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I thought of the handkerchiefs in my bag, but to get to them I should have to pass compartments containing ladies, and I was only in early morning dress. I THOUGHT OF THE HANDKERCHIEFS IN MY BAG BUT TO GET TO THEM I SHOULD HAVE TO PASS COMPARTMENTS CONTAINING LADIES AND I WAS ONLY AN EARLY MORNING DRESS
e 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. 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! EW 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 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
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