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The Germans are a big, square shouldered, deep chested race. They do not talk much, but look as though they thought. Like all big things, they are easy going and good tempered. Anti tobacconists, teetotallers, and such like faddists, would fare badly in Germany. THE GERMANS ARE A BIG SQUARE SHOULDERED DEEP CHESTED RACE THEY DO NOT TALK MUCH BUT LOOK AS THOUGH THEY THOUGHT LIKE ALL BIG THINGS THEY ARE EASY GOING AND GOOD TEMPERED ANTI TOBACCONISTS TEETOTALERS AND SUCH LIKE FADDISTS WOULD FARE BADLY IN GERMANY
leaded for a quarter of an hour or so, and then they got sick, and slammed the door, and went off, leaving the Government to lose the fifty-four marks. We passed the German frontier on Wednesday, and have been in Belgium since. I like the Germans. B. says I ought not to let them know this, because it will make them conceited; but I have no fear of such a result. I am sure they possess too much common-sense for their heads to be turned by praise, no matter from whom. B. also says that I am displaying more energy than prudence in forming an opinion of a people merely from a few weeks' travel amongst them. But my experience is that first impressions are the most reliable. At all events, in my case they are. I often arrive at quite sensible ideas and judgments, on the spur of the moment. It is when I stop to think that I become foolish. Our first thoughts are the thoughts that are given to us; our second thoughts are the thoughts that we make for ourselves. I prefer to trust to the former. RAGED AND THREATENED AND PLEADED FOR A QUARTER OF AN HOUR OR SO AND THEN THEY GOT SICK AND SLAMMED THE DOOR AND WENT OFF LEAVING THE GOVERNMENT TO LOSE THE FIFTY FOUR MARKS WE PASSED THE GERMAN FRONTIER ON WEDNESDAY AND HAVE BEEN IN BELGIUM SINCE I LIKE THE GERMANS B SAYS I OUGHT NOT TO LET THEM KNOW THIS BECAUSE IT WILL MAKE THEM CONCEITED BUT I HAVE NO FEAR OF SUCH A RESULT I AM SURE THEY POSSESS TOO MUCH COMMON SENSE FOR THEIR HEADS TO BE TURNED BY PRAISE NO MATTER FROM WHOM B ALSO SAYS THAT I AM DISPLAYING MORE ENERGY THAN PRUDENCE IN FORMING AN OPINION OF A PEOPLE MERELY FROM A FEW WEEKS TRAVEL AMONGST THEM BUT MY EXPERIENCE IS THAT FIRST IMPRESSIONS ARE THE MOST RELIABLE AT ALL EVENTS IN MY CASE THEY ARE I OFTEN ARRIVE AT QUITE SENSIBLE IDEAS AND JUDGMENTS ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT IT IS WHEN I STOP TO THINK THAT I BECOME FOOLISH OUR FIRST THOUGHTS ARE THE THOUGHTS THAT ARE GIVEN TO US OUR SECOND THOUGHTS ARE THE THOUGHTS THAT WE MAKE FOR OURSELVES I PREFER TO TRUST TO THE FORMER
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