Americans are more sociable." "They are?
Then I advise them to follow the example set by the Englishman: Never try to get up a conversation while traveling with a German.

It is a disagreeable task;" and I settled back behind my paper.
How had he found out that I was an American?
Was I known?
And for what reason was I known?
To my knowledge I had never committed any offence to the extent that I must be watched like a suspect.

What his object was and how he came to know that I was an American was a mystery to me.

I was glad that the journey would last but an hour or so longer.

The train arrived at the capital late at night.