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I was very sleepy indeed when they routed us out at Herbesthal, to examine our luggage for Germany. I had a vague idea that we were travelling in Turkey, and had been stopped by brigands. When they told me to open my bag, I said, "Never!" and remarked that I was an Englishman, and that they had better be careful. I WAS VERY SLEEPY INDEED WHEN THEY ROOTED US OUT OF HERBERSTYLE TO EXAMINE OUR LUGGAGE FOR GERMANY I HAD A VAGUE IDEA THAT WE WERE TRAVELLING IN TURKEY AND HAD BEEN STOCKED BY BRIGANDS WHEN THEY TOLD ME TO OPEN MY BAG I SAID NEVER AND REMARKED THAT I WAS AN ENGLISHMAN AND THAT THEY HAD BETTER BE CAREFUL
is. It seemed to me a mean trick for a train to start off in one direction, and thus lure you into taking your seat (or somebody else's seat, as the case might be) under the impression that you were going to travel that way, and then, afterwards, turn round and go the other way. I felt very doubtful, in my own mind, as to whether the train knew where it was going at all. At Brussels we got out and had some more coffee and rolls. I forget what language I talked at Brussels, but nobody understood me. When I next awoke, after leaving Brussels, I found myself going forwards again. The engine had apparently changed its mind for the second time, and was pulling the carriages the other way now. I began to get thoroughly alarmed. This train was simply doing what it liked. There was no reliance to be placed upon it whatever. The next thing it would do would be to go sideways. It seemed to me that I ought to get up and see into this matter; but, while pondering the business, I fell asleep again.  AGAINST I WAS ANNOYED AT THIS IT SEEMED TO ME A MEAN TRICK FOR A TRAIN TO START OFF IN ONE DIRECTION AND THUS LURE YOU INTO TAKING YOUR SEAT OR SOMEBODY ELSE'S SEAT AS THE CASE MIGHT BE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT YOU WERE GOING TO TRAVEL THAT WAY AND THEN AFTERWARDS TURN ROUND AND GO THE OTHER WAY I FELT VERY DOUBTFUL IN MY OWN MIND AS TO WHETHER THE TRAIN KNEW WHERE IT WAS GOING AT ALL AT BRUSSELS WE GOT OUT AND HAD SOME MORE COFFEE AND ROLLS I FORGET WHAT LANGUAGE I TALKED AT BRUSSELS BUT NOBODY UNDERSTOOD ME WHEN I NEXT AWOKE AFTER LEAVING BRUSSELS I FOUND MYSELF GOING FORWARDS AGAIN THE ENGINE HAD APPARENTLY CHANGED ITS MIND FOR THE SECOND TIME AND WAS PULLING THE CARRIAGES THE OTHER WAY NOW I BEGAN TO GET THOROUGHLY ALARMED THIS TRAIN WAS SIMPLY DOING WHAT IT LIKED THERE WAS NO RELIANCE TO BE PLACED UPON IT WHATEVER THE NEXT THING IT WOULD DO WOULD BE TO GO SIDEWAYS IT SEEMED TO ME THAT I OUGHT TO GET UP AND SEE INTO THIS MATTER BUT WHILE PONDERING THE BUSINESS I FELL ASLEEP AGAIN
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