. The book of months . ■ .■.■■■>;■.{ *«A$! -A--^^ THE BOOK OF MONTHS your household comprises only a plain (veryplain) cook, and what would be called in Lon-don a general—though such have no idea ofcampaign—it will appeal to the minority toknow that the question of what one wanted forten days at Baireuth and perhaps a weeks wan-dering in Germany was crucial. It was no usesaying, vaguely—as I suppose one does to avalet— I shall be away for ten days; pack,but seriatim I had to think of all that I shouldconceivably want. The result was that early onthe second day I found that I had packed away
. The book of months . ■ .■.■■■>;■.{ *«A$! -A--^^ THE BOOK OF MONTHS your household comprises only a plain (veryplain) cook, and what would be called in Lon-don a general—though such have no idea ofcampaign—it will appeal to the minority toknow that the question of what one wanted forten days at Baireuth and perhaps a weeks wan-dering in Germany was crucial. It was no usesaying, vaguely—as I suppose one does to avalet— I shall be away for ten days; pack,but seriatim I had to think of all that I shouldconceivably want. The result was that early onthe second day I found that I had packed awaythe necessaries of life and had to unpack themall again. This and the subsequent repackingtook the whole of the third day. Even then,since I had to leave at cock-crow to catch theevening boat to Ostend, there were many thingsinsoluble. Were there baths at Baireuth, orshould I take an india-rubber bath? Werethere washerwomen, or should I take as muchlinen as there were days? Seigneur, quelle vie!186
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