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Munich," he murmurs, tracing its course through the timetable, "depart 2.15. First and second class only. Nuremberg? No; it doesn't stop at Nuremberg. Wurtzburg? No. Frankfort for Strasburg? No. MUNICH HE MURMURS TRACING ITS COURSE THROUGH THE TIME TABLE DEPART TWO FIFTEEN FIRST AND SECOND CLASS ONLY NURREMBERG NO IT DOESN'T STOP AT NURREMBERG VIRTZBURG NO FRANKFORT FOR STRASBOURG NO
 when, full of foolish pride and ambition, it started from Munich, with its boiler nicely oiled, at 1.45. B. abandons this 1.45 as hopeless and incorrigible, and continues his search. "Hulloa! what's this?" he exclaims. "How will this do us? Leaves Munich at 4, gets to Heidelberg 4.15. That's quick work. Something wrong there. That won't do. You can't get from Munich to Heidelberg in a quarter of an hour. Oh! I see it. That 4 o'clock goes to Brussels, and then on to Heidelberg afterwards. Gets in there at 4.15 to-morrow, I suppose. I wonder why it goes round by Brussels, though? Then it seems to stop at Prague for ever so long. Oh, damn this timetable!" Then he finds another train that starts at 2.15, and seems to be an ideal train. He gets quite enthusiastic over this train. "This is the train for us, old man," he says. "This is a splendid train, really. It doesn't stop anywhere." "Does it _get_ anywhere?" I ask. "Of course it gets somewhere," he replies indignantly. "It's an express! N THE DAY WHEN FULL OF FOOLISH PRIDE AND AMBITION IS STARTED FROM MUNICH WITH ITS BOILER NICELY OILED AT ONE FORTY FIVE B ABANDONS THIS ONE FORTY FIVE AS HOPELESS AND INCORRIGIBLE AND CONTINUES HIS SEARCH HULLO WHAT'S THIS HE EXCLAIMS HOW WILL THIS DO US LEAST MUNICH AT FOUR GETS THE HEIDELBERG FOUR FIFTEEN THAT'S QUICK WORK SOMETHING WRONG THERE THAT WON'T DO YOU CAN'T GET FROM MUNICH TO HEIDELBERG IN A QUARTER OF AN HOUR OH I SEE IT THAT FOUR O'CLOCK GOES TO BRUSSELS AND THEN ON TO HEIDELBERG AFTERWARDS GETS IN THERE AT FOUR FIFTEEN TO MORROW I SUPPOSE I WONDER WHY IT GOES ROUND BY BRUSSELS THOUGH THEN IT SEEMS TO STOP AT PRAGUE FOR EVER SO LONG OH DAMN THIS TIME TABLE THEN HE FINDS ANOTHER TRAIN THAT STARTS AT TWO FIFTEEN AND SEEMS TO BE AN IDEAL TRAIN HE GETS QUITE ENTHUSIASTIC OVER THIS TRAIN THIS IS THE TRAIN FOR US OLD MAN HE SAYS THIS IS A SPLENDID TRAIN REALLY IT DOESN'T STOP ANYWHERE DOES IT GET ANYWHERE I ASK OF COURSE IT GETS SOMEWHERE HE REPLIES INDIGNANTLY IT'S AN EXPRESS
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