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I go to London, Brighton and South Coast Railway stations and clamour for South Eastern trains. On Bank Holidays I forget it is Bank Holiday, and go and sit on draughty platforms for hours, waiting for trains that do not run on Bank Holidays. I GO TO LONDON BRIGHTON AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY STATIONS AND CLAMOUR FOR SOUTH EASTERN TRAINS ON BANK HOLIDAYS I FORGET IT IS BANK HOLIDAY AND GO AND SIT ON DRAUGHTY PLATFORMS FOR HOURS WAITING FOR TRAINS THAT DO NOT RUN ON BANK HOLIDAYS
y said. "Oh, we've not thought about that yet." "Haven't thought about it!" we exclaimed indignantly. "Well, do for heaven's sake wake up a bit. It is 3.5 now!" "Yes," they answered, "3.5 in the afternoon; the 3.10 is a night train. Don't you see it's printed in thick type? All the trains between six in the evening and six in the morning are printed in fat figures, and the day trains in thin. You have got plenty of time. Look around after supper." I do believe I am the most unfortunate man at a time-table that ever was born. I do not think it can be stupidity; for if it were mere stupidity, I should occasionally, now and then when I was feeling well, not make a mistake. It must be fate. If there is one train out of forty that goes on "Saturdays only" to some place I want to get to, that is the train I select to travel by on a Friday. On Saturday morning I get up at six, swallow a hasty breakfast, and rush off to catch a return train that goes on every day in the week "except Saturdays. N TO OBER AMMERGAU THEY SAID OH WE'VE NOT THOUGHT ABOUT THAT YET HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT IT WE EXCLAIMED INDIGNANTLY WELL DO FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE WAKE UP A BIT IT'S THREE FIVE NOW YES THEY ANSWERED THREE FIVE IN THE AFTERNOON THE THREE TEN IS A NIGHT TRAIN DON'T YOU SEE IT'S PRINTED IN THICK TYPE ALL THE TRAINS BETWEEN SIX IN THE EVENING AND SIX IN THE MORNING ARE PRINTED IN FAT FIGURES AND THE DAY TRAINS IN THIN YOU HAVE GOT PLENTY OF TIME LOOK AROUND AFTER SUPPER I DO BELIEVE I AM THE MOST UNFORTUNATE MAN AT THE TIME TABLE THAT EVER WAS BORN I DO NOT THINK IT CAN BE STUPIDITY FOR IF IT WERE MERE STUPIDITY I SHOULD OCCASIONALLY NOW AND THEN WHEN I WAS FEELING WELL NOT MAKE A MISTAKE IT MUST BE FATE IF THERE IS ONE TRAIN OUT OF FORTY THAT GOES ON SATURDAYS ONLY TO SOME PLACE I WANT TO GET TO THAT IS THE TRAIN I SELECT TO TRAVEL BY ON A FRIDAY ON SATURDAY MORNING I GET UP AT SIX SWALLOW A HASTY BREAKFAST AND RUSH OFF TO CATCH A RETURN TRAIN THAT GOES ON EVERY DAY IN THE WEEK EXCEPT SATURDAYS
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