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Chapter 1
Therewereequallyexcellentopportunitiesforvacationistsinthehomeisland,delightfulsylvanspotsforrejuvenation,offeringaplethoraofattractionsaswellasabracingtonicforthesysteminandaroundDublinanditspicturesqueenvironseven,Poulaphoucatowhichtherewasasteamtram,butalsofartherawayfromthemaddingcrowdinWicklow,rightlytermedthegardenofIreland,anidealneighbourhoodforelderlywheelmensolongasitdidn’tcomedown,andinthewildsofDonegalwhereifreportspoketruethecoupd’œilwasexceedinglygrandthoughthelastnamedlocalitywasnoteasilygetatablesothattheinfluxofvisitorswasnotasyetallthatitmightbeconsideringthesignalbenefitstobederivedfromitwhileHowthwithitshistoricassociationsandotherwise,SilkenThomas,GraceO’Malley,GeorgeIV,rhododendronsseveralhundredfeetabovesealevelwasafavouritehauntwithallsortsandconditionsofmenespeciallyinthespringwhenyoungmen’sfancy,thoughithaditsowntollofdeathsbyfallingoffthecliffsbydesignoraccidentally,usually,bytheway,ontheirleftleg,itbeingonlyaboutthreequartersofanhour’srunfromthepillar.Becauseofcourseuptodatetouristtravellingwasasyetmerelyinitsinfancy,sotospeak,andtheaccommodationleftmuchtobedesired.Interestingtofathomitseemedtohimfromamotiveofcuriosity,pureandsimple,waswhetheritwasthetrafficthatcreatedtherouteorviceversaorthetwosidesinfact.Heturnedbacktheothersideofthecard,picture,andpasseditalongtoStephen.
