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We went down on to the sands this morning. We had not been walking up and down for more than half an hour before we came across the distinct imprint of a human foot. Someone must have been there this very day! WE WENT DOWN ON TO THE SANDS THIS MORNING WE HAD NOT BEEN WALKING UP AND DOWN FOR MORE THAN HALF AN HOUR BEFORE WE CAME ACROSS THE DISTINCT IMPRINT OF A HUMAN FOOT SOME ONE MUST HAVE BEEN THERE THIS VERY DAY
es and concerts, and busy table-d'hotes, and lively sands, and thronged parades, and pretty girls at Ostend. I bought a stick and a new pair of boots at Brussels on purpose for Ostend. There does not seem to be a living visitor in the place besides ourselves--nor a dead one either, that we can find. The shops are shut up, the houses are deserted, the casino is closed. Notice-boards are exhibited outside the hotels to the effect that the police have strict orders to take into custody anybody found trespassing upon or damaging the premises. We found one restaurant which looked a little less like a morgue than did the other restaurants in the town, and rang the bell. After we had waited for about a quarter of an hour, an old woman answered the door, and asked us what we wanted. We said a steak and chipped potatoes for two, and a couple of lagers. She said would we call again in about a fortnight's time, when the family would be at home? She did not herself know where the things were kept.  THERE WOULD BE BANDS AND THEATRES AND CONCERTS AND BUSY TABLE LA DOT AND LIVELY SANDS AND THRONGS PARADES AND PRETTY GIRLS AT OSTEND I BOUGHT A STICK AND A NEW PAIR OF BOOTS OF BRUSSELS ON PURPOSE FOR OSTEND THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A LIVING VISITOR IN THE PLACE BESIDES OURSELVES NOR A DEAD ONE EITHER THAT WE CAN FIND THE SHOPS ARE SHUT UP THE HOUSES ARE DESERTED THE CASINO IS CLOSED NOTICE BOARDS ARE EXHIBITED OUTSIDE THE HOTELS TO THE EFFECT THAT THE POLICE HAVE STRICT ORDERS TO TAKE INTO CUSTODY ANYBODY FOUND TRESPASSING UPON OR DAMAGING THE PREMISES WE FOUND ONE RESTAURANT WHICH LOOKED A LITTLE LESS LIKE A WALK THAN DID THE OTHER RESTAURANTS IN TOWN AND RANG THE BELL AFTER WE HAD WAITED FOR ABOUT A QUARTER OF AN HOUR AN OLD WOMAN ANSWERED THE DOOR AND ASKED US WHAT WE WANTED WE SAID A STEAK AND CHIPPED POTATOES FOR TWO AND A COUPLE OF LARKERS SHE SAID WOULD WE CALL AGAIN IN ABOUT A FORTNIGHT'S TIME WHEN THE FAMILY WOULD BE AT HOME SHE DID NOT HERSELF KNOW WHETHER THINGS WERE KEPT
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