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"Why, no, Your Majesty," the sprightly maiden replied, "I bicyclate  do you bicyclate? It is no end of fun." WHY KNOW YOUR MAJESTY THE SPRIGHTLY MAIDEN REPLIED I BUY CYCLATE DO YOU BUY CYCLATE IT IS NO END OF FUN
ortant--so that the only sensible, just and _sagacious_ way to look at them, if you should feel you wish to indulge in them, is to try to find out how far you can do so at that present moment of the day without making yourself ridiculous or looking unseemly. You can always exploit and expand your style when you see it is advisable. As I said before, there is no rigid law of right and wrong about such affairs, all are weighed by custom and suitability to present circumstances. As an illustration I will tell you a story of, perhaps, nineteen years ago. I was in one of the great capitals of Europe when bicycling was just starting, and at a court held a young American girl was presented to the Queen. The presentations there were arranged quite differently to ours in England and the august lady said a few words to each _débutante_. When it came to the turn of the American girl, the Queen--a lady of perhaps forty-five--asked her if she was interested in seeing the sights of the ancient city.  UNREMARKABLE AND UNIMPORTANT SO THAT THE ONLY SENSIBLE JUST AND SAGACIOUS WAY TO LOOK AT THEM IF YOU SHOULD FEEL YOU WISH TO INDULGE IN THEM IS TO TRY TO FIND OUT HOW FAR YOU CAN DO SO AT THAT PRESENT MOMENT OF THE DAY WITHOUT MAKING YOURSELF RIDICULOUS OR LOOKING UNSEEMLY YOU CAN ALWAYS EXPLOIT AND EXPAND YOUR STYLE WHEN YOU SEE IT IS ADVISABLE AS I SAID BEFORE THERE IS NO RIGID LAW OF RIGHT AND WRONG ABOUT SUCH AFFAIRS ALL ARE WEIGHED BY CUSTOM AND SUITABILITY TO PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES AS AN ILLUSTRATION I WILL TELL YOU A STORY OF PERHAPS NINETEEN YEARS AGO I WAS IN ONE OF THE GREAT CAPITALS OF EUROPE WHEN BICYCLING WAS JUST STARTING AND AT A COURT HELD A YOUNG AMERICAN GIRL WAS PRESENTED TO THE QUEEN THE PRESENTATIONS THERE WERE ARRANGED QUITE DIFFERENTLY TO OURS IN ENGLAND AND THE AUGUST LADY SAID A FEW WORDS TO EACH DEBUTANTE WHEN IT CAME TO THE TURN OF THE AMERICAN GIRL THE QUEEN A LADY OF PERHAPS FORTY FIVE ASKED HER IF SHE WAS INTERESTED IN SEEING THE SIGHTS OF THE ANCIENT CITY
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