
Christmas An Englishman Looks at the World - I am still in a state of amazement at the smooth steadfastness of the motion. There is nothing on earth to compare with that, unless--and that I can't judge--it is an ice yacht travelling on perfect ice. The finest motor-car in the world on the best road would be a joggling, quivering thing beside it.
Christmas An Englishman Looks at the World - To begin with, we went out to sea before the wind, and the plane would not readily rise. We went with an undulating movement, leaping with a light splashing pat upon the water, from wave to wave. Then we came about into the wind and rose, and looking over I saw that there were no longer those periodic flashes of white foam. I was flying. And it was as still and steady as dreaming.
- I am still in a state of amazement at the smooth steadfastness of the motion.
- There is nothing on earth to compare with that, unless--and that I can't judge--it is an ice yacht travelling on perfect ice.
- The finest motor-car in the world on the best road would be a joggling, quivering thing beside it.
- To begin with, we went out to sea before the wind, and the plane would not readily rise.
- We went with an undulating movement, leaping with a light splashing pat upon the water, from wave to wave.
- Then we came about into the wind and rose, and looking over I saw that there were no longer those periodic flashes of white foam.
- I was flying.
- And it was as still and steady as dreaming.
