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There does not seem to be a living visitor in the place besides ourselves  nor a dead one either, that we can find. The shops are shut up, the houses are deserted, the casino is closed. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A LIVING VISITOR IN THE PLACE BESIDES OURSELVES NOR A DEAD ONE EITHER THAT WE CAN FIND THE SHOPS ARE SHUT UP THE HOUSES ARE DESERTED THE CASINO IS CLOSED
E 9TH A Long Chapter, but happily the Last.--The Pilgrims' Return.--A Deserted Town.--Heidelberg.--The Common, or Bed, Sheet, Considered as a Towel.--B. Grapples with a Continental Time Table.--An Untractable Train.--A Quick Run.--Trains that Start from Nowhere.--Trains that Arrive at Nowhere.--Trains that Don't Do Anything.--B. Goes Mad.--Railway Travelling in Germany.--B. is Taken Prisoner.--His Fortitude.--Advantages of Ignorance.--First Impressions of Germany and of the Germans. We are at Ostend. Our pilgrimage has ended. We sail for Dover in three hours' time. The wind seems rather fresh, but they say that it will drop towards the evening. I hope they are not deceiving us. We are disappointed with Ostend. We thought that Ostend would be gay and crowded. We thought that there would be bands and theatres and concerts, and busy table-d'hotes, and lively sands, and thronged parades, and pretty girls at Ostend. I bought a stick and a new pair of boots at Brussels on purpose for Ostend. HE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BY MICHAEL BROOKE MONDAY JUNE NINTH A LONG CHAPTER BUT HAPPILY THE LAST THE PILGRIM'S RETURN A DESERTED TOWN HEIDELBERG THE COMMON OR BED SHEET CONSIDERED AS A TOWEL B GRAPPLES WITH A CONTINENTAL TIME TABLE AN UNTRACTABLE TRAIN A QUICK RUN TRAINS THAT START FROM NOWHERE TRAINS THAT ARRIVE AT NOWHERE TRAINS THAT DON'T DO ANYTHING B GOES MAD RAILWAY TRAVELLING IN GERMANY B IS TAKEN PRISONER HIS FORTITUDE ADVANTAGES OF IGNORANCE FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF GERMANY AND OF THE GERMANS WE ARE AT OSTEND OUR PILGRIMAGE HAS ENDED WE SAIL FOR DOVER IN THREE HOURS TIME THE WIND SEEMS RATHER FRESH BUT THEY SAY THAT IT WILL DROP TOWARDS THE EVENING I HOPE THEY ARE NOT DECEIVING US WE ARE DISAPPOINTED WITH OSTEND WE THOUGHT THAT OSTEND WOULD BE GAY AND CROWDED WE THOUGHT THAT THERE WOULD BE BANDS AND THEATRES AND CONCERTS AND BUSY TABLE LA DOT AND LIVELY SANDS AND THRONGS PARADES AND PRETTY GIRLS AT OSTEND I BOUGHT A STICK AND A NEW PAIR OF BOOTS OF BRUSSELS ON PURPOSE FOR OSTEND
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