第5章 徒步旅行WalkingTours2(第1页)
第5章徒步旅行WalkingTours(2)
Itmustnotbeimagiawalkingtour,assomewouldhaveusfancy,ismerelyabetterorworsewayofseeiry。Therearemanywaysofseeinglaeasgood;andnonemorevivid,iihanfromarailwaytrain。Butlandsawalkingtourisquiteaccessory。Hewhoisihebrotherhooddoesofthepicturesque,butoforsofthehopeandspiritwithwhichthemarsatm,andthepeadspiritualrepletionoftheeve。Heottellwhetherheputshisknapsa,ortakesitoff,withmht。Theextofthedepartureputshimihatofthearrival。Whateverhedoesisnotonlyarewardiwillbefurtherrewardedinthesequel;andsopleasureleadsontopleasureinanendless。Itisthisthatsofewderstand;theywilleitherbealwaysloungingoralwaysatfivemilesaplayofftheotheother,preparealldayfortheevening,andalleveniday。Aisherethatyouroverwalkerfailsofprehensiorisesagainstthosewhodrinktheirliqueurglasses,whenhehimselfswillitinabrowbelievethattheflavourismoredelithesmallerdose。Hewillowalkthisunabledistaostupefyandbrutalizehimself,aohisinn,atnight,withasortoffrostos,andastarlessnightofdarknessinhisspirit。Notforhimthemildlumihetemperatewalker!Hehasofmanbutaphysieedforbedtimeandadoublenightdevenhispipe,ifhebeasmoker,willbesavorlessaed。Itisthefateofsuetotaketwiceasmuchtroubleasisainhappiness,andmissthehappiheehemanoftheproverb,inshoesfartherandfaresworse。
Now,tobeproperlyenjoyed,awalkingtourshouldbegoneuponalone。Ifyougoinapany,oreveninpairs,itisnolongerawalkingtourinanythingbutissomethingelseahenatureofapiigtourshouldbegoneuponalone,becausefreedomisoftheessence;becauseyoushouldbeabletostopandgoon,andfollowthiswayorthat,asthefreaktakesyou;ahaveyourowhertrotalongsideawalker,imewithagirl。Andthenyoumustbeopentoallimpressiohoughtstakewhatyousee。Youshouldbeasapipeforanywindtoplayupon。“Iotseethewit,”saysHazlitt,“ofwalkingandtalkiime。WhenIamiryIwishtovegetatelikethetry,”whichisthegistofallthatbesaidupohereshouldbenocackleofvoicesatyourelbow,tojaroivesilehem。Andsolongasamanisreasosurrehatfioxithatotionihatbeginsinasortofdazzleandsluggishhebrain,andendsipassesprehension。
Duridayorsoofanytourtherearemomentsofbitterravellerfeelsmorethancoldlytowardshisknapsaheishalfinamindtothrowitbeaianonasimilaro,“givethreeleapsandgoonsingisoonacquiresapropertyofeasibeagofthejouroit。Andnosoonerhaveyoupassedthestrapsoveryourshoulderthantheleesofsleepareclearedfromyou,youpullyetherwithashake,andfallatooyourstride。Andsurely,ofallpossiblemoods,this,inwhitakestheroad,isthebest。Ofcourse,ifhewillkeepthinkingofhisaies,ifhewillopeAbudah’sdwalkarm-in-armwiththehag-why,whereverheis,aherhewalksfastorslow,thecesarethathewillnotbehappy。Andsomuetohimself!Thereareperhapsthirtymeingforthatthatsamehour,andIwouldlayalargewagerthereisnotanotherdullfagthethirty。Itwouldbeafiofollow,inacoatofdarkerahesewayfarers,s,forthefirstfewmilesupohisone,whowalksfast,withakeenlookinhiseyes,isalltratedinhisowhisloom,weaviosetthelaowords。Thiso,ashegoes,amongthegrasses;hewaitsbythealtowatchthedragonflies;heleaeofthepasture,andotlookenoughupontheplae。Andhereesaalking,laughiingtohimself。Hisfagesfromtimetotime,asindignationflashesfromhiseyesercloudshisforehead。Heisposingarticles,deliveringorations,andgthemostimpassioerviews,bytheway。Alittlefartheron,anditisaslikeasnothewillbegintosing。Andwellforhim,supposinghimtobeerinthatart,ifhestumblesaostolidpeasantataer;foronsuo,Isowwhichisthemoretroubled,orwhetheritisworsetosuffertheofyourtroubadour,ortheunfeignedalarmofyour。Asedentarypopulation,aed,besides,temeigofthep,owiseexplaihegaietyofthesepassersby。Iknewonemanwhowasarrestedasarunawayluhoughafull-growharedbeard,heskippedashewentlikeadyouwouldbeastonishedifIweretotellyouallthegraveandlearnedheadswhohavefessedtomethat,whenonwalkingtours,theysang-andsangveryill-andhadapairofredearswhen,asdescribedabove,theinauspiciouspeasaheirarmsfromroundaer。