luminous　evening　of　the　temperate　walker！　He　has　nothing　left　of　man　but　a　physical　need　for　bed…time　and　a　double　nightcap；　and　even　his　pipe；　if　he　be　a　smoker；　will　be　savorless　and　disenchanted。　It　is　the　fate　of　such　an　one　to　take　twice　as　much　trouble　as　is　needed　to　obtain　happiness；　and　miss　the　happiness　in　the　end；　he　is　the　man　of　the　proverb；　in　short；　who　goes　farther　and　fares　worse。

Now；　to　be　properly　enjoyed；　a　walking　tour　should　beg　one　upon　alone。　If　you　go　in　a　pany；　or　even　in　pairs；　it　is　no　longer　a　walking　tour　in　anything　but　name；　it　is　something　else　and　more　in　the　nature　of　a　picnic。　A　walking　tour　should　be　gone　upon　alone；　because　freedom　is　of　the　essence；　because　you　should　be　able　to　stop　and　go　on；　and　follow　this　way　or　that；　as　the　freak　takes　you；　and　because　you　must　have　your　own　pace；　and　neither　trot　alongside　a　champion　walker；　nor　mince　in　time　with　a　girl。　And　then　you　must　be　open　to　all　impressions　and　let　your　thoughts　take　colour　from　what　you　see。　You　should　be　as　a　pipe　for　any　wind　to　play　upon。　“I　cannot　see　the　wit；”　says　Hazlitt；　“of　walking　and　talking　at　the　same　time。　When　I　am　in　the　country　I　wish　to　vegetate　like　the　country；”　which　is　the　gist　of　all　that　can　be　said　upon　the　matter。　There　should　be　no　cackle　of　voices　at　your　elbow；　to　jar　on　the　meditative　silence　of　the　morning。　And　so　long　as　a　man　is　reasoning　he　cannot　surrender　himself　to　that　fine　intoxication5　that　es　of　much　motion　in　the　open　ai