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A STKOLL THROUGH BERLIN. 15
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tonous and uninteresting , consisting mainly of pastures _, where beef is fattening for English consumption ; wet marsheswhence turf is
, of dug , to be fir dried -trees in also brick doomed -like blocks to feed for the fuel fire ; plantations and a few , mostl corn y - ;
field young s and patches , of blossoming yellow lupins , grown as food for sheep The . genius of Berlin is not an hospitable genius . The term
stranger seems to be held synonymous with intruder , and unless the a about sp p e il cial ninepence grim permission proceed and on to must his remain progress shortl must y again within be be purchased the renewed period , at if of the the three stay cost days be of ,
brief prolonged to exonerate . My , soj me ournin from g this this time tax ; must and , happ however ily , , too be , sufficientl the hotel y -
keepers by no means share in the ungenial spirit of the State , but on the contrary do all they can to compensate for it . Good
accommodation can always be found at very moderate charges . Nor is money ' s ' worth for money all they have to offer , for the German
waiter is a very different being to his English compeer ; though perfectly respectful , there is an expression of friendliness in his
mannerand a manifestation of kindly interest which is quite refreshing , to a lonely sojourner 75 in a strange place . Attentive to
every one , the lady " all alonecalls forth his most active sympathies . On the present occasion , immediately on arriving at my hotelI wasto great surprisegreeted by the head waiter as a
former , guest , , thoug my h thousands of , visitors must have occupied its numerous apartments since my one short stay there years ago .
Accordingly , my bodily wants are no sooner provided for than he begins to make anxious inquiries as to how much of Berlin I am
already acquainted with , in order that he may suggest to me how best to dispose of the time now available . Will I , not go to the
_Dpera ? A party in an adjoining apartment , a highly respectable narried leare going that eveningandhe is surewill be
lelighted coup to ch , aperone me . . But I do not , wish , to unpack my , trunk bo find a suitable dress , nor to be out late . " Ach ! it is not here as
in England ( where he has passed some years ) : all will be over by _: en _o'clock , and my travelling dress will quite well suffice , "
infornation confirmed by the lady who is going , and who , _hapiDening to pass by , is appealed to , and kindly hopes that I will accompany her .
Disappointed by the persistence of my refusal , he begins to lay freshlans for meand is quite gratified whennext morning , I
permit , p him to introduce , me to a party who are , just starting to _risit the Koyal Schloss , and who at once politely beg me to join
ihem . We accordingly proceed together along the most London-like > f Berlin streetswhere all the stir and bustle of the elsewhere not
_srery stirring city , seems concentrated . In appearance it is not very mlike Fleet Streetwith its rather narrow pavements thronged with
foot passengers , and , shops neither large nor elegant _, but well filled
_jvith ordinary wares purchaseable at moderate prices . Its other
A Stkoll Through Berlin. 15
A STKOLL THROUGH BERLIN . 15
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), March 2, 1863, page 15, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_02031863/page/15/
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