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We finally decided on "Pantechnicon," which begins with a "P," and is a dignified, old established name, and one that we can both pronounce. It is quite as long, and nearly as difficult to spell, before you know how, as the other, added to which it has a homely sound. It seemed to be the very word. WE FINALLY DECIDED ON PENTECHNICON WHICH BEGINS WITH A P AND IS A DIGNIFIED OLD ESTABLISHED NAME AND ONE THAT WE CAN BOTH PRONOUNCE IT IS QUITE AS LONG AND NEARLY AS DIFFICULT TO SPELL BEFORE YOU KNOW HOW AS THE OTHER ADDED TO WHICH IT HAS A HOMELY SOUND IS SEEN TO BE THE VERY WORD
 "distance," and then sit down and shade our eyes, and criticise it from there; and then we would go up and put our noses against it, and examine the workmanship in detail. This is how we used to look at pictures in the early stages of our Munich art studies. Now we use picture galleries to practise spurts in. I did a hundred yards this morning through the old Pantechnicon in twenty-two and a half seconds, which, for fair heel-and-toe walking, I consider very creditable. B. took five-eighths of a second longer for the same distance; but then he dawdled to look at a Raphael. The "Pantechnicon," I should explain, is the name we have, for our own purposes, given to what the Munichers prefer to call the Pinakothek. We could never pronounce Pinakothek properly. We called it "Pynniosec," "Pintactec," and the "Happy Tack." B. one day after dinner called it the "Penny Cock," and then we both got frightened, and agreed to fix up some sensible, practical name for it before any mischief was done. OPLE BEHIND UNTIL WE REACHED THE CORRECT DISTANCE AND THEN SIT DOWN AND SHADE OUR EYES AND CRITICISE IT FROM THERE AND THEN WE WOULD GO UP AND PUT OUR NOSES AGAINST IT AND EXAMINE THE WORKMANSHIP IN DETAIL THIS IS HOW WE USED TO LOOK AT PICTURES IN THE EARLY STAGES OF OUR MUNICH ART STUDIES NOW WE USE PICTURE GALLERIES TO PRACTISE SPURTS IN I DID A HUNDRED YARD THIS MORNING THROUGH THE OLD PANTECHNICON IN TWENTY TWO AND A HALF SECONDS WHICH FOR FAIR HEEL AND TOE WALKING I CONSIDER VERY CREDITABLE B TOOK FIVE EGGS OF A SECOND LONGER FOR THE SAME DISTANCE BUT THEN HE DAWDLED TO LOOK AT A RAPHAEL THE PANTECHNICON I SHOULD EXPLAIN IS THE NAME WE HAVE FOR OUR OWN PURPOSES GIVEN TO WHAT THE MUNICHERS PREFER TO CALL THE PINNACOTE WE COULD NEVER PRONOUNCE PINA CROTECT PROPERLY WE CALLED IT PINNIOSEK PINTACT TECH AND THE HAPPY TACK B ONE DAY AFTER DINNER CALLED IT THE PENNY COCK AND THEN WE BOTH GOT FRIGHTENED AND AGREED TO FIX UP SOME SENSIBLE PRACTICAL NAME FOR IT BEFORE ANY MISCHIEF WAS DONE
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