Also，withoutbeingactuallypositive，itstruckhimagreatfieldwastobeopenedupinthelineofopeningupnewroutestokeeppacewiththetimesaproposoftheFishguard-Rosslareroutewhich，itwasmooted，wasoncemoreonthetapisintheCircumlocutiondepartmentswiththeusualquantityofredtapeanddillydallyingofeffetefogeydomanddunderheadsgenerally。Agreatopportunitytherecertainlywasforpushandenterprisetomeetthetravellingneedsofthepublicatlarge，theaverageman，i。e。Brown，RobinsonandCo。
Itwasasubjectofregretandabsurdaswellonthefaceofitandnosmallblametoourvauntedsocietythatthemaninthestreet，whenthesystemreallyneededtoningup，foramatterofacoupleofpaltrypounds，wasdebarredfromseeingmoreoftheworldtheylivedininsteadofbeingalwayscoopedupsincemyoldstick-in-the-mudtookmeforawife。
Afterall，hangit，theyhadtheirelevenandmorehumdrummonthsofitandmeritedaradicalchangeofvenueafterthegrindofcitylifeinthesummertime，forchoice，whenDameNatureisatherspectacularbest，constitutingnothingshortofanewleaseoflife。Therewereequallyexcellentopportunitiesforvacationistsinthehomeisland，delightfulsylvanspotsforrejuvenation，offeringaplethoraofattractionsaswellasabracingtonicforthesysteminandaroundDublinanditspicturesqueenvirons，even，Poulaphouca，towhichtherewasasteamtram，butalsofartherawayfromthemaddingcrowd，inWicklow，rightlytermedthegardenofIreland，anidealneighbourhoodforelderlywheelmen，solongasitdidn’tcomedown，andinthewildsofDonegal，whereifreportspoketrue，thecoupd’ilwasexceedinglygrand，thoughthelastnamedlocalitywasnoteasilygetatablesothattheinfluxofvisitorswasnotasyetallthatitmightbeconsideringthesignalbenefitstobederivedfromit，whileHowthwithitshistoricassociationsandotherwise，SilkenThomas，GraceO’Malley，GeorgeIV，rhododendronsseveralhundredfeetabovesealevelwasafavouritehauntwithallsortsandconditionsofmen，especiallyinthespringwhenyoungmensfancy，thoughithaditsowntollofdeathsbyfallingoffthecliffsbydesignoraccidentally，usually，bytheway，ontheirleftleg，itbeingonlyaboutthreequartersofanhour’srunfromthepillar。Becauseofcourseuptodatetouristtravellingwasasyetmerelyinitsinfancy，sotospeak，andtheaccommodationleftmuchtobedesired。Interestingtofathom，itseemedtohim，fromamotiveofcuriositypureandsimple，waswhetheritwasthetrafficthatcreatedtherouteorvice-versaorthetwosidesinfact。HeturnedbacktheothersideofthecardpictureandpasseditalongtoStephen。
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Possiblyperceivinganexpressionofdubiosityontheirfaces，theglobetrotterwentonadheringtohisadventures。