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To those at the bottom of the social pyramid, however, who stand with their feet upon the earth, Nature is not a curious phenomenon to be looked down at and studied, but a living force to be obeyed. They front grim, naked Life, face to face, and wrestle with it through the darkness; and, as did the angel that strove with Jacob, it leaves its stamp upon them. There is only one type of a gentleman. TO THOSE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SOCIAL PYRAMID HOWEVER WHO STAND WITH THEIR FEET UPON THE EARTH NATURE IS NOT A CURIOUS PHENOMENON TO BE LOOKED DOWN AT AND STUDIED BUT A LIVING FORCE TO BE OBEYED THEY FRONT GRIM NAKED LIFE FACE TO FACE AND WRESTLE WITH IT THROUGH THE DARKNESS AND AS DID THE ANGEL THAT STROVE WITH JACOB IT LEAVES ITS STAMP UPON THEM THERE IS ONLY ONE TYPE OF A GENTLEMAN
 after trainload of villagers and mountaineers pour into the town, and trainload after trainload of good and other citizens steam out to spend the day in wood and valley, and upon lake and mountain-side. We went into one or two of the beer-halls--not into the swell cafes, crowded with tourists and Munich masherdom, but into the low-ceilinged, smoke-grimed cellars where the life of the people is to be seen. The ungenteel people in a country are so much more interesting than the gentlefolks. One lady or gentleman is painfully like every other lady or gentleman. There is so little individuality, so little character, among the upper circles of the world. They talk like each other, they think and act like each other, they dress like each other, and look very much like each other. We gentlefolks only play at living. We have our rules and regulations for the game, which must not be infringed. Our unwritten guide-books direct us what to do and what to say at each turn of the meaningless sport. THE MORNING TRAINLOAD AFTER TRAINLOAD OF VILLAGERS AND MOUNTAINEERS POUR INTO THE TOWN AND TRAINLOAD AFTER TRAINLOAD OF GOOD AND OTHER CITIZENS STEAM OUT TO SPEND THE DAY IN WOOD AND VALLEY AND UPON LAKE AND MOUNTAIN SIDE WE WENT INTO ONE OR TWO OF THE BEER HALLS NOT INTO THE SWELL CAFES CROWDED WITH TOURISTS AND MUNICH MASHEDON BUT INTO THE LOW CEILINGS SMOKE GRIMED CELLARS WHERE THE LIFE OF THE PEOPLE IS TO BE SEEN THE UNGENTEEL PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY ARE SO MUCH MORE INTERESTING THAN THE GENTLEFOLKS ONE LADY OR GENTLEMAN IS PAINFULLY LIKE EVERY OTHER LADY OR GENTLEMAN THERE IS SO LITTLE INDIVIDUALITY SO LITTLE CHARACTER AMONG THE UPPER CIRCLES OF THE WORLD THEY TALK LIKE EACH OTHER THEY THINK AND ACT LIKE EACH OTHER THEY DRESS LIKE EACH OTHER AND LOOK VERY MUCH LIKE EACH OTHER WE GENTLEFOLKS ONLY PLAY AT LIVING WE HAVE OUR RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE GAME WHICH MUST NOT BE INFRINGED OUR UNWRITTEN GUIDE BOOKS DIRECT US WHAT TO DO AND WHAT TO SAY AT EACH TURN OF THE MEANINGLESS SPORT
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