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The physical results of his accident have been related in a previous chapter。 

The moral results now stand on record�察�and�察�with the enumeration of these�察�

that part of the present narrative which is occupied by the Episode of The 

Sprained   Ankle   may   now   perhaps   be   considered�察  �in   all   its   aspects�察  �as 

finished and complete。 

     'How do you propose that we get through this present afternoon and 

evening��' demanded Thomas Idle�察�after two or three hours of the foregoing 

reflections at Allonby。 

     Mr。   Goodchild   faltered�察  �looked   out   of   window�察  �looked   in   again�察  �and 



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said�察  �as   he   had   so   often   said   before�察  �'There   is   the   sea�察  �and   here   are   the 

shrimps�察 � let us eat 'em'��' 

     But�察�the wise donkey was at that moment in the act of bolting�此                        �not 

with   the   irresolution   of   his   previous   efforts   which   had   been   wanting   in 

sustained force of character�察�but with real vigour of purpose�此                  �shaking the 

dust off his mane and hind´feet at Allonby�察�and tearing away from it�察�as if 

he had nobly made up his mind that he never would be taken alive。                            At 

sight of this inspiring spectacle�察�which was visible from his sofa�察�Thomas 

Idle stretched his neck and dwelt upon it rapturously。 

     'Francis   Goodchild��'   he   then   said�察  �turning   to   his   companion   with   a 

solemn   air�察  �'this   is   a   delightful   little   Inn�察  �excellently   kept   by   the   most 

comfortable   of   landladies   and   the   most   attentive   of   landlords�察  �but   ´   the 

donkey's right��' 

     The words�察�'There is the sea�察�and here are the ´ ' again trembled on the 

lips of Goodchild�察�unaccompanied however by any sound。 

     'Let us instantly pack the portmanteaus��' said Thomas Idle�察�'pay the bill�察�

and order a fly out�察�with instructions to the driver to follow the donkey��' 

     Mr。  Goodchild�察 �who   had only  wanted   encouragement   to   disclose   the 

real   state   of   his   feelings�察  �and   who   had   been   pining   beneath   his   weary 

secret�察�now burst into tears�察�and confessed that he thought another day in 

the place would be the death of him。 

     So�察�the two idle apprentices followed the donkey until the night was 

far   advanced。       Whether   he   was   recaptured   by   the   town´council�察  �or   is 

bolting at this hour through the United Kingdom�察�they know not。                           They 

hope he may be still bolting�察�if so�察�their best wishes are with him。 

     It   entered   Mr。   Idle's   head�察  �on   the   borders   of   Cumberland�察  �that   there 

could be no idler place to stay at�察�except by snatches of a few minutes each�察�

than a   railway  station。       'An intermediate station   on a   line   ´ a   junction   ´ 

anything of that sort��' Thomas suggested。 Mr。 Goodchild approved of the 

idea as eccentric�察�and they journeyed on and on�察�until they came to such a 

station where there was an Inn。 

     'Here��'   said   Thomas�察  �'we   may   be   luxuriously   lazy�察  �other   people   will 

travel for us�察�as it were�察�and we shall laugh at their folly。' 

     It was a Junction´Station�察�where the wooden razors before mentioned 



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shaved the air very often�察�and where the sharp electric´telegraph bell was 

in a very restless condition。         All manner of cross´lines of rails came zig´ 

zagging into it�察�like a Congress of iron vipers�察�and�察�a little way out of it�察�a 

pointsman   in   an   elevated   signal´box   was   constantly   going   through   the 

motions of drawing immense quantities of beer at a public´house bar。                      In 

one direction�察�confused perspectives of embankments and arches were to 

be    seen   from    the  platform�察   �in   the  other�察  �the  rails   soon   disentangled 

themselves   into   two   tracks   and   shot   away   under   a   bridge�察  �and   curved 

round   a   corner。    Sidings   were   there�察  �in   which   empty   luggage´vans   and 

cattle´boxes often butted against each other as if they couldn't agree�察�and 

warehouses were there�察�in which great quantities of goods seemed to have 

taken the veil ��of the consistency of tarpaulin���察�and to have retired from 

the   world   without   any   hope   of   getting   back   to   it。 Refreshment´rooms 

were there�察�one�察�for the hungry and thirsty Iron Locomotives where their 

coke and water were ready�察�and of good quality�察�for they were dangerous 

to    play   tricks   with�察   �the   other�察  �for   the   hungry     and   thirsty   human 

Locomotives�察       �who    might    take  what    they   could    get�察 �and   whose     chief 

consolation   was   provided   in   the   form   of   three   terrific   urns   or   vases   of 

white metal�察�containing nothing�察�each forming a breastwork for a defiant 

and apparently much´injured woman。 

     Established      at   this   Station�察  �Mr。    Thomas      Idle   and    Mr。    Francis 

Goodchild resolved to enjoy it。           But�察�its contrasts were very violent�察�and 

there was also an infection in it。 

     First�察�as to its contrasts。     They were only two�察�but they were Lethargy 

and    Madness。      The     Station   was    either  totally   unconscious�察     �or  wildly 

raving。     By   day�察  �in   its   unconscious   state�察  �it   looked   as   if   no   life   could 

come to it�察 � as if it were all rust�察�dust�察�and ashes ´ as if the last train for 

ever�察�had gone without issuing any Return´Tickets ´ as if the last Engine 

had uttered its last shriek and burst。          One awkward shave of the air from 

the wooden razor�察�and everything changed。               Tight office´doors flew open�察�

panels yielded�察�books�察�newspapers�察�travelling´caps and wrappers broke out 

of brick walls�察�money chinked�察�conveyances oppressed by nightmares of 

luggage came careering into the yard�察�porters started up from secret places�察�

ditto the much´injured women�察�the shining bell�察�who lived in a little tray 



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on stilts by himself�察�flew into a man's hand and clamoured violently。                       The 

pointsman aloft in the signal´box made the motions of drawing�察�with some 

difficulty�察   �hogsheads       of  beer。    Down      Train�     �More     bear�     �Up    Train� �

More      beer。   Cross     junction     Train�    �More      beer�   �Cattle     Train�    �More 

beer。      Goods       Train�      �Simmering�察        �whistling�察     �trembling�察     �rumbling�察�

thundering。 Trains   on   the   whole   confusion   of   intersecting   rails�察  �crossing 

one   another�察  �bumping   one   another�察  �hissing   one   another�察  �backing   to   go 

forward�察     �tearing    into   distance    to   come    close。    People      frantic。   Exiles 

seeking      restoration    to   their  native    carriages�察   �and    banished     to  remoter 

climes。      More      beer   and    more    bell。    Then�察    �in  a   minute�察   �the   Station 

relapsed   into   stupor   as   the   stoker   of   the   Cattle   Train�察  �the   last   to   depart�察�

went   gliding   out   of   it�察  �wiping   the   long   nose   of   his   oil´can   with   a   dirty 

pocket´handkerchief。 

     By   night�察  �in   its   unconscious   state�察  �the   Station   was   not   so   much   as 

visible。     Something in the air�察�like an enterprising chemist's established in 

business on one of the boughs of Jack's beanstalk�察�was all that could be 

discerned      of   it  under   the   stars。   In    a  moment      it  would    break    out�察  �a 

constellation       of  gas。    In    another    moment�察     �

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