Duringthefirstdayorsoofanytourtherearemomentsofbitterness， whenthetravellerfeelsmorethancoldlytowardshisknapsack， whenheishalfinamindtothrowitbodilyoverthehedgeand， likeChristianonasimilaroccasion， “givethreeleapsandgoonsinging.” ； ， youpullyourselftogetherwithashake， ， ofallpossiblemoods， this， inwhichamantakestheroad， ， ifhewillkeepthinkingofhisanxieties， ifhewillopenthemerchantAbudah’ schestandwalkarm-in-armwiththehag — why， whereverheis， andwhetherhewalksfastorslow， ！ Thereareperhapsthirtymensettingforthatthatsamehour， ， inacoatofdarkness， oneafteranotherofthesewayfarers， somesummermorning， ， whowalksfast， withakeenlookinhiseyes， isallconcentratedonhisownmind； heisupathisloom， weavingandweaving， ， ashegoes， amongthegrasses； hewaitsbythecanaltowatchthedragonflies； heleansonthegateofthepasture， ， talking， laughing， ， ， deliveringorations， andconductingthemostimpassionedinterviews， ， ， supposinghimtobenogreatmasterinthatart， ifhestumblesacrossnostolidpeasantatacorner； foronsuchanoccasion， Iscarcelyknowwhichisthemoretroubled， orwhetheritisworsetosuffertheconfusionofyourtroubadour， ， accustomed， besides， tothestrangemechanicalbearingofthecommontramp， ， becausealthoughafull-grownpersonwitharedbeard， ， whenonwalkingtours， theysang — andsangveryill — andhadapairofredearswhen， asdescribedabove， theinauspiciouspeasantplumpedintotheirarmsfromroundacorner.
