Here's a bit of a twist. And you'll have to read the chapter to find out what it is. As to whether it's a WHAM or not - RAFO!
Note: Almost all of the German in this chapter was drawn from Google Translate at
this location. I've checked, and you can reverse-translate it if you wish.
I'm told by someone at another German slang website (which I no longer have) that "Alter Schwede!" means "Old Swede" and is an expression of surprise, something like the American "Holy cow!." Any German-speaking readers are free to enlighten me if that is incorrect.
