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B. abandons this 1.45 as hopeless and incorrigible, and continues his search. "Hulloa! what's this?" he exclaims. "How will this do us? Leaves Munich at 4, gets to Heidelberg 4.15. That's quick work. B ABANDONS THIS ONE FORTY FIVE AS HOPELESS AND INCORRIGIBLE AND CONTINUES HIS SEARCH HULLO WHAT'S THIS HE EXCLAIMS HOW WILL THIS DO US LEAST MUNICH AT FOUR GETS THE HEIDELBERG FOUR FIFTEEN THAT'S QUICK WORK
bject in life. Other people, asked to use their influence with it, have talked to it like a father, and have begged it, for their sakes, to go to Kamskatka, or Timbuctoo, or Jericho, according as they have thought best for it; and then, finding that it takes no notice of them, have got wild with it, and have told it to go to still more distant places. But to all counsel and entreaty it has turned a deaf ear. "You leave me alone," it has replied; "I know where I'm going to. Don't you worry yourself about me. You mind your own business, all of you. I don't want a lot of old fools telling me what to do. I know what I'm about." What can be expected from such a train? The chances are that it comes to a bad end. I expect it is recognised afterwards, a broken-down, unloved, friendless, old train, wandering aimless and despised in some far-off country, musing with bitter regret upon the day when, full of foolish pride and ambition, it started from Munich, with its boiler nicely oiled, at 1.45. OF HAVING NO FIXED AIM OR OBJECT IN LIFE OTHER PEOPLE ASKED TO USE THEIR INFLUENCE WITH IT HAVE TALKED TO IT LIKE A FATHER AND HAVE BEGGED IT FOR THEIR SAKES TO GO TO CAMPSCATZKA OR TIMBUCTOO OR JERICHO ACCORDING AS THEY HAVE THOUGHT BEST FOR IT AND THEN FINDING THAT IT TAKES NO NOTICE OF THEM HAVE GOT WILD WITH IT AND HAVE TOLD IT TO GO TO STILL MORE DISTANT PLACES BUT TO ALL COUNSEL AND ENTREATY IT HAS TURNED A DEAF EAR YOU LEAVE ME ALONE IT HAS REPLIED I KNOW WHERE I AM GOING TO DON'T YOU WORRY YOURSELF ABOUT ME YOU MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS ALL OF YOU I DON'T WANT A LOT OF OLD FOOLS TELLING ME WHAT TO DO I KNOW WHAT I'M ABOUT WHAT CAN BE EXPECTED FROM SUCH A TRAIN THE CHANCES ARE THAT IT COMES TO A BAD END I EXPECT IT IS RECOGNIZED AFTERWARDS A BROKEN DOWN UNLOVED FRIENDLESS OLD TRAIN WANDERING AIMLESS AND DESPISED IN SOME FAR OFF COUNTRY MUSING WITH BITTER REGRET UPON THE DAY WHEN FULL OF FOOLISH PRIDE AND AMBITION IS STARTED FROM MUNICH WITH ITS BOILER NICELY OILED AT ONE FORTY FIVE
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