The humour of Germany; . r might have appeared as an insult to the judge inhis exceeding love of secrecy; being, however, very hungryhe generously forgave him, and the three together assidu-ously studied the menu, which sported a variety of nameswhich might have been made to stand for almost anythmg,so that whatever one ordered there was always a pleasantsurprise in view. Soon a bottle with a promising silvery cork stood uponthe table in a dainty cooler, and the judge was just raisinghis glass to drink the ladies health: Children, he said, I cant tell you how delightful this is, to feel that o
The humour of Germany; . r might have appeared as an insult to the judge inhis exceeding love of secrecy; being, however, very hungryhe generously forgave him, and the three together assidu-ously studied the menu, which sported a variety of nameswhich might have been made to stand for almost anythmg,so that whatever one ordered there was always a pleasantsurprise in view. Soon a bottle with a promising silvery cork stood uponthe table in a dainty cooler, and the judge was just raisinghis glass to drink the ladies health: Children, he said, I cant tell you how delightful this is, to feel that one issitting here free of all good friends and neighbours. Heresto our incognito I There was a playful tap at the window. Karl, poor 3/ 76 GERMAN HUMOUR. fellow, started as If he had beheld a ghost—indeed I knownot but a ghost even would have been a more welcomesight at that particular moment than the smiling face ofHerr Lebermann, who, with the unmistakable conscious-ness of giving the judge and his family a great and. THE SMILING FACE OF HERR LEBERMANN. unexpected pleasure, pressed his nose flat against thewindow-pane. The judge dropped his fork. For heavens sake—Lebermann ! he stammered with difficulty. A further critical remark was suppressed, for the good LUXURY OF GOING ABOUT INCOGNITO. ^JJ Lebermann, with a happy smile upon his face, stood beforeour pleasure-seekers. Well now, youd never have supposed youd find mehere, would you ? he asked, full of rapture. No—that is the last thing I should have thought of,replied Karl mildly. What brought you here ? ril tell you all about it in a minute, replied HerrLebermann, having given a chivalrous greeting to theladies and proved himself thoroughly well-informed bylooking at Annchen with the words, Ah, this, I suppose,is your visitor that came the other night! He drew a chair up to the table and ordered a beef-steak. The judge looked about him wildly, and was apparentlyso greatly in danger of indulging in unwary remarks, tha
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