If in Germany they could only train the horse to collect the money at the end of the journey, there would be no need for a coachman at all.

This would be a distinct relief to the passenger, for when the German coachman is awake and not cracking his whip he is generally occupied in getting himself into trouble or out of it.

He is better at the former.

Once I recollect driving down a steep Black Forest hill with a couple of ladies.

It was one of those roads winding corkscrew-wise down the slope.