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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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