Show fw 0 rf AS SEEN BY ENGLISH LYES ILYES jerome K jerome tells of methods of german storekeepers perhaps it would be unfair to gener alize too confidently but there are shopkeepers in germany who make no great effort to dispose of their goods an ail instance of this Is given in three men on wheels the author accod palled an american lady on a shop ping excursion in munich she had been accustomed to shopping in lon don and new york and grumbled at everything the man showed her it was not that she was really dis satis fled this was vas her method she explained that she could get most things cheaper and better else where not that she really thought she could merely she held it good for the shopkeeper to say this she told him that his stock lacked taste he ile did not argue with her he did not contradict her he put the things back into their respective boxes replaced the boxes on their respective shelves walked into the little parlor behind the shop and closed the door isn t he ever coming back ask ed the lady after two or three mm min utes had elapsed her tone did not imply a clu question estion so much as an ex cla matlon mation of mere impatience I 1 doubt it I 1 replied why nota ehe she asked much aston dished I 1 expect I 1 answered you have bored him in all probability he Is at WS moment behind that door ing a pipe and reading the paper what an extraordinary she shop P keeper said my friend as she gath ered her parcels together and indig bantly walked out it Is their way I 1 explained there are the he goods it if you want them you may have them it if you do not want them they would almost rather that you did not come and talk about them |