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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. 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
ook, and a check-suit, and a blue veil, and a white umbrella, and suchlike necessities of the English tourist 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 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. NEY WITH YOU I WILL BUY A GERMAN CONVERSATION BOOK AND A CHECK SUIT AND A BLUE VEIL AND A WHITE UMBRELLA AND SUCHLIKE NECESSITIES OF THE ENGLISH TOURIST 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
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