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I   was   warm   and     valiant   after  eating   and   drinking�察   �particularly    after 

dinner�察�cold and depressed at all other times。             I was always bewildered as 



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to time and place�察�and always more or less out of my senses。                    The coach 

and    horses    seemed     to  execute    in  chorus    Auld    Lang    Syne�察  �without     a 

moment's   intermission。         They   kept   the   time   and   tune   with   the   greatest 

regularity�察�and rose into the swell at the beginning of the Refrain�察�with a 

precision that worried me to death。            While we changed horses�察�the guard 

and   coachman   went   stumping   up   and   down   the   road�察  �printing   off   their 

shoes in the snow�察�and poured so much liquid consolation into themselves 

without being   any  the  worse for  it�察 �that   I began to  confound   them�察 �as   it 

darkened again�察�with two great white casks standing on end。                    Our horses 

tumbled   down   in   solitary   places�察  �and   we   got   them   up��which   was   the 

pleasantest variety I had�察�for it warmed me。              And it snowed and snowed�察�

and still it snowed�察�and never left off snowing。               All night long we went 

on in this manner。        Thus we came round the clock�察�upon the Great North 

Road�察  �to    the  performance   of      Auld   Lang   Syne     by   day   again。   And     it 

snowed and snowed�察�and still it snowed�察�and never left off snowing。 

     I forget now where we were at noon on the second day�察�and where we 

ought to have been�察�but I know that we were scores of miles behindhand�察�

and     that  our   case    was   growing      worse    every    hour。    The     drift  was 

becoming prodigiously deep�察�landmarks were getting snowed out�察�the road 

and   the   fields   were   all   one�察  �instead of   having   fences   and   hedge´rows   to 

guide us�察�we went crunching on over an unbroken surface of ghastly white 

that   might   sink   beneath   us   at   any   moment   and   drop   us   down   a   whole 

hillside。    Still the coachman   and   guard   who kept   together   on   the   box�察�

always in council�察�and looking well about themmade out the track with 

astonishing sagacity。 

     When we came in sight of a town�察�it looked�察�to my fancy�察�like a large 

drawing      on   a  slate�察 �with   abundance      of   slate´pencil    expended     on   the 

churches and houses where the snow lay thickest。                 When we came within 

a   town�察  �and   found   the   church   clocks   all   stopped�察  �the  dial´   faces   choked 

with snow�察�and the inn´signs blotted out�察�it seemed as if the whole place 

were     overgrown      with   white    moss。    As    to  the   coach�察   �it  was   a  mere 

snowball�察  �similarly�察  �the   men   and   boys   who   ran   along   beside   us   to   the 

town's end�察�turning our clogged wheels and encouraging our horses�察�were 



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men and boys of snow�察�and the bleak wild solitude to which they at last 

dismissed us was a snowy Sahara。 One would have thought this enough�此�

notwithstanding which�察�I pledge my word that it snowed and snowed�察�and 

still it snowed�察�and never left off snowing。 

     We performed Auld Lang Syne the whole day�察�seeing nothing�察�out of 

towns and villages�察�but the track of stoats�察�hares�察�and foxes�察�and sometimes 

of birds。     At nine o'clock at night�察�on a Yorkshire moor�察�a cheerful burst 

from  our   horn�察 �and   a  welcome  sound of talking�察 �with   a glimmering   and 

moving about of lanterns�察�roused me from my drowsy state。                    I found that 

we were going to change。 

     They helped me out�察�and I said to a waiter�察�whose bare head became as 

white as King Lear's in a single minute�察 �What Inn is this�拭─�

     ;The Holly´Tree�察�sir�察─�said he。 

     ;Upon   my   word�察  �I   believe�察─  �said   I�察  �apologetically�察  �to   the   guard   and 

coachman�察 �that I must stop here。; 

     Now the landlord�察�and the landlady�察�and the ostler�察�and the post´ boy�察�

and all the stable authorities�察�had already asked the coachman�察�to the wide´ 

eyed   interest   of   all   the   rest   of   the   establishment�察  �if   he   meant   to   go   on。 

The    coachman      had    already   replied�察   �Yes�察  �he'd   take  her   through    it�察─�

meaning   by   Her   the   coach�察�if   so   be   as   George   would   stand   by   him。; 

George was the guard�察�and he had already sworn that he would stand by 

him。     So the helpers were already getting the horses out。 

     My      declaring     myself     beaten�察   �after    this   parley�察   �was    not    an 

announcement         without    preparation。     Indeed�察    �but   for  the   way    to  the 

announcement being smoothed by the parley�察�I more than doubt whether�察�

as an innately bashful man�察�I should have had the confidence to make it。 

As   it   was�察  �it   received   the   approval   even   of   the   guard   and   coachman。 

Therefore�察 �with   many  confirmations   of   my  inclining�察 �and   many  remarks 

from one bystander to another�察�that the gentleman could go for'ard by the 

mail to´morrow�察�whereas to´night he would only be froze�察�and where was 

the   good   of   a   gentleman   being   frozeah�察  �let   alone   buried   alive   ��which 

latter clause was added by a humorous helper as a joke at my expense�察�and 

was extremely well received���察�I saw my portmanteau got out stiff�察�like a 



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frozen body�察�did the handsome thing by the guard and coachman�察�wished 

them   good´     night   and   a  prosperous     journey�察   �and�察  �a  little  ashamed    of 

myself�察    �after  all�察 �for  leaving   them   to   fight  it  out  alone�察  �followed    the 

landlord�察�landlady�察�and waiter of the Holly´Tree up´stairs。 

     I thought I had never seen such a large room as that into which they 

showed me。        It had five windows�察�with dark red curtains that would have 

absorbed the light of a general illumination�察�and there were complications 

of drapery at the top of the curtains�察�that went wandering about the wall in 

a most extraordinary manner。            I asked for a smaller room�察�and they told 

me there was no smaller room。 

     They could screen me in�察�however�察�the landlord said。                They brought a 

great old japanned screen�察�with natives ��Japanese�察�I suppose�� engaged in a 

variety of idiotic pursuits all over it�察�and left me roasting whole before an 

immense fire。 

     My bedroom was some quarter of a mile off�察�up a great staircase at the 

end of a long gallery�察�and nobody knows what a misery this is to a bashful 

man who would rather not meet people on the stairs。                 It was the grimmest 

room I have ever had the nightmare in�察�and all the furniture�察�from the four 

posts    of  the   bed   to  the   two   old  silver   candle´sticks�察    �was   tall�察 �high´ 

shouldered�察  �and   spindle´waisted。   Below�察  �in   my   sitting´room�察  �if   I   looked 

round my screen�察�the wind rushed at me like a mad bull�察�if I stuck to my 

arm´chair�察    �the   fire  scorched    me    to  the  colour    of  a  new    brick。   The 

chimney´piece was very high�察�and there was a bad glasswhat I may call a 

wavy glass above it�察�which�察�when I stood up�察�just showed me my anterior 

phrenological   developments��and   these   never   look   well�察  �in   any   subject�察�

cut short off at the eyebrow。        If I stood with my back to the fire�察�a gloomy 

vault of darkness above and beyond the screen insisted on being looked at�察�

and�察  �in   its   dim   remoteness�察  �the   drapery   of   the   ten   curtains   of   the   five 

windows went twisting and creeping abou

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