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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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