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After much impressive fumbling of keys and opening of locks, the stained and aged document was spread before us. The guide's eyes sparkled. He danced about us and tapped the parchment with his finger: "What I tell you, genteelmen! Is it not so? See! handwriting Christopher Colombo! write it himself!" We looked indifferent unconcerned.
If you have got any specimens of penmanship of real merit, trot them out! and if you haven't, drive on!" We drove on. The guide was considerably shaken up, but he made one more venture. He had something which he thought would overcome us. He said: "Ah, genteelmen, you come wis me! I show you beautiful, O, magnificent bust Christopher Colombo! splendid, grand, magnificent!"
He had reserved what he considered to be his greatest wonder till the last a royal Egyptian mummy, the best preserved in the world, perhaps. He took us there. He felt so sure, this time, that some of his old enthusiasm came back to him: "See, genteelmen! Mummy! Mummy!" The eye-glass came up as calmly, as deliberately as ever.
If you have got any specimens of penmanship of real merit, trot them out! and if you haven't, drive on!" We drove on. The guide was considerably shaken up, but he made one more venture. He had something which he thought would overcome us. He said: "Ah, genteelmen, you come wis me! I show you beautiful, O, magnificent bust Christopher Colombo! splendid, grand, magnificent!"
He brought us before the beautiful bust for it was beautiful and sprang back and struck an attitude: "Ah, look, genteelmen! beautiful, grand, bust Christopher Colombo! beautiful bust, beautiful pedestal!" The doctor put up his eye-glass procured for such occasions: "Ah what did you say this gentleman's name was?" "Christopher Colombo! ze great Christopher Colombo!"
Our guide there fidgeted about as if he had swallowed a spring mattress. He was full of animation full of impatience. He said: "Come wis me, genteelmen! come! I show you ze letter writing by Christopher Colombo! write it himself! write it wis his own hand! come!" He took us to the municipal palace.
If you have got any specimens of penmanship of real merit, trot them out! and if you haven't, drive on!" We drove on. The guide was considerably shaken up, but he made one more venture. He had something which he thought would overcome us. He said: "Ah, genteelmen, you come wis me! I show you beautiful, O, magnificent bust Christopher Colombo! splendid, grand, magnificent!"
He brought us before the beautiful bust for it was beautiful and sprang back and struck an attitude: "Ah, look, genteelmen! beautiful, grand, bust Christopher Colombo! beautiful bust, beautiful pedestal!" The doctor put up his eye-glass procured for such occasions: "Ah what did you say this gentleman's name was?" "Christopher Colombo! ze great Christopher Colombo!"
After much impressive fumbling of keys and opening of locks, the stained and aged document was spread before us. The guide's eyes sparkled. He danced about us and tapped the parchment with his finger: "What I tell you, genteelmen! Is it not so? See! handwriting Christopher Colombo! write it himself!" We looked indifferent unconcerned.
Our guide there fidgeted about as if he had swallowed a spring mattress. He was full of animation full of impatience. He said: "Come wis me, genteelmen! come! I show you ze letter writing by Christopher Colombo! write it himself! write it wis his own hand! come!" He took us to the municipal palace.
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