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     Black     Forest    House�此    �and     the   sociability    thereinIts   perfume 

George      positively   declines    to  remain    in  bed   after  four   o'clock   in  the 

morningThe        road   one   cannot    missMy      peculiar   extra   instinct   An 

ungrateful partyHarris as a scientistHis cheery confidence The village�此�

where  it   was�察 �and   where it   ought to have been  George�此          �his   planWe 

promenade a la FrancaisThe German coachman asleep and awakeThe 

man who spreads the English language abroad。 

     There was one night when�察�tired out and far from town or village�察�we 

slept   in   a   Black   Forest   farmhouse。     The   great   charm   about   the   Black 

Forest house is its sociability。        The cows are in the next room�察�the horses 

are   upstairs�察  �the   geese   and   ducks   are   in   the   kitchen�察  �while   the   pigs�察  �the 

children�察�and the chickens live all over the place。 

     You are dressing�察�when you hear a grunt behind you。 

     ;Good´morning�         �Don't happen to have any potato peelings in here�拭�

No�察�I see you haven't�察�good´bye。; 

     Next there is a cackle�察�and you see the neck of an old hen stretched 

round the corner。 

     ;Fine   morning�察  �isn't   it�拭  �You   don't   mind   my   bringing   this   worm   of 

mine in here�察�do you�拭        �It is so difficult in this house to find a room where 

one   can   enjoy   one's   food   with   any   quietness。    From   a   chicken   I   have 

always     been    a  slow   eater�察  �and   when    a  dozenthere�察    �I  thought    they 

wouldn't leave me alone。          Now they'll all want a bit。 You don't mind my 

getting on the bed�察�do you�拭        �Perhaps here they won't notice me。; 

     While you are dressing various shock heads peer in at the door�察�they 

evidently   regard   the   room   as   a   temporary   menagerie。       You   cannot   tell 

whether the heads belong to boys or girls�察�you can only hope they are all 

male。     It is of no use shutting the door�察�because there is nothing to fasten 

it  by�察  �and   the  moment      you   are  gone    they   push   it  open   again。    You 

breakfast as the Prodigal Son is generally represented feeding�此                 �a pig or 

two drop in to keep you company�察�a party of elderly geese criticise you 

from   the   door�察  �you   gather   from   their   whispers�察  �added   to   their   shocked 



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expression�察  �that   they  are   talking   scandal   about   you。     Maybe   a   cow   will 

condescend to give a glance in。 

     This Noah's Ark arrangement it is�察�I suppose�察�that gives to the Black 

Forest home its distinctive scent。            It is not a scent you can liken to any 

one thing。      It is as if you took roses and Limburger cheese and hair oil�察�

some heather and onions�察�peaches and soapsuds�察�together with a dash of 

sea air and a corpse�察�and mixed them up together。                 You cannot define any 

particular   odour�察  �but   you   feel   they   are   all   thereall   the   odours   that   the 

world has   yet   discovered。       People who live in these houses   are  fond   of 

this mixture。      They do not open the window and lose any of it�察�they keep 

it carefully bottled up。        If you want any other scent�察�you can go outside 

and smell   the  wood violets   and   the pines�察  �inside   there is   the house�察  �and 

after   a   while�察  �I   am  told�察  �you   get   used to   it�察  �so   that   you   miss   it�察  �and   are 

unable to go to sleep in any other atmosphere。 

     We   had   a   long   walk   before   us   the   next   day�察  �and   it   was   our   desire�察�

therefore�察  �to   get   up   early�察  �even   so   early   as   six   o'clock�察  �if   that   could   be 

managed       without    disturbing     the  whole     household。      We    put   it  to  our 

hostess whether she thought this could be done。                  She said she thought it 

could。     She might not be about herself at that time�察�it was her morning for 

going into the town�察�some eight miles off�察�and she rarely got back much 

before   seven�察  �but�察  �possibly�察  �her   husband   or   one   of   the   boys   would   be 

returning home to lunch about that hour。               Anyhow�察�somebody should be 

sent back to wake us and get our breakfast。 

     As it turned out�察�we did not need any waking。                 We got up at four�察�all 

by ourselves。       We got up at four in order to get away from the noise and 

the   din   that   was   making   our   heads   ache。    What   time   the   Black   Forest 

peasant rises in the summer time I am unable to say�察�to us they appeared to 

be getting up all night。        And the first thing the Black Forester does when 

he gets up is to put on a pair of stout boots with wooden soles�察�and take a 

constitutional   round   the   house。       Until   he   has   been   three   times   up   and 

down the stairs�察�he does not feel he is up。             Once fully awake himself�察�the 

next thing he does is to go upstairs to the stables�察�and wake up a horse。 

��The Black Forest house being built generally on the side of a steep hill�察�

the ground floor is at the top�察�and the hay´loft at the bottom。��                   Then the 



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horse�察�it   would seem�察  �must   also   have  its   constitutional   round   the   house�察�

and this seen to�察�the man goes downstairs into the kitchen and begins to 

chop   wood�察  �and   when   he   has   chopped   sufficient   wood   he   feels   pleased 

with himself and begins to sing。            All things considered�察�we came to the 

conclusion we could not do better than follow the excellent example set us。 

Even George was quite eager to get up that morning。 

     We had a frugal breakfast at half´past four�察�and started away at five。 

Our road lay over a mountain�察�and from enquiries made in the village it 

appeared to be one of those roads you cannot possibly miss。                      I suppose 

everybody knows this sort of road。            Generally�察�it leads you back to where 

you started from�察�and when it doesn't�察�you wish it did�察�so that at all events 

you might know where you were。 I foresaw evil from the very first�察�and 

before we had accomplished a couple of miles we came up with it。                        The 

road divided into three。 A worm´eaten sign´post indicated that the path to 

the left led to a place that we had never heard ofthat was on no map。                   Its 

other arm�察�pointing out the direction of the middle road�察�had disappeared。 

The   road   to   the   right�察  �so   we   all   agreed�察  �clearly   led   back   again   to   the 

village。 

     ;The old man said distinctly�察─�so Harris reminded us�察 �keep straight on 

round the hill。; 

     ;Which hill�拭─�George asked�察�pertinently。 

     We were confronted by half a dozen�察�some of them big�察�some of them 

little。 

     ;He told us�察─�continued Harris�察 �that we should come to a wood。; 

     ;I see no reason to doubt him�察─�commented George�察 �whichever road 

we take。; 

     As a matter of fact�察�a dense wood covered every hill。 

     ;And   he   said�察─  �murmured   Harris�察   �that   we   should   reach   the   top   in 

about an hour and a half。; 

     ;There it is�察─�said George�察 �that I begin to disbelieve him。; 

     ;Well�察�what shall we do�拭─�said Harris。 

     Now   I   happen   to   possess   the   bump   of   locality。  It   is   not   a   virtue�察  �I 

make   no boast of   it。     It   is   merely  an   animal   instinct   that   I  cannot   help。 

That things occasionally get in my waymountains�察�precipices�察�rivers�察�and 



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