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But that is not the manner in which the dripping, untaught Briton attempts to wipe himself upon a sheet. The method he adopts is, to clutch the sheet with both hands, lean up against the wall, and rub himself with it. BUT THAT IS NOT THE MANNER IN WHICH THE DRIPPING UNTAUGHT BRITTON ATTEMPTS TO WIPE HIMSELF UPON A SHEET THE METHOD HE ADOPTS IS TO CLUTCH THE SHEET WITH BOTH HANDS LEAN UP AGAINST THE WALL AND RUB HIMSELF WITH IT
om, in which I felt like a bit out of a picture by Alma Tadema. The bath was very refreshing; but I should have enjoyed the whole thing much better if they had provided me with something more suitable to wipe upon than a thin linen sheet. The Germans hold very curious notions as to the needs and requirements of a wet man. I wish they would occasionally wash and bath themselves, and then they would, perhaps, obtain more practical ideas upon the subject. I have wiped upon a sheet in cases of emergency, and so I have upon a pair of socks; but there is no doubt that the proper thing is a towel. To dry oneself upon a sheet needs special training and unusual agility. A Nautch Girl or a Dancing Dervish would, no doubt, get through the performance with credit. They would twirl the sheet gracefully round their head, draw it lightly across their back, twist it in waving folds round their legs, wrap themselves for a moment in its whirling maze, and then lightly skip away from it, dry and smiling. A LITTLE MARBLE BATH ROOM IN WHICH I FELT LIKE A BIT OUT OF A PICTURE BY ALMA TADEMA THE BATH WAS VERY REFRESHING BUT I SHOULD HAVE ENJOYED THE WHOLE THING MUCH BETTER IF THEY HAD PROVIDED ME WITH SOMETHING MORE SUITABLE TO WIPE UPON THAN A THIN LINEN SHEET THE GERMANS HOLD VERY CURIOUS NOTIONS AS TO THE NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF A WET MAN I WISH THEY WOULD OCCASIONALLY WASH AND BATH THEMSELVES AND THEN THEY WOULD PERHAPS OBTAIN MORE PRACTICAL IDEAS UPON THE SUBJECT I HAVE WIPED UPON A SHEET IN CASES OF EMERGENCY AND SO I HAVE UPON A PAIR OF SOCKS BUT THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE PROPER THING IS A TOWEL TO DRY ONESELF UPON A SHEET NEEDS SPECIAL TRAINING AND UNUSUAL AGILITY A NOUCH GIRL OR A DANCING DERVISH WOULD NO DOUBT GET THROUGH THE PERFORMANCE WITH CREDIT THEY WOULD TWIRL THE SHEET GRACEFULLY ROUND THEIR HEAD DRAW IT LIGHTLY ACROSS THEIR BACK TWIST IT IN WAVING FOLDS ROUND THEIR LEGS WRAP THEMSELVES FOR A MOMENT IN ITS WHIRLING MAZE AND THEN LIGHTLY SKIP AWAY FROM IT DRY AND SMILING
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