336 LUDICROUS QUARREL BETWEEN 



reasonably have incensed the German and Italian 

 against us ; but why in the world it should cause 

 them to quarrel with each other, is to me most 

 unintelligible. But quarrel they did, and we were 

 highly obliged to them for the amusement they 

 afforded us. 



After travelling some distance, the German, evi- 

 dently in a most fearful humour and ready for any 

 mischief, accidentally took great offence at an 

 observation made by one of us, and, instead of 

 retorting upon the person who had made it, at- 

 tacked, in no very measured language, the unfor- 

 tunate Italian, who was sitting on his right on the 

 same seat, in the fore part of the wagen. The Ita- 

 lian bore his fate with the most philosophic indif- 

 ference for a considerable time, and made no reply, 

 whilst the German was heaping every imaginable 

 description of abuse upon him, until, at last, after 

 about a quarter of an hour's endurance, losing all 

 patience, he told the German he was a vile fellow, 

 and had better hold his tongue. 



" You are a Jew," said the German. 



" You are a scoundrel," said the ItaHan. 



" You are a paltry, mean, dirty Jew," said the 

 German. 



