And chattering in unknown tongues.

Of Rhenish hills, Italian fountains,

Of forests dark, and snowy mountains—

To start, I'd give all I possess,

By Continental Mail Express!

'Tis Eight o'clock, save minutes two—

Here comes a stout, fur-capped Mossoo;

He's in a fluster at the wicket

Because he cannot find his ticket;

And over there may be espied