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innumerable ripples, spreading one into the other and destroying
<s>each</s> one another.  How long the air bubbles, shining like masses of
crystal, remained floating on the water!  Returning Mr. W.
thought he would try another method with his umbrella; he
thought if he would tie it to him, it would move with him 
as he rowed and he would keep dryer.  This was soon
done - one end tied firmly with string around his <s>waste</s> waist
and again one around his neck.  The plan worked fairly.

Reaching the shore, we put the boat away, then went 
to the home, where we prepared coffee.  How glad we were
that we had our own coffee-pot and our own cups to drink
out of, for here everything was in disorder and dirty.  What 
a scum of dirt was around the top of that large kettle in 
which water was boiling!  And when the dog came in
and threw a crust of bread on the floor and began eating
it, it was taken from him and put back again with the
other bread.  Yet the old lady is very nice and is working
all the time.  She is very much prejudiced against this
country and everything American, nothing here is as good as
it is in Germany.  After drinking our coffee, in which we
        