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Of course, there was no towel. That is the trick. The idea of the railway authorities is to lure the passenger, by providing him with soap and water and a basin, into getting himself thoroughly soaked, and then to let it dawn upon him that there is no towel. That is their notion of fun! OF COURSE THERE WAS NO TOWEL THAT IS THE TRICK THE IDEA OF THE RAILWAY AUTHORITIES IS TO LEER THE PASSENGER BY PROVIDING HIM WITH SOAP AND WATER AND A BASIN INTO GETTING HIMSELF THOROUGHLY SOAKED AND THEN TO LET IT DAWN UPON HIM THAT THERE IS NO TOWEL THAT IS THEIR NOTION OF FUN
 towards the guard makes railway travelling in the Fatherland a simple torture. At five a.m. (how fair and sweet and fresh the earth looks in the early morning! Those lazy people who lie in bed till eight or nine miss half the beauty of the day, if they but knew it. It is only we who rise early that really enjoy Nature properly) I gave up trying to get to sleep, and made my way to the dressing-room at the end of the car, and had a wash. It is difficult to wash in these little places, because the cars shake so; and when you have got both your hands and half your head in the basin, and are unable to protect yourself, the sides of the room, and the water-tap and the soap-dish, and other cowardly things, take a mean advantage of your helplessness to punch you as hard as ever they can; and when you back away from these, the door swings open and slaps you from behind. I succeeded, however, in getting myself fairly wet all over, even if I did nothing else, and then I looked about for a towel. R NOT ANY TENDER FEELING TOWARDS THE GUARD MAKES RAILWAY TRAVELLING IN THE FARTHERLAND A SIMPLE TORTURE AT FIVE A M HOW FAIR AND SWEET AND FRESH THE EARTH LOOKS IN THE EARLY MORNING THOSE LAZY PEOPLE WHO LIE IN BED TILL EIGHT OR NINE MISS HALF THE BEAUTY OF THE DAY IF THEY BUT KNEW IT IT IS ONLY WE WHO RISE EARLY THAT RARELY ENJOY NATURE PROPERLY I GAVE UP TRYING TO GET TO SLEEP AND MADE MY WAY TO THE DRESSING ROOM AT THE END OF THE CAR AND HAD A WASH IT IS DIFFICULT TO WASH IN THESE LITTLE PLACES BECAUSE THE CARS SHAKE SO AND WHEN YOU HAVE GOT BOTH YOUR HANDS AND HALF YOUR HEAD IN THE BASIN AND ARE UNABLE TO PROTECT YOURSELF THE SIDES OF THE ROOM AND THE WATER TAP AND THE SOAP DISH AND OTHER COWARDLY THINGS TAKE A MEAN ADVANTAGE OF YOUR HELPLESSNESS TO PUNCH YOU AS HARD AS EVER THEY CAN AND WHEN YOU BACK AWAY FROM THESE THE DOOR SWINGS OPEN AND SLAPS YOU FROM BEHIND I SUCCEEDED HOWEVER IN GETTING MYSELF FAIRLY WET ALL OVER EVEN IF I DID NOTHING ELSE AND THEN I LOOKED ABOUT FOR A TOWEL
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