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by his former phrase as if there were some lingering virtue of self´defence
in it。 ;I knew it would be�察�and am glad it is。 However�察�on this travel of
mine ��in which I mean to pass the rest of my days�察�having abandoned all
thought of a fixed home���察�I stopped�察�as you have heard from your father�察�at
the Junction here。 The extent of its ramifications quite confused me as to
whither I should go�察 �FROM here。 I have not yet settled�察 �being still
perplexed among so many roads。 What do you think I mean to do�拭�
How many of the branching roads can you see from your window�拭─�
Looking out�察�full of interest�察�she answered�察 �Seven。;
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;Seven�察─�said Barbox Brothers�察�watching her with a grave smile。 ;Well� �
I propose to myself at once to reduce the gross number to those very seven�察�
and gradually to fine them down to onethe most promising for meand
to take that。;
;But how will you know�察�sir�察�which IS the most promising�拭─�she asked�察�
with her brightened eyes roving over the view。
;Ah� ─ �said Barbox Brothers with another grave smile�察 �and
considerably improving in his ease of speech。 ;To be sure。 In this way。
Where your father can pick up so much every day for a good purpose�察�I
may once and again pick up a little for an indifferent purpose。 The
gentleman for Nowhere must become still better known at the Junction。
He shall continue to explore it�察 �until he attaches something that he has
seen�察�heard�察�or found out�察�at the head of each of the seven roads�察�to the
road itself。 And so his choice of a road shall be determined by his choice
among his discoveries。;
Her hands still busy�察 �she again glanced at the prospect�察 �as if it
comprehended something that had not been in it before�察�and laughed as if
it yielded her new pleasure。
;But I must not forget�察─�said Barbox Brothers�察 ┌�having got so far�� to
ask a favour。 I want your help in this expedient of mine。 I want to
bring you what I pick up at the heads of the seven roads that you lie here
looking out at�察�and to compare notes with you about it。 May I�拭 �They
say two heads are better than one。 I should say myself that probably
depends upon the heads concerned。 But I am quite sure�察�though we are
so newly acquainted�察 �that your head and your father's have found out
better things�察�Phoebe�察�than ever mine of itself discovered。;
She gave him her sympathetic right hand�察�in perfect rapture with his
proposal�察�and eagerly and gratefully thanked him。
;That's well� ─ �said Barbox Brothers。 ;Again I must not forget
��having got so far�� to ask a favour。 Will you shut your eyes�拭─�
Laughing playfully at the strange nature of the request�察�she did so。
;Keep them shut�察─�said Barbox Brothers�察�going softly to the door�察�and
coming back。 ;You are on your honour�察�mind�察�not to open you eyes until
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I tell you that you may�拭─�
;Yes� �On my honour。;
;Good。 May I take your lace´pillow from you for a minute�拭─�
Still laughing and wondering�察�she removed her hands from it�察�and he
put it aside。
;Tell me。 Did you see the puffs of smoke and steam made by the
morning fast´train yesterday on road number seven from here�拭─�
;Behind the elm´trees and the spire�拭─�
;That's the road�察─�said Barbox Brothers�察�directing his eyes towards it。
;Yes。 I watched them melt away。;
;Anything unusual in what they expressed�拭─�
;No� ─�she answered merrily。
;Not complimentary to me�察�for I was in that train。 I wentdon't open
your eyesto fetch you this�察�from the great ingenious town。 It is not half
so large as your lace´pillow�察�and lies easily and lightly in its place。 These
little keys are like the keys of a miniature piano�察�and you supply the air
required with your left hand。 May you pick out delightful music from it�察�
my dear� �For the presentyou can open your eyes nowgood´bye� ─�
In his embarrassed way�察�he closed the door upon himself�察�and only saw�察�
in doing so�察 �that she ecstatically took the present to her bosom and
caressed it。 The glimpse gladdened his heart�察�and yet saddened it�察�for so
might she�察�if her youth had flourished in its natural course�察�having taken to
