. Six and one abroad. ailed utterly. Disappearing, he came again quickly, this timein triumph with the Frenchman of the goatee and curled mous-tache, and that linguistic encyclopedia explained that I was ex-pected to cover with the absurdity. Nice feathers; keepwarm, was the reassuring appendix to his explanation. Good nighty sir, quoth the Frenchman. Goodnight, sir, echoed the blonde attendant. Good night, you beggars, and I closed the door and mypurse. Very well, if such was the custom in Switzerland, I wouldnot run counter to it, and I turned in and drew the fluffyvoluminous mass over my ti
. Six and one abroad. ailed utterly. Disappearing, he came again quickly, this timein triumph with the Frenchman of the goatee and curled mous-tache, and that linguistic encyclopedia explained that I was ex-pected to cover with the absurdity. Nice feathers; keepwarm, was the reassuring appendix to his explanation. Good nighty sir, quoth the Frenchman. Goodnight, sir, echoed the blonde attendant. Good night, you beggars, and I closed the door and mypurse. Very well, if such was the custom in Switzerland, I wouldnot run counter to it, and I turned in and drew the fluffyvoluminous mass over my tired body. But the thing didnt fit;it was too short. If I pushed it down over my feet my chestand entire upper structure was exposed, and vice versa, whichwas worse. It was entirely too hot and novel anyhow and I dis-missed it with a peremptory kick to the floor, and curling upunder both sheets and my overcoat was soon oblivious to allthe difficulties of cover in Switzerlands great scenic resort. 244 Six and One Abroad. CHAPTER XXIX. Lucerne and its Environs. If Switzerland were in Texas, Texas would put Switzerlandin Texas vest pocket. If the little republic were in Pennsyl-vania, that state would bore its mountains full of holes. If itwere in Colorado, America would make a goat ranch and a min-ing camp out of Colorado and a pleasure resort of its new acquisi-tion. The Alps are higher than the Rockies and are riven andtorn and carved and twisted into more different kinds of sublimedecorations and poses, while the whole magnificent negligee isstriped with foaming streams that ply the depressions and wrapthe rocks and frazzle their own finality into puffs of mist thatbefog the landscape and spray the vegetation. Every vale istraversed with a lively stream, and, more glorious than anycharm Colorado has, numerous lakes are disposed here and thereby a careful Providence to the best advantage—the antitheses ofthe towering teats of stone, and the epitome of loveliness and ofsubdued
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