)o finb fie? 
 
 21. (Bit befud)en jc^t ba^ ©i)mnafium^ unb fommen 3iem= 
 U(^ fpat nac^ ^aufe. @ie finb fo febr gemad^fen/ bag bu fie 
 faum tDiebererfennen inirft, SKa^ fiir 9Zac^rid^ten bctft bu aug 
 5Imerifa? 
 
 22. £cine guten; mein 53ruber liegt fel)r franf banieber* 
 5luei bicfcm ®runb bin ic^ in ber le^ten <3cit fo beforgt getDefen. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 1 27 
 
 10. The rooms are very large and cheerful [friendly]. 
 Here in the drawing-room, for example, everything looks 
 very cosy. 
 
 11. Thank you very much. In my opinion the entire 
 apartment is much [considerably] more convenient than the 
 other. 
 
 12. When did you move? 
 
 13. Week before last. We are almost entirely settled 
 now. — Please sit down. You look a little pale and tired 
 out. How have you been of late? The heat has been abso- 
 lutely unendurable! 
 
 14. Oh, in this humid weather I feel utterly worn out. 
 
 15. May I offer you a cup of tea? 
 
 16. If you please. In the afternoon I can scarcely do 
 without my tea. 
 
 17. Here is the tray. — Do you wish cream or lemon? 
 
 18. One lump of sugar and a little cream, please. — How 
 is [madam] your mother? 
 
 19. Not very well. She is [lies] in bed. The physician 
 has forbidden her all callers. Of course, the loneliness 
 gets very much on her nerves. She is sometimes much 
 depressed. She wishes to be remembered to you. 
 
 20. The poor dear (one) ! I hope she will soon be better. 
 — I miss your boys, also; where are they? 
 
 21. They attend the High School now and come home 
 rather late. They have [are] grown so much that you will 
 scarcely recognize them. — What news have you from 
 America? 
 
 22. Nothing good. My brother lies very ill. For this 
 reason I have been so anxious lately. 
 
128 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 23. !3)er aunt 3unge! 2Bag fef)It i{)nt benn? 
 
 24. (Sr {)at ben 2t)p()Ug. ®ott fei T)anf, bie grofete ®cfaf)r 
 ift jcljt t)orbei (or, Doriiber). SBenigften^ be^auptet e^ her 
 bortige^ 5Irst. 
 
 25. 3)u mufet geiDife Qtoge Hngft au^geftanben ()aben. !l)u 
 tDarft inxTuer fo ftolg auf beinen einaigen^" ^ruber. §offentUd^ 
 crf)oIt er ft(5 Tnogli(5ft balb. 
 
 26. 3d^ t)offe e6. — Unb nun f)abc ic^ eine grofee ^ttte an 
 hid), Tldm <S(5h)agertn tnoc^tc \ti)x gem ba^ neue 58uc^ (ben 
 neuen 53anb) t)on „(SIlen ^et}" (pron. Xi^/j) auf etn paar 2^age 
 borgen. S3ift bu fertig bamit?^^ 
 
 27. 3an)of)I, l(^ l^abe ha^ 53uc^ erft geftem p @nbe getefen 
 unb fann eg fe()r eTnpfef)len. 5IIleg, h)ag bie f(^n3ebif(^e @(^rtft= 
 ftellerin iiber bie geiftige unb forperlid^e (Sntmidetung ber £inber 
 fagt, i[t l)oc^ft gutreffenb. 
 
 28. 3^re 53orf(^lage iiber beren^^ (5rgief)ung, ufn)., ftnb eben 
 fo praftifc^ n)ie origtnelL l^illi n)irb bag 53uc^ am Sreitag 
 guriidbringen. ®ie tDilI nur elnige 53emerfungen abfd^reiben. 
 — 5l(^, bu lieber (^ott.^^ 3d^ mufe fofort nac^ §aufe. SSir 
 emarten l^eute abenb einen ®aft. (gg ift ein alter 3unggefe((e/'^ 
 ein elietnaliger (or, fru{)erer) ©c^ulfamerab meineg Wannt^, 
 nameng t)on ©elbad^. 
 
 29. 3d) ftcibe t)on i^m gef)ort. (Sr foil au6erorbentli(j& 
 h)i^ig fein. 33iel 5Sergniigen i)eute atenb! 
 
 30. !Danfe fef)r. — 5Iuf 3Bieberfef)en! 
 
 31. (Sine @mpfet)lung t)on mir an beinen §errn ®emat)I! 
 
 32. ©rlife' bie gauge gamilie befteng t)on mir. 5lbieu! 
 
 1. ein f^reunb, masc, einc grcunbin, fern., a friend. — ein 53cfannter, 
 masc, eine 53efQnnte, fem., an acquaintance. — Germans make a dis- 
 tinction between friends and acquaintances, the former word being 
 reserved for intimates only. 
 
 2. um, prep, with ace, about, around, because of, etc. — um (used 
 with gu and the infin.), in order to. See Plauderei 7, notes. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 1 29 
 
 23. The poor boy! What is the matter with him? 
 
 24. He has typhoid fever. Thank God, the greatest 
 danger is over now! At least the doctor there says [asserts] 
 so. 
 
 25. You must, indeed, have been through great anxiety. 
 You were always so proud of your only brother. It is to 
 be hoped that he will recover as quickly as possible. 
 
 26. I hope so. — And now I have a great favor to ask of 
 you. My sister-in-law would very much like to borrow the 
 new book (volume) by Ellen Key for a few days. Are you 
 through with it? 
 
 27. Yes, I finished it only yesterday and can recommend 
 it very highly. Everything that the Swedish authoress says 
 about the mental and physical development of children is 
 extremely to the point. 
 
 28. Her suggestions concerning their bringing up, etc., 
 are as practical as they are original. Lillie will bring back 
 the book on Friday. She only wishes to copy a few re- 
 marks. Good Heavens! I must go home immediately. 
 We are expecting a guest this evening. He [it] is an old 
 bachelor, a former school friend of my husband's, von 
 Gelbach by name. 
 
 29. I have heard of him. He is said to be extraordinarily 
 witty. I wish you much pleasure this evening. 
 
 30. Thank you very much. Au revoir! 
 
 31. My regards to your husband. 
 
 32. My best greetings to the entire family. — Good-bye! 
 
 3. ddlUg, dollftanbig, ganj, fully; entirely; quite. 
 
 4. baS 9^ab, wheel. — rabern, to break on a wheel. 
 
 5. 3Bie Qef)t eS it)m? How is hef lit., 'how does it go with him'. — 
 SBie ift eS i^m ergangen? How has he been? — SSa^ i[t au^ if)m getoorben? 
 What has become of him? 
 
 6. ein 3unge, ein ^nabe (less used than formerly), a boy, a lad. 
 
130 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 7. ha^ (S^X^mna^mm, pi., G^tjiTtnaficn, school entered usually at age 
 of ten. It gives a nine years' course. The Gymnasium is the very 
 corner-stone of German culture. The Realgymnasium gives a less 
 classical course. 
 
 8. htac^fen, to grow. Ex. SSag finb <£ic geirac^feti! How you have 
 grown! — ber (SriDac^fcne, adult. 
 
 g. eine bortige j^amilie, a family living there. — cine i^iefige f^amilie, a 
 family living here. — For ieljigc, bamaligc, friif)ere, see Plauderei 6, notes. 
 
 10. ein einjigeS £lnb, an only child. — ein eigcne^ ^inb, one's own 
 child. — (Sie \)ai einige ^inber, she has a few children. 
 
 11. fertig fein (mit), becnben, DoIIenben, ju (Snbe bringcn, lefen, etc., 
 to finish. 
 
 Plauberet 33. 
 iibcr ^crfoncn. 
 
 1. ^arf \6) ^\)MXi eine 3^9cii^^^ anbteten, ober, raud^en ®ic 
 t)iel(et(^t nicfjt? 
 
 2. £) ho6)V 3(5 rau(5e fefir gem. 
 
 3. SBa^ f)aben @ie in ber le^ten 3^tt gemadfit? @ie ge^ien 
 fo t)iel in (^efellfdjaft, 't^a'^ \6) ©ie faum fef)e. 
 
 4. (Sie fpafeen (or, ^ie neden), nid)t n)af)r? ®ie f)aben un^ 
 redfjt. ©eftem, ^um ^eifptel, tear i(5 mit ernften oai^en 
 bcfcftaftigt. 3(5 rtjo^nte einer 33erfammlung2 bei. !Der 2lng= 
 tauf(5='iProfeffor Don ber .^art)arb=Umt)erfitat f)ielt einen 3Sor* 
 trag,2 ber feinen beutf(5en ^ii^o^^^n feftr ^u gefallen fcftien. 
 
 5. 3c5 tt)of)nte aucft einer 53orIefung bei. ^te ©ie miffen, 
 ^abe id^ ein naturi'uiffcn]d)aftlid)e§ ^olleg bei ^rofeffor ©rofi 
 betegt. (£r ift in feinem %a&)^ alien nnberen bebeutcnb iibcr= 
 legen. 
 
 6. SBa^ bttben ®ie geftcm abenb nad) 3bi^er grofeen geifti= 
 gen 5Inftrengung gema(5t? 
 
 7. 3d) tr>ar bei grau "ipofi'ettt, bie eine grofee ©efeltf(5aft 
 gab; fie empfdngt alle ghjei 952ittn)od)e. ©(^abe, bafe ©ie nidfjt 
 babci n3aren! 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY I3I 
 
 Ex. 9[)?e{nc 3Irbcit tft bccnbct, my work is finished. — ^^ f)abc meine 
 ©rammotif noc^ nic^t doflenbct, / have not yet fully finished my grammar. 
 
 — ^ft tnon ferttg mit e[[en? Have they finished dinner or supper? 
 
 12. beren, gen. sing, fern., or gen. pi. of demons, and rel. pronoun 
 ber, hit, ha?), of her, it, them; their; whose, etc. — beffeti, gen. sing, 
 masc. and neut. of ber, bie, ba§. Ex. ^6) f)abe beren genug, / have 
 enough of them, or, of it, of her. — ^d) Mn be[fen getDtfj, / am sure of it. 
 
 13. See Plauderei 15, note 8. 
 
 14. cin ^unggefelle, a bachelor. — etne ^ungfer, a spinster. — ein 
 dteg j^rciulein, an old maid. — bte ^eilige ^ut^sf^QU/ ^he holy virgin. 
 
 — einc unDerf)eiratete ^^rau, an unmarried woman. 
 
 CONVERSATION 33. 
 About persons. 
 
 1. May I offer you a cigar; or perhaps you do not smoke? 
 
 2. Oh yes I do, I am fond of smoking. 
 
 3. What have you been doing lately? You go out so 
 much socially, that I hardly see you. 
 
 4. You are joking {or, you are teasing), are you not? 
 You are wrong. Yesterday, for example, I was occupied 
 with serious things. I attended a meeting. The exchange 
 professor from Harvard University made an address which 
 seemed to please his German hearers very much. 
 
 5. I attended a lecture, too. As you know, I have en- 
 tered my name for a course of scientific lectures by [of] 
 Professor Gross. He is, in his specialty, greatly superior to 
 all others. 
 
 6. What did you do last evening after your great mental 
 exertion? 
 
 7. I was at Mrs. Posse tti's who gave a reception (party); 
 she receives every other Wednesday. A pity that you 
 were not there! 
 
132 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 8. 3cf) Titufetc bic (Sinlabung abfrf)Iagcn. §abcn ®ie fic^ 
 pt amiificrt? 
 
 9. 3n eincm fiinftlerifd^en ^reia amiificrt man ftd^ tmmer 
 gang au^Qqcid^net. ginbcn ©ie nic^t? 
 
 10. ^ag i[t ja Xemperamcnt^fa(^c^ unb aud^ (^^efd^madfgfad^e. 
 9Dlir fam c^ ba^ le^te 9D?aI red)! langmeilig tior. — 2Ba^ tnurbe 
 gcftcrn abcnb gcmac^t? 
 
 11. (5^ ttiurbe gefungen unb getanjt.^. ^aturli($ trar e^ eine 
 bunte ©efetlfd)aft. Sine SD^enge bebeutenber ©anger, (S(^aufpie= 
 Icr, 9}?aler unb (Sd}riftfte(Ier tnaren unter htn @aften. 
 
 12. SSar ber 53tlbf)auer 9?ei(^art babei? SKa^ i)alim ®ie 
 t)on il)m? 
 
 13. (gr ()at auf mic^ einen tiefen (Stnbrucf gemac^t. (Sr ift 
 entfd)ieben ein \d)v intereffanter 5Dlenfd) mit t)ielen foliben (Sf)a^ 
 raftergugen;^ fe!)r energtfc^, gutfiersig unb bienftfertig. @r ift 
 cin begeifterter 9laturfreunb, ein ^ieb()aber t)on ^inbern, unb 
 in erfter 9?eif)e ein f)ert)orragenber ^iinftler. 
 
 14. ^ennen (Sic feine Srau, eine rebfelige f)ubfc^e, fteine ^er= 
 fon mit lodigem ^aar; fie fommt mir fe()r an^iefienb Dor. 
 
 15. <Sie ift }a allerliebft, fo ganj unb gar tneibli($/ unb eine 
 grofee (Sc5ont)eit; folc^e regelmafeigen SH^ fi^W nian ^bd)\t 
 fetten. — Unb gefd^eit ift fie auc§. 5Som erften 5lugenbli(f an 
 voax fie mir \z^x fl)mpat{)ifc^. 
 
 16. (Bk ift t)on 5lbel '' unb er Don bauerlid^er Slbftammung," 
 n)ie man fagt. 
 
 17. ^a^ ift nur ^Iatf(^, glaube id), obgleid^ bie beiben einen 
 gretlen ©egenfa^ bilben. 3u pft}d)ologifc^er §infid^t ift ba§ 
 •iPaar fi(^er \tt)x intereffant. 
 
 18. SBaren <Bk jemal^ bei if)nen? gran 9^ei(^art ift eine 
 reigenbe (^aftgeberin, unb ibr 9D^ann fef)r gaftfreunbli(^. 9^ur 
 bin unb loieber ift fein i8ene!)men etU)a^ unpaffenb. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY I33 
 
 8. I was obliged to decline the invitation. Did you have 
 a good time? 
 
 9. In an artistic milieu (circle) one always has an agreeable 
 time [enjoys oneself splendidly]. Do you not find it so? 
 
 10. That is [indeed] a matter of temperament and also of 
 taste. To me it was positively dull the last time. — What 
 did they do last evening [what was done last evening]? 
 
