Commendmetothebeautifulwatersamongthesemountains！ThoughI
wasnotoftheirmind:they，beinginveteratelybentongettingdownintothelevelcountry，andIardentlydesiringtolingerwhereIwas。Whatdesperateleapstheytook，whatdarkabyssestheyplungedinto，whatrockstheyworeaway，whatechoestheyinvoked！InonepartwhereIwent，theywerepressedintotheserviceofcarryingwooddown，tobeburntnextwinter，ascostlyfuel，inItaly。But，theirfiercesavagenaturewasnottobeeasilyconstrained，andtheyfoughtwitheverylimbofthewood；
whirlingitroundandround，strippingitsbarkaway，dashingitagainstpointedcorners，drivingitoutofthecourse，androaringandflyingatthepeasantswhosteereditbackagainfromthebankwithlongstoutpoles。Alas！concurrentstreamsoftimeandwatercarriedMEdownfast，andIcame，onanexquisitelyclearday，totheLausanneshoreoftheLakeofGeneva，whereIstoodlookingatthebrightbluewater，theflushedwhitemountainsopposite，andtheboatsatmyfeetwiththeirfurledMediterraneansails，showinglikeenormousmagnificationsofthisgoose-quillpenthatisnowinmyhand-
Theskybecameovercastwithoutanynotice；awindveryliketheMarcheastwindofEngland，blewacrossme；andavoicesaid，’Howdoyoulikeit？Willitdo？’
Ihadmerelyshutmyself，forhalfaminute，inaGermantravellingchariotthatstoodforsaleintheCarriageDepartmentoftheLondonPantechnicon。Ihadacommissiontobuyit，forafriendwhowasgoingabroad；andthelookandmannerofthechariot，asI