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212 CARAVAN DAYSjoining. It should be widely open at the neck,for it is well to have no dealings with that spuriousbreed which culminates in a vast, shapelesscollar. And above all it should be quite unadorned.Badges, ribbons or braided edgescannot set it off nor make it one whit more lovelythan it is. It is deplorable that in the hands ofsome misguided personsit has become the vehiclefor " colours."Finally it should be ample : too large, muchtoo long in the sleeves and a great deal too thick.But at no spot should it lose its gripembrace.and closePlucked between the thumb and forefingerand drawn out to a sharp point itshouldspring back with a crisp and instant elasticity.Often has the sweater come to my aid in theThere has been an accident amonghour of stress.the rapids and the small store of change clothingin the punt has been submerged. One must facethe night under canvas with few garments and ameagre packing of straw, and it is cold. I find,quite out of place among the food supplies, asweater that has miraculously escaped. And theOld Campaigner and I toss for it, the loser takingthe extra rug. So all is well. Or I am caught onthe moor in a driving shower of hail which whipsneck and ears. The spare sweater out of mymy