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Do not think for a moment, Caroline, that, in all this that I have been saying, I am advocating a hypocritical course of conduct which may be applied to other things. DO NOT THINK FOR A MOMENT CAROLINE THAT IN ALL THIS THAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING I AM ADVOCATING A HYPOCRITICAL CAUSE OF CONDUCT WHICH MAY BE APPLIED TO OTHER THINGS
 years ago. I was in one of the great capitals of Europe when bicycling was just starting, and at a court held a young American girl was presented to the Queen. The presentations there were arranged quite differently to ours in England and the august lady said a few words to each _débutante_. When it came to the turn of the American girl, the Queen--a lady of perhaps forty-five--asked her if she was interested in seeing the sights of the ancient city. “Why, no, Your Majesty,” the sprightly maiden replied, “I bicyclate--do you bicyclate? It is no end of fun.” The Queen became very pink and said coldly, “Such pastimes are hardly suitable to my age or position,” and passed on--but the nice point of the tale is that at that very moment the Sovereign was taking lessons in the strict privacy of her own royal garden! Only her perfect sense of the fitness of things made her not expose herself at that early day of the fashion in public, or even admit that she was countenancing the new exercise. STORY OF PERHAPS NINETEEN YEARS AGO I WAS IN ONE OF THE GREAT CAPITALS OF EUROPE WHEN BICYCLING WAS JUST STARTING AND AT A COURT HELD A YOUNG AMERICAN GIRL WAS PRESENTED TO THE QUEEN THE PRESENTATIONS THERE WERE ARRANGED QUITE DIFFERENTLY TO OURS IN ENGLAND AND THE AUGUST LADY SAID A FEW WORDS TO EACH DEBUTANTE WHEN IT CAME TO THE TURN OF THE AMERICAN GIRL THE QUEEN A LADY OF PERHAPS FORTY FIVE ASKED HER IF SHE WAS INTERESTED IN SEEING THE SIGHTS OF THE ANCIENT CITY WHY KNOW YOUR MAJESTY THE SPRIGHTLY MAIDEN REPLIED I BUY CYCLATE DO YOU BUY CYCLATE IT IS NO END OF FUN THE QUEEN BECAME VERY PINK AND SAID COLDLY SUCH PASTIMES ARE HARDLY SUITABLE TO MY AGE OR POSITION AND PASSED ON BUT THE NICE POINT OF THE TALE IS THAT AT THAT VERY MOMENT THE SOVEREIGN WAS TAKING LESSONS IN THE STRICT PRIVACY OF HER OWN ROYAL GARDEN ONLY HER PERFECT SENSE OF THE FITNESS OF THINGS MADE HER NOT EXPOSE HERSELF AT THAT EARLY DAY OF THE FASHION IN PUBLIC OR EVEN ADMIT THAT SHE WAS COUNTENCING THE NEW EXERCISE
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