"To the one that has the gilt lion on the sign-board. I believe they are
richer people and will give us a better dinner," replied Paul.

"But it will cost us more," objected Fritz, "and you know that we have
just so much money, which must last until we get back to the Odenwald.
Let us go to the one that looks the cheapest."

This was agreed to, and the three went in, and were received by the
landlady.

"Do you wish your dinners?" she asked, seeing that none of them seemed
inclined to give an order.

No one of them had ever been in a public house, so each waited for the
other to speak.

"Yes, we wish dinner," said Fritz at length. "Have you lettuce?"

"Yes; what will you have with it?"

"Potatoes."

"But they take so long to boil, so think of something else."

"We will have meat."

"I have no meat to-day."

"Then we will take sausage."