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ally drawn from Poe's horrid story�察 �and the sermon in TRISTRAM SHANDY�察�I believe。
On the morrow we had an opportunity of going further into the question�察�for when we rose very early to avoid a sympathising deputation at our departure�察�we found the hero up before us。 He was breaking his fast on white wine and raw onions�察�in order to keep up the character of martyr�察�I conclude。 We had a long conversation�察�and made out what we wanted in spite of his reserve。 But here was a truly curious circumstance。 It seems possible for two Scotsmen and a Frenchman to discuss during a long half´hour�察 �and each nationality have a different idea in view throughout。 It was not till the very end that we discovered his heresy had been political�察�or that he suspected our mistake。 The terms and spirit in which he spoke of his political beliefs were�察�in our eyes�察 �suited to religious beliefs。 And VICE VERSA。
Nothing could be more characteristic of the two countries。 Politics are the religion of France�察�as Nanty Ewart would have said�察�'A d´d bad religion'�察�while we�察�at home�察�keep most of our bitterness for little differences about a hymn´book�察�or a Hebrew word which perhaps neither of the parties can translate。 And perhaps the misconception is typical of many others that may never be cleared up�此 �not only between people of different race�察�but between those of different sex。
As for our friend's martyrdom�察�he was a Communist�察�or perhaps only a Communard�察�which is a very different thing�察�and had lost one or more situations in consequence。 I think he had also been rejected in marriage�察�but perhaps he had a sentimental way of considering business which deceived me。 He was a mild�察�gentle creature�察 �anyway�察�and I hope he has got a better situation�察�and married a more suitable wife since then。
DOWN THE OISE
TO MOY
CARNIVAL notoriously cheated us at first。 Finding us easy in our ways�察�he regretted having let us off so cheaply�察�and taking me aside�察�told me a cock´and´bull story with the moral of another five francs for the narrator。 The thing was palpably absurd�察�but I paid up�察�and at once dropped all friendliness of manner�察�and kept him in his place as an inferior with freezing British dignity。 He saw in a moment that he had gone too far�察�and killed a willing horse�察�his face fell�察�I am sure he would have refunded if he could only have thought of a decent pretext。 He wished me to drink with him�察�but I would none of his drinks。 He grew pathetically tender in his professions�察�but I walked beside him in silence or answered him in stately courtesies�察�and when we got to the landing´place�察�passed the word in English slang to the CIGARETTE。
In spite of the false scent we had thrown out the day before�察�there must have been fifty people about the bridge。 We were as pleasant as we could be with all but Carnival。 We said good´bye�察�shaking hands with the old gentleman who knew the river and the young gentleman who had a smattering of English�察�but never a word for Carnival。 Poor Carnival� �here was a humiliation。 He who had been so much identified with the canoes�察�who had given orders in our name�察�who had shown off the boats and even the boatmen like a private exhibition of his own�察�to be now so publicly shamed by the lions of his caravan� �I never saw anybody look more crestfallen than he。 He hung in the background�察�coming timidly forward ever and again as he thought he saw some symptom of a relenting humour�察 �and falling hurriedly back when he encountered a cold stare。 Let us hope it will be a lesson to him。
I would not have mentioned Carnival's peccadillo had not the thing been so uncommon in France。 This�察�for instance�察�was the only case of dishonesty or even sharp practice in our whole voyage。 We talk very much about our honesty in England。 It is a good rule to be on your guard wherever you hear great professions about a very little piece of virtue。 If the English could only hear how they are spoken of abroad�察�they might confine themselves for a while to remedying the fact�察�and perhaps even when that was done�察�give us fewer of their airs。
