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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
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