ThelongtrainwhichtheytookatlastwasfortheNorumbia’speoplealone，anditwasofseveraltransitionalandtentativetypesofcars。

　　Somewerestilltheoldcoach-bodycarriages；butmostwereofastrangecorridorarrangement，withtheaideattheaide，andtheseatscrossingfromit，withcompartmentssometimesrisingtotheroof，andsometimesrisinghalf-way。Notwocarsseemedquitealike，butallwereverycomfortable；andwhenthetrainbegantorunoutthroughthelittlesea-

　　sidetownintothecountry，theolddelightofforeigntravelbegan。

　　Mostofthehouseswerelittleandlowandgray，withivyorfloweringvinescoveringtheirwallstotheirbrowntiledroofs；therewashereandthereatouchofNorthernGothicinthearchitecture；butusuallywhereitwaspretentiousitwasinthemansardtaste，whichwassobadwithusagenerationago，andisstillverybadinCuxhaven。

　　Thefields，flatandwide，weredottedwithfamiliarshapesofHolsteincattle，herdedbylittlegirls，withtheirhairinyellowpigtails。Thegray，stormyskyhunglow，andbrokeinfitfulrains；butperhapsfortheinclementseasonofmid-summeritwasnotverycold。Flowerswerebloomingalongtheembankmentsandintherankgreenfieldswithadoggedenergy；inthevariousdistancesweregroupsoftreesemboweringcottagesandevenvillages，andalwaysalongtheditchesandwatercoursesweredoublelinesoflowwillows。Atthefirststopthetrainmade，thepassengersflockedtotherefreshment-booth，prettilyarrangedbesidethestation，wheretheabundanceofthecherriesandstrawberriesgaveproofthatvegetationwasinotherrespectssuperiortotheelements。Butitwasnotoftheprofusionofthesausages，andthehamwhichopenlyinslicesorcovertlyinsandwichesclaimeditsprimacyintheGermanaffections；everyformofthiswasflankedbytallglassesofbeer。

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