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370 'Oh! by-the-bye, I filled the petrol tank up with water by mistake, I suppose it does not matter?'

Mr. Carr relates the following:—

Here is a confession by Mr. Sturmey:—

My own most vivid experiences of breakdown, which strongly illustrate the truth that the blame does not often lie with the vehicle but rather with those who turn it out, or who drive it, must be told at the expense of more than one important bfficial of the Automobile Club. The scene on both occasions is the London-Uxbridge road, the driver on both occasions the secretary of the club, assisted on one occasion by the honorary secretary as honorary mechanician. Let me take the last first. Starting hopefully from Whitehall Court we careered along until, just opposite the Wellington statue, the car said 'No further.' Whether it was 'I won't ' or 'I can't' we did not know. The imperturbable Johnson said nothing, but with great presence of mind turned round and gravitated to the front of the Wellington Club. All the secretarial skill addressed itself to trace the mischief. Suddenly, the sad word of a penitent