 11. There was dancing and singing. Of course, there 
 was a mixed company. A large number of well-known 
 singers, actors, painters, and authors were among the guests. 
 
 12. Was the sculptor Reichart there? What do you think 
 of him? 
 
 13. He made a deep impression upon me. He is decidedly 
 a very interesting man [human being] with many excellent 
 traits of character; very vigorous, good-hearted, and oblig- 
 ing. He is an enthusiastic lover of Nature, a lover of chil- 
 dren; and above all [in the first row] a distinguished artist. 
 
 14. Are you acquainted with his wife, a talkative, pretty 
 little person with curly hair; she strikes me as very at- 
 tractive. 
 
 15. She is indeed delightful [dearest of all], so entirely 
 feminine, and a great beauty; one sees very [extremely] 
 seldom such regular features. And she is clever, too. From 
 the first moment I found her congenial. 
 
 16. She is of the nobility and he from peasant extraction, 
 they say. 
 
 17. That is only gossip, I think, although the two make 
 a sharp contrast. From a psychological point of view the 
 pair are [is] certainly very interesting. 
 
 18. Were you ever at their house? Mrs. Reichart is a 
 charming hostess, and her husband very hospitable. Only 
 now and then his manner [behavior] is rather inappropriate. 
 
134 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 19. (Sigcntlid) ift cr m^t oans falonfa()tG, inaf)rcnb fcine 
 grau cine ti)pil'cf)c SBeltbame i[t. 
 
 20. 3n Teut[(f)Ianb ift ein grofeer ^iinftlcr cincm 5lbligen 
 iimner cbcnbiirtig. 
 
 1. Use of \a and bod^. Germans use the word boc^ (though) to 
 answer affirmatively a question put negatively; or, as if the answer 
 *no' were expected. To answer ja to such a question might mean 
 'Yes, that is so', which is exactly the opposite of the intended mean- 
 ing. Ex. ^ellncr, f)aben ©te !einen ©c^toeijerfiife? Waiter, have you wo 
 Swiss cheese? — S)0(^, mein ^tvx, Oh yes, sir. — ®ie f)Qben eS ni(^t? 
 
 You haven't it? !Doc^, Oh yes, I have. 
 
 2. cine 53erfannnluitg, a meeting. — etnc ©ommlung, a collection 
 (of stamps, books, pictures, etc.). 
 
 3. Qx f)at eine 9?ebe (einen 53ortrag) ge!)alten, he made a speech (an 
 address). 
 
 4. ein i^ac^mann. A man who knows much about a special sub- 
 ject; an expert. 
 
 5. !Dag ift ©efii^I^fac^e, that is a matter of feeling, or sentiment. — 
 !Da6 ift gamilienfac^c, that varies in diferent families. — !Dag ift 2ln- 
 fic^t^fad^e, that is a matter of opinion. 
 
 Plauberet 5^. 
 iificr S3u(^er,i 3citft^riftcn \xm\> B^itungctt. 
 
 1. ?efen ®te gem 51 — ? 
 
 2. ^ein. 3(^ f)abe if)n nic^t fef)r gem. @ein SSortfd^a^ 
 befte{)t au^ lauter beralteten Hu^briiden, bie fiir 2(u§Ianber rec^t 
 \6)\Qtx finb. 
 
 3. 53ei ben !5)i(^tem ift e^ ganj anber^. ^er SSortfc^a^ 
 t)eraltet niemal^; ber 9^eis bleibt untjercinbert. !Die ganje ^elt 
 fennt unb liebt bie ^ic^tungen^ t)on Uftlanb, (^oetf)e, ©chiller 
 unb ^eine. 
 
 4. 3(i^ finbe, bie beutfcfie (Sprafi^e eignet fic^ gan^ befonber^ 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY I35 
 
 19. In reality, he is not entirely at home in the drawing- 
 room [capable of the salon], while his wife is a typical woman 
 of the world. 
 
 20. In Germany a great artist is the equal [in birth] of 
 a member of the nobility. 
 
 6. (S^ h)irb getan^t, there is dancing, lit., 'it is being danced'. 
 
 7. bie ^ViO>t, features of the face. — bie (5f)araftersugc, characteristics, 
 lit., 'character-features or traits'. — (gr i[t fef)r c^arafterfeft, he has 
 a firm character. 
 
 8. Sr t[t fef)r ineibifc^, he is very effeminate. 
 
 9. (Sr tft Don Slbel, or er i[t ein Slbliger, he is of the nobility. — @r 
 i[t ein §err „t)on", he has ^von' on his name, i.e. is a baron. — Sr 
 i[t fe^r bornel^m, he is very aristocratic. — @r tft au^ einer bitrgerli(^en 
 gantilie, he is from a simple, or middle-class family. — (Spiefebiirgerlic^e 
 Seute, vulgar, common, narrow-minded people; ^ Philistines^ — ®elt)dl()n= 
 lic^e Seute, ordinary or common people. 
 
 10. ber ©tamm, stock, race, breed, trunk (of tree), etc. — bie "^h^ 
 [tammung, lineage; descent. Ex. 3c^ bin (don) ^oItanbi[(^er 5Ib[tam- 
 mung, / am of Dutch descent. — @r tft t)on foniglid^er Slbftammung, he 
 is of royal lineage. 
 
 CONVERSATION 34. 
 
 About books, magazines, newspapers, etc. 
 
 1. Do you like A — ? 
 
 2. No, I do not care much for him. His vocabulary 
 consists of nothing but antiquated expressions, which are 
 very difficult for foreigners. 
 
 3. With the poets it is quite different. The vocabulary 
 never becomes antiquated; the charm remains unchanged. 
 The whole world knows and loves the poetry of Uhland, 
 Goethe, Schiller, and Heine. 
 
 4. The German language is especially suited to poetry, 
 
136 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 fiir bic *i^ocfie. ^dilegcls Ubcrfc^ung bcr ©ramen Don (Sftafe* 
 fpcare ift iDunberbar! 
 
 5. S^ tefc fe{)r gem bie SKcrfc Don S3 — . ^ennen ®tc 
 fcine ^Romane?^ 
 
 6. 3an)ol)L 3(ft fcnne fie fet)r Qut. S3— i[t altmobifd^, 
 aber nic^t beraltet. 
 
 7. S3ei t^m 9e{)t bie ^anblung fc{)r gemad^lid^ tiorroart^ n)ie 
 bci 3:ronope. (Seine S3ud)er finb nicftt aufregenb, unb bod^ 
 Iteft man fie ganj gefpannt. 
 
 8. S3 — ift eigentlid^ fein mafegebenber (ttjpifd^er) (S(^rift= 
 fteller ber oltmobifdjen realiftifc^en (Sd)ule. ^iele feiner 3cit= 
 genoffen* finbe t(^ rec^t langmeilig. 
 
 9. Unter ben mobemen^ beutfc^en ©c^riftftetlem f)abe ic^ S — 
 befonberg gem. ^ennen ®ie feine 9^ooe(len? 9D?ir fontmen fie 
 aufeerorbentlic^ feffelnb t)or. 
 
 10. SBirflid^? giir mi(^ finb feine ©efd^ic^ten nnr ftetten= 
 tneife intereffant. 
 
 IL 3ft bag 3{)r (Smft? (®ie fpafeen bod^ nidit?) 
 
 12. @en)i6 (im ©egenteil), ic^ ^alte tf)n nid^t fiir einen fef)r 
 guten ©c^riftfteller. SBa^ Iitterarifd)en ©til betrifft, lafet §err 
 (S— t)iel su mUnfc^en ilbrig. (gr a()mt 3oIa offenbar nad^, 
 
 13. ^er romantifd^en ©d^ule gef)ort cr nid^t an; ba^ gebe id^ 
 ^u. — 5lber fold^e (Sadden finb natiirlid^ @ef(^macEgfad^e. 
 
 14. ^ennen <Bie bie ^id)tungen Don ^ — ? 
 
 15. Qd) ()abe eine Uberfe^ung bnrd)blattert, eine fef)r elegante 
 illuftrierte 5Iuggabe,^ bie ein S3erliner' SSerleger nenlid^ f)eraug* 
 gegebenj (or, beroffentlic^t) f)at. 
 
 16. (Seine (gc^itberungen" finb ja f)od^ft treffenb. (^r ift 
 entfd^ieben \d)x begabt. 
 
 17. §aben (Sie ouf irgenb eine an^Ianbifd^e B^itfdjrift abon- 
 niert? 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY I37 
 
 I think. Schlegel's translation of the dramas of Shakes- 
 peare is wonderful. 
 
 5. I enjoy reading the works of B — . Do you know his 
 novels? 
 
 6. Yes, indeed, I know them very well. B — is old- 
 fashioned, but not antiquated. 
 
 7. The plot goes forward in a leisurely manner with him, 
 as with Trollope. His books are not exciting, and yet one 
 reads them with intense interest. 
 
 8. B — is not really a typical writer of the old-fashioned, 
 realistic school. Many of his contemporaries I regard as 
 quite dull. 
 
 9. Among the modern German writers, I like C — espe- 
 cially. Do you know his short stories? To me they seem 
 extraordinarily fascinating. 
 
 10. Really? For me his stories are interesting only in 
 places. 
 
 11. Are you in earnest (you are not joking)? 
 
 12. Certainly (on the contrary), I do not consider him a 
 very good writer. As far as literary style is concerned, 
 Mr. C — leaves much to be desired. He evidently imi- 
 tates Zola. 
 
 13. He does not belong to the Romantic School; I admit 
 that. But, of course, such things are quite a matter of taste. 
 
 14. Do you know the poems of D — ? 
 
 15. I have glanced through a translation, a very hand- 
 some illustrated edition which was recently brought out 
 (published) by a Berlin publisher. 
 
 16. His descriptions are, indeed, extremely striking. He 
 is decidedly gifted. 
 
 17. Do you subscribe [have you subscribed] to any sort of 
 foreign magazine? 
 
138 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 18. 5^cin, id) faufe [ic nur Gclcgcntlic^. 3d) obonnicre aber 
 auf bie 9kut)orfcr^ „5tad)nd)tcn/' S33cnn id) ha^ 53Iatt lefe, 
 fiible i^ mid) nad) ^em^Sorf t)cr[e^t/' 
 
 19. (Sinb bie „9la(5rid)ten"^^ einc tt)pifc^c amerifanifd)e 3ci= 
 tung, bie alle gtDci <Stunbcn cine (Sonberau^gabe^^ f)crau^gibt? 
 
 20. 3)ie fogenanntcn ^gelben ^^itungen" finb nicftt mafege- 
 benb. SD^eine ^^itung l)at blofe eine taglid)c^^ 5Iu5gabe. !l)er 
 33erleger tterfui^t unparteiifc^ in fein unb brucft fo tnenig tt3ie 
 inoglid) iibcr S?erbred)en, uftt). Ubcrad in ben 33ereinigtett 
 (Staaten Ijai ha^ 53Iatt t)ief (Sinflufe auf bie offentlic^e 9[)leinung. 
 
 21. Unfer ©efprac^ erinnert mic^ an etinaS SBic^tige^. ^eute 
 {)abe id) mein *il3ortenTonnaie berloren. 3d) mo(^te eine ^In- 
 nonce in bie 3^itung einriicfer laffen. SSelc^e S'^ititi^S eignet 
 fid) am beftcn fiir meinen 3^e(f? 
 
 22. 3c^ tdtxbt (Sie fe{)r gem nac^ bem bureau be^ ^^age^ 
 blatter begleiten, tuenn ©ie e^ miinfijen. 
 
 23. iBeften ^an!. 3*^ iuerbe mid) fel)r freuen, n)enn ^Sie 
 mir @efenf(^aft leiften iDotlen. 
 
 1. ber ^anb, pL, 53anbe, volume. — ba6 ^anb, pi., S3anbtr, ribbon, 
 
 2. Sic^tungen, poetry, i.e. poems of a certain poet or poets. — • 
 ha^ ®ebic^t, pi., bie ©ebicf)te, poem. — bie "iPoefie, poetry (in general). 
 
 3. ber 9?oman, pi., bie ^Jomane, novel. — bie ^o\)dk, short story. 
 
 4. ber ^eitgenoffe, contemporary. — glci(f)seitig, simultaneous, con- 
 temporaneous. Ex. ©ie finb gleic^jeitig erfc^ienen, they appeared simul- 
 taneously. — ®oet^eunb ©chiller rtiaren ^eitgenoffen, Goe/^e and Schiller 
 were contemporaries. 
 
 5. mobern, modern; also, fashionable. Ex. eine moberne 3}ame, 
 a fashionable lady. 
 
 6. eine biWige 5Iuggabe, a cheap edition. — eine purgierte SluSgabe, 
 an expurgated edition. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY I39 
 
 18. No, I buy them only as occasion offers. But I sub- 
 scribe to the New York " News''. When I read the sheet, 
 I am [I feel myself] transported to New York. 
 
 19. Is the "News'' a typical American newspaper, which 
 publishes a special edition every two hours? 
 
 20. The so-called ''yellow journals" are no standard. My 
 paper has only one daily edition. The pubhsher tries to 
 be impartial, and prints as little as possible about crime, 
 etc. The paper has much influence on pubhc opinion every- 
 where in the United States. 
 
 21. Our conversation reminds me of something important. 
 I lost my pocket-book to-day. I should like to have an 
 advertisement put in the paper. Which newspaper is best 
 suited to my purpose. 
 
 22. I will very gladly accompany you to the office of the 
 ^' Daily News", if you wish. 
 
 23. [Best] thanks, I shall be delighted, if you will give me 
 your company. 
 
 7. S3erlin (pron. Berleen^), Berlin. — Berliner, adj., (invariable), 
 Berlin. Ex. einc 53erliner ©Itte, a Berlin custom. — ein ^Berliner Xi)taUv, 
 a Berlin theatre. 
 
 8. fc^itbern, to depict; portray (of a writer). — bef(f)reiben, to describe. 
 
 9. Sometimes written in this country 9lelt)=2)orfer, is an invariable 
 adjective like all such from names of cities. 
 
 10. S)ad Sieb berfctjt mic^ nad) Slmerifa, the song makes me think of 
 A mcrica. 
 
 11. Names of books, plays, newspapers, etc., are always declined, 
 
 12. etne (Sonberau^gabe, a special edition of a newspaper. 
 
