which is the german for ‘company.’ it is a customary contraction like our ‘co.’ ‘p,’ of course, stands for ‘papier.’ now for the ‘eg.’ let us glance at our continental gazetteer." he took down a heavy brown volume from his shelves. "eglow, eglonitz—here we are, egria. it is in a german-speaking country—in bohemia, not far from carlsbad. ‘remarkable as being the scene of the death of wallenstein, and for its numerous glass-factories and paper-mills.’ ha, ha, my boy, what do you make of that?" his eyes sparkled, and he sent up a great blue triumphant cloud from his cigarette.