1. Two young men[1] have just taken their tickets. 2. One bumps into
the other and exclaims[2], «Hello, Daniel!» «Hello, Armand!» exclaims
the other, «you should[3] look out!» «You were not paying attention
yourself!» 3. But they do not scold one another long. 4. They
discover[4] that they are about to[5] travel together. 5. They are
in attendance upon a charming young lady whom they both of them love
andwish to marry. 6. As they cannot both marry her, they decide then
and there[6], on the step of the railroad car, to go on merrily with
their trip and in friendly competition to try to win her affection
each one for himself.
[1: gens.]
[2: s'écrier.]
[3: Il faut.]
[4: découvrir.]
[5: aller.]
[6: séance tenante.]
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