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if   you   and   the   baby   happen   to   live   on   the   other   side�察  �that   is   your   fault。 

You   must   not   leave   your   perambulator   anywhere�察  �and   only   in   certain 

places can you take it with you。           I should say that in Germany you could 

go out with a perambulator and get into enough trouble in half an hour to 

last you for a month。         Any young Englishman anxious for a row with the 

police   could   not   do   better   than   come   over   to   Germany   and   bring   his 

perambulator with him。 

     In   Germany   you   must   not   leave   your   front   door   unlocked   after   ten 

o'clock at night�察�and you must not play the piano in your own house after 



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eleven。     In England I have never felt I wanted to play the piano myself�察�

or to hear anyone else play it�察�after eleven o'clock at night�察�but that is a 

very   different   thing   to   being   told   that   you   must   not   play   it。 Here�察  �in 

Germany�察�I never feel that I really care for the piano until eleven o'clock�察�

then   I   could   sit   and   listen   to   the   ;Maiden's   Prayer�察─  �or   the   Overture   to 

;Zampa�察─�with pleasure。           To the law´loving German�察�on the other hand�察�

music after eleven o'clock at night ceases to be music�察�it becomes sin�察�and 

as such gives him no satisfaction。 

     The only individual throughout Germany who ever dreams of taking 

liberties with the law is the German student�察�and he only to a certain well´ 

defined   point。     By   custom�察  �certain   privileges   are   permitted   to   him�察  �but 

even these are strictly limited and clearly understood。                 For instance�察�the 

German student may get drunk and fall asleep in the gutter with no other 

penalty than that of having the next morning to tip the policeman who has 

found him and brought him home。                But for this purpose he must choose 

the gutters of side´ streets。        The German student�察�conscious of the rapid 

approach of oblivion�察�uses all his remaining energy to get round the corner�察�

where he may collapse without anxiety。               In certain districts he may ring 

bells。    The rent of flats in these localities is lower than in other quarters 

of the town�察�while the difficulty is further met by each family preparing 

for   itself   a   secret   code   of   bell´ringing   by   means   of   which   it   is   known 

whether the summons is genuine or not。 When visiting such a household 

late   at   night   it   is   well   to   be   acquainted   with   this   code�察  �or   you   may�察  �if 

persistent�察�get a bucket of water thrown over you。 

     Also the German student is allowed to put out lights at night�察�but there 

is   a  prejudice    against    his  putting   out   too   many。    The     larky   German 

student generally keeps count�察�contenting himself with half a dozen lights 

per   night。   Likewise�察  �he   may   shout   and   sing   as   he   walks   home�察  �up   till 

half´past two�察  �and   at certain   restaurants it is permitted   to him  to   put his 

arm     round     the   Fraulein's     waist。     To     prevent     any    suggestion     of 

unseemliness�察      �the  waitresses     at  restaurants    frequented    by   students    are 

always carefully selected from among a staid and elderly classy of women�察�

by reason of which the German student can enjoy the delights of flirtation 

without fear and without reproach to anyone。 



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They are a law´abiding people�察�the Germans。 



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                               CHAPTER X 



     Baden from the visitor's point of viewBeauty of the early morning�察�as 

viewed      from   the   preceding    afternoonDistance�察      �as  measured     by   the 

compassDitto�察      �as  measured     by   the  legGeorge     in  account    with   his 

conscienceA       lazy   machineBicycling�察      �according     to  the  poster�此   �its 

restfulnessThe poster cyclist�此       �its costume�察�its methodThe griffin as a 

household      petA    dog   with   proper    self´  respectThe     horse   that  was 

abused。 

     From   Baden�察  �about   which   it   need   only   be   said   that   it   is   a   pleasure 

resort   singularly   like   other   pleasure   resorts   of   the   same   description�察  �we 

started bicycling   in earnest。       We planned   a ten   days' tour�察 �which�察 �while 

completing the Black Forest�察�should include a spin down the Donau´Thal�察�

which for the twenty miles from Tuttlingen to Sigmaringen is�察�perhaps�察�the 

finest valley in Germany�察�the Danube stream here winding its narrow way 

past   old´   world   unspoilt   villages�察  �past   ancient   monasteries�察  �nestling   in 

green pastures�察�where still the bare´footed and bare´headed friar�察�his rope 

girdle tight about his loins�察�shepherds�察�with crook in hand�察�his sheep upon 

the hill sides�察�through rocky woods�察�between sheer walls of cliff�察�whose 

every towering crag stands crowned with ruined fortress�察�church�察�or castle�察�

together with a blick at the Vosges mountains�察�where half the population is 

bitterly pained if you speak to them in French�察�the other half being insulted 

when      you    address    them     in   German�察    �and    the   whole     indignantly 

contemptuous at the first sound of English�察�a state of things that renders 

conversation with the stranger somewhat nervous work。 

     We did not succeed in carrying out our programme in its entirety�察�for 

the reason that human performance lags ever behind human intention。                     It 

is easy to say and believe at three o'clock in the afternoon that�此             �We will 

rise at five�察�breakfast lightly at half´ past�察�and start away at six。; 

     ;Then we shall be well on our way before the heat of the day sets in�察─�

remarks one。 

     ;This time of the year�察�the early morning is really the best part of the 

day。    Don't you think so�拭─�adds another。 



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     ;Oh�察�undoubtedly。; 

     ;So cool and fresh。; 

     ;And the half´lights are so exquisite。; 

     The first morning one maintains one's vows。               The party assembles at 

half´past five。     It is very silent�察�individually�察�somewhat snappy�察�inclined 

to   grumble   with   its   food�察  �also   with   most   other   things�察  �the   atmosphere 

charged   with   compressed   irritability  seeking   its   vent。   In   the   evening   the 

Tempter's voice is heard�此�

     ;I   think  if   we   got   off   by   half´past   six�察  �sharp�察  �that   would  be   time 

enough�拭─�

     The    voice    of  Virtue    protests�察  �faintly�此    �It   will  be   breaking     our 

resolution。; 

     The Tempter replies�此         �Resolutions were made for man�察�not man for 

resolutions。;      The   devil   can   paraphrase   Scripture   for   his   own   purpose。 

;Besides�察�it is disturbing the whole hotel�察�think of the poor servants。; 

     The voice of Virtue continues�察�but even feebler�此              �But everybody gets 

up early in these parts。; 

     ;They     would    not   if  they  were    not   obliged   to�察 �poor    things�   �Say 

breakfast at half´past six�察�punctual�察�that will be disturbing nobody。; 

     Thus Sin masquerades under the guise of Good�察�and one sleeps till six�察�

explaining to one's conscience�察�who�察�however�察�doesn't believe it�察�that one 

does   this   because   of   unselfish   consideration   for   others。    I   have   known 

such consideration extend until seven of the clock。 

     Likewise�察�distance measured w

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