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As it turned out, however, he had never had a more enjoyable holiday in his life before. The whole event was a tremendous success. And after that, he had made up his mind to _always_ start on a Friday; and he always did, and always had a good time. AS IT TURNED OUT HOWEVER HE HAD NEVER HAD A MORE ENJOYABLE HOLIDAY IN HIS LIFE BEFORE THE WHOLE EVENT WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS AND AFTER THAT HE HAD MADE UP HIS MIND TO ALWAYS START ON A FRIDAY AND HE ALWAYS DID AND ALWAYS HAD A GOOD TIME
 start?" "Well," he said, "it is a good two days' journey. I propose to start on Friday." "Is not Friday rather an unlucky day to start on?" I suggested. "Oh, good gracious!" he retorted quite sharply, "what rubbish next? As if the affairs of Europe were going to be arranged by Providence according to whether you and I start for an excursion on a Thursday or a Friday!" He said he was surprised that a man who could be so sensible, occasionally, as myself, could have patience to even think of such old-womanish nonsense. He said that years ago, when he was a silly boy, he used to pay attention to this foolish superstition himself, and would never upon any consideration start for a trip upon a Friday. But, one year, he was compelled to do so. It was a case of either starting on a Friday or not going at all, and he determined to chance it. He went, prepared for and expecting a series of accidents and misfortunes. To return home alive was the only bit of pleasure he hoped for from that trip.  IN GERMANY THIS VERY AFTERNOON WHEN DO YOU START WELL HE SAID IT IS A GOOD TWO DAYS JOURNEY I PROPOSE TO START ON FRIDAY IS NOT FRIDAY RATHER AN UNLUCKY DAY TO START ON I SUGGESTED OH GOOD GRACIOUS HE RETORTED QUITE SHARPLY WHAT RUBBISH NEXT AS IF THE AFFAIRS OF EUROPE WERE GOING TO BE ARRANGED BY PROVIDENCE ACCORDING TO WHETHER YOU AND I START FOR AN EXCURSION ON A THURSDAY OR A FRIDAY HE SAID HE WAS SURPRISED THAT A MAN WHO COULD BE SO SENSIBLE OCCASIONALLY AS MYSELF COULD HAVE PATI TO EVEN THINK OF SUCH OLD WOMANISH NONSENSE HE SAID THAT YEARS AGO WHEN HE WAS A SILLY BOY HE USED TO PAY ATTENTION TO THIS FOOLISH SUPERSTITION HIMSELF AND WOULD NEVER UPON ANY CONSIDERATION START FOR A TRIP UPON A FRIDAY BUT ONE YEAR HE WAS COMPELLED TO DO SO IT WAS A CASE OF EITHER STARTING ON A FRIDAY OR NOT GOING AT ALL AND HE DETERMINED TO CHANCE IT HE WENT PREPARED FOR AND EXPECTING A SERIES OF ACCIDENTS AND MISFORTUNES THE RETURN HOME ALIVE WAS THE ONLY BIT OF PLEASURE HE HOPED FOR FROM THAT TRIP
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