 13. monatUcf), monthly. — irocfientUd), weekly. 
 
I40 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 Plauberci 55. 
 ^n bcr ^onbitorci. 
 
 1. G5utcn Tag, 9?ubolf. !Du fommft faft^ gu fpat gu unfrer 
 3u[aTnmenfunft. 
 
 2. 3(^ bitte taufenbmal urn 33crgei^ung, liebe (Soufine. 
 $offcntUd) l^aft bu nlcf}t lange auf micft getDartet, (Sigentlic^ 
 fonnte trf) felbft nicf)t bafiir. 3(f) tDurbe braufeen tm 33orfaaI 
 t)on einem altcn ^efanntcn aufge^alten. 
 
 3. S)u fcnnft f(f)on grau tion ^ui^, unfre Jcutige 5Inftanb^= 
 barrte, m(^t n)a{)r? — grctutein ^rottjn, barf tc^ 3f)nen meinen 
 S3etter, §errn t)on (£d)ilgen, t)orftellen? 
 
 4. (E^ freut mid) febr, (2ie fennen gu lerncn, gncibigeg grctu- 
 Iein.2 — (3ur ^ennertn.) grctulein, fonncn ®ie un^ glei(^ be- 
 btenen? 
 
 5. ^itte, ix)a§ tniinfc^en bie gerrfc^aften? 
 
 6» 3^et 3:a[[en ^affee unb gtnei Xaffen (Sftofolabe mlt 
 ©c^lagrabm (or, (5d)Ia9faf)ne) bagu. 2Bir tnerbcn ba^ ©ebcirf 
 (or, ble ^uc^en) felbft au^rt)af)len, tDcnn (Sie un^ ein paar ^^eller 
 bringen iDoIlen. 
 
 7» (5d)on,^ mein §err, 
 
 (3ur 9(merifanertn.) 
 
 8. $aben @ie bie europaifd)e ©itte gem, graulein 33roii>n, 
 ben Speller in bie $anb gu nebmen nnb bie ^ud)en felbft au^^u^ 
 fudfien? 
 
 9. 3d) ^abt bie (Sitte fc^on bei 9?nmpelmet}er in 'ipari^ 
 fennen gelemt. (Sin folc^er SD^anget an gormlic^feit fommt mir 
 fe{)r reigenb Dor. 
 
 (C">err bon <Sd)ilgen ,^u feiner Gouftnc.) 
 
 10. Siebe ©ertrnb, fiebft bu ha^ alte ^aar am Xifc^ nebenan? 
 Cffenbar fpred)en fie fein S)eutfd); fie feben gang berlegen au^. 
 £annft bu if)nen nic^t ein bi^dien f)elfen? 
 
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 CONVERSATION 35. 
 
 At the tea-room. 
 
 1. Good day, Rudolph. You are almost [too] late at 
 our rendez-vous. 
 
 2. I beg a thousand pardons, dear cousin. I hope [it 
 is to be hoped] you have not waited long for me. In reality 
 it was not my fault [I could not for it]. I was detained out-' 
 side in the entrance-hall by an old acquaintance. 
 
 3. You are already acquainted with Mrs. von Lutz, our 
 chaperon of to-day, are you not? — Miss Brown, may I 
 introduce my cousin, Mr. von Schilgen, to you? 
 
 4. I am delighted to meet you, {To waitress.) FrduleiUy 
 can you serve us immediately? 
 
 5. What do you wish, please? 
 
 6. Two cups of coffee and two cups of chocolate with 
 whipped cream. We will choose the cakes ourselves, if 
 you will bring us a few plates. 
 
 7. Very well, sir. 
 {To the American.) 
 
 8. Do you like the European custom. Miss Brown, of 
 taking the plate in one's hand and picking out the cakes 
 one's self? 
 
 9. I have already become acquainted with the custom at 
 Rumpelmeyer's in Paris. Such a lack of formality seems 
 charming to me. 
 
 {Mr. von Schilgen to his cousin.) 
 
 10. Dear Gertrude, do you see the old couple at the next 
 table? Evidently they speak no German; they look quite 
 embarrassed. Can you not help them a little? 
 
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 (©crtriib ,^ur frcmbcn 2)ame.) 
 
 11. 55cqcil)en ©ie, gnabige grau, id) fprc(^e etma^ ©ng= 
 liW. !l)arf id) fiir (Sie t»icllcid)t bcii :^oIinct[d)cr^ -madden? 
 
 12. (Sic finb fef)r liebenStDiirbig, gnabige^ grciulein. SSir 
 finb gum erften 5[)?oI in !Deutfd)Ianb unb baben i^icl 9}Juf)e, ung 
 t)erftdubli(^ gu mad)en. 
 
 13. ^ag tDiinfdjen (Sie gu beftellen? 
 
 14. SSoIten @ie bie ©iite l^abcn, ung gtDci 2:affen 2ee mit 
 ctmag 53utterbrot gu beftellen? — $erslid)en ^anf. 
 
 15. §ier gefadt e^ mir fef)r. ^et „@unter" gibt e^ feine 
 bunte ©efellfc^aft, tt)ie in bielen af)nli(^en ^ofalen.^ 3n alien 
 ^onbitoreien ift natiirlic^ ba^ ^ublifum burd^au^ anftanbig, 
 ober l)ier ift eg bod^ feiner, nic^t tioai)x? 
 
 16. @ans gen3i6. (S§ t>erlel)rt l)ier, n)ie im ^ofgarten, eine 
 gang augerlefene^ ©efellfc^aft. @g n)unbert mi(5 nur, ba^ bie 
 ^reife fo billig finb. 3nt 33erglei(^ gu ben 'ipreifen in al)n= 
 lichen fafl)ionablen (or, mobernen) !2ofalen in ytrnvjoxt finb 
 fie boc^ erftaunlid) niebrig. 
 
 (©ertrub gu ifirem SSetter.) 
 
 17. SBer tnar ber greunb, 9^ubie, ber bic^ aufgeftalten \)at, 
 n^enn i(^ fragen barf? 
 
 18. (gs mar ein alter iBefannter unb grofeer 33erel)rer uon 
 bir; ©crtrub, ^cinrit^ t)on 53erg. 
 
 19. 3d) bin erftaunt. 3d) glaubte, er fei auf immer fort= 
 Qegangen unb lebe je^t in ©ubamerifa, tno er gefd)aftlid)e 53e- 
 giel)ungen^ l)atte« 
 
 20. 3n Colombia voax alleg inegen ber 9^et)olution brunter 
 unb briiber/ fagt er. ^eSlnegen befam er tool)\ fc^redlic^e^ 
 $>dmm't)' unb ift nac§ bent ^aterlanb guriidge!el)rt. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY I43 
 
 {Gertrude to stranger.) 
 
 11. Pardon me, madam, I speak some English. May 
 I perhaps interpret for you [may I for you perhaps make the 
 interpreter]? 
 
 12. You are very kind [Miss]. We are in Germany for 
 the first time and have much trouble to make ourselves 
 understood. 
 
 13. What do you wish to order? 
 
 14. Will you have the goodness to order us two cups of 
 tea with some bread and butter? — Sincere thanks. 
 
 15. I like it here very much [It pleases me, etc.]. At 
 Gunter's there is not a mixed company, as in many similar 
 places. At all confectioners' the people are [public is], of 
 course, thoroughly respectable, but here it is more elegant, 
 is it not? 
 
 16. Quite so. There is [frequents] here, as in the Royal 
 Garden, a thoroughly select society. I only wonder that 
 the prices are so cheap. In comparison with the prices 
 in similar fashionable places in New York they are indeed 
 astonishingly low. 
 
 {Gertrude to her cousin.) 
 
 17. Who was the friend, Rudie, who detained you, if 
 I may ask? 
 
 18. It was an old acquaintance and a great admirer of 
 yours, Gertrude, — Henry von Berg. 
 
 19. I am astonished. I thought he was gone for good, 
 and lived now in South America, where he had business 
 connections. 
 
 20. In Colombia everything was in confusion because of 
 the revolution, he says. On that account, he became 
 very homesick [he got a frightful homesickness] and has 
 returned now to his fatherland. 
 
144 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 21» SSn^ fiir cine (5nttaufdf)uno fiir il)n! (Sr f)at fein ganjc^ 
 5?ennogcn bort angclcgt. 
 
 (5)ie ?(n|tanb3bamc.) 
 
 22. ^itte, rufcn Sie un^ cine ^rofc^fe, §err t)on <S(f)iIgen. 
 Wix -nnifeen jcljt tDirfUd) fort, (^cfien (^ie nur mit ©ertrub 
 boran, graulcin 53ron3n. 3d) fomme glcicf) nacft. 3(^ roill 
 ctma^ £ud)en an ber ^affe beftcllcn unb merbe ©ic braufeen auf 
 bcm 2^rottoir" (or, iBiirgcrfteig) fd)nell emI)olen. 
 
 1. betnal^e, faft, almost. 
 
 2. Note use of ^^raulein and Qncibigeg (^riiulein. 
 
 3. (S(f)on, as a response, is a colloquialism signifying, a// r/g^^ 
 
 4. berbolmctfdjen, /o interpret. 
 
 5. ba^ ?ofaI, ^/ace (restaurant, public-place, etc.). — ber Ort, 
 />/ace (town, locality, etc.). Ex. ein anftanbigeg Sofal, a respectable 
 place. — ein fc^oner Ort, a beautiful place, or spot. 
 
 6. au^erlefene, auggefud^te Slu^brucfe, .choice, select, well-chosen (at 
 times, far-fetched) expressions. 
 
 Plauberct 36. 
 @tnc 9lmerifanertn in bcutfi^er ©efettfd^uft. 
 
 1. (Srinnern^ (Sie fid) meiner, grau 53rotDn? SSir f)abcn 
 ung tiorigeg 3ai)^ ii^ 53erlin fennen gelernt, al^ inir kibe bei ber 
 ©rafin §off gu (^afte maren. 
 
 2. 3a, Hebe grau 33aronin, i(^ erinnere^ mid) fef)r Qut an 
 ©ie. 3nx erftcn Slugenblicf f)abe id^ @ie nur nic^t gleid) erfannt. 
 SBa^ mad^t unfre bamalige ©aftgeberin?^ 3ft fie inof)!? @cit 
 langcr 3eit ^abe id) feine 5'lad)ri(5t t>on if)r befommen. 
 
 3. ^ie (^rctfin ift nad) SSicn iibergefiebclt, too ber ®raf ein 
 SD^itglieb ber ®efanbtfd)aft ift. 3u SSeibnad)ten^ toar x6) bei t()r 
 sum ^efud) unb fanb fie rei^enb toie immer unb in ber (^c\dU 
 fd)aft aufeerorbentlic^ beliebt. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY I45 
 
 21. What a disappointment for him! He had invested 
 his entire fortune there. 
 
 {The chaperone.) 
 
 22. Please call us a cab, Mr. von Schilgen. We really 
 must go now. Just go on with Gertrude, Miss Brown. 
 I am coming right after. I want to order some cakes at 
 the desk and will quickly overtake you outside on the side- 
 walk. 
 
 7. fojiale 53esief)ungen, social connections. — 3n btefer S3e3iel5ung bin 
 \6) cc^t amerifanifcf), in this respect I am genuinely American. 
 
 8. brunter unb briiber; burd^einanber, upside down. 
 
 Ex. ^ei ung i[t aUeS brunter unb briiber (or, burc^einanber), at our 
 house everything is upside down. 
 
 9. bie §eimat, native place, or country; home. — h<x?> 33aterlanb, 
 fatherland. — bie 9}?utter[pra(f)e, mother-tongue. 
 
 10. Of late years the French word trottoir has largely taken the 
 place of the old German word 53urgerfteig. 
 
 CONVERSATION 36. 
 
 An American woman in German society. 
 
 1. Do you remember me, Mrs. Brown? We met last 
 year in Berlin when we were both guests at the house of the 
 Countess Hoff. 
 
 2. Yes, my dear baroness, I remember you very well. 
 Only in the first moment, I did not recognize you. How 
 is [what does] our hostees of that time? Is she well? I 
 have had no news of her for a long time. 
 
 3. The countess has moved to Vienna, where the count 
 is a member of the embassy. At Christmas-time I made 
 her a visit [was at her house on a visit] and found her as 
 charming as ever and extraordinarily popular in society. 
 
146 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 4. Ta^ ift fcl)r nctt. Unb nun, tdk Qcl}t c^S 3f)tcm ^errn 
 
 5. ^aufc fcl)V, Qan^ au^qtidjnct (2cit fciiicni 5(ufent{)alt 
 in '^I'ma f)at fciuc ©c[unbl)cit fic^ fe{)r Qcbcffcrt. Slbct fagen 
 <Bk inir, ift 3f)^e entsiicfcnbe (Sdimcigerin toieber mit? 
 
 6. Tk\c^ dJlal nic^t. (gie ift in 9len)=?)orf, unb eg trirb x\)v 
 grofecg ^^ergniigcn bcreiten gu l)oren, ba^ t\)\x un^ ()icr in ^reg= 
 ben iDieber oetroffen f)aben. SSie (Sie titelkidjt tBiffen, f)at fie 
 fid) neulid) t)er{)eiratet. 
 
 7. 3d) rt)ci6 e«. !Die (ginlabung 1:)aht ic^ bcfommen, unb 
 f)abe aufric^tig bebaucrt, bcr C>od)seit nicjt bein3of)nen gu fonnen» 
 
 8. 2)ie §od)scit fanb auf bem ^anbe ftatt unb tDar fe]f)r f)ubf(§. 
 ^Tie Sraut trug einen n3unberf(f)onen @d)Ieier, ber frut)er i()rer 
 G^rofemutter Gel)brte. 
 
 9. SBie irttereffant! SSag ift ber je^ige 9^anie ^i)xtv ©(^tDci* 
 gerin? 3c& fctnn mic^ augenblidlid) nid)t barauf befinnen.^ 
 
 10. ^^v 9}?ann ^)ei6t ^c^U^t); ein 9^ame, ber bei ung giemlic^ 
 I)auftg ift. — SBiffen (Sie, liebe ^aronin, bafe meine ©(^njcigerin 
 @ie fef)r lieb genionnen \)at? 
 
