Probably no living person can remember more brilliant and genial
Easter weather than that of this year. General- izations are notoriously deceptive, but the present writer has an impression that though the roads were more crowded than ever, many quiet places were quieter than ever. Probably there is a discernible reason for this ; motoring has given seven-leagued boots to the million, and the aim is to reach distant spots rather than to dally and explore. The modern world is like a rushing river, which through its very swiftness creates eddies and backwaters where there is no movement. Some of the quietest spots are within earshot of a human tide that roars by unceasingly. Another generalization which we venture is that the driving of cars is appreciably more skilful than it was two or three years ago. It was noted at the Aquarium at Brighton, which used to be counted an eminent danger spot, that 20,000 cars passed by in four days without a single accident.
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