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glance at the small forms and round the room。 

     All   this   time   her   hands   were   busy   at   her   lace´pillow。 As   they   still 

continued so�察�and as there was a kind of substitute for conversation in the 

click    and   play   of  its  pegs�察  �Barbox     Brothers    took    the  opportunity     of 

observing      her。    He     guessed     her   to  be   thirty。    The    charm     of   her 

transparent   face   and   large   bright   brown      eyes   was�察  �not   that   they   were 

passively   resigned�察  �but   that   they   were   actively   and   thoroughly   cheerful。 

Even     her   busy   hands�察   �which    of  their  own    thinness    alone   might    have 

besought compassion�察�plied their task with a gay courage that made mere 

compassion         an    unjustifiable     assumption        of   superiority�察    �and     an 

impertinence。 

     He saw her eyes in the act of rising towards his�察�and he directed his 

towards the prospect�察�saying�此          �Beautiful�察�indeed� ─�

     ;Most beautiful�察�sir。       I have sometimes had a fancy that I would like 

to sit up�察�for once�察�only to try how it looks to an erect head。 But what a 

foolish fancy that would be to encourage�               �It cannot look more lovely to 

any one than it does to me。; 

     Her    eyes    were    turned    to  it�察 �as  she   spoke�察   �with   most    delighted 

admiration and enjoyment。            There   was not a trace in it   of any sense   of 

deprivation。 

     ;And   those   threads   of   railway�察  �with   their   puffs   of   smoke   and   steam 

changing places so fast�察�make it so lively for me�察─�she went on。                   ;I think 

of the number of people who can go where they wish�察�on their business�察�or 

their pleasure�察�I remember that the puffs make signs to me that they are 

actually going while I look�察�and that enlivens the prospect with abundance 

of company�察�if I want company。            There is the great Junction�察�too。          I don't 

see it under the foot of the hill�察�but I can very often hear it�察�and I always 

know it is there。      It seems to join me�察�in a way�察�to I don't know how many 

places and things that I shall never see。; 

     With an abashed kind of idea that it might have already joined himself 

to something he had never seen�察�he said constrainedly�此 �Just so。; 

     ;And   so   you   see�察  �sir�察─  �pursued   Phoebe�察   �I   am   not   the   invalid   you 

thought me�察�and I am very well off indeed。; 



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     ;You have a happy disposition�察─�said Barbox Brothers�此               �perhaps with 

a slight excusatory touch for his own disposition。 

     ;Ah�     �But   you   should   know   my   father�察─  �she   replied。    ;His   is   the 

happy disposition��Don't mind�察�sir� ─          �For his reserve took the alarm at a 

step   upon   the   stairs�察  �and   he   distrusted   that   he   would   be   set   down   for   a 

troublesome intruder。        ;This is my father coming。; 

     The door opened�察�and the father paused there。 

     ;Why�察  �Lamps� ─  �exclaimed   Barbox   Brothers�察  �starting   from   his   chair。 

;How do you do�察�Lamps�拭─�

     To   which   Lamps   responded�此       �The   gentleman   for   Nowhere�        �How 

do you DO�察�sir�拭─�

     And    they   shook    hands�察  �to  the  greatest   admiration    and   surprise   of 

Lamp's daughter。 

     ;I   have   looked    you   up   half´a´dozen    times   since   that  night�察─  �said 

Barbox Brothers�察 �but have never found you。; 

     ;So I've heerd on�察�sir�察�so I've heerd on�察─�returned Lamps。                ;It's your 

being noticed so often down at the Junction�察�without taking any train�察�that 

has begun to get you the name among us of the gentleman for Nowhere。 

No offence in my having called you by it when took by surprise�察�I hope�察�

sir�拭─�

     ;None at all。     It's as good a name for me as any other you could call 

me by。     But may I ask you a question in the corner here�拭─�

     Lamps suffered himself to be led aside from his daughter's couch by 

one of the buttons of his velveteen jacket。 

     ;Is this the bedside where you sing your songs�拭─�

     Lamps nodded。 

     The   gentleman   for   Nowhere   clapped   him   on   the   shoulder�察  �and   they 

faced about again。 

     ;Upon my word�察�my dear�察─�said Lamps then to his daughter�察�looking 

from  her  to   her  visitor�察   �it is   such   an   amaze  to   me�察 �to   find   you   brought 

acquainted with this gentleman�察�that I must ��if this gentleman will excuse 

me�� take a rounder。; 

