Something about mail not getting from one town directly to another was a the basis. So you couldn't mail letters to Philomath directly...something like that.
But then he's using that to talk in general about going to a simpler place and simpler time.
Something about mail not getting from one town directly to another was a the basis. So you couldn't mail letters to Philomath directly...something like that.
But then he's using that to talk in general about going to a simpler place and simpler time.