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head and heart no more。
But he did at last effect one great release in his condition。 He broke
the oar he had plied so long�察 �and he scuttled and sank the galley。 He
prevented the gradual retirement of an old conventional business from him�察�
by taking the initiative and retiring from it。 With enough to live on ��though�察�
after all�察�with not too much���察�he obliterated the firm of Barbox Brothers
from the pages of the Post´ Office Directory and the face of the earth�察�
leaving nothing of it but its name on two portmanteaus。
;For one must have some name in going about�察�for people to pick up�察─�
he explained to Mugby High Street�察 �through the Inn window�察 �and that
name at least was real once。 Whereas�察�Young Jackson��Not to mention
its being a sadly satirical misnomer for Old Jackson。;
He took up his hat and walked out�察�just in time to see�察�passing along on
the opposite side of the way�察�a velveteen man�察�carrying his day's dinner in
a small bundle that might have been larger without suspicion of gluttony�察�
and pelting away towards the Junction at a great pace。
;There's Lamps� ─�said Barbox Brothers。 ;And by the bye;
Ridiculous�察�surely�察�that a man so serious�察�so self´contained�察�and not yet
three days emancipated from a routine of drudgery�察�should stand rubbing
his chin in the street�察�in a brown study about Comic Songs。
;Bedside�拭─�said Barbox Brothers testily。 ;Sings them at the bedside�拭�
Why at the bedside�察 �unless he goes to bed drunk�拭 �Does�察 �I shouldn't
wonder。 But it's no business of mine。 Let me see。 Mugby Junction�察�
Mugby Junction。 Where shall I go next�拭 �As it came into my head last
night when I woke from an uneasy sleep in the carriage and found myself
here�察�I can go anywhere from here。 Where shall I go�拭 �I'll go and look
at the Junction by daylight。 There's no hurry�察�and I may like the look of
one Line better than another。;
But there were so many Lines。 Gazing down upon them from a
bridge at the Junction�察�it was as if the concentrating Companies formed a
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great Industrial Exhibition of the works of extraordinary ground spiders
that spun iron。 And then so many of the Lines went such wonderful ways�察�
so crossing and curving among one another�察�that the eye lost them。 And
then some of them appeared to start with the fixed intention of going five
hundred miles�察�and all of a sudden gave it up at an insignificant barrier�察�or
turned off into a workshop。 And then others�察�like intoxicated men�察�went
a little way very straight�察 �and surprisingly slued round and came back
again。 And then others were so chock´full of trucks of coal�察�others were so
blocked with trucks of casks�察�others were so gorged with trucks of ballast�察�
others were so set apart for wheeled objects like immense iron cotton´reels�此�
while others were so bright and clear�察�and others were so delivered over to
rust and ashes and idle wheelbarrows out of work�察�with their legs in the air
��looking much like their masters on strike���察�that there was no beginning�察�
middle�察�or end to the bewilderment。
Barbox Brothers stood puzzled on the bridge�察�passing his right hand
across the lines on his forehead�察�which multiplied while he looked down�察�
as if the railway Lines were getting themselves photographed on that
sensitive plate。 Then was heard a distant ringing of bells and blowing of
whistles。 Then�察 �puppet´looking heads of men popped out of boxes in
perspective�察�and popped in again。 Then�察�prodigious wooden razors�察�set
up on end�察 �began shaving the atmosphere。 Then�察 �several locomotive
engines in several directions began to scream and be agitated。 Then�察�
along one avenue a train came in。 Then�察 �along another two trains
appeared that didn't come in�察 �but stopped without。 Then�察 �bits of trains
broke off。 Then�察�a struggling horse became involved with them。 Then�察�
the locomotives shared the bits of trains�察�and ran away with the whole。
;I have not made my next move much clearer by this。 No hurry。 No
need to make up my mind to´day�察�or to´morrow�察�nor yet the day after。 I'll
take a walk。;
It fell out somehow ��perhaps he meant it should�� that the walk tended
to the platform at which he had alighted�察 �and to Lamps's room。 But
