If I saw a man or woman look at me suspiciously I went up to them at once and talked.

I told a sad tale, and all believed it.

I was a poor Dutchman travelling home on foot to see a dying mother, and I had been told that by the Danube I should find the main railway to take me to Holland.

There were kind people who gave me food, and one woman gave me half a mark, and wished me God speed ...

Then on the last day of the year I came to the river and found many drunkards.' 'Was that when you resolved to get on one of the river-boats ?' '_Ja_, Cornelis.