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CHAPTER XXIVCLOTHESIT is an intense satisfaction in loading up acaravan to be able to reduce the question ofclothes to its simplest and sanest elements andget down at once to realities. Shoes that are softand strong, stockings that are good for honestwear, garments that will keep you warm and awaterproof that will keep you dry, head-gear forsun and rain, a sound suit of oilskins, and slippersthat can defy wet grass in the evenings, are stowedgladly into their places.But nearly all the folliesand falsities, the studs and ties and clipsandcollars, the waistcoats and gloves can be cheerfullyleft behind. It is likely that there will bea little secret store of such things pushed awayat the back under the bed, with a view to contingencies,but you always hope that youwill notbe so unfortunate as to have to rake them out.I am very fond of my shoes. When I have asound pair in good order Ilike to look down atthem in meditative moments. I like to pit one207