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in that it is spoken by the greatest number of both natives and 

 tourists. In Cairo, however, French may also be used and to advan- 

 tage, for there is no doubt that if one makes use of it he may often 

 settle his bill in francs, where an Englishman would pay shillings, and 

 an American perhaps dollars. English talks and talks loud, being the 

 leading language of business and travel, but it has to pay for the 

 privilege. If we examine a steamer-list with a view to finding out 

 the nationality of the persons traveling for pleasure, we shall find that 

 by far the large majority have English names, and that the majority 

 of those bearing English names are Americans. On the boats bound 

 for India and Australia the passengers are probably to a great extent 

 British subjects, but elsewhere the Americans are the world's greatest 

 travelers, and also the world's richest travelers. Hence the popularity 

 of the English language in the most remote parts of the world. The 

 American is thought to be rich, whether he is or not, and he usually 

 lives up to his reputation and spends freely among the people who will 

 speak English with him, from Japan to Egypt. On arriving in Italy, 

 if he has learned Italian while at college he may have an opportunity 

 to speak it. But Italy has long been a playground for England, and 

 from Sicily to the Alps the tourist is well cared for in English. French 

 may have been the language of travel in former times when only the 

 aristocracy indulged in travel, but it is no longer so. The French 

 themselves are noted for not being travelers, and for feeling an aversion 

 to leaving their country under any circumstances. The Germans are 

 the only continental nation with a real love of travel, and this love has 

 not as yet become a mania, as it has among the Americans, owing to 

 lack of funds. Until within very recent years, Germany was a poor 

 country, or at least in very modest circumstances. The parvenu class 

 scarcely existed. The substantial, intelligent class did not travel, 

 much as they would have liked to. Now conditions have changed, 

 and one meets many well-to-do Germans in the Orient, Germans who 

 speak English very well, and being Germans, travel to good advantage, 

 speaking English even in Italy, if they do not happen to know Italian. 

 Thus it can be inferred that if English can be used in Italy, that is 

 to say, in the hotels and shops of Italy, it can probably be used in all 



