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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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