 IL (5^ inar fi(^er gegenfeitig. 5luc^ mein S3ruber, ber 
 ougerft n)af)Ierifd) ift, l^at fie \cf)X berounbert. @ie n^ar geiftig fo 
 rci(^ beranlagt, fo fd)Iagfertig unb auc^ fo fc^bn. (Sic erinnerte^ 
 mid) immer an meine greunbin gran ijon (5rana(^. 
 
 12. 33on Sranad^! Q6) lernte borigen SBinter in ^oln 
 einen §errn t)on (Eranac^ fennen, ber einen blonben ©c^nurrbart^ 
 (or, i?aiferbart) trug. (gr fc^marmte fetir fiir SD^ufi! unb fpielte 
 au^geseic^net @eige. 
 
 13. 3(^ glaube, er gef)brt^ einer anberen gamilie an. 3)ie 
 Don Sranac^e^ finb i8at)ern, febr briinett, unb feiner tion 
 i()nen tragt einen 53art. (Bk finb glattrafiert, iDie (Snglanber, 
 — 5lber fagen ©ie mir, bleiben ^Bk noc^ einige 3eit in 
 S)regben? 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 1 47 
 
 4. That is very nice. And now, how is your husband 
 doing? 
 
 5. Thank you, splendidly. Since his sojourn in Nice, 
 his health is much improved. But, tell me, is your charm- 
 ing sister-in-law with (you) again? 
 
 6. Not this time. She is in New York and it will give 
 [prepare] her great pleasure to hear that we have met again 
 here in Dresden. As you perhaps know, she has recently- 
 been married. 
 
 7. I know it. I received the invitation and sincerely re- 
 gretted not to be able to be present at the wedding. 
 
 8. The wedding took place in the country and was very- 
 pretty. The bride wore a wonderful (wonderfully beauti- 
 ful) veil, which had formerly belonged to her grandmother. 
 
 9. How interesting! What is your sister-in-law's present 
 name? I cannot recall it at the moment. 
 
 10. Her husband's name is Halsey; a name that is quite, 
 common [frequent] with us. — Did you know, dear baroness, 
 that my sister-in-law became very fond of you? 
 
 11. It was surely mutual. My brother, too, who is ex- 
 tremely critical, admired her very much. She was so in- 
 tellectual, so quick at repartee, and also so beautiful. She 
 reminded me always of my friend, Frau von Cranach. 
 
 12. Von Cranach! Last winter in Cologne I made the 
 acquaintance of a Mr. von Cranach, who wore a blonde 
 mustache. He was very enthusiastic over music and played 
 the violin magnificently. 
 
 13. He belongs to another family, I think. The von 
 Cranachs are Bavarians, very dark, and none of them wear 
 beards. They are smooth-shaven like Englishmen. — But 
 tell me, are you to remain some time yet in Dresden? 
 
148 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 14. Unfre ^lixne finb noc^ fef)r in ber (B^mhc. SBir er- 
 niartcn iiad)[te SS^odic meincn 53atcr. 5nic^ fjciugt Don if)m ab» 
 
 15. 3?3cnn <2ie fid) nid)t fd)on Dcrabrcbet bf^bcn (or, inenn 
 <Bk md)i^ anbcre^ liorf)aben), fommen ©ie bod) iibcrmorgcn gu 
 unS sum ^iner. ^er ^aron irirb fic^ frcuen, <Sie tnieber su 
 fe^en. 
 
 16. @ic finb fef)r gtttig, gndbige gran. 3^) ttJerbe niit 
 58ergnitgcn 3f)re liebenStDiirbige (Sinlabung^ annef)men (or, ic^ 
 tncrbc mit 53crGnugen ^i)vct licbcn^tDiirbigen ^inlabung golge 
 leiften). Um toie Diel Uf)r tnirb bei 3bi^^i^ biniert? 
 
 17. lint I)alb ad}t. @ie miff en bie 5lbreffe, ni d)t tnabr? 
 ©oetbeftrafee neun, ©artengebaube/ — 5IIfo, bi^ iibermorgen, 
 liebe grau ^romn! 
 
 18. Sluf SSiebcrfeben, gran 53aronin. 
 
 1. fic^ erinnern (with gen.), to remember (a person), usual with 
 pronoun. — fief) erinnern an (ace), to remember (a person or thing). 
 — fi(^ befinnen auf (ace), to recall, or remember (a thing). — 3d) erinnerc 
 mic^ an i^n, or i(^ erinnere mtd^ feiner, / remember him. — 3^ ^oxm 
 inic^ nid^t auf ben Seamen beftnnen, / cannot recall the name. — erinnern 
 an (ace), to remind {a person) of; to put one in mind of. — (Sr erin= 
 tiert mic^ an ©ie, he reminds me of you. 
 
 2. bie ©aftgeberin, hostess (social). — bie SBirtin, landlady, proprie- 
 tress. 
 
 3. 3u 2Bei^nad)ten, at Christmastime. 
 
 S;ag 2Beif)na(^t^3feft, Christinas- Day; the 25th of December. 
 
 „%x'6\i[\6:jt 2Bei^na(f)ten!" Merry Christmas! 
 
 Note. — Three days are celebrated in Germany, which are desig- 
 nated as "the first day, the second day and the third day". Hencp 
 the common use of the word in the plural, as above. 
 
 ^6) fiabe ha^ SSeif)na(^tS[eft bei meinen (^Itern berbrac^t, / spent Christ- 
 mas-day at the ho7ne of my parents. — ^0 feiem (Sie ha^ S2Beif)nacf)tgfeft? 
 Where do you spend (i.e. celebrate) Christmas-day? — ^6) f)abe meine 
 2Beif)na(i^t^gefc^enfe nac^ Slmerifa abgefc^idt, / have sent of my Christ- 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY I49 
 
 14. Our plans are still very unsettled. We are expecting 
 my father next week. Everything depends on him. 
 
 15. If you have no other engagement, come to dinner with 
 us day after to-morrow. The baron will be dehghted to 
 see you again. 
 
 16. You are very kind, Madam. I shall accept your kind 
 [amiable] invitation with pleasure. At what time do you 
 dine [at what time is it dined at your house]? 
 
 17. At half-past seven. You know the address, do you 
 not? Goethe Street, number nine, the house in the rear. 
 Till day after to-morrow, Mrs. Brown. 
 
 18. Au revoir, Baroness. 
 
 mas gifts to America. — ^erjltc^en ©IlidlDunfc^ gum iteuen ^Q^re! 
 Happy New Year! — T)\t beften ©tucflt)unfd)e gum neucH 3at)re! Best 
 wishes for the New Year. 
 
 4. 3^1^ $err ®emaf)I, your husband. — ^\jit %xci\x ®emaf)Iin, your 
 wife (formal expressions). — 9J?eine i^xav., my wife. — 9Q?ein 99?ann, my 
 husband. 
 
 5. ein ^aiferbart, moustache like the Emperor's (i.e. turned up at 
 ends). 
 
 6. gefioren (dat.), belong to. — angef)oren (dat.), be related to, or 
 connected with; appertain to. Ex. (55 gcf)ort mir, it belongs to me. 
 — (Sr ge{)ort unfrer ^Qii^iiie Qi^/ or ci^ Ut unfrer t^amilie deriDanbt, he is 
 connected with our family. — bie 2lnget)6rigen; bie 93erti3anbten, relatives. 
 
 7. (iine Sinlabung annef)men, to accept an invitation. — (Sine (Sin= 
 labung ab[cf)Iagcn, to decline an invitation. 
 
 Ex. ^6) [c^Iug bie (Sinlabung <xh, I declined the invitation. — ^(^ 
 mu^te bie (Sinlabung abfc^Iagen, / was obliged to decline the invitation. — 
 ^6) nabm bie' (Sinlabung an, / accepted the invitation. 
 
 8. ©artengebctube, 'garden-building', i.e. villa or apartment-house 
 situated on inner courtyard or garden. 
 
150 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 piaubcret 57. 
 
 Itntcr junflcn Wdt>6]tn, (a). 
 
 (^er ^tcner.) 
 
 !♦ (Sin 33efuc^ fiir ®ie, gnabige^ Srau(ein» 
 
 ((yriiulein (Soptjtc.) 
 
 2. 3* laffe bitten. 
 (Glifobetf).) 
 
 3. ©uten 2:ag, @opf)ie. SBie Gef)t eg 3f)nen? 
 
 4. SBag fiir eine Uberrafc^ung! ^ommen ®ie gleid^ herein, 
 (Slifabetl), unb fe^en ®ie fid) t3or ben ^amin. SBoIIen @ie 
 nici^t ein bifec^en ablegen, meine ?icbe? 
 
 5. 9lic^t {)ente, banfe. 9[)?eine 3:ante n)irb mic^ in snjansig 
 SD^inuten mit bem 5(utomobiI abljolen. ^k bef)auptet, eg fd)i(fe^ 
 fic^ nic^t fiir ein jungeg Tlah<^tn, atlein in ber ©tabt f)erum= 
 Sufajren. (Sine fei)r ftrenge 5lnftanbgbame ift bie 2:ante 2lnna. 
 
 6. SSie fc^abe, ha^ @ie nidjt (anger bleiben fonnen! 3(^ 
 I)abe (gie lange ni(^t gefei)en. 
 
 7. W:), @opi)ie, (Sie ()aben fid) {)eute anberg frifiert,^ nic^t 
 n)a()r? — ?affen @ie mid) mal fei)en! 
 
 8. ^ie allerle^te 2)bbe — gefallt fie 3f)nen? 
 
 9. ^ie fte^t 3^nen ja anggejeidinet. @ie finb n)irfiid) fei)r 
 gefd^idt^ 
 
 10. „^er 2Ba!)rf)cit bie (Si)re/' STcr grifeur mar eben bei 
 tnir. SBir finb i)eute abenb eingelaben (or, t)eute abenb gci)en 
 n3ir in ©efellfc^aft). 
 
 11. ^arnm n)aren ©ie nid^t am T)iengtag abenb bei grau 
 Don !^inbenbac^? 3d) l^aht ®ie fetir t)ermiBt. 
 
 12. (Sine folc^e (Snttanfd)nng! 3d) f)atte mic^ fef)r erfaltet, 
 unb ber 5lrst f)atte mir ftreng berboten, ein auggefc^nitteneg 
 ^leib an3U3iei)en. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY I5I 
 
 CONVERSATION 37. 
 
 Among young girls, (a). 
 {The servant.) 
 
 1. A visitor [visit] for you, [Miss]. 
 {Miss Sophie.) 
 
 2. Show her (him, or them) in! 
 {Elizabeth.) 
 
 3. Good day, Sophie. How are you? 
 
 4. What a surprise! Come right in, EHzabeth, and sit 
 down by the fireplace. Won't you take off your things, 
 my dear? 
 
 5. Not to-day, thanks. My aunt will call for me in 
 twenty minutes with the automobile. It is not proper, 
 she says [asserts], for a young girl to ride about town alone. 
 Aunt Anna is a very strict chaperon. 
 
 6. What a pity you cannot remain longer! I have not 
 seen you for a long time. 
 
 7. Oh, Sophie, you have your hair differently arranged, 
 have you not? — Let me see ! 
 
 8. The very latest style. Do you like it [does it please 
 you]? 
 
 9. It is exceedingly becoming. You are really very 
 clever. 
 
 10. "Honor the Truth." The hair-dresser was just 
 here. We are invited out this evening [or, this evening we 
 go into society]. 
 
 11. Why were you not at Mrs. von Lindenbach's on Tues- 
 day evening? I missed you very much. 
 
 12. Such a disappointment! I had caught a bad cold, 
 and the doctor had strictly forbidden me to put on an even- 
 ing-gown [cut-out gown]. 
 
152 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 13. 3d) t)crfuditc/ ben ncidjftcn 3:ag, an ®ie gu tctepf)omcren. 
 5lbcr c^ Qclang^ niir nid)t. SSar 3l)r 3:c(cp{)on aufscr Orbnung? 
 
 14. ^Idn, l^in unb njicbcr aber toirb man nid)t glcid) t3crbun= 
 ben. — ?Ibcr, erjablcn (Sie mir boc^ t)on bem ^all. §aben ®ie 
 fic^ gut aniiifiert (or, unter^alten)? 
 
 15. ©anj {)errlid)! 5lIIe tT»aren fef)r luftig. S5^ie ©ie tDiffen, 
 {)at grau toon Sinbcnbad) ben 53aII gur geier ber 33erIobung 
 i()rer 9Hd)te gegcben. 
 
 16. SBaS fiir eine ^^oilette fiat ble 33raut (33erlobte) getragen? 
 
 17. (gin ganj eigenarttge^ ^Icib au§ tijeifeem ©amt, fef)r 
 elegant unb !(eibfam. 5lgat^e faf) retjenb au^. 
 
 18. (Sine tt)pifd}e 33erlinerin ift fie; elegant, f)od^gebiIbet unb 
 geiftreid}.^ ©ie bcft^t auc^ Diele gertigfeiten. 3cft f)abe Hgatf)e 
 inmier fe^r beiDunbert. 
 
 19. (Bk i[t in ber 3:at^ allerliebft. 3eber ^at fie lieb in 
 unfrcm ^reig. — §aben @ie if)ren 33rautigam je gefe^en? 
 
 20. Wic (or, niemalg). SSie gefallt er 3f)nen? 
 
 21. ^er @raf "SJlalim ift ein febr fc^oner 9D?ann, ein ric^ti* 
 get SSeltbiirger mit rei^enben Wcankxen, (Er l)at einen fe{)r 
 Quten (Einbrucf auf mic^ gemac^t. 
 
 22. (Er ift t3on fpanifc^er Slbftammung, ni(^t tr»a{)r? 
 
 23. (Sr ift ein geborener ©panier au5 Siffabon, ein 9D2itgIieb 
 ber I)iefigen ©efanbtfc^aft. 
 
 1. (S5 f(^idt ftc^ nic^t, e5 pafet ftc^ nic^t, it is not proper. — Q^ iDar un= 
 paffenb, it was improper, unsiiitahle. 
 
 2. fief) fri[icren, to dress one's hair. — ftc^ frtficren laffen, to have 
 one's hair dressed. 
 
 Ex. ^6) Ite^ m\6) bei 9)tei)cr frificrcn, I had my hair dressed at 
 5D?et)cr'S. — ber grtfeur, hair-dresser ; also, barber. — tie j^rifur (pron. 
 'frisoor'), coij'ure, manner of dressing one's hair. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 1 53 
 
 r 
 
 13. I tried the next day to telephone you, but I had no 
 success. Was your telephone out of order? 
 
 14. No, but now and then one is not connected right 
 away. — But tell me about the ball. Did you enjoy your- 
 self? 
 
 15. Splendidly. Every one was very jolly. As you know, 
 Mrs. von Lindenbach gave the ball to celebrate the engage- 
 ment of her niece. 
 
