A Journey On a Plank From Kiev to Eaux Bonnes 1859 volume 1
A Journey On a Plank From Kiev to Eaux Bonnes 1859 volume 1
Charlotte Maria Pepys
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" Yes, as in Russia ; but I must explain my little inconsistencies. I think quick travelling — ' voyager pour arriver ' — is of course much indebted to railways ; nor do I say that there is no idea of the country gained by it — or that there is no luxury in the space allowed and accommodation given. But the noise, heat, and discomfort are powerful weights in the balance — the complete surren- der of all power of choosing where to go, stay, VOL. I. N 178 FELLOW-TRAVELLERS. or get out — the fear ...of being too late, and the fatigue (so much more feverish than that of ordinary travelling), make me prefer twenty- four hours by the road to twelve by railway ; unless, of course, speed be the object. " "But how about the fellow-travellers? I see how they amuse you. " " Do you indeed ? " " Oh, yes ; while I am in a fever in some waiting-room, thinking how draughty and wretched it is for you, smelling, as it does, of smoke and beer, you, on a cocky chair, are already intently watching some child, or inter- esting yourself in some group, and looking quite happy and amused.
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