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r 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 all sorts of adventures in that country�察 �where he has never been。 He was quite feverish at the end�察�and pleaded demoniacal possession。
Moy ��pronounce Moy�� was a pleasant little village�察�gathered round a chateau in a moat。 The air was perfumed with hemp from neighbouring fields。 At the Golden Sheep we found excellent entertainment。 German shells from the siege of La Fere�察�Nurnberg figures�察�gold´fish in a bowl�察�and all manner of knick´knacks�察 �embellished the public room。 The landlady was a stout�察�plain�察 �short´sighted�察�motherly body�察�with something not far short of a genius for cookery。 She had a guess of her excellence herself。 After every dish was sent in�察�she would come and look on at the dinner for a while�察�with puckered�察�blinking eyes。 'C'EST BON�察 �N'EST´CE PAS��' she would say�察�and when she had received a proper answer�察�she disappeared into the kitchen。 That common French dish�察 �partridge and cabbages�察�became a new thing in my eyes at the Golden Sheep�察�and many subsequent dinners have bitterly disappointed me in consequence。 Sweet was our rest in the Golden Sheep at Moy。
LA FERE OF CURSED MEMORY
WE lingered in Moy a good part of the day�察�for we were fond of being philosophical�察�and scorned long journeys and early starts on principle。 The place�察�moreover�察�invited to repose。 People in elaborate shooting costumes sallied from the chateau with guns and game´bags�察�and this was a pleasure in itself�察�to remain behind while these elegant pleasure´seekers took the first of the morning。 In this way�察�all the world may be an aristocrat�察�and play the duke among marquises�察�and the reigning monarch among dukes�察�if he will only outvie them in tranquillity。 An imperturbable demeanour comes from perfect patience。 Quiet minds cannot be perplexed or frightened�察�but go on in fortune or misfortune at their own private pace�察�like a clock during a thunderstorm。
We made a very short day of it to La Fere�察�but the dusk was falling�察�and a small rain had begun before we stowed the boats。 La Fere is a fortified town in a plain�察�and has two belts of rampart。 Between the first and the second extends a region of waste land and cultivated patches。 Here and there along the wayside were posters forbidding trespass in the name of military engineering。 At last�察 �a second gateway admitted us to the town itself。 Lighted windows looked gladsome�察�whiffs of comfortable cookery came abroad upon the air。 The town was full of the military reserve�察�out for the French Autumn Manoeuvres�察�and the reservists walked speedily and wore their formidable great´coats。 It was a fine night to be within doors over dinner�察�and hear the rain upon the windows。
The CIGARETTE and I could not sufficiently congratulate each other on the prospect�察�for we had been told there was a capital inn at La Fere。 Such a dinner as we were going to eat� �such beds as we were to sleep in� � and all the while the rain raining on houseless folk over all the poplared countryside� �It made our mouths water。 The inn bore the name of some woodland animal�察�stag�察�or hart�察�or hind�察 �I forget which。 But I shall never forget how spacious and how eminently habitable it looked as we drew near。 The carriage entry was lighted up�察�not by intention�察�but from the mere superfluity of fire and candle in the house。 A rattle of many dishes came to our ears�察�we sighted a great field of table´cloth�察�the kitchen glowed like a forge and smelt like a garden of things to eat。
Into this�察�the inmost shrine and physiological heart of a hostelry�察 �with all its furnaces in action�察�and all its dressers charged with viands�察�you are now to suppose us making our triumphal entry�察�a pair of damp rag´and´bone men�察�each with a limp india´rubber bag upon his arm。 I do not believe I have a sound view of that kitchen�察�I saw it through a sort of glory�此 �but it seemed to me crowded with the snowy caps of cookmen�察�who all turned round from their saucepans and looked at us with surprise。 There was no doubt about the landlady�察�however�此 �there s
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