 16. What sort of a gown did \\\q jiancee wear? 
 
 17. A quite unique sort of gown of white velvet; very 
 elegant and becoming. Agatha looked charming. 
 
 18. She is a typical Berliner; smart [styHsh], highly 
 educated, and intelligent. She has many accomplishments, 
 too. I have always admired Agatha very much. 
 
 19. In truth, she is a dear [the dearest of all]. Every 
 one in our set [circle] is fond of her. Have you ever seen 
 her fiance? 
 
 20. Never. How do you like him [how does he please 
 you]? 
 
 21. Count Malina is a very handsome man; a genuine 
 cosmopolitan [citizen of the world], with charming manners. 
 He made a very good impression on me. 
 
 22. He is of Spanish extraction, is he not? 
 
 23. He is a native-born Spaniard from Lisbon, a member 
 of the embassy here [of the here-present embassy]. 
 
 Ex. SBag fiir eine relgenbe ^^rifur! What a charming way of arrang- 
 ing the hair? 
 
 3. gefc^tcft, clever (with one's hands). — gefc^cit, clever (mentally); 
 intelligent. 
 
 4. eine S3erfu(^ung, a temptation. 
 
 5. gelingen (conj. with [cin, impersonal verb requiring dative), to 
 succeed. ■ — (gg gelingt U)m, he is succeeding; lit., 'it is succeeding to 
 
154 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 him'. — GS Qctang il)ncn, they succeeded. — (£ein "ipian ift if)m nidit ge- 
 lungcn, his plan did not succeed. — mifelingen, to miscarry; to prove 
 unsuccessful. — 9J?ein ^lan ift mir mifelungen, my plan proved unsuc- 
 cessful. 
 
 piauberei 58. 
 Untcr jungen 3JJabf^ctt, (b). \ 
 
 1. 3ft er tatfac^lld^i ©panier? 3)ag f)atte ic^ noc^ nic^t er- 
 fal)ren2 (or, gef)ort), 9D?einer 9D?cinung nac^ taugt^ eine inters 
 nationale (§f)c^ md)t§; ahtx bag ift 5lnfid^tgfad)e. — ^(^ glaube 
 trenigfteng nic^t baran. 
 
 2. SDIein 33ater {)at auc^ grofee 33orurteiIe^ gcgen auSlan= 
 bifdie (fatten fiir beutfd)e 9}?ab(^en. ^ei i^m ift eg gur fijen 
 3bee gch)orbcn» 
 
 3. ^at er 5lgatt)e gratuliert? 
 
 4. ©r mufete eg natiirlid), urn f)ofli(5 su fein. 3^^ fonntc 
 nid)t umf)in gu ldd)eln.^ 
 
 5. SBann finbet bte ^odigeit^ ftatt? 
 
 6. ^u Oftern, glaube \6). 3(^ rttoc^te fe^r gern ber Xrauung 
 beirDot)ncn. 
 
 7. 3(ft \)Cihz au(5 grofee ^uft bagu. — 3ft eg tDa{)r, bag 
 5lgatf)e eine reid)e (Srbin ift? 
 
 8. <£ie l)at fein grofeeg 35erTndgen. 3f)re Jante ift aber 
 fe{)r rei(^; fie iDtrb tf)rer 5^i(^te eine 9}?itgift unb eine grofeartige 
 5lugftattung fc^enfcn/ fo fagt man. 
 
 9. 3ft ber @raf 3nnggefene, ober Sittner?' 
 
 10. (5r ift SBittner. S'^'^ gtiDeiten 9}2al f)eiratet^ er eine 
 ^eutfc^e (or, t)erf)etratet er fid) mit einer ®eutf(f)en). Sin fon* 
 berbareg ^ufammentreffen! 
 
 11. Offenbar ift er in 5lgat{)e \z\)x Derliebt. (gr f)at \\)X lange 
 ben §of gemac^t. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 1 55 
 
 6. ©eift, spirit. — ber ^eiligc ©eift, the Holy Ghost. — gr ift ©eift= 
 Kc^er, he is a clergyman. — geiftreic^, intellectual, witty; lit., 'rich in 
 spirit'. — geiftlog, stupid, dull. — ber ^eitgeift, spirit of the age. 
 
 7. in ber Slat, freilicfi, [a, aHerbingS, truly; indeed. 
 
 CONVERSATION 38. 
 Among young girls, (b). 
 
 1. Is he really a Spaniard? I had not heard that yet. 
 In my opinion, an international marriage is not good; but 
 that is a matter of opinion. I, at least, do not believe in 
 them. 
 
 2. My father has also a strong prejudice [great prejudices] 
 against foreign husbands for German girls. With him it 
 has become a fixed idea. 
 
 3. Did he congratulate Agatha? 
 
 4. He was obliged to, of course, in order to be polite. 
 I could not help smiHng. 
 
 5. When does the wedding take place? 
 
 6. At Easter, I believe. I should very much like to at- 
 tend the ceremony. 
 
 7. I, too, have a great desire (for it). — Is it true that 
 Agatha is a wealthy heiress? 
 
 8. She has not a large fortune. Her aunt, however, is 
 very rich; she will give her niece a dowry and a grand 
 trousseau, people say. 
 
 9. Is the count a bachelor, or a widower? 
 
 10. He is a widower. He is marrying for the second time 
 a German. A strange coincidence! 
 
 11. Evidently he is much in love with Agatha. He has 
 courted her a long time. 
 
156 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 12. 5(ufrid)tig gcfagt, unfre 5Igatf)e lafet ftd^ gern ben §of 
 inad)cn. 3f)i*cm eigenen 3$etter l^at ftc ueulic^ einen ^orb 9e= 
 Qcbcn. 
 
 13. (Sclbft al^ 33a(f[ifc^^° mar [le immcr [ef)r angte^enb unb 
 feffclnb. — 5Id), 3I)t:e Ui)r ift fte{)en geblieben! ^itte, mie biel 
 U{)r ift e^? 
 
 14. (g^ t[t genau Jalb fiinf. 3ft ba^ 3f)r 5lutomobiI braufeen 
 t)or bcm ^aufe? 
 
 15. 34 Qtaube. 5IIfo, fcine ^latfdfierei me\)x l)eute. 3(^ 
 ntufe fort. ^[^ 2)2ontag, liebe (Sop{)ie! 
 
 16. 5Ibieu, (Slifabet^. Sine (Smpfef)tung i3on mir an 3f)re 
 gran 9[)Jutter. 
 
 1. bie 2:at[ac^e, /ad. — ©3 ift 2:atfac^c, t/ i^ a fad. — S^ebenfac^c, 
 ^QUptfacfie, see Plauderei 3. 
 
 2. er[af)ren, to experience; to hear (as a piece of news). 
 
 3. taugcn, to be of use; to be good, or fit for. — SSop foil haQ taugen? 
 Of what use is that? — ciiT Saugenic^tS, a good-for-nothing. 
 
 4. bie @I)e, marriage (in general). — bie ^oc^jeit, wedding festivities. 
 — bie S^rauung, religious ceremony. — ein (Sf)emann, a married man; 
 a husband. 
 
 5. ba^ Urteil, judgment; decision; verdict. — S3orurteiI, prejudice; 
 lit., fore-judgment'. 
 
 6. lac^en, to laugh. — Icic^eln, to smile. 
 
 7. fc^enfen, to present (as a gift). — geben, to give. 
 
 plauberei 59. 
 
 1. 5lu§fteigen, meine ^amen unb §erren! 
 
 2. SBie l)ei6t biefe (Station? SD^ufe ic^ I)ier umfteigen? 3cS 
 fat)re nad) 53erlin. 
 
 3. ^ier mug man in§ ^o^amt^ (or, I)ier mufe man bur(j^ 
 bie 3otIret)ifion), 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 1 57 
 
 12. Frankly [sincerely said], our Agatha is a bit of a flirt. 
 She refused her own cousin recently [to her own cousin 
 she recently gave a basket]. 
 
 13. Even as a very young girl she was always very at- 
 tractive and fascinating. — Oh, your clock has stopped! 
 What time is it, please? 
 
 14. It is exactly half-past four. Is that your automobile 
 outside in front of the house? 
 
 15. I think so. Well, no more gossip to-day. I must 
 go. Until Monday, dear Sophie. 
 
 16. Good-bye, Elizabeth. Remember me to your mother. 
 
 8. cine SBittDe, a widow. — eine berl^eiratetc %iOiVi, a married woman. 
 
 9. I^eiraten, ftc^ berfieiraten mit, to marry (someone). — berf)ciraten, 
 to give in marriage (as a daughter). — ®ie I)at if)n Qefieiratet, or (£ie 
 I)ot \x6) mit i^nt ber^ciratet, she married him. — ©ie t[t ber^eiratet, she 
 is married. — ein ^eiratSantrag, ofer of marriage. — ®ie ift Derlo bt, 
 she is engaged, betrothed. — <Sie f)at fic^ mit §errn ©c^mibt berlobt, 
 she is engaged to Mr. Smith. — ber 33erIobte, ber ^rciutigam, betrothed, 
 fiance. — ble S3erIo6te, bie 53raut, betrothed, fiancee. — ber, or bic ®e= 
 liebtc, sweetheart, beloved. — bie Sraut, bride. — ber 33rautigam, bride- 
 groom. — etnc S3erIobung anfilnbigen, to announce an engagement. — 
 eine 55erIobung auf^eben, to break of an engagement. 
 
 10. ber 53a(lftfc^, young awkward girl; lit., 'baked fish'. 
 
 CONVERSATION 39. 
 At the custom-house. 
 
 1. All out, ladies and gentlemen! 
 
 2. What is the name of this station? Must I change 
 cars here? I am going to Berlin. 
 
 3. Here one must pass through the customs. 
 
158 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 (3um Sotl&eamtcn.) 
 
 4. $icr finb meine ©arf)en. !Dic[cr ,^of[cr c^cf)ort mir auc^. 
 
 5. §abcn ©ie ctma^ gu DcrsoKen- (or, bcflariercn, or t)cr= 
 ftcucrn)? 
 
 6. 3d) ()a^c nur getragcnc ^Icibcr, 3Sd[(f)e unb Qcbraudjte 
 (2ad)cn. 
 
 7. SSag l^abcn Sie unten tm goffer? 
 
 8. 9^ur iBuc^er, ©tiefcl ufin. 
 
 9. §abcn (Sie feme 3^9^^^^'^^ ober aIfof)oIl[d)e ©etranfe? 
 
 10. 9lcin. 
 
 11. SBag f)aben ©te in biefer ©(^ac^tel? 
 
 12. @g ftnb bIo6 ©ad^en fiir ben eigenen ©ebrauc^ barin. 
 
 13. T)ann ()aben @te nic^tg s" bejaf)[en. (Sie fonnen Q^xtn 
 5loffer 3uf(^Iie6en.^ ^ier ift ber ©d^luffel. 
 
 1. ber ^oHtarif, list of dutiable articles and rates. — Q\t baS 3oI(= 
 pflid)tig'? Is that dutiable? 
 
 2. DerjoIIen, to pay a duty on. — beflarieren, to declare as dutiable. 
 
 piauberei ^0. 
 
 1. SBo !ann t(^ btefe <B6)u^t^ (©tiefel) reparieren laffen? 
 
 (®er (Sc6uf)ma(i)er.) 
 
 2. ©uten Za^, SBa^ n3unf(^en bie gnabige grau? 
 
 3. 3(f) ntod)te neue ©o{)Ien auf biefe ®c^uf)e mac^en laffcn. 
 $Bag n)urbe e^ foften? 
 
 4. (g^ foftet bier 5D?arf mit 5lbfa^en. 
 
 5. 3c^ finbe bag rec^t tener. 
 
 6. 3)o3 tnei^ l(^, Qnabige gran, ^ag !2eber ift in ber le^ten 
 3eit fet)r geftiegen. 
 
 7. 6lann man bei 3f)nen ©ummiabfa^e^ befommen? 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 1 59 
 
 {To the customs-officer.) 
 
 4. Here are my things. This trunk belongs to me, too. 
 
 5. Have you anything to declare? 
 
 6. I have only clothes that have been worn, underwear, 
 and things that have been used. 
 
 7. What have you in the bottom of your trunk? 
 
 8. Only books, shoes, etc. 
 
 9. Have you no cigars or alcoholic drinks? 
 
 10. No. 
 
 11. What have you in this box? 
 
 12. There are only things for my own use in it. 
 
 13. Then you have nothing to pay. You may lock your 
 trunk. Here is the key. 
 
 — berfteuern, to pay a tax on. — eine ©teuer, a tax. 
 
 3. suge[c^Io[fen, locked. — Sad ift audgefdiloffen, that is out of the 
 question; impossible. 
 
 CONVERSATION 40. 
 At the shoemaker's. 
 
 1. Where can I have these shoes repaired? 
 {The shoemaker.) 
 
 2. Good day. What do you wish, madam? 
 
 3. I should like to have new soles put on the shoes. What 
 would it cost? 
 
 4. It costs four marks with heels. 
 
 5. I consider that very dear. 
 
 6. I know that, madam. Leather has gone up in price 
 very much of late. 
 
 7. Can one get rubber heels here [at your place]? 
 
l6o AN AMERICAN IN GERMiVNY 
 
 8. SBir f)abcn fie nidjt auf 2ao,cx, bcnn fie hjcrben in T)mt\(i)^ 
 lanb fcf)r uicnig c^cbraud)t. 
 
 9. 9laturlid) mod)te ic^ tie (SoI)Icn angenaf)t unb nid)t an= 
 gcnagclt F)abcn. 
 
 10. Sd)on, gnabige grau» 5Im greitag njerbcn 3f)re ®4uf)e 
 fcrtig fcin. 
 
 I. ein '^aax ©c^ul^c, a />a?> of wovian's or g/r/'^ ^/zoe^. — cin %(iOiX 
 ®tic[el, a pair of boy's or mew'5 boots. — abgetragene ©(^uf)e, wor»- 
 
 piauberct ^\. 
 Sn bcr ^a^icr^anblung (or, ^n^ctenc)» 
 
 1. Sd^ bitte urn ^Serjeibung; gibt e^ bier in ber ^ai)t eine 
 ^apierbanblung? — 3(^ tt)unf(^e ^oftpapicr. iBitte, geigen (Sie 
 mir etn)a^ ® linnet fiir au^Icinbifcbe ^riefe. 
 
