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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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