Lamps was not in his room。 A pair of velveteen shoulders were adapting
themselves to one of the impressions on the wall by Lamps's fireplace�察�but
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otherwise the room was void。 In passing back to get out of the station
again�察�he learnt the cause of this vacancy�察�by catching sight of Lamps on
the opposite line of railway�察 �skipping along the top of a train�察 �from
carriage to carriage�察�and catching lighted namesakes thrown up to him by
a coadjutor。
;He is busy。 He has not much time for composing or singing Comic
Songs this morning�察�I take it。;
The direction he pursued now was into the country�察�keeping very near
to the side of one great Line of railway�察�and within easy view of others。
;I have half a mind�察�' he said�察�glancing around�察 �to settle the question from
this point�察�by saying�察�'I'll take this set of rails�察�or that�察�or t'other�察�and stick
to it。' They separate themselves from the confusion�察 �out here�察 �and go
their ways。;
Ascending a gentle hill of some extent�察 �he came to a few cottages。
There�察 �looking about him as a very reserved man might who had never
looked about him in his life before�察 �he saw some six or eight young
children come merrily trooping and whooping from one of the cottages�察�
and disperse。 But not until they had all turned at the little garden´gate�察�
and kissed their hands to a face at the upper window�此 �a low window
enough�察�although the upper�察�for the cottage had but a story of one room
above the ground。
Now�察�that the children should do this was nothing�察�but that they should
do this to a face lying on the sill of the open window�察�turned towards them
in a horizontal position�察 �and apparently only a face�察 �was something
noticeable。 He looked up at the window again。 Could only see a very
fragile�察�though a very bright face�察�lying on one cheek on the window´sill。
The delicate smiling face of a girl or woman。 Framed in long bright
brown hair�察�round which was tied a light blue band or fillet�察�passing under
the chin。
He walked on�察�turned back�察�passed the window again�察�shyly glanced
up again。 No change。 He struck off by a winding branch´road at the
top of the hillwhich he must otherwise have descendedkept the cottages
in view�察�worked his way round at a distance so as to come out once more
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into the main road�察�and be obliged to pass the cottages again。 The face
still lay on the window´sill�察�but not so much inclined towards him。 And
now there were a pair of delicate hands too。 They had the action of
performing on some musical instrument�察�and yet it produced no sound that
reached his ears。
;Mugby Junction must be the maddest place in England�察─�said Barbox
Brothers�察�pursuing his way down the hill。 ;The first thing I find here is a
Railway Porter who composes comic songs to sing at his bedside。 The
second thing I find here is a face�察�and a pair of hands playing a musical
instrument that DON'T play� ─�
The day was a fine bright day in the early beginning of November�察�the
air was clear and inspiriting�察 �and the landscape was rich in beautiful
colours。 The prevailing colours in the court off Lombard Street�察�London
city�察�had been few and sombre。 Sometimes�察�when the weather elsewhere
was very bright indeed�察�the dwellers in those tents enjoyed a pepper´and´
salt´coloured day or two�察 �but their atmosphere's usual wear was slate or
snuff coloured。
He relished his walk so well that he repeated it next day。 He was a
little earlier at the cottage than on the day before�察�and he could hear the
children upstairs singing to a regular measure�察�and clapping out the time
with their hands。
;Still�察�there is no sound of any musical instrument�察─�he said�察�listening
at the corner�察 �and yet I saw the performing hands again as I came by。
What are the children singing�拭 �Why�察 �good Lord�察 �they can never be
singing the multiplication table�拭─�
They were�察�though�察�and with infinite enjoyment。 The mysterious face
had a voice attached to it�察�which occasionally led or set the children right。
Its musical cheerfulness was delightful。 The measure at length stopped�察�
and was succeeded by a murmuring of young voices�察�and then by a short
song which he made out to be about the current month of the year�察 �a
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