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Before he has done with the timetable, he doesn't know whether he is in Europe, Asia, Africa, or America, nor where he wants to get to, nor why he wants to go there. BEFORE HE HAS DONE WITH THE TIME TABLE HE DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER HE IS IN EUROPE ASIA AFRICA OR AMERICA NOR WHERE HE WANTS TO GET TO NOR WHY HE WANTS TO GO THERE
 be all right, or it would do if our train got there five minutes before its time, and the other one was a little late in starting." "Hardly safe to reckon on that," I suggest; and he agrees with me, and proceeds to look for some more fitable trains. It would appear, however, that all the trains from Darmstadt to Heidelberg start just a few minutes before the trains from Munich arrive. It looks quite pointed, as though they tried to avoid us. B.'s intellect generally gives way about this point, and he becomes simply drivelling. He discovers trains that run from Munich to Heidelberg in fourteen minutes, by way of Venice and Geneva, with half-an-hour's interval for breakfast at Rome. He rushes up and down the book in pursuit of demon expresses that arrive at their destinations forty-seven minutes before they start, and leave again before they get there. He finds out, all by himself, that the only way to get from South Germany to Paris is to go to Calais, and then take the boat to Moscow. HE OTHER WAY ROUND IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT OR IT WOULD DO IF OUR TRAIN GOT THERE FIVE MINUTES BEFORE ITS TIME AND THE OTHER ONE WAS A LITTLE LATE IN STARTING HARDLY SAFE TO RECKON ON THAT I SUGGEST AND HE AGREES WITH ME AND PROCEEDS TO LOOK FOR SOME MORE FITTABLE TRAINS IT WOULD APPEAR HOWEVER THAT ALL THE TRAINS FROM DAMSTADT TO HEIDELBERG START JUST A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE TRAINS FOR MUNICH ARRIVE IT LOOKS QUITE POINTED AS THOUGH THEY TRIED TO AVOID US BEA'S INTELLECT GENERALLY GIVES WAY ABOUT THIS POINT AND HE BECOMES SIMPLY DRIVELLING HE DISCOVERS TRAINS THAT RUN FROM MUNICH TO HEIDELBERG IN FOURTEEN MINUTES BY WAY OF VENICE AND GENEVA WITH HALF AN HOUR'S INTERVAL FOR BREAKFAST AT ROME HE RUSHES UP AND DOWN THE BOOK IN PURSUIT OF DEMON EXPRESSES THAT ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATIONS FORTY SEVEN MINUTES BEFORE THEY START AND LEAVE AGAIN BEFORE THEY GET THERE HE FINDS OUT ALL BY HIMSELF THAT THE ONLY WAY TO GET FROM SOUTH GERMANY TO PARIS IS TO GO TO CALAIS AND THEN TAKE THE BOAT TO MOSCOW
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