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The Germans hold very curious notions as to the needs and requirements of a wet man. I wish they would occasionally wash and bath themselves, and then they would, perhaps, obtain more practical ideas upon the subject. I have wiped upon a sheet in cases of emergency, and so I have upon a pair of socks; but there is no doubt that the proper thing is a towel. THE GERMANS HOLD VERY CURIOUS NOTIONS AS TO THE NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF A WET MAN I WISH THEY WOULD OCCASIONALLY WASH AND BATH THEMSELVES AND THEN THEY WOULD PERHAPS OBTAIN MORE PRACTICAL IDEAS UPON THE SUBJECT I HAVE WIPED UPON A SHEET IN CASES OF EMERGENCY AND SO I HAVE UPON A PAIR OF SOCKS BUT THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THE PROPER THING IS A TOWEL
 alarmed. We could not imagine how he came there. The weather is too fine for shipwrecks, and it was not a part of the coast where any passing trader would be likely to land. Besides, if anyone has landed, where is he? We have been able to find no trace of him whatever. To this hour, we have never discovered who our strange visitant was. It is a very mysterious affair, and I am glad we are going away. We have been travelling about a good deal since we left Munich. We went first to Heidelberg. We arrived early in the morning at Heidelberg, after an all-night journey, and the first thing that the proprietor of the Royal suggested, on seeing us, was that we should have a bath. We consented to the operation, and were each shown into a little marble bath-room, in which I felt like a bit out of a picture by Alma Tadema. The bath was very refreshing; but I should have enjoyed the whole thing much better if they had provided me with something more suitable to wipe upon than a thin linen sheet.  DAY WE WERE A GOOD DEAL ALARMED WE COULD NOT IMAGINE HOW HE CAME THERE THE WEATHER IS TOO FINE FOR SHIPWRECKS AND IT WAS NOT A PART OF THE COAST WHERE ANY PASSING TRADER WOULD BE LIKELY TO LAND BESIDES IF ANY ONE HAS LANDED WHERE IS HE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND NO TRACE OF HIM WHATEVER TO THIS HOUR WE HAVE NEVER DISCOVERED WHO OUR STRANGE VISITANT WAS IT IS A VERY MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AND I AM GLAD WE ARE GOING AWAY WE HAVE BEEN TRAVELING ABOUT A GOOD DEAL SINCE WE LEFT MUNICH WE WENT FIRST TO HEIDELBERG WE ARRIVED EARLY IN THE MORNING AT HEIDELBERG AFTER AN ALL NIGHT JOURNEY AND THE FIRST THING THAT THE PROPRIETOR OF THE ROYAL SUGGESTED ON SEEING US WAS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A BATH WE CONSENTED TO THE OPERATION AND WERE EACH SHOWN INTO A LITTLE MARBLE BATH ROOM IN WHICH I FELT LIKE A BIT OUT OF A PICTURE BY ALMA TADEMA THE BATH WAS VERY REFRESHING BUT I SHOULD HAVE ENJOYED THE WHOLE THING MUCH BETTER IF THEY HAD PROVIDED ME WITH SOMETHING MORE SUITABLE TO WIPE UPON THAN A THIN LINEN SHEET
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