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Parties who usually go up the Rhine by steamer have, after looking at the river, gone by train this year. PARTIES WHO USUALLY GO UP THE RHINE BY STEAMER HAVE AFTER LOOKING AT THE RIVER GONE BY TRAIN THIS YEAR
ted. I fancied that the old soul was speaking sarcastically, but B. said "No;" she was thinking of the baths alongside the river, and suggested that we should go there. I agreed. It seemed to me that the river--the Rhine--would, if anything could, meet the case. There ought to be plenty of water in it now, after the heavy spring rains. When I saw it, I felt satisfied. I said to B.: "That's all right, old man; that's the sort of thing we need. That is just the sized river I feel I can get myself clean in this afternoon." I have heard a good deal in praise of the Rhine, and I am glad to be able to speak well of it myself. I found it most refreshing. I was, however, sorry that we had washed in it afterwards. I have heard from friends who have travelled since in Germany that we completely spoiled that river for the rest of the season. Not for business purposes, I do not mean. The barge traffic has been, comparatively speaking, uninterfered with. But the tourist trade has suffered terribly. K THAT THE RIVER WAS MORE WHAT WE WANTED I FANCIED THAT THE OLD SOUL WAS SPEAKING SARCASTICALLY BUT B SAID NO SHE WAS THINKING OF THE BATHS ALONGSIDE THE RIVER AND SUGGESTING THAT WE SHOULD GO THERE I AGREED IT SEEMED TO ME THAT THE RIVER THE RHINE WOULD IF ANYTHING COULD MEET THE CASE THERE OUGHT TO BE PLENTY OF WATER IN IT NOW AFTER THE HEAVY SPRING RAINS WHEN I SAW IT I FELT SATISFIED I SAID TO BE THAT'S ALL RIGHT OLD MAN THAT'S THE SORT OF THING WE NEED THAT IS JUST THE SIZED RIVER I FEEL I CAN GET MYSELF CLEAN IN THIS AFTERNOON I HAVE HEARD A GOOD DEAL IN PRAISE OF THE RHINE AND I AM GLAD TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK WELL OF IT MYSELF I FOUND IT MOST REFRESHING I WAS HOWEVER SORRY THAT WE HAD WASHED IN IT AFTERWARDS I HAVE HEARD FROM FRIENDS WHO HAVE TRAVELLED SINCE IN GERMANY THAT WE COMPLETELY SPOILED THAT RIVER FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON NOT FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES I DO NOT MEAN THE BARGE TRAFFIC HAS BEEN COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING UNINTERFERED WITH BUT THE TOURIST TRADE HAS SUFFERED TERRIBLY
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