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constellation       of  gas。    In    another    moment�察     �twenty     rival   chemists�察    �on 

twenty rival beanstalks�察�came into existence。                 Then�察�the Furies would be 

seen�察�waving their lurid torches up and down the confused perspectives of 

embankments   and   arches   ´   would   be   heard�察  �too�察  �wailing   and   shrieking。 

Then�察�the Station would be full of palpitating trains�察�as in the day�察�with the 

heightening   difference   that   they   were   not   so   clearly   seen   as   in   the   day�察�

whereas       the   Station     walls�察   �starting    forward     under     the   gas�察   �like   a 

hippopotamus's eyes�察�dazzled the human locomotives with the sauce´bottle�察�

the cheap music�察�the bedstead�察�the distorted range of buildings where the 

patent     safes   are   made�察   �the   gentleman      in   the  rain   with    the  registered 

umbrella�察 �the   lady   returning   from   the   ball   with   the   registered   respirator�察�

and   all   their   other   embellishments。   And   now�察  �the   human   locomotives�察�

creased   as   to   their   countenances   and   purblind   as   to   their   eyes�察  �would 

swarm forth in a heap�察�addressing themselves to the mysterious urns and 

the   much´injured   women�察  �while   the   iron   locomotives�察  �dripping   fire   and 

water�察  �shed   their   steam   about   plentifully�察  �making   the   dull   oxen   in   their 

cages�察�with heads depressed�察�and foam hanging from their mouths as their 



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red looks glanced fearfully at the surrounding terrors�察�seem as though they 

had    been    drinking    at  half´frozen     waters    and   were    hung    with   icicles。 

Through       the  same    steam     would    be   caught    glimpses     of  their   fellow´ 

travellers�察�the sheep�察�getting their white kid faces together�察�away from the 

bars�察�and stuffing the interstices with trembling wool。               Also�察�down among 

the wheels�察�of the man with the sledge´hammer�察�ringing the axles of the 

fast   night´train�察  �against   whom   the   oxen   have   a   misgiving   that   he   is   the 

man   with   the   pole´axe   who   is   to   come   by´and´by�察 �and   so the   nearest   of 

them try to get back�察�and get a purchase for a thrust   at him through the 

bars。 Suddenly�察 �the   bell   would   ring�察 �the steam  would   stop   with   one hiss 

and   a   yell�察  �the   chemists   on   the   beanstalks   would   be   busy�察  �the   avenging 

Furies would bestir themselves�察�the fast night´train would melt from eye 

and   ear�察  �the   other   trains   going   their   ways   more   slowly   would   be   heard 

faintly rattling in the distance like old´ fashioned watches running down�察�

the   sauce´bottle   and   cheap   music   retired   from   view�察  �even   the   bedstead 

went to bed�察�and there was no such visible thing as the Station to vex the 

cool wind in its blowing�察�or perhaps the autumn lightning�察�as it found out 

the iron rails。 

     The infection of the Station was this�此� When it was in its raving state�察�

the Apprentices found it impossible to be there�察�without labouring under 

the delusion that they were in a hurry。            To Mr。 Goodchild�察�whose ideas of 

idleness     were   so   imperfect�察   �this  was    no   unpleasant     hallucination�察   �and 

accordingly that gentleman went through great exertions in yielding to it�察�

and   running   up   and   down   the   platform�察      �jostling   everybody�察  �under   the 

impression that he had a highly important mission somewhere�察�and had not 

a   moment      to  lose。   But�察  �to  Thomas      Idle�察 �this  contagion     was    so  very 

unacceptable an incident of the situation�察�that he struck on the fourth day�察�

and requested to be moved。 

     'This place fills me with a dreadful sensation��' said Thomas�察�'of having 

something to do。        Remove me�察�Francis。' 

     'Where   would   you   like   to   go   next��'   was   the   question   of   the   ever´ 

engaging Goodchild。 

     'I have heard there is a good old Inn at Lancaster�察�established in a fine 

old    house�此   �an    Inn   where    they   give   you    Bride´cake     every    day   after 



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dinner��' said Thomas Idle。          'Let us eat Bride´cake without the trouble of 

being married�察�or of knowing anybody in that ridiculous dilemma。' 

     Mr。 Goodchild�察�with a lover's sigh�察�assented。              They departed from the 

Station   in   a  violent   hurry  ��for  which�察 �it   is   unnecessary  to   observe�察  �there 

was   not   the   least   occasion���察  �and   were   delivered   at   the   fine   old   house   at 

Lancaster�察�on the same night。 

     It   is  Mr。   Goodchild's      opinion�察   �that  if  a  visitor   on   his   arrival   at 

Lancaster   could   be   accommodated   with   a   pole   which   would   push   the 

opposite side of the street some yards farther off�察�it would be better for all 

parties。    Protesting against being required to live in a trench�察�and obliged 

to speculate all day upon what the people can possibly be doing within a 

mysterious opposite window�察�which is a shop´window to look at�察�but not a 

shop´window  in   respect   of   its   offering   nothing   for  sale   and   declining   to 

give any account whatever of itself�察�Mr。 Goodchild concedes Lancaster to 

be    a  pleasant    place。    A    place    dropped     in  the   midst   of   a  charming 

landscape�察�a place with a fine ancient fragment of castle�察�a place of lovely 

walks�察�a place possessing staid old houses richly fitted with old Honduras 

mahogany�察�which has grown so dark with time that it seems to have got 

something   of   a   retrospective   mirror´quality   into   itself�察  �and   to   show   the 

visitor�察  �in   the   depth   of   its   grain�察  �through   all   its   polish�察  �the   hue   of   the 

wretched   slaves   who   groaned   long   ago   under   old   Lancaster   merchants。 

And     Mr。   Goodchild      adds    that  the   stones   of   Lancaster     do  sometimes 

whisper�察�even yet�察�of rich men passed away ´ upon whose great prosperity 

some of these old doorways frowned sullen in the brightest weather ´ that 

their slave´gain turned to curses�察�as the Arabian Wizard's money turned to 

leaves�察�and that no good ever came of it�察�even unto the third and fourth 

generations�察�until it was wasted and gone。 

     It was a gallant sight to behold�察�the Sunday procession of the Lancaster 

elders to Church ´ all in black�察�and looking fearfully like a funeral without 

the Body ´ under the escort of Three Beadles。 

     'Think��'   said   Francis�察  �as   he   stood   at   the   Inn   window�察  �admiring�察  �'of 

being taken to the sacred edifice by three Beadles�                  �I have�察�in my early 

time�察�been taken out of it by one Beadle�察�but�察�to be taken into it by three�察�O 

Thomas�察�is a distinction I shall never enjoy��' 



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                               CHAPTER IV 



     When Mr。 Goodchild had looked out of the Lancaster Inn window for 

two    hours    on   end�察  �with   great   perseverance�察    �he   begun    to  entertain    a 

misgiving that he was growing industrious。              He therefore set himself next�察�

to   explore     the  country     from   the   tops   of   all  the   steep   hills  in  the 

neighbourhood。 

     He   came   back   at   dinner´time�察  �red   and   glowing�察  �to   tell   Thomas   Idle 

what   he   had   seen。     Thomas�察  �on   his   back   reading�察  �listened   with   great 

composure�察�and asked him whether he really h

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