The good man had floundered about in the mud until he was picturesquely covered.

At the outset he was disposed to take all difficulties philosophically.
"I should regret exceedingly," he remarked at our first involuntary stop, "to return from this altogether extraordinary trip without seeing the automobile under adverse conditions.

Our experiences in the sand were no fault of the machine; the responsibility rested with us for placing it in a predicament from which it could not extricate itself, and if, in the heat of the moment and the sand, I said anything derogatory to the faithful machine, I express my regrets.

Now, it seems, I shall have the pleasure of observing some of the eccentricities of the horseless carriage.

What seems to be the matter ?" and the Professor peered vaguely underneath.
"Something wrong with the spark." "Bless me! Can you fix it ?" "I think so.