1. All aboard for Aachen. 2. Where do we change cars for Dresden? 3. Have you bought your ticket? 4. Shall we travel second or third class? 5. Do we go by way of Cologne? 6. We are going to make a little side-trip to Mannheim, but for the present we shall stay here. 7. We shall arrive at Frankfort this evening. 8. We may consider ourselves lucky that we did not travel by that train. 9. That’s the way of the world. 10. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 11. Will the ladies and gentlemen dine now? 12. Waiter, the bill, please. 1. einsteigen. 2. umsteigen. 3. lösen. 4. fahren. 5. über. 6. Abstecher, Hand. 7. eintreffen. 8. sagen. 9. hergehen. 10. heulen. 11. Herrschaft. 12. zahlen. XX 1. How old do you take him to be? 2. He is some eighty years old. 3. What is the state of his health? 4. He is ill, or even dead by this time. 5. We do not wish to be a burden on you. 6. There is not a soul at home. 7. What do you infer from that? 8. It is all Greek to me. 9. I have often given him a lecture, but he always takes his own way. 10. His scheme came to nought. 11. All is not lost yet. 12. He would be here unless he is ill. 1. schätzen. 2. einig. 3. Befinden. 4. gar. 5. Last. 6. Mensch. 7. schließen. 8. böhmisch. 9. lesen, handeln. 10. Wasser. 11. Polen. 12. müssen. XXI 1. I am doing this of my own free will. 2. Now is the time to show your colors. 3. I can not bring myself to put the old dog out of the way. 4. Let us think no more of it. 5. Well, what strange things can happen in this world! 6. We all had a narrow escape. 7. That comes in just right. 8. I am quite agreeable that you should try other means. 9. What has become of my hat? 10. I have lost track of him. 11. A good beginning is half the battle. 12. He sticks to me like a burr. 1. frei. 2. gelten, Farbe. 3. Herz, schaffen. 4. schlagen. 5. nein. 6. knapp. 7. treffen. 8. recht, einschlagen. 9. hinkommen. 10. kommen. 11. frisch. 12. Hals. XXII 1. Can you give me change for five dollars? 2. Every one has his limitations. 3. We shall not do that in any event. 4. There is no remedy for death. 5. He is low-spirited and mutters. 6. They are hand and glove together. 7. Not till then did it occur to me that I had no money about me. 8. We could scarcely keep from laughing. 9. Time will show whether he is adapted to the position. 10. It is all up with him. 11. That proved effectual with him. 12. You must not make sport of him. 1. herausgeben. 2. Baum. 3. Fall. 4. Kraut. 5. Grille, Bart. 6. Decke. 7. erst, bei. 8. enthalten. 9. lehren, passen. 10. Matthäus. 11. anschlagen. 12. best. XXIII