The young ladies�察�the graces of Origny�察�were not present at our start�察�but when we got round to the second bridge�察�behold�察�it was black with sight´seers� �We were loudly cheered�察�and for a good way below�察�young lads and lasses ran along the bank still cheering。 What with current and paddling�察�we were flashing along like swallows。 It was no joke to keep up with us upon the woody shore。 But the girls picked up their skirts�察�as if they were sure they had good ankles�察�and followed until their breath was out。 The last to weary were the three graces and a couple of companions�察�and just as they too had had enough�察�the foremost of the three leaped upon a tree´stump and kissed her hand to the canoeists。 Not Diana herself�察�although this was more of a Venus after all�察�could have done a graceful thing more gracefully。 'Come back again��' she cried�察�and all the others echoed her�察�and the hills about Origny repeated the words�察�'Come back。' But the river had us round an angle in a twinkling�察�and we were alone with the green trees and running water。
Come back�拭 �There is no coming back�察�young ladies�察�on the impetuous stream of life。
'The merchant bows unto the seaman's star�察�The ploughman from the sun his season takes。'
And we must all set our pocket´watches by the clock of fate。 There is a headlong�察�forthright tide�察�that bears away man with his fancies like a straw�察�and runs fast in time and space。 It is full of curves like this�察�your winding river of the Oise�察�and lingers and returns in pleasant pastorals�察�and yet�察�rightly thought upon�察 �never returns at all。 For though it should revisit the same acre of meadow in the same hour�察�it will have made an ample sweep between´whiles�察�many little streams will have fallen in�察�many exhalations risen towards the sun�察�and even although it were the same acre�察�it will no more be the same river of Oise。 And thus�察�O graces of Origny�察�although the wandering fortune of my life should carry me back again to where you await death's whistle by the river�察�that will not be the old I who walks the street�察�and those wives and mothers�察�say�察�will those be you��
There was never any mistake about the Oise�察�as a matter of fact。 In these upper reaches it was still in a prodigious hurry for the sea。 It ran so fast and merrily�察�through all the windings of its channel�察�that I strained my thumb�察�fighting with the rapids�察�and had to paddle all the rest of the way with one hand turned up。 Sometimes it had to serve mills�察�and being still a little river�察 �ran very dry and shallow in the meanwhile。 We had to put our legs out of the boat�察�and shove ourselves off the sand of the bottom with our feet。 And still it went on its way singing among the poplars�察�and making a green valley in the world。 After a good woman�察�and a good book�察�and tobacco�察�there is nothing so agreeable on earth as a river。 I forgave it its attempt on my life�察�which was after all one part owing to the unruly winds of heaven that had blown down the tree�察�one part to my own mismanagement�察�and only a third part to the river itself�察�and that not out of malice�察�but from its great preoccupation over its business of getting to the sea。 A difficult business�察�too�察�for the detours it had to make are not to be counted。 The geographers seem to have given up the attempt�察�for I found no map represent the infinite contortion of its course。 A fact will say more than any of them。 After we had been some hours�察�three if I mistake not�察�flitting by the trees at this smooth�察�break´neck gallop�察�when we came upon a hamlet and asked where we were�察�we had got no farther than four kilometres ��say two miles and a half�� from Origny。 If it were not for the honour of the thing ��in the Scots saying���察�we might almost as well have been standing still。
We lunched on a meadow inside a parallelogram of poplars。 The leaves danced and prattled in the wind all round about us。 The river hurried on meanwhile�察�and seemed to chide at our delay。 Little we cared。 The river knew where it was going�察�not so we�此 �the less our hurry�察�where we found good quarters and a pleasant theatre for a pipe。 At that hour�察�stockbrokers were shouting in Paris Bourse for two or three per cent。�察�but we minded them as little as the sliding stream�察�and sacrificed a hecatomb of minutes to the gods of tobacco and digestion。 Hurry is the resource of the faithless。 Where a man can trust his own heart�察�and those of his friends�察�to´morrow is as good as to´day。 And if he die in the meanwhile�察�why then�察�there he dies�察�and the question is solved。
We had to take to the canal in the course of the afternoon�察 �because�察�where it crossed the river�察�there was�察�not a bridge�察�but a siphon。 If it had not been for an excited fellow on the bank�察�we should have paddled right into the siphon�察�and thenceforward not paddled any more。 We met a man�察�a gentleman�察�on the tow´path�察�who was much interested in our cruise。 And I was witness to a strange seizure of lying suffered by the CIGARETTE�此 �who�察�because his knife came from Norway�察�narrated al
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