"Have you fresh lettuce?"

"Yes, plenty of it; what else?"

"Roasted potatoes?"

"Yes; you can have roasted potatoes. What kind of meat will you have
with it? We have a fine roast of veal."

"The very thing we like!" cried the boys jubilantly, but the ever
frugal Fritz regretted that they had spoken for the veal, and wondered
whether they could not change the order.

"I am afraid it will cost us too much," he said in a whisper, but the
landlord had already gone to the kitchen and they had to let it stand.

"It may be that we are in an expensive hotel," he continued, "and our
night's lodging may cost us a good sum. But I will tell you what we can
do. We will not take breakfast here, but will buy a roll in the village
and when we come to a brook we can eat it. A roll and a cup of fresh
water will be enough breakfast for us."

"No," said Franz, "I won't eat a roll and drink water; I must have my
breakfast and coffee; you can drink water, a bucket full if you choose.
My father does not wish us to go hungry on this journey. But we can talk
about it after we have had our supper."

"Yes, you are right," added Paul. "I will have my breakfast and coffee
in the morning. And, boys, we are now in a hotel that is more stylish