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23into a pyramid. And if, as is most likely, I havean experiment in the oven, there will be plenty ofexcitement when we come to dishing up.Caravanning contains no more delightful featurethan itspower of elevating and ennobling sordiddomestic jobs. I have often told myselfthat itcannot really be any fun to peel potatoes,or itwould have been discovered long ago. And yetas I sit on the door-mat by the side of the streamwith a pointed knife and a bucket I am quiteunconscious of any lack of interest in my work.On the contrary, as long as potatoes continue toshow the magnificent variety in substance andcontour that Ihave always found in them, thisis an engrossing pursuit. The filling of oil-tanksand trimming of wicks, a dutythat falls tomylot early in the day, might possibly repel theunaccustomed.But I rather like to feel the wickscrunch as I rub it down, and it calls for a goodeye and some sense of balance to succeed andget a clear white flame, quite free from peaks andundulations.The important matter of shoppingalso ceasesto be a necessary evil and becomes a delightfulexploit. I like nothingbetter than to come totown, draw up at the post office and, dividing thelist among the members of the crew, assume my