As Seen By Me by Lilian Bell
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do. But I'll get large ones. What tint do you think milkmen care the
most for?" He sniffed. "Well, I'll go and I'll wear gloves," I said, "but if I fall off, remember it will be on account of the gloves." "You always do fall off," he said, with patient resignation. "I've seen you fall off that wheel in more different directions than it has spokes." "I don't exactly fall," I explained, carefully. "I feel myself going and then I get off." I was ready at six the next morning, and I wore gloves. "Now, don't ride into the holes in the street"--one is obliged to give such instructions in Chicago--"and don't look at anything you see. Don't be afraid. You're all right. Now, then! You're off!" "Oh, Teddy, don't ride so close to me," I quavered. "I'm forty feet away from you," he said. "Then double it," I said. "You're choking me by your proximity." "Let's cross the railroad tracks just for practice," he said, when it was too late for me to expostulate. "Stand up on your pedals and ride fast, and--" |
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