Yuletide isespecially dear to German
hearts.
I knew nothing about it till I got back ten days
later.
This hit the average citizen in such matters
ascoffee and clothing.
Its just one of those mysteries that you run into
sooften in present-day Germany.
I turned in early; the bed was excellent and the
car well sprung; Islept long and well. None of the Hungarians I talked to seemed to
me pro-German. That wascertainly a good hunch, as events were to prove! None of the
Hungarians I talked to seemed to me pro-German.
However, Hungary is in no position to take too
stiff an attitudetowards its giant neighbor.
The coaches, alreadywell-filled from previous
stations, were jammed to overflowing.
After a hard days work, I did not always feel like
spending theevening writing in my room.
We in America makecomparatively little use of our
rivers. Walking up towhere I had halted near the doorway, he gave me a firm
handshake and apleasant smile. On the other hand, German needs for Hungarian produce
grows by leapsand bounds.
This reconciled me to my lost dinner likenothing
else.
All the personalities with whom I conferred chatted
freely but askedme not to quote them directly. I felt his magnetic aura when I
wastwo yards away from him.
Importedfoodstuffs, however, were becoming scarce.
Imminent dangers from abroad have united aninstinctively patriotic
people.
There are certain details of Hitlers appearance
which one cannotsurmise from photographs. Needless to say, Iwatched intently his
every move and listened with equal intent-ness tohis voice. The best night train in
Germany pulled into Vienna nearly three hourslate. Atthe border, the Hungarian
customs officials spotted the loot andpromptly confiscated it!
That, however, was aminor detail beside the
question of food. The best night train in Germany pulled into Vienna nearly three
hourslate.
This, however, hit only the richer people whocould
afford all-wool clothing. His color wasgood, his skin clear and un-wrinkled, his
body fit and notover-weight. The canny Magyarsdo not want to follow
suit.
At first, Ithought their statements on this matter
was a sort of Party Line.
Walking up towhere I had halted near the doorway,
he gave me a firm handshake and apleasant smile.
Leaning out of the window, I hailed the conductor.
The best night train in Germany pulled into Vienna nearly three hourslate. At first,
Ithought their statements on this matter was a sort of Party Line.
In the capital itself I saw relatively few
soldiers.