 2. §ier finb mti)xexe ©orten ^ifapier gum au^toa^len. 
 
 3. §ttben ©ie ettoa^ beffere Oualitat? — ^k M foftet 
 ein ^afet eout)ert^? 
 
 4. giinfjebn pfennig, ^ncibige^ graulein* 
 
 5. 3(b nebme l)unbert 55ogen papier, unb t)ier 'ifafete (Sou* 
 t)ert^ baju. @ebcn ®ie mir auc^ einige ^leiftifte gu jebn pfennig 
 unb ein gang gemobnlic^e^ §eft. 
 
 6. SBoIlen (Sie 2:inte, ober ![?of(^papier? 
 
 7. (Sin iBIatt !i?of(^papier unb eine glafdje 2:inte fiir giill* 
 feber.^ 
 
 8. SSenn (Sie f)ier fremb finb, gncibigeS graulein, n)iinfc^en 
 ©ie bielteic^t einen guijrer?^ 
 
 9. ^a^ fiir giibrer b^ben <Sie? 
 
 10. 3(^ bctbe englifc^e, frangofifcbe unb beutfd^e giibrer bur(b 
 bie (Stabt unb bie Umgebung. 9^atiirlic§' finb fie Diet augfiibr= 
 lic^er al^ ^acbefer. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY l6l 
 
 8. We have not got them in stock, for they are not much 
 used in Germany. 
 
 9. Of course I should like the soles sewed on and not 
 nailed on. 
 
 10. Very well, madam. On Friday your shoes will be 
 ready. 
 
 out shoes. — 3c^ Tttoc^te meine ©ticfel pu^en laffen, I should like to 
 have my hoots polished. 
 
 2. ©ummifdjul^e, rubbers, overshoes. — bie "i^antoffeln, slippers. 
 
 CONVERSATION 41. 
 At the stationer's. 
 
 1. I beg pardon; is there a stationery-shop in the neigh- 
 borhood? — I wish letter-paper. Please show me something 
 thin for foreign letters. 
 
 2. Here are several kinds of paper to choose from. 
 
 3. Have you any better quality? — How much does a 
 package of envelopes cost? 
 
 4. Fifteen pfennigs, madam. 
 
 5. I will take a hundred sheets of paper and four pack- 
 ages of envelopes to match. Give me also several pencils 
 at ten pfennigs each, and an ordinary blank-book. 
 
 6. Do you want ink or blotting-paper? 
 
 7. One sheet of blotting-paper and a bottle of ink for 
 fountain pens. 
 
 8. If you are a stranger [foreign] here, madam, perhaps 
 you wish a guide-book? 
 
 9. What kinds of guide-books have you? 
 
 10. I have English, French, and German guide-books 
 of , [through] the city and the environs. Of course, they 
 are much more detailed than Baedeker. 
 
l62 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 11. 3ft cin (Stabtptan barin? 
 
 12. 5incrbingg, unb Garten bcr c^anicn (^)egcnb. !Da^ 
 S3ud)lein foftct nur eine Wflavt fiinfunbftcb^ig. 
 
 13. 3d& iief)me ba^ englifd^e. ^onneu ©ie mir biefcg ®olb= 
 ftiid h3cd)feln? 
 
 14. ®an^ c^crDtfe. — ^anfe bielmal^, mcinc !Dame. ^ccf)ren 
 ©ie unS tBieber! 
 
 1. 3^d^ h)iinfc^e eine ^^eber, I wish a pen. — 3c5 miinfc^e ein gcberme[[er, 
 / wish a penknife. 
 
 2. ^^ h)unf(f)e einen x^u\)vtx in ber englifc^en ©prod^e, / should like 
 a guide-book in English. — 33ittc, seigen <Sie mir ^f)otogra)D^icn, please 
 show 7ne some photographs. — eine '!|3f)otograpf)ie be^ S)om§, a photo- 
 
 Plauberei ^2. 
 S3cim U^rmorf)er. 
 
 1. ^BoKen (Sic mal meine 2^afc^enuf)r^ anfel^en. 
 
 2. 2Ba6 \m t^r? 
 
 3. 33or einigen ^^agen ()abe ic^ dergeffen, fie auf5U5ie{)en. 3Ba]^= 
 renb ber 5^a(f)t tft fie ftefien geblieben, unb nun gelit fie gan^ falfc^. 
 
 4. SBie Diel 0ef)t fie tior ober na(5? 
 
 5. ©ie 6e{)t jeben 3:ag tnenigften^ gel^n SD^inuten t)or. 
 
 6. 3(^ Qlaube ni$t, bafe etma^ gerbro(5en (or, faput, collo- 
 quial) ift. "^xt U()r brauc^t nur eriinblic^ gereinigt ju merben. 
 ^i3nnen (Sie fie mir auf ein ^aar 3:age laffen? 
 
 7. 3(^ fann fie fe{)r f(^n3er entbe()ren. ^ann i(5 irgcnb eine 
 billige VA)X tion 3'()nen borgen? 
 
 8. ©enjij. ^ier ift eine filbcme Xaf(^enuf)r, bie giemlicfi 
 genau gebt. 3d) iDcrbe fie 3^nen fef)r gem leiben. 
 
 9. ^anfe f(^bn. — 5ln meiner U^r ift ba§ ®Ia^ jcrbroc^en. 
 ^itte, fe^en (Sie ein neue^ ein. 
 
 10. ^ie S^wx finb au(^ etn)a^ Derbogen. <Soll id) bie 
 gange Uf)r in Orbnung bringen? 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 1 63 
 
 11. Is there a map of the city in it? 
 
 12. To be sure, and maps of the entire region. The Httle 
 book costs only one mark, seventy-five. 
 
 13. I will take the English one. — Can you change this 
 gold piece for me? 
 
 14. Most certainly. — Many thanks, madam. — Honor 
 us again. 
 
 graph of the cathedral. — ^^ mdc^te gern ^]f)otograpf)ien beS ^aiferg 
 anfe^^en, / should like to look at some photographs of the Emperor. — 
 ^{)otoc}rapl^ten ber ^auptfe^en^njiirbigfeiten ber ©tabt, photographs of 
 the principal sights of the city. 
 
 CONVERSATION 42. 
 
 At the watchmaker's. 
 
 1. Will you just look at my watch. 
 
 2. What is the matter with it? 
 
 3. A few days ago I forgot to wind it up. During the 
 night it stopped, and now it goes all wrong. 
 
 4. How much does it gain or lose? 
 
 5. It gains at least ten minutes a day. 
 
 6. I do not believe that anything is broken. The watch 
 only needs to be thoroughly cleaned. Can you leave it 
 with me for a few days? 
 
 7. I can scarcely get on without it. Can I borrow of 
 you some cheap watch? 
 
 8. Certainly. Here is a silver watch which keeps pretty 
 good time. I will lend it to you gladly. 
 
 9. Thank you. — The crystal is broken on my watch. 
 Please put in a new one. 
 
 10. The hands are a little bent, too. Do you wish me to 
 put the whole watch in order? 
 
l64 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 11, 9Ba« trtrb eg f often? 
 
 12. UiiQefci^r bier Wtavt, mein §err. 
 
 I. bic Uf)r, c/oc^; (also) watch. — bic Ja[cf)enuf)r, watch; lit., 
 'pocket-clock'. 
 
 Plauberct ^3. 
 
 S3cim f^rtfcur (or, .^aarft^ncibcr). 
 
 1» 33itte urn (Snt[(^ulbtgung ; gibt eg in ber S^cil^e einen guten 
 §aarf(^nciber? 
 
 2. fallen ®ie fic§ nur linfg. @ie fonnen ben Saben bon 
 {)ier fe]f)en. 
 
 3. S^ module ben ^au^tfrifeur fprecfien. 
 
 4. SBomit fann i(^ bienen, mein §err? 
 
 5. 3(^ tDunf($e mic^ rafieren gu laffen. 
 
 6. SBoIlen ©ie fic^ auc^ bag ^aar fd^neiben unb ben ©c^nurr- 
 bart ftn^en laffen? 
 
 7. 9^ur bie (Spi^en, bitte. — 9^i(^t gn furg. 
 
 8. liefer (Stuf)I ift jel^t frei (or, unbefe^t). ®e^en ®ic 
 \id), mein §err. ^^ I)ange 3bi^en Uberaie!)er an biefen 9^ageL 
 
 9. 5D?ac^en (Sie, bitte, fo rafc^ rtiie moglid^. 3^ bin fel^r 
 in ^ile. 
 
 piauberei ^^. 
 ^n ber 6^cmtftl)cn 9Jcintgung§anftattt. 
 
 1. 3(^ moc^te gem biefe §anbfd)u()e reinigen laffen. 
 
 2. ©en3i6, meine ©ame. 
 
 3. 53ig inann fann id) fie befommen? 
 
 4. libermorgen um t)ier ober fiinf Uf)r. SSomit fann i(5 
 fonft bienen? 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 165 
 
 11. What will it cost? 
 
 12. About four marks, sir. 
 
 CONVERSATION 43. 
 
 At the barber's. 
 
 1. Beg pardon; is there a good barber in the neighbor- 
 hood? 
 
 2. Just keep to the left. You can see the shop from here. 
 
 3. I wish to speak to the head barber. 
 
 4. What can I do for you [with what can I serve], sir? 
 
 5. I wish to be shaved. 
 
 6. Do you also want to have your hair cut and your mous- 
 tache trimmed? 
 
 7. Only trimmed [only the ends], please. — Not too 
 short. 
 
 8. This chair is empty now. Sit down, sir. I will hang 
 your overcoat on this hook. 
 
 9. Be as quick as possible, please. I am in a great hurry. 
 
 CONVERSATION 44. 
 At the cleaning and dyeing establishment. 
 
 1. I should like to have these gloves cleaned, 
 
 2. Certainly, madam. 
 
 3. When can I have them? 
 
 4. Day after to-morrow at four or five o'clock. Is there 
 anything else [with what else can. I serve]? 
 
l66 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 5. 3ci tnod)tc mid) aud) nad) 3f)ren ^reifen fiir gcirben er= 
 funbigcn. 2Ba^ foftct e«, eiii 2(beubf(eib fcirben su laffcn? 
 
 6. 3)q^ fomntt barauf an. (Sin einfad)e^ ^leib foftet un:= 
 Gcfal)r ficbcn 9}tarf; cin fomplisierte^ ^leib fo[tet neun ober 
 Sct)n 9}carf. ipaben (Sie e^ mit? 
 
 7. §ier ift einc ?3robe be6 9D?ateriaIg. 3)enfen ®ie, ba6 
 eg einlaufen h3irb? 
 
 8. 3d) glaube faum, tocil c^ reine ©eibe ift. 3(^ fann e^ 
 aber nic^t garantieren. 
 
 9. 3(i mod)te gcnau biefe ©c^attierung, tt»enn eg mogli^ ift. 
 
 10. 3d) fann bie "iProbe an bie gabrif ^ fc^icfen. 
 
 11. ^itte, fragen <Sie btn ^ireftor bariiber, unb laffen (©ie 
 mid) tDiffcn, mag er benft. 3d) moc^te mir bag ^leib nid^t 
 ruinieren laffen. 
 
 I. bie 5^0 ^nf/ factory. — ber f^Q^^'ifoi^t^ manufacturer. 
 
 piauberei ^5. 
 
 ©ricfc. 
 
 Models for addressing letters. 
 
 5ln For 
 
 gran 3oneg Mrs. Jones 
 
 $ier 7 Schiller St. 
 
 (Scfiitterft. 7 — II. (2nd floor) 
 
 City 
 
 ^In Mr. Henry Smith 
 
 §errn ^einrid^ (Sdimibt Care Dr. Buhler 
 
 bei §erm 2)oftor 33u{)ler 23 Cranach Street 
 
 SDeutfc^tanb {^rd floor) 
 
 ^at)em Munich 
 
 SD^iinc^en Bavaria 
 
 Srana(^ft. 23 — III Germany 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 1 67 
 
 5. I should also like to inquire about your prices for 
 dyeing. What does it cost to have an evening gown dyed? 
 
 6. That depends. A simple gown costs about seven 
 marks; an elaborate gown costs nine or ten marks. Have 
 you it with you? 
 
 7. Here is a sample of the material. Do you think it 
 will shrink? 
 
 8. I scarcely think so, as it is pure silk. But I cannot 
 guarantee it. 
 
 9. I should like exactly this shade, if it is possible. 
 
 10. I can send the sample to the factory. 
 
 11. Please ask the manager about it and let me know what 
 he thinks. *I should not like to have the gown ruined. 
 
 CONVERSATION 45. 
 
 Letters. 
 
 General rules for commencing a letter in German. 
 
 Never begin the opening-sentence with the word td^. 
 
 Commence in centre of sheet, using exclamation-point 
 after dedication. Examples: — 
 
 Siebe greunbin! {Dear friend, fem.) 
 
 ©eef)rter ^err ©d^mibt! {Dear Mr. Smith). 
 
 ©e{)r 0ee{)rte grau! {Dear Mrs. ). 
 
 @uer 3Sof)Igeboren! {Dear sir or ^^V^), in grammatical con- 
 nection with the letter itself. 
 
 There is not much variety in the matter of endings. 
 
 German letters are usually closed as follows: 
 
 3f)r ergebener (or, fef)r ergebenfter). 
 
 Yours truly, or most sincerely. (By a man). 
 
1 68 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 The following models of letters should be carefully stud- 
 ied as in no other phase of social intercourse is the German 
 idiom more in evidence. 
 
 eine (Sinlabung jum fitter. 
 
 ^Berlin, ben 28. 3um. 
 
 (Sef)r geef)rter ^err Don ©(^ilgen! 
 
 SBenn ©ie \xd) md)t fd)on berabrebet f)aben, fo triirbe e6 mic^ 
 
 rec^t freuen, <Sie morgen abenb gu einem einfac^en Hbenbeffen 
 
 (su einem einfac^en !Diner) bet un^ gu fe{)en» SJJeine (Sou[ine 
 
 QUS loin ift bei un^ gu iBefud^. 
 
 l^affen <Sie mlc^ umgef)enb iDiffen, ob td^ auf ©ie rec^nen 
 fann. 
 
