The Englishman appears to be cold and unemotional because he is reallyslow.~1When an event happens,he may understand it quickly enough with hismind,but he takes quite a while to feel it.Once upon a time a coach,con-taining some Englishmen and some Frenchmen,was driving over the Alps.~2The horses ran away,~3 and as they were dashing across a bridge the coachcaught on the stonework,~4 tottered,~5 and nearly fell into the ravine~6 below. The Englishman appears to be cold and unemotional because he is reallyslow. ~ 1When an event happens, he may understand it quickly enough with hismind, but he takes quite a while to feel it.Once upon a time a coach, con-taining some Englishmen and some Frenchmen, was driving over the Alps. ~ 2The horses ran away, ~ 3 and as they were dashing across a bridge the coachcaught on the stonework, ~ 4 tottered, ~ 5 and nearly fell into the ravine ~ 6 below.