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

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