I do not think I have had such a complete change or rest in years, and I am sure I have not laughed so much for as long.

Of course, the idea of a six months' holiday is enough to make anyone laugh at anything, but I find that besides that I was a good deal harassed and run down, and I am glad to cut off from everything and start fresh.

I feel miserably selfish about it all the time.
These Germans run everything as though you were the owner of the line.
The discipline is like that of the German Army or of a man-of-war, everything moves by the stroke of a bell, and they have had dances and speeches and concerts and religious services and lectures every other minute.

Into all of these I have gone with much enthusiasm.

We have at the captain's table Dr.Field, the editor of The Evangelist, John Russell, a Boston Democrat, who was in Congress and who has been in public life for over forty years.