“Yes, while you are gadding about!”
Constant Change
Stranger:—“How high is this mountain?”
Guide:—“My father always said eight thousand five hundred feet. But you can’t depend upon that; father died thirty-eight years ago, and since that time lots of things have changed.”
On the Alps
“Look here, guide; on that signpost down below, it says it takes one hour to come up here, and it has taken us almost three!”
“I know that, but if we put that on the signpost not a decent feller would come up here.”
A Striking Resemblance
Countess (who has returned to her estate in the mountains for the summer):—“Well, Sepp, are you all glad to see me back again?”