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Maybe the stout arms and hearts of his Bavarian friends were of some service in the crisis also; but the living helpers were forgotten. MAYBE THE STOUT ARMS AND HEARTS OF HIS BAVARIAN FRIENDS WERE OF SOME SERVICE IN THE CRISIS ALSO BUT THE LIVING HELPERS WERE FORGOTTEN
nt, the faster, of course, we could go. The rougher the road, the more anxious the horses seemed to be to get over it quickly. During the gallop, B. and I enjoyed, in a condensed form, all the advantages usually derived from crossing the Channel on a stormy day, riding on a switchback railway, and being tossed in a blanket--a hard, nobbly blanket, full of nasty corners and sharp edges. I should never have thought that so many different sensations could have been obtained from one machine! About half-way up we passed Ettal, at the entrance to the Valley of the Ammer. The great white temple, standing, surrounded by its little village, high up amid the mountain solitudes, is a famous place of pilgrimage among devout Catholics. Many hundreds of years ago, one of the early Bavarian kings built here a monastery as a shrine for a miraculous image of the Virgin that had been sent down to him from Heaven to help him when, in a foreign land, he had stood sore in need, encompassed by his enemies.  FORGOTTEN THE STEEPER THE DESCENT THE FASTER OF COURSE WE COULD GO THE ROUGHER THE ROAD THE MORE ANXIOUS THE HORSES SEEMED TO BE TO GET OVER IT QUICKLY DURING THE GALLOP B AND I ENJOYED IN A CONDENSED FORM ALL THE ADVANTAGES USUALLY DERIVED FROM CROSSING THE CHANNEL ON A STORMY DAY RIDING ON A SWITCHBACK RAILWAY AND BEING TOSSED IN A BLANKET A HARD NOBBY BLANKET FULL OF NASTY CORNERS AND SHARP EDGES I SHOULD NEVER HAVE THOUGHT THAT SO MANY DIFFERENT SENSATIONS COULD HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM ONE MACHINE ABOUT HALF WAY UP WE PASSED ETHEL AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE VALLEY OF THE AMA THE GREAT WHITE TEMPLE STANDING SURROUNDED BY ITS LITTLE VILLAGE HIGH UP AMID THE MOUNTAIN SOLITUDES IS A FAMOUS PLACE OF PILGRIMAGE AMONG DEVOUT CATHOLICS MANY HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO ONE OF THE EARLY BAVARIAN KINGS BUILT HERE A MONASTERY AS A SHRINE FOR A MIRACULOUS IMAGE OF THE VIRGIN THAT HAD BEEN SENT DOWN TO HIM FROM HEAVEN TO HELP HIM WHEN IN A FOREIGN LAND HE HAD STOOD SORE IN NEED ENCOMPASSED BY HIS ENEMIES
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