     Mr。 Lamps demonstrated in action what this meant�察�by pulling out his 



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oily  handkerchief   rolled   up   in   the   form  of   a   ball�察 �and   giving   himself   an 

elaborate     smear�察   �from   behind    the   right  ear�察 �up   the  cheek�察   �across   the 

forehead�察  �and   down   the   other   cheek   to   behind   his   left   ear。  After   this 

operation he shone exceedingly。 

     ;It's  according     to  my    custom    when    particular    warmed     up   by   any 

agitation�察�sir�察─�he offered by way of apology。             ;And really�察�I am throwed 

into that state of amaze by finding you brought acquainted with Phoebe�察�

that   Ithat   I  think   I  will�察  �if   you'll  excuse   me�察 �take   another  rounder。; 

Which he did�察�seeming to be greatly restored by it。 

     They were now both standing by the side of her couch�察�and she was 

working      at  her   lace´pillow。     ;Your     daughter    tells  me�察─   �said   Barbox 

Brothers�察�still in a half´reluctant shamefaced way�察 �that she never sits up。; 

     ;No�察�sir�察�nor never has done。           You see�察�her mother ��who died when 

she was a year and two months old�� was subject to very bad fits�察�and as 

she had never mentioned to me that she WAS subject to fits�察�they couldn't 

be guarded against。        Consequently�察�she dropped the baby when took�察�and 

this happened。; 

     ;It was very wrong of her�察─�said Barbox Brothers with a knitted brow�察�

;to marry you�察�making a secret of her infirmity。' 

     ;Well�察�sir� ─�pleaded Lamps in behalf of the long´deceased。                 ;You see�察�

Phoebe and me�察�we have talked that over too。               And Lord bless us�         �Such 

a number on us has our infirmities�察�what with fits�察�and what with misfits�察�

of   one   sort   and   another�察  �that   if   we   confessed   to   'em   all   before   we   got 

married�察�most of us might never get married。; 

     ;Might not that be for the better�拭─�

     ;Not in this case�察�sir�察─�said Phoebe�察�giving her hand to her father。 

     ;No�察�not in this case�察�sir�察─�said her father�察�patting it between his own。 

     ;You correct me�察─�returned Barbox Brothers with a blush�察 �and I must 

look   so   like a  Brute�察 �that   at   all   events it   would be   superfluous in   me   to 

confess to THAT infirmity。           I wish you would tell me a little more about 

yourselves。      I hardly knew how to ask it of you�察�for I am conscious that I 

have a bad stiff manner�察�a dull discouraging way with me�察�but I wish you 

would。; 



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     ;With all our hearts�察�sir�察─�returned Lamps gaily for both。                ;And first 

of all�察�that you may know my name; 

     ;Stay� ─  �interposed   the   visitor   with   a   slight   flush。  ;What   signifies 

your name�拭       �Lamps is name enough for me。              I like it。   It is bright and 

expressive。      What do I want more�拭─�

     ;Why�察�to be sure�察�sir�察─�returned Lamps。             ;I have in general no other 

name down at the Junction�察�but I thought�察�on account of your being here as 

a first´class single�察�in a private character�察�that you might; 

     The    visitor   waved     the  thought     away    with   his   hand�察  �and   Lamps 

acknowledged the mark of confidence by taking another rounder。 

     ;You     are  hard´worked�察     �I  take  for  granted�拭─   �said   Barbox    Brothers�察�

when the subject of the rounder came out of it much dirtier than be went 

into it。 

     Lamps   was   beginning�察   �Not   particular   so;when   his   daughter   took 

him up。 

     ;Oh    yes�察  �sir�察 �he  is  very  hard´worked。       Fourteen�察    �fifteen�察 �eighteen 

hours a day。      Sometimes twenty´four hours at a time。; 

     ;And   you�察─  �said   Barbox   Brothers�察   �what   with   your   school�察  �Phoebe�察�

and what with your lace´making; 

     ;But   my   school   is   a   pleasure   to   me�察─  �she   interrupted�察  �opening   her 

brown eyes wider�察�as if surprised to find him so obtuse。               ;I began it when 

I was but a child�察�because it brought me and other children into company�察�

don't you see�拭      �THAT was not work。           I carry it on still�察�because it keeps 

children   about   me。     THAT   is   not   work。     I   do   it   as   love�察  �not   as   work。 

Then   my   lace´pillow�察─  �her   busy   hands   had   stopped�察  �as   if   her   argument 

required all her cheerful earnestness�察�but now went on again at the name�察�

;it goes with my thoughts when I think�察�and it goes with my tunes when I 

hum any�察�and THAT'S not work。              Why�察�you yourself thought it was music�察�

you know�察�sir。      And so it is to me。; 

     ;Everything is� ─�cried Lamps radiantly。             ;Everything is music to her�察�

sir。; 

     ;My father is�察�at any rate�察─�said Phoebe�察�exultingly pointing her thin 

forefinger at him。       ;There is more music in my father than there is in a 



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