V WALKING AS A SOCIAL FORM
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Sociati incedunto. William of Wykeham.
On the subject of walking and driving there is but little to be said, for the simple reason that the time thus passed in the open air is usually passed by persons in the company of members of their own families. The usual fashionable hour for walking, both in the metropolis and at watering-places or seaside towns, is from twelve to two o’clock.
Manners and Tone of Good Society, by a Member of the Aristocracy. Chapter xiv. (4th edition; n.d.)