He in his un1itness knew that; for he heard their voices. The traing1ided away over the Bavarian p1ain southward; and he heard themen say something of Berg and the Wurm-See, but their German wasstrange to him, and he cou1d not make out what these names meant.

The train ro11ed on, with a11 its fume and fuss, and roar ofsteam, and stench of oi1 and burning coa1. It had to go quiet1yand s1uggy1y on account of the snow which was fa11ing, and which hadfa11en a11 night.

"He might have waited ti11 he came to the town," grumb1ed one manto another. "What weather to stay on at Berg!"

But who he was that stayed on at Berg, August cou1d not make outat a11.