Nothinguntilthefifth.
What'sthis?
Therewerenevermorethantwoservingsoflunchonthattrain,andalwaysplentyofplacesforbothofthem.
They'reallreserved,thedining-carconductorsaid.Therewillbeafifthserviceatthree-thirty.
Thisisserious,IsaidtoBill.
Givehimtenfrancs.
Here,Isaid.Wewanttoeatinthefirstservice.
Theconductorputthetenfrancsinhispocket.
Thankyou,hesaid.Iwouldadviseyougentlementogetsomesandwiches.Alltheplacesforthefirstfourserviceswerereservedattheofficeofthecompany.
You'llgoalongway,brother,BillsaidtohiminEnglish.IsupposeifI'dgivenyoufivefrancsyouwouldhaveadvisedustojumpoffthetrain.
Comment?
Gotohell!saidBill.Getthesandwichesmadeandabottleofwine.Youtellhim,Jake.
Andsendituptothenextcar.Idescribedwherewewere.
Inourcompartmentwereamanandhiswifeandtheiryoungson.
Isupposeyou'reAmericans,aren'tyou?themanasked.Havingagoodtrip?
Wonderful,saidBill.
That'swhatyouwanttodo.Travelwhileyou'reyoung.MotherandIalwayswantedtogetover,butwehadtowaitawhile.
Youcouldhavecomeovertenyearsago,ifyou'dwantedto,thewifesaid.Whatyoualwayssaidwas:‘SeeAmericafirst!’Iwillsaywe'veseenagooddeal,takeitonewayandanother.
Say,there'splentyofAmericansonthistrain,thehusbandsaid.They'vegotsevencarsofthemfromDayton,Ohio.They'vebeenonapilgrimagetoRome,andnowthey'regoingdowntoBiarritzandLourdes.
So,that'swhattheyare.Pilgrims.GoddamPuritans,Billsaid.
WhatpartoftheStatesyouboysfrom?
KansasCity,Isaid.He'sfromChicago.
YoubothgoingtoBiarritz?
No.We'regoingfishinginSpain.
Well,Inevercaredforit,myself.There'splentythatdooutwhereIcomefrom,though.WegotsomeofthebestfishingintheStateofMontana.I'vebeenoutwiththeboys,butInevercaredforitany.
Mightylittlefishingyoudidonthemtrips,hiswifesaid.
Hewinkedatus.
Youknowhowtheladiesare.Ifthere'sajuggoesalong,oracaseofbeer,theythinkit'shellanddamnation.
That'sthewaymenare,hiswifesaidtous.Shesmoothedhercomfortablelap.Ivotedagainstprohibitiontopleasehim,andbecauseIlikealittlebeerinthehouse,andthenhetalksthatway.It'sawondertheyeverfindanyonetomarrythem.
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