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It would really be a very great pleasure -- it would , upon my honor . '' `` I am afraid it will be impossible , '' replied Shuffles , as he bowed himself out of the apartment . Perhaps Sir William was the only happy person in that group , for there was no doubt that he was glad to get rid of the troublesome hero . The ship 's company took the train at the appointed time , and by ten o'clock were in their rooms at the Hôtel Erbprinz , in the capital of the Grand Duchy of Baden . As soon as it was light in the morning , the students were scattered through the streets of the town , which , like those of Washington , radiate from a common centre , where the king 's palace is located . The meals of the party at the hotels were usually served separate from those of other guests , and at breakfast Professor Mapps had an opportunity to say a word about the city . He told them , what many of them had already ascertained , that it was a very pretty , but very quiet place .