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such consideration extend until seven of the clock。
Likewise�察�distance measured with a pair of compasses is not precisely
the same as when measured by the leg。
;Ten miles an hour for seven hours�察�seventy miles。 A nice easy day's
work。;
;There are some stiff hills to climb�拭─�
;The other side to come down。 Say�察�eight miles an hour�察�and call it
sixty miles。 Gott in Himmel� �if we can't average eight miles an hour�察�we
had better go in bath´chairs。; It does seem somewhat impossible to do
less�察�on paper。
But at four o'clock in the afternoon the voice of Duty rings less
trumpet´toned�此�
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;Well�察�I suppose we ought to be getting on。;
;Oh�察�there's no hurry� �don't fuss。 Lovely view from here�察�isn't it�拭─�
;Very。 Don't forget we are twenty´five miles from St。 Blasien。;
;How far�拭─�
;Twenty´five miles�察�a little over if anything。;
;Do you mean to say we have only come thirty´five miles�拭─�
;That's all。;
;Nonsense。 I don't believe that map of yours。;
;It is impossible�察�you know。 We have been riding steadily ever since
the first thing this morning。;
;No�察�we haven't。 We didn't get away till eight�察�to begin with。;
;Quarter to eight。;
;Well�察�quarter to eight�察�and every half´dozen miles we have stopped。;
;We have only stopped to look at the view。 It's no good coming to
see a country�察�and then not seeing it。;
;And we have had to pull up some stiff hills。;
;Besides�察�it has been an exceptionally hot day to´day。;
;Well�察�don't forget St。 Blasien is twenty´five miles off�察�that's all。;
;Any more hills�拭─�
;Yes�察�two�察�up and down。;
;I thought you said it was downhill into St。 Blasien�拭─�
;So it is for the last ten miles。 We are twenty´five miles from St。
Blasien here。;
;Isn't there anywhere between here and St。 Blasien�拭 �What's that little
place there on the lake�拭─�
;It isn't St。 Blasien�察 �or anywhere near it。 There's a danger in
beginning that sort of thing。;
;There's a danger in overworking oneself。 One should study
moderation in all things。 Pretty little place�察�that Titisee�察�according to the
map�察�looks as if there would be good air there。;
;All right�察 �I'm agreeable。 It was you fellows who suggested our
making for St。 Blasien。;
;Oh�察�I'm not so keen on St。 Blasien� �poky little place�察�down in a valley。
This Titisee�察�I should say�察�was ever so much nicer。;
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;Quite near�察�isn't it�拭─�
;Five miles。;
General chorus�此 �We'll stop at Titisee。;
George made discovery of this difference between theory and practice
on the very first day of our ride。
;I thought�察─�said Georgehe was riding the single�察�Harris and I being a
little ahead on the tandem;that the idea was to train up the hills and ride
down them。;
;So it is�察─�answered Harris�察 �as a general rule。 But the trains don't go
up EVERY hill in the Black Forest。;
;Somehow�察�I felt a suspicion that they wouldn't�察─�growled George�察�and
for awhile silence reigned。
;Besides�察─ �remarked Harris�察 �who had evidently been ruminating the
subject�察 �you would not wish to have nothing but downhill�察 �surely。 It
would not be playing the game。 One must take a little rough with one's
smooth。;
Again there returned silence�察�broken after awhile by George�察�this time。
;Don't you two fellows over´exert yourselves merely on my account�察─�
said George。
;How do you mean�拭─�asked Harris。
;I mean�察─ �answered George�察 �that where a train does happen to be
going up these hills�察�don't you put aside the idea of taking it for fear of
outraging my finer feelings。 Personally�察�I am prepared to go up all these
hills in a railway train�察�even if it's not playing the game。 I'll square the
thing with my conscience�察�I've been up at seven every day for a week now�察�
and I calculate it owes me a bit。 Don't you consider me in the matter at
all。;
We promised to bear this in mind�察 �and again the ride continued in
dogged dumbness�察�until it was again broken by George。
;What bicycle did you say this was of yours�拭─�asked George。
Harris told him。 I forget of what particular manufacture it happened
to be�察�it is immaterial。
;Are you sure�拭─�persisted George。
;Of course I am sure�察─ �answered Harris。 ;Why�察 �what's the matter
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with it�拭─�
;Well�察�it doesn't come up to the poster�察─�said George�察 �that's all。;
;What poster�拭─�asked Harris。
;The poster advertising this particular brand of cycle�察─ �explained
George。 ;I was looking at one on a hoarding in Sloane Street only a day
or two before we started。 A man was riding this make of machine�察�a man
with a banner in his hand�此 �he wasn't doing any work�察�that was clear as
daylight�察 �he was just sitting on the thing and drinking in the air。 The
cycle was going of its own accord�察�and going well。 This thing of yours
leaves all the work to me。 It is a lazy brute of a machine�察�if you don't
shove�察�it simply does nothing�此 �I should complain about it�察�if I were you。;
When one comes to think of it�察�few bicycles do realise the poster。 On
only one poster that I can recollect have I seen the rider represented as
doing any work。 But then this man was being pursued by a bull。 In
ordinary cases the object of the artist is to convince the hesitating
neophyte that the sport of bicycling consists in sitting on a luxurious
saddle�察�and being moved rapidly in the direction you wish to go by unseen
heavenly powers。
Generally speaking�察 �the rider is a lady�察 �and then one feels that�察 �for
perfect bodily rest combined with entire freedom from mental anxiety�察�
slumber upon a water´bed cannot compare with bicycle´ riding upon a
hilly road。 No fairy travelling on a summer cloud could take things more
easily than does the bicycle girl�察�according to the poster。 Her costume for
cycling in hot weather is ideal。 Old´fashioned landladies might refuse her
lunch�察�it is true�察�and a narrowminded police force might desire to secure
her�察�and wrap her in a rug preliminary to summonsing her。 But such she
heeds not。 Uphill and downhill�察�through traffic that might tax the ingenuity
of a cat�察�over road surfaces calculated to break the average steam roller she
passes�察�a vision of idle loveliness�察�her fair hair streaming to the wind�察�her
sylph´like form poised airily�察�one foot upon the saddle�察�the other resting
lightly upon the lamp。 Sometimes she condescends to sit down on the
saddle�察 �then she puts her feet on the rests�察 �lights a cigarette�察 �and waves
above her head a Chinese lantern。
Less often�察�it is a mere male thing that rides the machine。 He is not
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