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We had another grand railway ride from Munich to Oberau. We passed by the beautiful lake of Starnberg just as the sun was setting and gilding with gold the little villages and pleasant villas that lie around its shores. WE HAD ANOTHER GRAND RAILWAY RIDE FROM MUNICH TO OBERL WE PASSED BY THE BEAUTIFUL LAKE OF STEENBURG JUST AS THE SUN WAS SETTING AND GILDING WITH GOLD THE LITTLE VILLAGES AND PLEASANT VILLAS THAT LIE AROUND ITS SHORES
 my coffin with me when I am buried, so that I can show it to the recording angel and explain matters. I expect to obtain a discount of at least five-and-twenty per cent. off my bill of crimes for that Bradshaw. The 3.10 train in the morning was, of course, too late for us. It would not get us to Ober-Ammergau until about 9 a.m. There was a train leaving at 7.30 (I let B. find out this) by which we might reach the village some time during the night, if only we could get a conveyance from Oberau, the nearest railway-station. Accordingly, we telegraphed to Cook's agent, who was at Ober-Ammergau (we all of us sneer at Mr. Cook and Mr. Gaze, and such-like gentlemen, who kindly conduct travellers that cannot conduct themselves properly, when we are at home; but I notice most of us appeal, on the quiet, to one or the other of them the moment we want to move abroad), to try and send a carriage to meet us by that train; and then went to an hotel, and turned into bed until it was time to start. NTO MY COFFIN WITH ME WHEN I AM BURIED SO THAT I CAN SHOW IT TO THE RECORDING ANGEL AND EXPLAIN MATTERS I EXPECT TO OBTAIN A DISCOUNT OF AT LEAST FIVE AND TWENTY PER CENT OFF MY BILL OF CRIMES FOR THAT BRADSHAW THE THREE TEN TRAIN IN THE MORNING WAS OF COURSE TOO LATE FOR US IT WOULD NOT GET US TO OBER AMMERGAU UNTIL ABOUT NINE A M THERE WAS A TRAIN LEAVING AT SEVEN THIRTY I LET B FIND OUT THIS BY WHICH WE MIGHT REACH THE VILLAGE SOME TIME DURING THE NIGHT IF ONLY WE COULD GET A CONVEYANCE FROM OBERAU THE NEAREST RAILWAY STATION ACCORDINGLY WE TELEGRAPHED THE COOK'S AGENT WHO WAS AT OBER AMMERGAU WE ALL OF A SNEER AT MISTER COOK AND MISTER GAYES AND SUCHLIKE GENTLEMEN WHO KINDLY CONDUCT TRAVELLERS THAT CANNOT CONDUCT THEMSELVES PROPERLY WHEN WE ARE AT HOME BUT I NOTICED MOST OF US APPEAL ON THE QUIET TO ONE OR THE OTHER OF THEM THE MOMENT WE WANT TO MOVE ABROAD TO TRY AND SEND THE CARRIAGE TO MEET US BY THAT TRAIN AND THEN WENT TO AN HOTEL AND TURNED INTO BED UNTIL IT WAS TIME TO START
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