i84 COACHING IN CEYLON 



have been sufficiently Homeric, the whole 

 incident was cleverly sketched by a young- 

 civil servant, and the sketch being photo- 

 graphed brought the laugh home to every 

 bungalow in the island. 



But we were to have another lauorh over 

 that drag yet. Not very long afterwards 

 the owner decided to send it home. But, 

 mindful of the fact that freioht is charored 

 by bulk, he decided to economise part of 

 the expense by packing it full of other 

 luggage. Unfortunately, this is probably the 

 one strain no coach-builder has ever con- 

 templated. The result was that, as it was 

 bein^ swun(jf from lighter to steamer, the 

 bottom of the drag fell out ! 



Here it is surely best to draw a veil. 



