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dog´cart。 

     Brilliantly educated she always has been。            At eighteen she speaks two 

or     three   languages�察     �and     has   forgotten      more     than    the   average 

Englishwoman   has   ever   read。        Hitherto�察  �this   education   has   been   utterly 

useless   to   her。  On   marriage   she   has   retired   into   the   kitchen�察  �and   made 

haste to clear her brain of everything else�察�in order to leave room for bad 



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cooking。      But suppose it begins to dawn upon her that a woman need not 

sacrifice her whole existence to household drudgery any more than a man 

need   make   himself  nothing   else  than a  business   machine。          Suppose  she 

develop an ambition to take part in the social and national life。               Then the 

influence of such a partner�察�healthy in body and therefore vigorous in mind�察�

is bound to be both lasting and far´reaching。 

     For   it   must   be   borne   in   mind   that   the   German   man   is   exceptionally 

sentimental�察�and most easily influenced by his women folk。                   It is said of 

him�察�he is the best of lovers�察�the worst of husbands。                This has been the 

woman's   fault。     Once   married�察  �the   German   woman   has   done   more   than 

put romance behind her�察�she has taken a carpet´ beater and driven it out of 

the house。      As a girl�察�she never understood dressing�察�as a wife�察�she takes 

off such clothes even as she had�察�and proceeds to wrap herself up in any 

odd articles she may happen to find about the house�察�at all events�察�this is 

the   impression   she   produces。      The   figure   that   might   often   be   that   of   a 

Juno�察�the complexion that would sometimes do credit to a healthy angel�察�

she   proceeds   of   malice   and   intent   to   spoil。 She   sells   her   birth´right   of 

admiration and devotion for a mess of sweets。               Every afternoon you may 

see her at the cafe�察�loading herself with rich cream´covered cakes�察�washed 

down by copious draughts of chocolate。 In a short time she becomes fat�察�

pasty�察�placid�察�and utterly uninteresting。 

     When      the  German     woman      gives   up  her   afternoon    coffee   and   her 

evening beer�察�takes sufficient exercise to retain her shape�察�and continues to 

read   after   marriage   something   else   than   the   cookery´book�察  �the   German 

Government will find it has a new and unknown force to deal with。                     And 

everywhere throughout Germany one is confronted by unmistakable signs 

that the old German Frauen are giving place to the newer Damen。 

     Concerning what will then happen one feels curious。                For the German 

nation is still young�察�and its maturity is of importance to the world。               They 

are a good people�察�a lovable people�察�who should help much to make the 

world better。 

     The worst that can be said against them is that they have their failings。 

They     themselves     do   not  know    this�察 �they   consider    themselves     perfect�察�

which   is   foolish   of   them。   They   even   go   so   far   as   to   think   themselves 



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superior to the Anglo´Saxon�此          �this is incomprehensible。        One feels they 

must be pretending。 

     ;They have their points�察─�said George�察 �but their tobacco is a national 

sin。   I'm going to bed。; 

     We rose�察�and leaning over the low stone parapet�察�watched the dancing 

lights upon the soft�察�dark river。 

     ;It has been a pleasant Bummel�察�on the whole�察─�said Harris�察 �I shall be 

glad to get back�察�and yet I am sorry it is over�察�if you understand me。; 

     ;What is a 'Bummel'�拭─�said George。            ;How would you translate it�拭─�

     ;A  'Bummel'�察─  �I   explained�察   �I   should   describe   as   a   journey�察  �long   or 

short�察�without an end�察�the only thing regulating it being the necessity of 

getting   back   within   a   given   time   to   the   point   from   which   one   started。 

Sometimes it is through busy streets�察�and sometimes through the fields and 

lanes�察�sometimes we can be spared for a few hours�察�and sometimes for a 

few days。      But long or short�察�but here or there�察�our thoughts are ever on 

the   running   of   the   sand。  We   nod   and   smile   to   many   as   we   pass�察  �with 

some we stop and talk awhile�察�and with a few we walk a little way。                    We 

have been much interested�察�and often a little tired。            But on the whole we 

have had a pleasant time�察�and are sorry when 'tis over。; 



     End of The Project Gutenberg Etext of Three Men on the Bummel�察�by 

Jerome 



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