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warm�察     �pleasant    houses�察   �well   white´limed�察     �scantily   dotting    the   road。 

Clean children coming out to look�察�carrying other clean children as big as 

themselves。 Harvest still lying out and much rained upon�察�here and there�察�

harvest still unreaped。        Well´cultivated gardens attached to the cottages�察�

with   plenty   of   produce   forced   out   of   their   hard   soil。   Lonely   nooks�察  �and 

wild�察�but people can be born�察�and married�察�and buried in such nooks�察�and 

can   live   and   love�察  �and   be   loved�察  �there   as   elsewhere�察  �thank   God�   。�Mr。 

Goodchild's       remark。��     By´and´by�察     �the   village。    Black�察   �coarse´stoned�察�

rough´windowed houses�察�some with outer staircases�察�like Swiss houses�察�a 

sinuous and stony gutter winding up hill and round the corner�察�by way of 

street。     All   the   children    running     out   directly。    Women       pausing     in 

washing�察�to peep from doorways and very little windows。                   Such were the 

observations of Messrs。 Idle and Goodchild�察�as their conveyance stopped 

at the village shoemaker's。          Old Carrock gloomed down upon it all in a 

very ill´tempered state�察�and rain was beginning。 

     The village shoemaker declined to have anything to do with Carrock。 



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No   visitors   went   up   Carrock。     No   visitors   came   there   at   all。  Aa'   the 

world     ganged     awa'   yon。    The    driver   appealed     to  the  Innkeeper。     The 

Innkeeper had two men working in the fields�察�and one of them should be 

called in�察�to go up Carrock as guide。            Messrs。 Idle and Goodchild�察�highly 

approving�察     �entered    the   Innkeeper's     house�察   �to  drink    whiskey     and   eat 

oatcake。 

     The Innkeeper was not idle enough ´ was not idle at all�察�which was a 

great fault in him ´ but was a fine specimen of a north´country man�察�or any 

kind of man。       He had a ruddy cheek�察�a bright eye�察�a well´knit frame�察�an 

immense hand�察�a cheery�察�outspeaking voice�察�and a straight�察�bright�察�broad 

look。    He had a drawing´room�察�too�察�upstairs�察�which was worth a visit to 

the   Cumberland   Fells。       ��This   was   Mr。   Francis   Goodchild's   opinion�察  �in 

which Mr。 Thomas Idle did not concur。�� 

     The   ceiling   of   this   drawing´room   was   so   crossed   and   recrossed   by 

beams   of   unequal   lengths�察  �radiating   from   a   centre�察  �in   a   corner�察  �that   it 

looked   like   a   broken   star´fish。   The   room   was   comfortably   and   solidly 

furnished with good mahogany and horsehair。                 It had a snug fireside�察�and 

a   couple   of   well´curtained   windows�察  �looking   out   upon   the   wild   country 

behind the house。         What it most developed was�察�an unexpected taste for 

little ornaments   and   nick´nacks�察  �of   which   it   contained   a   most   surprising 

number。      They were not very various�察�consisting in great part of waxen 

babies with their limbs more or less mutilated�察�appealing on one leg to the 

parental affections from under little cupping glasses�察�but�察�Uncle Tom was 

there�察�in crockery�察�receiving theological instructions from Miss Eva�察�who 

grew out of his side like a wen�察�in an exceedingly rough state of profile 

propagandism。        Engravings   of   Mr。   Hunt's   country  boy�察  �before   and   after 

his pie�察�were on the wall�察�divided by a highly´coloured nautical piece�察�the 

subject of which had all her colours ��and more�� flying�察�and was making 

great   way   through   a   sea   of   a   regular   pattern�察  �like   a   lady's   collar。 A 

benevolent�察�elderly gentleman of the last century�察�with a powdered head�察�

kept guard�察�in oil and varnish�察�over a most perplexing piece of furniture on 

a table�察�in appearance between a driving seat and an angular knife´ box�察�

but�察  �when   opened�察  �a   musical   instrument   of   tinkling   wires�察  �exactly   like 

David's   harp   packed   for   travelling。     Everything   became   a   nick´nack   in 



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this   curious   room。       The   copper   tea´kettle�察  �burnished   up   to   the   highest 

point   of   glory�察  �took   his   station   on   a   stand   of   his   own   at   the   greatest 

possible   distance   from   the   fireplace�察  �and   said�此        �'By   your   leave�察  �not   a 

kettle�察�but a bijou。'       The Staffordshire´ware butter´dish with the cover on�察�

got upon a little round occasional table in a window�察�with a worked top�察�

and announced itself to the two chairs accidentally placed there�察�as an aid 

to   polite   conversation�察  �a   graceful   trifle   in   china   to   be   chatted   over   by 

callers�察  �as   they   airily   trifled   away   the   visiting   moments   of   a   butterfly 

existence�察�in that rugged old village on the Cumberland Fells。                        The very 

footstool   could   not   keep   the   floor�察  �but   got   upon   a   sofa�察  �and   there´from 

proclaimed       itself�察  �in  high    relief   of  white    and    liver´coloured      wool�察   �a 

favourite spaniel coiled up for repose。              Though�察�truly�察�in spite of its bright 

glass     eyes�察  �the    spaniel    was    the   least    successful     assumption       in   the 

collection�此     �being    perfectly     flat�察 �and    dismally     suggestive      of  a   recent 

mistake   in   sitting   down   on   the   part   of   some   corpulent   member   of   the 

family。 

     There were books�察�too�察�in this room�察�books on the table�察�books on the 

chimney´piece�察�books in an open press in the corner。                     Fielding was there�察�

and Smollett was there�察�and Steele and Addison were there�察�in dispersed 

volumes�察�and there were tales of those who go down to the sea in ships�察�

for windy nights�察�and   there was really  a choice of   good books for   rainy 

days     or  fine。   It   was    so  very    pleasant    to   see  these    things   in   such   a 

lonesome by´place ´ so very agreeable to find these evidences of a taste�察�

however homely�察�that went beyond the beautiful cleanliness and trimness 

of the house ´ so fanciful to imagine what a wonder a room must be to the 

little   children   born   in   the gloomy  village   ´   what   grand   impressions of   it 

those   of   them   who   became   wanderers   over   the   earth   would   carry  away�察�

and   how�察  �at   distant   ends   of   the   world�察  �some   old   voyagers   would   die�察�

cherishing the belief that the finest apartment known to men was once in 

the    Hesket´Newmarket           Inn�察  �in  rare   old   Cumberland        ´  it  was    such   a 

charmingly   lazy   pursuit        to   entertain    these   rambling     thoughts     over    the 

choice oatcake   and   the   genial   whiskey�察�that   Mr。  Idle   and   Mr。  Goodchild 

never asked themselves how it came to pass that the men in the fields were 

never   heard   of   more�察  �how   the   stalwart   landlord   replaced   them   without 



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explanation�察  �how   his   dog´cart   came   to   be   waiting   at   the   door�察  �and   how 

everything was arranged without the least arrangement for climbing to old 

Carrock's shoulders�察�and standing on his head。 

     Without a word of inquiry�察�therefore�察�the Two Idle Apprentices drifted 

out resignedly into a fine�察�soft�察�close�察�drowsy�察�penetrating rain�察�got into the 

landlord's light dog´cart�察�and rattled off through the village for the foot of 

Carrock。        The     journey     at  the   outset    was    not    remarkable。       The 

Cumberland road went up and down like all other roads�察�the Cumberland 

curs burst out from backs

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