large/6923/diary_pilgrimage_1112_librivox_64kb_mp3/diaryofapilgrimage_01_jerome_64kb_39
large/6923/diary_pilgrimage_1112_librivox_64kb_mp3/diaryofapilgrimage_01_jerome_64kb
English
6923
As if the affairs of Europe were going to be arranged by Providence according to whether you and I start for an excursion on a Thursday or a Friday!" He said he was surprised that a man who could be so sensible, occasionally, as myself, could have patience to even think of such old womanish nonsense. AS IF THE AFFAIRS OF EUROPE WERE GOING TO BE ARRANGED BY PROVIDENCE ACCORDING TO WHETHER YOU AND I START FOR AN EXCURSION ON A THURSDAY OR A FRIDAY HE SAID HE WAS SURPRISED THAT A MAN WHO COULD BE SO SENSIBLE OCCASIONALLY AS MYSELF COULD HAVE PATI TO EVEN THINK OF SUCH OLD WOMANISH NONSENSE
ng the run of a high-class piece, I have sat in lonely grandeur in the front row of the gallery, and wished that I had spent my shilling instead in the Oriental halls of the Alhambra." "There you are," said B., "that is just as good as yours; and you can write like that without going more than a few hours' journey from London." "We will discuss the matter no further," I replied. "You cannot, I see, enter into my feelings. The wild heart of the traveller does not throb within your breast; you cannot understand his longings. No matter! Suffice it that I will come this journey with you. I will buy a German conversation book, and a check-suit, and a blue veil, and a white umbrella, and suchlike necessities of the English tourist in Germany, this very afternoon. When do you start?" "Well," he said, "it is a good two days' journey. I propose to start on Friday." "Is not Friday rather an unlucky day to start on?" I suggested. "Oh, good gracious!" he retorted quite sharply, "what rubbish next?  TEEMING HORDES OF DRURY LANE ON BOXING NIGHT AND DURING THE RUN OF A HIGH CLASS PIECE I HAVE SAT IN LONELY GRANDEUR IN THE FRONT ROW OF THE GALLERY AND WISHED THAT I HAD SPENT MY SHILLING INSTEAD IN THE ORIENTAL HALLS OF THE ALHAMBRA THERE YOU ARE SAID B THAT IS JUST AS GOOD AS YOURS AND YOU CAN WRITE LIKE THAT WITHOUT GOING MORE THAN A FEW HOURS JOURNEY FROM LONDON WE WILL DISCUSS THE MATTER NO FURTHER I REPLIED YOU CANNOT I SEE ENTER INTO MY FEELINGS THE WILD HEART OF THE TRAVELLER DOES NOT THROB WITHIN YOUR BREAST YOU CANNOT UNDERSTAND HIS LONGINGS NO MATTER SUFFICE IT THAT I WILL COME THIS JOURNEY WITH YOU I WILL BUY A GERMAN CONVERSATION BOOK AND A CHECK SUIT AND A BLUE VEIL AND A WHITE UMBRELLA AND SUCHLIKE NECESSITIES OF THE ENGLISH TOURIST IN GERMANY THIS VERY AFTERNOON WHEN DO YOU START WELL HE SAID IT IS A GOOD TWO DAYS JOURNEY I PROPOSE TO START ON FRIDAY IS NOT FRIDAY RATHER AN UNLUCKY DAY TO START ON I SUGGESTED OH GOOD GRACIOUS HE RETORTED QUITE SHARPLY WHAT RUBBISH NEXT
large/6923/diary_pilgrimage_1112_librivox_64kb_mp3/diaryofapilgrimage_01_jerome_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/6923/diary_pilgrimage_1112_librivox_64kb_mp3/diaryofapilgrimage_01_jerome_64kb.flac