Poncho y ponche!" cried he to the by-standers; "a cloak and a glass of rum--that will soon bring him round." A cloak was willingly lent, and our hero carried to the builder's house.
"Here is an end of boat, sails, oars, and all," said Fink, reproachfully, "and of our coats into the bargain.

Did not I tell you that it was a good-for-nothing tub ?" For an hour, at least, Fink tended his victim with the greatest tenderness, but it was late before Anton was sufficiently recovered to walk home.
The next day was Sunday, and the principal's birth-day besides.

On this important occasion, the gentlemen of the office spent some hours after dinner with the family circle, and coffee and cigars were served.

As they were sitting down to table, the good-natured cousin said to Fink, "The whole town is full of the fearful risk which you and Mr.Wohlfart ran yesterday." "Not worth mentioning, my dear lady!" replied Fink, carelessly; "I only wanted to see how Master Wohlfart would behave in drowning.

I threw him into the water, and he was within a hair's-breadth of remaining at the bottom, considering it indiscreet to give me the trouble of saving him.
Only a German is capable of such self-sacrificing politeness." "But," cried the cousin, "this is a sheer tempting of Providence.