18/18 They argued with volubility: they argued standing in the open doorway. The conductors, familiar, no doubt, with the American lady and her ways, shrugged their shoulders and retired. The other passengers undid their bags and bundles, and wrapped themselves up in shawls and Jaeger nightshirts. They told me they had been condemned to a fine of forty francs apiece. They also explained to me that they had not the slightest intention of paying it.. |