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When I saw it, I felt satisfied. I said to B.: "That's all right, old man; that's the sort of thing we need. That is just the sized river I feel I can get myself clean in this afternoon." I have heard a good deal in praise of the Rhine, and I am glad to be able to speak well of it myself. I found it most refreshing. WHEN I SAW IT I FELT SATISFIED I SAID TO BE THAT'S ALL RIGHT OLD MAN THAT'S THE SORT OF THING WE NEED THAT IS JUST THE SIZED RIVER I FEEL I CAN GET MYSELF CLEAN IN THIS AFTERNOON I HAVE HEARD A GOOD DEAL IN PRAISE OF THE RHINE AND I AM GLAD TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK WELL OF IT MYSELF I FOUND IT MOST REFRESHING
our happy home in England). We started with the idea of washing ourselves at the hotel; but on seeing the basin and water and towel provided, I decided not to waste my time playing with them. As well might Hercules have attempted to tidy up the Augean stables with a squirt. We appealed to the chambermaid. We explained to her that we wanted to wash--to clean ourselves--not to blow bubbles. Could we not have bigger basins and more water and more extensive towels? The chambermaid (a staid old lady of about fifty) did not think that anything better could be done for us by the hotel fraternity of Cologne, and seemed to think that the river was more what we wanted. I fancied that the old soul was speaking sarcastically, but B. said "No;" she was thinking of the baths alongside the river, and suggested that we should go there. I agreed. It seemed to me that the river--the Rhine--would, if anything could, meet the case. There ought to be plenty of water in it now, after the heavy spring rains. NOT HAD A WASH SINCE WE LEFT OUR HAPPY HOME IN ENGLAND WE STARTED WITH THE IDEA OF WASHING OURSELVES AT THE HOTEL BUT ON SEEING THE BASIN AND WATER AND TOWEL PROVIDED I DECIDED NOT TO WASTE MY TIME PLAYING WITH THEM AS WELL MIGHT HERCULES HAVE ATTEMPTED TO TIDY UP THE ORGIAN STABLES WITH A SQUIRT WE APPEALED TO THE CHAMBERMAID WE EXPLAINED TO HER THAT WE WANTED TO WASH TO CLEAN OURSELVES NOT TO BLOW BUBBLES COULD WE NOT HAVE BIGGER BASINS AND MORE WATER AND MORE EXTENSIVE TOWELS THE CHAMBERMAID A STAID OLD LADY OF ABOUT FIFTY DID NOT THINK THAT ANYTHING BETTER COULD BE DONE FOR US BY THE HOTEL FRATERNITY OF COLOGNE AND SEEMED TO THINK THAT THE RIVER WAS MORE WHAT WE WANTED I FANCIED THAT THE OLD SOUL WAS SPEAKING SARCASTICALLY BUT B SAID NO SHE WAS THINKING OF THE BATHS ALONGSIDE THE RIVER AND SUGGESTING THAT WE SHOULD GO THERE I AGREED IT SEEMED TO ME THAT THE RIVER THE RHINE WOULD IF ANYTHING COULD MEET THE CASE THERE OUGHT TO BE PLENTY OF WATER IN IT NOW AFTER THE HEAVY SPRING RAINS
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