her breast that day the slumbering music of her own child's voice。
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CHAPTER IIBARBOX
BROTHERS AND CO。
With good´will and earnest purpose�察�the gentleman for Nowhere began�察�
on the very next day�察�his researches at the heads of the seven roads。 The
results of his researches�察 �as he and Phoebe afterwards set them down in
fair writing�察�hold their due places in this veracious chronicle。 But they
occupied a much longer time in the getting together than they ever will in
the perusal。 And this is probably the case with most reading matter�察�
except when it is of that highly beneficial kind ��for Posterity�� which is
;thrown off in a few moments of leisure; by the superior poetic geniuses
who scorn to take prose pains。
It must be admitted�察 �however�察 �that Barbox by no means hurried
himself。 His heart being in his work of good´nature�察 �he revelled in it。
There was the joy�察�too ��it was a true joy to him���察�of sometimes sitting by�察�
listening to Phoebe as she picked out more and more discourse from her
musical instrument�察�and as her natural taste and ear refined daily upon her
first discoveries。 Besides being a pleasure�察�this was an occupation�察�and
in the course of weeks it consumed hours。 It resulted that his dreaded
birthday was close upon him before he had troubled himself any more
about it。
The matter was made more pressing by the unforeseen circumstance
that the councils held ��at which Mr。 Lamps�察�beaming most brilliantly�察�on a
few rare occasions assisted�� respecting the road to be selected were�察�after
all�察�in nowise assisted by his investigations。 For�察�he had connected this
interest with this road�察�or that interest with the other�察�but could deduce no
reason from it for giving any road the preference。 Consequently�察 �when
the last council was holden�察 �that part of the business stood�察 �in the end�察�
exactly where it had stood in the beginning。
;But�察�sir�察─�remarked Phoebe�察 �we have only six roads after all。 Is the
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seventh road dumb�拭─�
;The seventh road�拭 �Oh� ─ �said Barbox Brothers�察 �rubbing his chin。
;That is the road I took�察�you know�察�when I went to get your little present。
That is ITS story。 Phoebe。;
;Would you mind taking that road again�察 �sir�拭─ �she asked with
hesitation。
;Not in the least�察�it is a great high´road after all。;
;I should like you to take it�察─�returned Phoebe with a persuasive smile�察�
;for the love of that little present which must ever be so dear to me。 I
should like you to take it�察�because that road can never be again like any
other road to me。 I should like you to take it�察�in remembrance of your
having done me so much good�此 �of your having made me so much
happier� �If you leave me by the road you travelled when you went to do
me this great kindness�察─�sounding a faint chord as she spoke�察 �I shall feel�察�
lying here watching at my window�察 �as if it must conduct you to a
prosperous end�察�and bring you back some day。;
;It shall be done�察�my dear�察�it shall be done。;
So at last the gentleman for Nowhere took a ticket for Somewhere�察�and
his destination was the great ingenious town。
He had loitered so long about the Junction that it was the eighteenth of
December when he left it。 ;High time�察─�he reflected�察�as he seated himself
in the train�察 �that I started in earnest� �Only one clear day remains
between me and the day I am running away from。 I'll push onward for the
hill´country to´morrow。 I'll go to Wales。;
It was with some pains that he placed before himself the undeniable
advantages to be gained in the way of novel occupation for his senses
from misty mountains�察 �swollen streams�察 �rain�察 �cold�察 �a wild seashore�察 �and
rugged roads。 And yet he scarcely made them out as distinctly as he
could have wished。 Whether the poor girl�察�in spite of her new resource�察�
her music�察 �would have any feeling of loneliness upon her nowjust at
firstthat she had not had before�察 �whether she saw those very puffs of
steam and smoke that he saw�察�as he sat in the train thinking of her�察�whether
her face would have any pensive shadow on it as they died out of the
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