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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