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...he had to recite to us. When we came to a point when explanation was required, he would close his eyes and out of past memories would call to mind his former speeches and recite them to us - most of which was in our guide books. Here the Ry station was not so good as at Madura and there were but two rooms. The moment the train stopped I bounded off leaving the Dr. to get the baggage out and was first at the booking office where I bought our bed tickets. Before the tickets were handed to me, there were others after them, but no beds. In that case, people were permitted to sleep in a car. We went up stairs and found a woman in our room. She had no ticket. Her husband...