 Ql^re fef)r ergebene 
 3n ©le* @Ifa t)on Sramon. 
 
 5lnne^mcnbc 5lntttJort. 
 
 Berlin, ben 12. 3anuar 1912, 
 ^ci)t geebrte gnabige grau! 
 ^erslid)en T)ant fiir 3bt^^ Ueben^n)iirbige ©nlabung, bie 1(5 
 febr gem annebme (or, ber \(^ mid) freue golge gu leiften). (S^ 
 trirb mir eln auBerorbentUc^e^ 33ergnugen berelten, bie 53efannt:= 
 fd)aft 3brer rcigenben (Soufine madden ^n fonnen. ^Bitte, em= 
 pfeblen <Bk mid) beften^ ^l)Xtm ^errn ©emabl 
 
 9)?it ©rufeen an bie ganje gamtlie unb noc^maligem lnm= 
 gem X)anf 
 
 Qbt Qtt^S ergebener 
 
 (graft t)on ©diilgen. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 1 69 
 
 3()rc ergebene (or, gait^ ergebene). 
 Yours sincerely. (By a woman) « 
 3f)t:e ©ie liebenbe. F(?ifr loving. 
 
 An invitation to dinner. 
 
 Berlin, June 28th. 
 Dear Mr. von Schilgen: 
 If you have no other engagement, I should be very glad 
 to have you dine with us quite informally to-morrow even- 
 ing. My cousin (fem.) from Cologne is visiting us. 
 
 Let me know by return mail if I may count upon you. 
 
 Very sincerely yours, 
 In haste, Elsie von Cramon. 
 
 Acceptance. 
 
 Berlin, January 12, '12. 
 Dear Mrs. — : [Very honored gracious madam:] 
 Sincere thanks for your kind invitation, which I shall be 
 very glad to accept. It will give me great pleasure [to be 
 able] to make the acquaintance of your charming cousin. 
 Please give my best regards to your husband. With 
 remembrances to all your family and once more sincere 
 thanks. 
 
 Yours most truly, 
 
 Ernst von Schilgen. 
 
lyo AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 3lbft^Iagtgc 5lntti)ort. 
 
 Berlin, ben 12. !Desember» 
 <Sef)r gcc!)rte gnabtge grau! 
 (Sg tut mir unfctglic^ leib, ha\i ft)ir un^ fiir SO^ittmoc^ abetib 
 fdion Dcrabrebet tiaben. SD^orgen friiJ) fa{)ren iDir ab, urn baS 
 SBei6nad)t^fe[t bei tneinen (gitem in Berlin gu feiern. Hnbern= 
 fall^ tDiirben roir un^ fef)r gefreut t)aben, 3f)re freunbli(fte (Sin- 
 labung ansunef)men (or, 3{)rer freunbli(^en (Sinlabung golge ^u 
 leiften). 
 
 SO?ein 9D?ann lafet ®ie bielmal^ Qtiifeen unb Ifiofft, @ie moglic^ft 
 balb su fef)en» 
 
 36^^e fef)r ergebene 
 
 ©lifabetf) (Scfimibt. 
 
 ©tnlobung sum S^cc. 
 
 Berlin, ben 9. 5IpriI, 
 ©eefirter §err Don ©elbacfi! 
 SBenn (^ie iiber 3f)re 3^it i^^^t fdion anbermett Derfiigt f)aben, 
 fo tniirben ©ie un^ elne groje greube berelten, menn ^Bk morgen 
 urn fitnf ]Xi)X ben ^ee bei un^ einnef)men tDoIlten. 
 3f)re fe!)r ergebene 
 
 9}Mgba t)on ^erg. 
 
 @ef(^aft)§bnef. 
 
 $erm ®. (Seibel, 
 Berlin. 
 
 Untergeic^neter eriaubt fi(^ bie 5lnfrage ^u ftelten, ob , 
 
 3c^ lege eine 53riefmarfe jur ^liidfanttDort bei unb erfucfie 
 {)ofli(§ft um balbmdglid^fte 9D^itteiIung» 
 §0(^a(^tunggt3oll 
 ^ (Srnft Don (S(^ilgen, 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 171' 
 
 Regrets. 
 
 Berlin, Dec. 12th. 
 Dear Mrs. — : 
 I am extremely sorry [to me it makes unspeakable 
 sorrow] that we have already made an engagement for Wed- 
 nesday evening. To-morrow morning we start for Berlin to 
 spend Christmas with my parents [lit. to-morrow early we 
 travel away, in order to celebrate the Christmas festival 
 with my parents in Berlin]. Otherwise we should have 
 been delighted to accept your kind invitation. 
 
 My husband wishes to be remembered to you and hopes 
 to see you as soon as possible. 
 
 Yours very sincerely, 
 
 Elizabeth Smith. 
 
 An invitation to tea. 
 
 Berlin, April 9th. 
 Dear Mr. von Gelbach: 
 If you are not otherwise engaged [have not already other- 
 wise disposed of your time], you would give (prepare) us 
 (a) great pleasure if you would take tea with us at five 
 o'clock to-morrow. 
 
 Yours very sincerely, 
 
 Magda von Berg. 
 
 Business letter. 
 
 Dear sir: 
 The undersigned wishes to ask if [allows himself to put 
 the question if], etc. 
 
 I enclose a stamp for reply and beg [most politely] for as 
 speedy a reply as possible. 
 
 Respectfully, 
 
 Ernst von Schilgen. 
 
172 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 (Sucr ^od)tx>ol)tgcborcu becf)rcn njir un§ niitjutcilen, ba^^ wiv 
 bic 53cftcniing bcfoinmcii unb bie ^cibe ebcn abgefc^icft f)abcn. 
 $od)ad)tun9^t)oll 
 
 ©ebruber ^od). 
 
 A letter directed Ohmstr. i G. b. would be delivered at Number 
 I, Ohm Street in the separate villa in rear court, or garden. 
 Note. — G. b. means „©artcngebaube" (lit., 'garden-building)'. 
 
 Useful Phrases. 
 
 SBotlen ©ie giitigft aUt 33rie[e an biefe 2lbre[[e beforbern, please forward 
 all letters to this address. — 9^ac^fenbcn! or, 9]a(f)[d^t(fen! Forward! 
 (Outside of letters). — 93?it nocfiinaligem T)ant, with thanks once more, 
 i.e. again many thanks. — ©oeben t)ahe id) Qf)vcn iBricf erf)alten, have 
 
 piauberct ^6. 
 5luf bem ^am^fcr. SBiebcr in ber ^eimnt 
 
 1. 3ft I)ier ba^ ^Bureau ber §amburg=5Imcrifa ^iiiic? (or, 
 be^ 9^orbbeutfd)ett :2Iol)b?) 
 
 2. 3ati3of)I, mein §err, 
 
 3. S^ inoc^te eine iJ^aiiite^ (or, 5labine) erfter £Iaf[e auf 
 bem ^Dampfer „^atfer SBiI()eIm" belegen. 
 
 4. 3ur li3eld)e§ !I)atum, mein ^err? 
 
 5. giir htn fiebenunbstuansigften. S^W^ ^'^^ t^^^ QcfcilUgft 
 ben ^^\an bcS ®d)ifie§. — 3ft biefe Sabine fd^on belegt? 
 
 6. 9lein, fie i[t nod) frei. 
 
 7. SSie Uiele 3(^lafpla^e f)at fie? 
 
 8. 3tDei. 
 
 9» SBa^ foftet bie ganje Sabine? 
 
 10. (Sinf)nnbertt)iersig !I)oIlar^. 
 
 11. 3(^ nef)me bie gan^e £abine. (5^ ift it)of)t moglid), baft 
 ein 33ertt)anbter t)on mir im le^ten ^lugenblid ben stDeiten ®d)lafs 
 pla^ nimmt. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 1 73 
 
 Dear sir, or madam [Highwellborn one]: 
 We have the honor to inform you that we have received 
 your order, and have just sent the silk. 
 
 Respectfully, Koch Bros. , 
 
 just received your letter. — ^6) Jrerbe ©ie moglidjft balb it)i[fen laffen, / 
 will let you know as soon possible. 
 
 ®eut[(^e ©c^rift {German script) is in these days falling somewhat 
 into disuse. In business letters it is little employed. It is still 
 used by elderly persons, particularly women, and is taught in the 
 schools, as well as the Lateinische Schrift (Latin script), which is like 
 our own. It is well to know how to read German script, even if 
 the student does not care to write it. 
 
 CONVERSATION 46. 
 On the steamer. Home again. 
 
 1. Is this the office of the Hamburg- American Line 
 {or, of the North German Lloyd)? 
 
 2. Yes, sir. 
 
 3. I should like to engage a first-class cabin on the steamer 
 ''Kaiser Wilhelm". 
 
 4. For what date, sir? 
 
 5. For the twenty-seventh. Kindly show me the plan 
 of the ship. — Is this stateroom already engaged? 
 
 6. No, it is not yet engaged. 
 
 7. How many berths has it? 
 
 8. Two. 
 
 9. What does it cost to take it alone? 
 
 10. A hundred and forty dollars. 
 
 11. I will take the whole stateroom. It is quite possible 
 that a relative of mine may take the second berth at the last 
 moment. 
 
174 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 12. ($§ ift bie 9icgel, bie $alfte be6 gaf)rgelbc^ tm borau§ 
 gu bcsal)Icu, niciu §err. — 3)anfe [c^on. §ier i[t 3f)re Ouit= 
 tuiiG. 
 
 13» Um h)ie tiiel Uf)r gef)! ber ^ampfer ah? 
 
 14. $©cgen bcr glut, um ad)t Uf)r ^D^orgeng. ®ic fonncn 
 bie 9tad)t t)or()er an ^orb fcf)Iafen, toenn eg 3f)nen betiebt. 
 
 (5tuf bem (Sdjiff.) 
 
 15. SCelc^er 5^ation ge()ort bag ®(^i[f auf ©teuerborb^ an? 
 3ft eg WiDebifc^? 
 
 16. Sd) iDcig c§ md)t gcnau. 3d) mcrbe biefen 9Q?atrofcn 
 hana^ fragen. 
 
 17. SD^ad^en inir einen ©pagiergang auf bem anberen T)td. 
 (Sg h3cf)t ein ftarfer ^^orbtoinb. §{er tnerben tdix nafe. 
 
 18. <Sc()en ©ie bie ^^ifc^^nbed^'iPaffagiere! ®ie fef)en red^t 
 fauber unb anftctnbig aug, nid)t lt)af)r? 
 
 19. §ier fommt ber !^edftetT3arb mit bem Xeetablett. ^er 
 2;ee ift bag befte 9[)HtteI gegett bie ©eefranf^eit. 
 
 20. ^aben @ie ba^ ^lafat l)eute nadimittag angefe^en? 
 
 21. mm. SSag gibt eg g^eueg? 
 
 22. Hug 2Saf()ington h^irb bra^tlog gcmelbet, bafe X^ — 
 of)ne 3^stfel gum ^rafibenten erU3af)It U)irb. 
 
 23. H(^ ^immel! §eute ift gerabe ^af)Itag. 3^ f)atte 
 eg gang oergeffen. 5Iuf bem 9D?eer terlduft bie 3eit fo eintonig. 
 
 24. 3* ti^ill mit 3f)nen auf bag 9^efultat tDetten.^ 
 
 25. 3Sergeif)en (Sie, i(^ tt)ette^ grunbfa^Ii(5 niemalg. 
 
 26. 3d) bitte taufenbmal um (Sntfd)ulbigung. SSie ge- 
 banfenlog bon mir! ' 3c^ S^itte eg momentan bergeffen, ha\i ©ie 
 @eiftlid)er finb. (Sg tnar ein unt)ergei()Ii(^er gei)ler t)on mir. 
 
 27. arta(^en ®ie fic^ feine ©ebanfen bariiber. @g ift fc^on 
 tiergeffen. — !Der Jlapitcin bef)auptet, bafe tuir bie ^iifte t)on 
 ^ong 3^icinb nod) I)eute in (Sid)t befommen. 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 1 75 
 
 12. It is the rule to pay half of the passage-money in 
 advance, sir. — Thank you. Here is your receipt. 
 
 13. At what hour does the steamer leave? 
 
 14. At eight in the morning, on account of the tide. You 
 can sleep on board the night before, if you care to. 
 
 {On the ship.) 
 
 15. To what country does the ship on the starboard be- 
 long? Is it Swedish? 
 
 16. I am not sure (of it). I will inquire of this sailor. 
 
 17. Let us take a walk on the other deck. There is a 
 strong north wind blowing. We are getting wet here. 
 
 18. See the steerage-passengers. They look quite clean 
 and respectable. 
 
 19. Here comes the deck-steward with the tea-tray. Tea 
 is the best remedy against sea-sickness. 
 
 20. Have you looked at the bulletin-board this afternoon? 
 
 21. No. What is the news? 
 
 22. It is given out by wireless from Washington that X — 
 is without doubt elected president. 
 
 23. Heavens! To-day is indeed Election Day. I had 
 forgotten it entirely. The time goes along so monotonously 
 on the ocean. 
 
 24. I will make a bet with you over the result. 
 
 25. Pardon me. As a matter of principle, I never bet. 
 
 26. I beg a thousand pardons. How thoughtless of 
 me! I had forgotten for the moment that you were a clergy- 
 man. It was an unpardonable mistake on my part. 
 
 27. Don't think of it [make yourself no thoughts about it]. 
 It is already forgotten. — The captain says [asserts] we shall 
 come in sight of the Long Island coast to-day. 
 
176 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 28. '^a^ {ft inol)! umlid). 
 (©pater.) 
 
 29. 3d) faun ftunn luartcu, h[i!> ba^ (Sd)iff an bcr SSerft 
 anlcgt. 9)?c{n 53ruber "mixb mic^ bort ab^olcn. 
 
 30. dJTiv tft bange t)or bem ^oHamt. iBei un« ift man je^t 
 fo ftreng. 
 
 31. @(^auen @te nur! !I)ie greif)eit^(:jotttn tft f(f)on ftd^t^ 
 bar unb je^t oud) bie SSoIfenfra^cr t)on 9leut)orf. 
 
 32. Wiv fommen fie f)eute h)ie alte greunbe t)or, bie „WdU 
 font men" fag en. 
 
 33. 5Ing Sanb! 
 
 1. bie Sabine, bie ^aiiite, stateroom. — (Srfte ^aiiite, first cabin. — 
 ^rt^eite ^QJiite, second cabin. 
 
