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clear�察�and sonorous ´ that the Bells seemed to strike him in his chair。 

     And what was that�察�they said�拭�

     'Toby   Veck�察  �Toby   Veck�察  �waiting   for   you   Toby�       �Toby   Veck�察  �Toby 

Veck�察�waiting for you Toby�            �Come and see us�察�come and see us�察 �Drag 

him to us�察�drag him to us�察�Haunt and hunt him�察�haunt and hunt him�察�Break 

his slumbers�察�break his slumbers�           �Toby Veck Toby Veck�察�door open wide 

Toby�察�Toby Veck Toby Veck�察�door open wide Toby ´ ' then fiercely back to 

their impetuous strain again�察�and ringing in the very bricks and plaster on 

the walls。 

     Toby listened。      Fancy�察�fancy�       �His remorse for having run away from 

them that afternoon�         �No�察�no。     Nothing of the kind。         Again�察�again�察�and 

yet a dozen times again。         'Haunt and hunt him�察�haunt and hunt him�察�Drag 

him to us�察�drag him to us��'        Deafening the whole town� �

     'Meg��'    said   Trotty    softly�此  �tapping      at  her   door。    'Do    you    hear 

anything��' 



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     'I hear the Bells�察�father。      Surely they're very loud to´night。' 

     'Is she asleep��' said Toby�察�making an excuse for peeping in。 

     'So peacefully and happily�          �I can't leave her yet though�察�father。 Look 

how she holds my hand��' 

     'Meg��' whispered Trotty。         'Listen to the Bells��' 

     She     listened�察  �with    her   face   towards     him    all  the   time。     But    it 

underwent no change。           She didn't understand them。 

     Trotty withdrew�察�resumed his seat by the fire�察�and once more listened 

by himself。      He remained here a little time。 

     It was impossible to bear it�察�their energy was dreadful。 

     'If   the   tower´door   is   really   open��'   said   Toby�察  �hastily   laying   aside   his 

apron�察�but never thinking of his hat�察�'what's to hinder me from going up 

into the steeple and satisfying myself�拭            �If it's shut�察�I don't want any other 

satisfaction。     That's enough。' 

     He was pretty certain as he slipped out quietly into the street that he 

should   find   it   shut   and   locked�察  �for   he   knew   the   door   well�察  �and   had   so 

rarely  seen   it open�察 �that he   couldn't   reckon   above three   times   in   all。      It 

was   a   low   arched   portal�察  �outside   the   church�察  �in   a   dark   nook   behind   a 

column�察�and had such great iron hinges�察�and such a monstrous lock�察�that 

there was more hinge and lock than door。 

     But    what    was   his   astonishment      when�察   �coming     bare´headed      to  the 

church�察�and putting his hand into this dark nook�察�with a certain misgiving 

that it might be unexpectedly seized�察�and a shivering propensity to draw it 

back again�察�he found that the door�察�which opened outwards�察�actually stood 

ajar� �

     He thought�察�on the first surprise�察�of going back�察�or of getting a light�察�or 

a companion�察�but his courage aided him immediately�察�and he determined 

to ascend alone。 

     'What     have    I  to  fear��'  said   Trotty。    'It's  a  church�     �Besides�察    �the 

ringers may be there�察�and have forgotten to shut the door。'                 So he went in�察�

feeling his way as he went�察�like a blind man�察�for it was very dark。                      And 

very quiet�察�for the Chimes were silent。 

     The   dust   from   the   street   had   blown   into   the   recess�察  �and   lying   there�察�

heaped   up�察  �made   it   so   soft   and   velvet´like   to   the   foot�察  �that   there   was 



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something   startling�察 �even   in   that。     The narrow  stair  was   so   close  to the 

door�察 �too�察�that   he   stumbled   at the   very  first�察  �and   shutting   the   door   upon 

himself�察�by striking it with his foot�察�and causing it to rebound back heavily�察�

he couldn't open it again。 

     This   was   another   reason�察�however�察 �for going on。            Trotty  groped   his 

way�察  �and   went   on。    Up�察  �up�察  �up�察  �and   round�察  �and   round�察  �and   up�察  �up�察  �up�察�

higher�察�higher�察�higher up� �

     It   was   a   disagreeable   staircase   for   that   groping   work�察  �so   low   and 

narrow�察�that his groping hand was always touching something�察�and it often 

felt so like a man or ghostly figure standing up erect and making room for 

him to pass without discovery�察�that he would rub the smooth wall upward 

searching for its face�察�and downward searching for its feet�察�while a chill 

tingling   crept   all   over   him。   Twice   or   thrice�察  �a   door   or   niche   broke   the 

monotonous surface�察�and then it seemed a gap as wide as the whole church�察�

and he felt on the brink of an abyss�察�and going to tumble headlong down�察�

until he found the wall again。 

     Still up�察�up�察�up�察�and round and round�察�and up�察�up�察�up�察�higher�察�higher�察�

higher up� �

     At length�察�the dull and stifling atmosphere began to freshen�此�presently 

to feel quite windy�此      �presently it blew so strong�察�that he could hardly keep 

his legs。    But�察�he got to an arched window in the tower�察�breast high�察�and 

holding tight�察�looked down upon the house´tops�察�on the smoking chimneys�察�

on    the  blur   and   blotch    of  lights   ��towards    the   place   where    Meg    was 

wondering   where   he   was   and   calling   to   him   perhaps���察  �all   kneaded   up 

together in a leaven of mist and darkness。 

     This was the belfry�察�where the ringers came。                He had caught hold of 

one of the frayed ropes which hung down through apertures in the oaken 

roof。    At first he started�察�thinking it was hair�察�then trembled at the very 

thought   of   waking   the   deep   Bell。      The   Bells   themselves   were   higher。 

Higher�察�Trotty�察  �in   his   fascination�察  �or   in   working   out   the   spell   upon   him�察�

groped his way。        By ladders now�察�and toilsomely�察�for it was steep�察�and not 

too certain holding for the feet。 

     Up�察�up�察�up�察�and climb and clamber�察�up�察�up�察�up�察�higher�察�higher�察�higher 

up� �



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     Until�察  �ascending   through   the   floor�察  �and   pausing   with   his   head   just 

raised above its beams�察�he came among the Bells。               It was barely possible 

to   make    out   their  great   shapes    in  the   gloom�察   �but   there  they   were。 

Shadowy�察�and dark�察�and dumb。 

     A heavy sense of dread and loneliness fell instantly upon him�察�as he 

climbed into this airy nest of stone and metal。            His head went round and 

round。      He    listened�察  �and   then   raised   a   wild   'Holloa��'   Holloa�    �was 

mournfully protracted by the echoes。 

     Giddy�察�confused�察�and out of breath�察�and frightened�察�Toby looked about 

him vacantly�察�and sunk down in a swoon。 



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          CHAPTER III ´ Third Quarter。 



     BLACK are the brooding clouds and troubled the deep waters�察�when 

the Sea of Thought�察�first heaving from a calm�察�gives up its Dead。 Monsters 

uncouth and   wild�察  �arise in premature�察  �imperfect resurrection�察  �the   several 

parts and shapes of different things are joined and mixed by chance�察�and 

when�察�and how�察�and by what wonderful degrees�察�each separates from each�察�

and every sense and object of the mind resumes its usual form and lives 

again�察�no man ´ though every man is every day the casket of this type of 

the Great Mystery ´ can tell。 

     So�察�when and how the darkness of the night´black steeple changed to 

shining light�察�when and how the solitary tower was peopled with a myriad 

figures�察  �when   and   how   the   whispered   'Haunt   and   h

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