. Three weeks in the British Isles . life unless inproper regalia. Whether it is a cricketer a-crick-eting or a verger a-verging, each must have hisuniform on. Imagine a London fireman. He has retired,leaving his garments in the next room. He isaroused by the smell of smoke. The partitionbetween the two rooms is ablaze. A pitcher ofwater is at his elbow, but his uniform and helmetare on the other sidg of the flames. He cannotget to them through the fire. He cannot ex-tinguish the fire while in undress costume. Con-duct problem: What should he do ? He perishesbeside the water pitcher, a martyr
. Three weeks in the British Isles . life unless inproper regalia. Whether it is a cricketer a-crick-eting or a verger a-verging, each must have hisuniform on. Imagine a London fireman. He has retired,leaving his garments in the next room. He isaroused by the smell of smoke. The partitionbetween the two rooms is ablaze. A pitcher ofwater is at his elbow, but his uniform and helmetare on the other sidg of the flames. He cannotget to them through the fire. He cannot ex-tinguish the fire while in undress costume. Con-duct problem: What should he do ? He perishesbeside the water pitcher, a martyr to precedent. In line with that, the guide at Windsor saidthat Anne Boleyn was beheaded standing up andsaid that was her privilege as a member of theroyal family. Of all kingly prerogatives thatwould be the last one I would choose. But whenyou come to think of it, that was the last oneAnne chose. The man or the nation that loves flowers is pos-sessed of a good streak somewhere. The Eng-lish adore them. Nature responds to this adora-. Windsor 49 tion by sprinkling the vacant spaces with bloomsof every shade. Rhododendrons grow wild inthe country. Hillsides are red with valerian orpurple with the rich hues of the foxglove. The least pretentious restaurants decorate theirtables with daisies and buttercups. The largestores in London fill their second floor ledgeswith window boxes running over with beautifulflowering plants. Flower venders are morenumerous than newsboys, and for a penny youcan decorate yourself with a boutonni^re and beone of the majority. It is a splendid index to thenational character, whose true charm often is hidbeneath an impenetrable reserve. so Three Weeks in the British Isles IVWinchester fSSjE take a train to Winchester from Water-11 tJ loo Station. London has 568 railroadIJ^I depots, most of them suburban. Thegreater part of the down town traffic ishandled from half a dozen terminals. The ride to Winchester takes a few minutesless than two hours. The price
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