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 buildings put up apartment housings, ve dig sobvay mid beautiful newsstands and lofely pictures on de magazine covers."

"I can see you have made quite a study of American life," said the surprised envoy.

"It is de civilization of de future," continued the Colonel in his vigorous guttural. "Strong, romantic, eggsiting. Alvays de Herr President he ask me about America, tell him it is Paradise, de contry of beautiful vimmen vere de hosbands is shot up in an office from nine till six  Und your Vashington Deecy, soch a magnificence. De perfect sitting-place for a government dat would be chenerous to poor liddle foreign contries. Und your Prohibition, a noble idea: a contry vere no one never drinks, it leave so moch more for de rest of us."

"Some of your impressions may have been a little misleading," said Quackenbush, "but certainly they are very flattering. You must come again."

"He tell you how moch ve admire America?"