 2. ber ©teuermonn, ^r^/ mate. — ber 3^eite <Steuermann, ber Unter= 
 fteuermann, second mate. — ha% Sotfenboot, pilot-boat. — .^elfcn <Sie 
 mir auf S)ed, ©tetoarb, mir ift unlDol^I, steward, help me on deck, I 
 
AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 1 77 
 
 28. That is quite possible, 
 {Later). 
 
 29. I can scarcely wait till the ship touches the wharf. 
 My brother will meet me there. 
 
 30. I dread the custom-house. They are so strict with 
 us now. 
 
 31. Just look! The Goddess of Liberty is in sight and 
 now, too, the New York sky-scrapers. 
 
 32. To-day they seem to me like old friends who are 
 saying "Welcome"! 
 
 33. All ashore! 
 
 feel ill. — 2Bo i[t bie ©trtrarbe^? ^^ l^abe fc^ott langc ^ett gefltngelt, 
 where is the cabin stewardess? I have rung a long time. — Sin tDeI(^en 
 Orten legt "iiCi^ ®cf)i[f an? At what ports does the ship touch? 
 3. ^6) toette, / wager; I bet. — Siopp! / will take you up. 
 
APPENDIX 
 
 About German money. 
 
 S)a§ ©elb, money. 
 ®a§ 23argelb, cash. 
 
 (Sttt)a§ ^a|)iergelb, some paper iftoney. 
 (Sin ©olbftiic!, a gold piece. 
 
 (Sine ^D^iinje, a coin. — (Sine ©amntlung t)on ^O^iinjen, a coin- 
 collection. 
 
 2WiittjeiHticrtc. Values of coins. 
 
 10 pfennig, 2 a?td three tenths cents. 
 
 25 pfennig, j and seven eights cents. 
 
 50 pfennig, // and three quarters cents. 
 
 1 5Dlarf, 2j and a half cents. 
 
 20 max\, $4.71. 
 
 More roughly reckoned, one usually estimates: Four marks 
 L;r:$i.oo; One hundred marks == $25.00. 
 
 The inexactness of this calculation is shown when one cashes a 
 larger sum. For $100.00 one usually obtains about 405^ marks, 
 instead of 400. 
 
 Useful phrases. 
 
 2So fonn man amerifanifct)e§ (^elb lt)erf)jeln laffen? Where can one 
 get Atnerican money changed {into German')? 
 
 S3itte geben Sie mtr fiir jmattjig SJJarf !leine§ ©elb, give me change 
 for 20 marks., please. 
 
 ^c^ '^abe fein ©elb bei miv, / have no money with 7ne. 
 
 179 
 
l8o AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 Dates. 
 
 ?.1?ontag, ^icn-otag, 93cittiuocf), Mojuiay^ Tuesday^ Wednesday. 
 
 Tonncrc^mj, ^^-veitng, Thursday, Friday. 
 
 3onuabcnb (North Germany), Samc^tag (South Germany), 
 
 Saturday. 
 3onntng, Sunday. 
 
 ;5anuar, (Vr^bruar, ^Jtarg, January, February, March. 
 ^l(pri(, ^l^cai, Z^\\\, ^uli, April, May, Jicne, July. 
 "Odiguft, September, Oftober, August, Septe^nder, October. 
 'I'cottember, ^ejember, N'ovember, December. 
 9?eiin5e^nl)unbertelf, 191 1. 
 
 SDtontag, ben breumb5inan5igften Wax^^, Monday, March 23rd. 
 ©eftevn, yesterday. §eute, to-day. 
 'i)Jcorgeit; iibermorgen, to-morrow; day after to-morroiu. 
 Woxo^txi frii^, to-fnorrow monmig. 
 93iDrgen nadjmittag, to-morrow afternoon. 
 ^HZorgen obenb, to-morrow evening. 
 ©eftern abenb, last eveniiig 
 §eute abenb, this evening. 
 ^Borgel'tem, day before yesterday. 
 ^orige 33orf)e, last week. 
 S^origes ^af)r, last year. 
 S?origen 93?onQt, last month. 
 9?dd))"te 5Sod)e, next week. 
 5tdd]fte§ Sq^^'/ f^^^l y&ar. 
 9?dd)ften ^3Jconat, next month. 
 ^rei unb ein fialbeS ^a^r, three years and a half. 
 ?(nbertr)alb S^tj^e, a year and a half. 
 Seit 93Zitte September, since the middle of September. 
 9tnd) 35erlauf tion jiuet ^Ftonaten, after two months. 
 ^ir ge[)en 5(nfang^3 5{uguft fort, we are going away the beginning 
 
 of August. 
 ^nner'^alb be^5 le^tcn 93lonat§, within the last iji07ith. 
 S)er iDiebielte ift f)eute? What day of the month is it? 
 
APPENDIX lOI 
 
 SBa^3 fiir einen SBodjentog Xjalmi \v\x "^eute? IV/ia^ day of the week 
 is it? 
 
 Telling Time. 
 
 28ie t)iel lir)r tft ea? What time is it? 
 
 9JtitternQd)t. or, ^^uolf UI}r 9?ad)t§, midnight. 
 
 SJJittag, or, 3tt)oIf Ufjr, midday, 7ioon-ti?ne. 
 
 fyiinf ^inuten iiacf) ^luolf, yf?^^ jnimites past twelve. 
 
 3el)n ^Jiinuten nod) ^tuolf, ten 7nimites past twelve. 
 
 ©in ^iertel nad) 5iui)([, or: (Sin SSiertel auf ein§, « qtiarter past 
 twelve. 
 
 Qtfanjig ^]!J?inuten nad) gliuUf, twenty mimites after twelve. 
 
 ^unfunb^lDan^ig 93tiuuten nndi ginolf, twenty-five mimites after 
 twelve. 
 
 ^aI6 em§, half past twelve. 
 
 S'unfunbjlnanjig 5[lanuteu t)or (North Germany) ein§, twenty- 
 five 7ni7iutes of one. 
 
 f^iinfunb^inanjiij 3)tinuten bi§ cin§ (South Germany), twetityfive 
 mifintes of one. 
 
 ^iDangig 9}Jinuten t)or ein§, twenty minutes of one. 
 
 (Sin SSiertel t)or ein§, or, breiutevtel auf eini^, a quarter of o?te. 
 
 |]e!)n 9Jcinuten bor ein§, /^« minutes of one. 
 
 %va\\ SJZinuten t»or ein§, five mijiutes of otie. 
 
 (S^3 i[t ein lli)r, it is one o'clock. 
 
 Railroad-time is given as in English. 
 
 (Sin llf)r fiinf5ef)n, one fifteen. ^fJadjmittag^^ in the afternoon, 
 
 (£in lU)r tiier^ig, oneforty., etc. 5(benb§, in the eve^iing. 
 
 SSonnittag§, z;^ the forenoon. ??ad)t§, zw //z*? 7iight. 
 
 9^eun Uf)r borntittag'S, ///«^ o'clock in the morning. 
 ©ieben llfir a6enb§, J(?z/^« o'clock in the evening. 
 
l82 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 Restaurant Vocabulary. 
 
 SSa§ fiir Su^ipen '^nben ®le? What kinds of soup have youf 
 SSa^Sfiir S-ijd) riabenSic? " " ''fish " " 
 
 Stocffifrf), codfish. Sac^§, salmon, 
 
 ^etfefijd), whiting. Seejunge, Sole, 
 
 ^tuftern, oysters. 
 2Ba6 fiir ^^leifc^ '^aben ©ie ? ^-^«/ 7neats have you f 
 
 Siinbfleifc^, beef. OJinberbraten, roastbeef. 
 
 33eaf[teaf, beefsteak. 
 5f?ic^t ftar! gebroten, or, englifc^, r«r^, «^/ •z£/^// ^^w^. 
 ©tar! gcbraten, or, 'E)alb englifd), well-done. 
 
 |)ammelfleifd), tnutton. ^oteletten, chops. 
 
 ^atb[leifd), veal. ©tlt)a§ ©auce, j-^w^ gravy. 
 
 SSa§ fiir (SJefliigel ^aben ©ie? What fowl have you? 
 SSa§ fiir SSilbbret ^aben ©ie? ^-^«/ game have youf 
 
 §iil)nerbraten, roast chicken. ^nte, duck, 
 
 "J^rut^atp, turkey. (^an§, ^^<?j^. 
 
 Sfleb^u^n, partridge. i^afan, pheasant. 
 
 2Sa§ fiir ®emiife ^aben ©ie? ^>^^/ vegetables have you? 
 
 (£tltJa§ S3Iutnenfo^I, j-^w^ cauliflower. ^o(}I, cabbage. 
 
 ©pinat, spinach. S3o^nen, <^^«;w. 
 
 3tt)iebeln, options. ^ ^artoffeU^jiiree, mashed potatoes 
 
 53a§ fiir Dbft (g-riic^te) ^aben ©ie? What fruits have you? 
 
 ©rbbeereu, strawberries. ©d)Iagfa^ne, whipped cream^ 
 
 5lpfelfinen, Orangen, oranges. ^^wa^tzxtv., raspberries. 
 
 Gine Orange, a7t orange. ©iite Bit^'i^nc, a leinon. 
 
 9KeIone, a ?nelon. 5lnana§, pineapple. 
 
 S3ananen, bananas. 5lpritofen, apricots. 
 
 Srauben, grapes. Sf^iiffe, nuts. 
 
 ^o'^anni^beeren, ctirrants. ^flautnen, plums. 
 
 ^firfic^e, peaches. ^irfd)en, cherries. 
 
 SSeiBbrot, white bread. ©c^loar^brot, blackbread. 
 
 ©c^tDcijer ^afe, Swiss cheese. SJa'^mtafe, cream cheese. 
 
APPENDIX 183 
 
 Names of principal countries and their inhabitants. 
 
 Nothing is more difficult to find in a dictionary than the above, 
 given, as is usual, with abbreviations. At the same time it is im- 
 possible to carry on a conversation without constant reference 
 to the countries one intends to visit, or which one has already 
 visited. 
 
 5tmeri!a; ein 5lmertfaner; eine 3lmeri!anerin; amerifanijc^. 
 
 America; American (masc.) ; Americufi (fem.) ; American (adj.). 
 
 (Snglanb; ein Gngldnber; eine Gngldnberin; englifc^. 
 
 England; an Englishman; a7i English woman; English (adj.)^ 
 
 i^ranfreic^; ein granjoje; eine g-rangijfin; frangoftfc^ (adj.). 
 
 France; a Frenchman; a French woman; French. 
 
 S)eutfd)lQnb; ein ^eutjc^er; eine S)eutjd)e; beutfd) (adj.). 
 
 Germajty; a German; a German woman; German. 
 
 ^talien; ein ^taliener; eine i^taltenerin; italienifc^. 
 
 Italy; an Italian (masc); an Italian woman; Italian. 
 
 ©I^anien; ein ©|3anier; eine ©panierin; fpantfd) (adj.). 
 
 Spain; a Spa7iiard {v[i2iSC.)\ a Spanish woman; Spanish. 
 
 |)oIIanb; ein ^oEanber; eine ^oUanberin; l^ollanbijc^ (adj.). 
 
 Holland; a Dutchman; a Dutch woman; Dutch. 
 
 SSelgien; ein S3elgier; eine S3elgierin; belgifc^ (adj.). 
 
 Belgium; a Belgiaji ; a Belgian woman; Belgiaft. 
 
 ^anemar!; ein S)dne; eine '2)dnin; bdnijc^ (adj.). 
 
 Denmark; a Datie; a Danish woman; Danish. 
 
 e^ina (c^ as in 9JJabc£)en); ein 6§ine)e; eine G^inefin; c^inefifd) (adj.). 
 
 China; a Chinaman; a Chinese woman; Chinese. 
 
 ©riedjenlanb; ein ©riec^e; eine 65ned)in; griec^ifd) (adj.), 
 
 Greece; a Greek; a Greek woman; Greek. 
 
 £)fterreid); ein Ofterreidjer; eine £))lerreid)erin; i3[terreid)ifc^ (adj.). 
 
 Austria; an Austrian (masc); an Austrian woman; Austrian. 
 
 gflu^Ianb; ein 9f?u jje; eine Sinjfin; ruffifd) (adj.). 
 
 Russia; a Russian; a Russian wo7nan; Russian. 
 
 %vt ©c^roei^; ein ©^luetger; eine ©djiueiserin; jc^ioeiger (adj. inde- 
 clinable). 
 
184 AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY 
 
 Switzerland; a Swiss (masc); a Swiss (fern.); Swiss. 
 Storiucgcn; cin 9?onucger; eiue ^coriDcgerin; noriuegifd) (adj.). 
 Norway; a Norwegian (masc.) ; a Norwegiaji woman; Norwe* 
 
 gian. 
 Sd)iucbcn; ein (Sc()lticbc; cine ©c()Hiebin; fcl)ir)ebijd) (adj.). 
 Sweden; a Swede {yci-AS,z.)\ a Swedish woman; Swedish. 
 93al)ern; 53at)er (pron. like English word '■'■ buyer'"'); ^atjerin; bQl)^ 
 
 rifcf) (adj.). 
 Bavaria; a Bavarian (masc); a Bavarian woman; Bavariati. 
 ^rcufjcn; ein ^rcuf)e; eiue ^H'eutnn; ipreufjtfd) (adj.). 
 Prussia; a Prussian (masc); a Prussian woman: Prussian. 
 
 Cities. 
 
 ^ari§ (pron. Pareess^); ein ^arijer; eine ^ariferin; 'parijer (indecl. 
 
 adj.). 
 Paris; a Parisian (masc); a Parisian (fern.); Parisian. 
 Sonbon; fionbOner; Soni)Dnerin; 2i3nbouer (indecl. adj.). 
 London; a Londoner (masc.) ; a Londoner (fem.) ; London. 
 
 Names of cities, varying greatly from English form. 
 
 5'Jiirnberg, Nuremberg. @enf, Geneva. 
 
 SSenebig, Venice. SSicn (pron. Veeri), Vienna. 
 
 bcr C^'i'^S/ Tf^^ Hague. ^''oS.w, Cologne. 
 
 9^550, Nice. 5iJtiind)en, Munich. 
 
 Note. For certain cities, the ending "««^r" is used when 
 forming adjectives or names of inhabitants. 
 
 ein 3Scimaraucr (masc); cine SScimaranerin (fem.); a resident 0/ 
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