An American in Germany (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ... trifle to me. CONVERSATION 21. At the post-office. 1. I should like to go to the post-office. How does one get there? 2. The post-office is twenty-five minutes from here. It would be worth while to take the tramway (i.e. street car). (To conductor of tramcar.) 3. Where does one get out to go to the main post-office? 4. The main post-office is on Spandauer Street. You must change cars; this car goes north.--Take the yellow car at the next stopping-place. 5. Please give me two transfers. (At the post-office.) 6. Which department are you looking for, ladies? 7. We are looking for the general delivery 8. It is just at the left (right). 9. Are there any letters for me, please? This is my visiting-card with my address on it. 10. Have you your passport with you? 11. I have a few letters in my pocket which are addressed to me. 12. That will do perfectly. Sign this card and you may have your letters. 13. Give me two postcards for this country, please. 14. Here they are. 15. And five stamps at twenty pfennigs, ten at ten pfennigs and one stamp at three. What will it cost to send this letter? What does this letter cost? 16. Foreign letters require cost twenty pfennigs. For the United States a letter now costs only ten pfennigs. 17. Will this letter get off to-day for London? 18. The last post leaves at six o'clock. 19. I should like to have this letter registered. 20. Please apply at the department for registered letters (which is) next to this adjoining. 21. I should like to send some money to Paris. Where does one get money-orders? 22. Right here with me, madam. 23. If one receives a money-order, must one go to the post-office to get it cashed the cash? 24. Not at all. The postman delivers it at your house. 25. Please give me a telegram-blank. What does it cost to ...