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him asleep�察 �and wake him�察 �he looks�察 �in coming to�察 �wonderfully like the
stranger at Doncaster�察�as he raised himself in the bed on that memorable
night� �
The Doctor paused。 Mr。 Goodchild�察 �who had been following every
word that fell from his lips up to this time�察�leaned forward eagerly to ask a
question。 Before he could say a word�察�the latch of the door was raised�察�
without any warning sound of footsteps in the passage outside。 A long�察�
white�察�bony hand appeared through the opening�察�gently pushing the door�察�
which was prevented from working freely on its hinges by a fold in the
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carpet under it。
'That hand� �Look at that hand�察�Doctor��' said Mr。 Goodchild�察�touching
him。
At the same moment�察 �the Doctor looked at Mr。 Goodchild�察 �and
whispered to him�察�significantly�此�
'Hush� �he has come back。'
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CHAPTER III
The Cumberland Doctor's mention of Doncaster Races�察 �inspired Mr。
Francis Goodchild with the idea of going down to Doncaster to see the
races。 Doncaster being a good way off�察�and quite out of the way of the
Idle Apprentices ��if anything could be out of their way�察�who had no way���察�
it necessarily followed that Francis perceived Doncaster in the race´week
to be�察 �of all possible idleness�察 �the particular idleness that would
completely satisfy him。
Thomas�察 �with an enforced idleness grafted on the natural and
voluntary power of his disposition�察�was not of this mind�察�objecting that a
man compelled to lie on his back on a floor�察�a sofa�察�a table�察�a line of chairs�察�
or anything he could get to lie upon�察�was not in racing condition�察�and that
he desired nothing better than to lie where he was�察 �enjoying himself in
looking at the flies on the ceiling。 But�察�Francis Goodchild�察�who had been
walking round his companion in a circuit of twelve miles for two days�察�
and had begun to doubt whether it was reserved for him ever to be idle in
his life�察�not only overpowered this objection�察�but even converted Thomas
Idle to a scheme he formed ��another idle inspiration���察 �of conveying the
said Thomas to the sea´coast�察�and putting his injured leg under a stream of
salt´water。
Plunging into this happy conception headforemost�察 �Mr。 Goodchild
immediately referred to the county´map�察�and ardently discovered that the
most delicious piece of sea´coast to be found within the limits of England�察�
Ireland�察 �Scotland�察 �Wales�察 �the Isle of Man�察 �and the Channel Islands�察 �all
summed up together�察 �was Allonby on the coast of Cumberland。 There
was the coast of Scotland opposite to Allonby�察 �said Mr。 Goodchild with
enthusiasm�察 �there was a fine Scottish mountain on that Scottish coast�察�
there were Scottish lights to be seen shining across the glorious Channel�察�
and at Allonby itself there was every idle luxury ��no doubt�� that a
watering´place could offer to the heart of idle man。 Moreover�察�said Mr。
Goodchild�察 �with his finger on the map�察 �this exquisite retreat was
approached by a coach´road�察 �from a railway´station called Aspatria ´ a
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name�察 �in a manner�察 �suggestive of the departed glories of Greece�察�
associated with one of the most engaging and most famous of Greek
women。 On this point�察�Mr。 Goodchild continued at intervals to breathe a
vein of classic fancy and eloquence exceedingly irksome to Mr。 Idle�察�until
it appeared that the honest English pronunciation of that Cumberland
country shortened Aspatria into 'Spatter。' After this supplementary
discovery�察�Mr。 Goodchild said no more about it。
By way of Spatter�察 �the crippled Idle was carried�察 �hoisted�察 �pushed�察�
poked�察�and packed�察�into and out of carriages�察�into and out of beds�察�into and
out of tavern resting´places�察�until he was brought at length within sniff of
the sea。 And now�察�behold the apprentices gallantly riding into Allonby in
a one´horse fly�察�bent upon staying in that peaceful marine valley until the
turbulent Doncaster time shall come round upon the wheel�察 �in its turn
among what are in sporting registers called the 'Fixtures' for the month。
'Do you see Allonby��' asked Thomas Idle。
'I don't see it yet��' said Francis�察�looking out of window。
'It must be there��' said Thomas Idle。
'I don't see it��' returned Francis。
'It must be there��' repeated Thomas Idle�察�fretfully。
'Lord bless me��' exclaimed Francis�察�drawing in his head�察�'I suppose this
is it��'
'A watering´place��' retorted Thomas Idle�察 �with the pardonable
sharpness of an invalid�察�'can't be five gentlemen in straw hats�察�on a form
on one side of a door�察 �and four ladies in hats and falls�察 �on a form on
another side of a door�察�and three geese in a dirty little brook before them�察�
and a boy's legs hanging over a bridge ��with a boy's body I suppose on the
other side of the parapet���察 �and a donkey running away。 What are you
talking about��'
'Allonby�察 �gentlemen��' said the most comfortable of landladies as she
opened one door of the carriage�察 �'Allonby�察 �gentlemen��' said the most
attentive of landlords�察�as he opened the other。
Thomas Idle yielded his arm to the ready Goodchild�察�and descended
from the vehicle。 Thomas�察 �now just able to grope his way along�察 �in a
doubled´up condition�察 �with the aid of two thick sticks�察 �was no bad
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embodiment of Commodore Trunnion�察 �or of one of those many gallant
Admirals of the stage�察 �who have all ample fortunes�察 �gout�察 �thick sticks�察�
tempers�察�wards�察�and nephews。 With this distinguished naval appearance
upon him�察�Thomas made a crab´like progress up a clean little bulk´headed
staircase�察�into a clean little bulk´headed room�察�where he slowly deposited
himself on a sofa�察�with a stick on either hand of him�察�looking exceedingly
grim。
'Francis��' said Thomas Idle�察�'what do you think of this place��'
'I think��' returned Mr。 Goodchild�察�in a glowing way�察�'it is everything we
expected。'
'Hah��' said Thomas Idle。
'There is the sea��' cried Mr。 Goodchild�察�pointing out of window�察�'and
here��' pointing to the lunch on the table�察�'are shrimps。 Let us ´ ' here Mr。
Goodchild looked out of window�察�as if in search of something�察�and looked
in again�察 � 'let us eat 'em。'
The shrimps eaten and the dinner ordered�察�Mr。 Goodchild went out to
survey the watering´place。 As Chorus of the Drama�察 �without whom
Thomas could make nothing of the scenery�察 �he by´and´by returned�察 �to
have the following report screwed out of him。
In brief�察�it was the most delightful place ever seen。
'But��' Thomas Idle asked�察�'where is it��'
'It's