From Walden One says to me. "I wonder that you do not lay up money: you love to travel: you might take the cars and go to Fitchburg to-day and see the
country." But I am wiser than that. I have learned that the swiftest traveller is he that goes afoot. I say to my friend, Suppose we try who will get
there first. The distance is thirty miles: the fare ninety cents. That is almost a day's wages. I remember when wages were sixty cents a day for
laborers on this very road. Well, I start now on foot and get there before night; I have travelled at that rate by the week together. You will in the
meanwhile have earned your fare, and arrive there sometime tomorrow, or possibly this evening, if you are lucky enough to get a job in season.
Instead of going to Fitchburg, you will be working here the greater part of the day.
(from Walden by Henry David Thoreau)
What is the meaning of Thoreau's statement I have learned that the swiftest traveller is he that goes afoot?
O 1. Walking for travel is the preferred method, because it is a healthy form of exercise.
02. People should travel by walking to places, so they can enjoy the views of the countryside.
O3. Companions usually slow someone down, so it is best to travel by walking and to travel alone.
04. Since walking is free, a person doesn't have to work to pay for the fare and can start immediately,