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distant view from her window�察�whether�察�in telling him he had done her so
much good�察 �she had not unconsciously corrected his old moody
bemoaning of his station in life�察�by setting him thinking that a man might
be a great healer�察 �if he would�察 �and yet not be a great doctor�察 �these and
other similar meditations got between him and his Welsh picture。 There
was within him�察�too�察�that dull sense of vacuity which follows separation
from an object of interest�察 �and cessation of a pleasant pursuit�察 �and this
sense�察 �being quite new to him�察 �made him restless。 Further�察 �in losing
Mugby Junction�察 �he had found himself again�察 �and he was not the more
enamoured of himself for having lately passed his time in better company。
But surely here�察�not far ahead�察�must be the great ingenious town。 This
crashing and clashing that the train was undergoing�察�and this coupling on
to it of a multitude of new echoes�察�could mean nothing less than approach
to the great station。 It did mean nothing less。 After some stormy flashes
of town lightning�察�in the way of swift revelations of red brick blocks of
houses�察�high red brick chimney´ shafts�察�vistas of red brick railway arches�察�
tongues of fire�察�blocks of smoke�察�valleys of canal�察�and hills if coal�察�there
came the thundering in at the journey's end。
Having seen his portmanteaus safely housed in the hotel he chose�察�and
having appointed his dinner hour�察�Barbox Brothers went out for a walk in
the busy streets。 And now it began to be suspected by him that Mugby
Junction was a Junction of many branches�察�invisible as well as visible�察�and
had joined him to an endless number of by´ways。 For�察�whereas he would�察�
but a little while ago�察�have walked these streets blindly brooding�察�he now
had eyes and thoughts for a new external world。 How the many toiling
people lived�察�and loved�察�and died�察�how wonderful it was to consider the
various trainings of eye and hand�察�the nice distinctions of sight and touch�察�
that separated them into classes of workers�察 �and even into classes of
workers at subdivisions of one complete whole which combined their
many intelligences and forces�察�though of itself but some cheap object of
use or ornament in common life�察 �how good it was to know that such
assembling in a multitude on their part�察 �and such contribution of their
several dexterities towards a civilising end�察�did not deteriorate them as it
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was the fashion of the supercilious Mayflies of humanity to pretend�察�but
engendered among them a self´respect�察�and yet a modest desire to be much
wiser than they were ��the first evinced in their well´balanced bearing and
manner of speech when he stopped to ask a question�察�the second�察�in the
announcements of their popular studies and amusements on the public
walls���察 �these considerations�察 �and a host of such�察 �made his walk a
memorable one。 ;I too am but a little part of a great whole�察─�he began to
think�察 �and to be serviceable to myself and others�察�or to be happy�察�I must
cast my interest into�察�and draw it out of�察�the common stock。;
Although he had arrived at his journey's end for the day by noon�察�he
had since insensibly walked about the town so far and so long that the
lamp´lighters were now at their work in the streets�察 �and the shops were
sparkling up brilliantly。 Thus reminded to turn towards his quarters�察�he
was in the act of doing so�察�when a very little hand crept into his�察 �and a
very little voice said�此�
;Oh� �if you please�察�I am lost� ─�
He looked down�察�and saw a very little fair´haired girl。
;Yes�察─ �she said�察 �confirming her words with a serious nod。 ;I am
indeed。 I am lost� ─�
Greatly perplexed�察 �he stopped�察 �looked about him for help�察 �descried
none�察�and said�察�bending low。
;Where do you live�察�my child�拭─�
;I don't know where I live�察─�she returned。 ;I am lost。;
;What is your name�拭─�
;Polly。;
;What is your other name�拭─�
The reply was prompt�察�but unintelligible。
Imitating the sound as he caught it�察�he hazarded the guess�察 �Trivits。;
;Oh no� ─�said the child�察�shaking her head。 ;Nothing like that。;
;Say it again�察�little one。;
An unpromising business。 For this time it had quite a different
sound。
He made the venture�察 ─�Paddens�拭─�
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;Oh no� ─�said the child。 ;Nothing like that。;
;Once more。 Let us try it again�察�dear。;
A most hopeless business。 This time it swelled into four syllables。 ;It
can't be Tappitarver�拭─�said Barbox Brothers�察�rubbing his head with his hat
in discomfiture。
;No� �It ain't�察─�the child quietly assented。
On her trying this unfortunate name once more�察 �with extraordinary
efforts at distinctness�察�it swelled into eight syllables at least。
;Ah� �I think�察─ �said Barbox Brothers with a desperate air of
resignation�察 �that we had better give it up。;
;But I am lost�察─�said the child�察�nestling her little hand more closely in
his�察 �and you'll take care of me�察�won't you�拭─�
If ever a man were disconcerted by division between compassion on
the one hand�察�and the very imbecility of irresolution on the other�察�here the
man was。 ;Lost� ─�he repeated�察�looking down at the child。 ;I am sure I am。
What is to be done�拭─�
;Where do you live�拭─�asked the child�察�looking up at him wistfully。
;Over there�察─ �he answered�察 �pointing vaguely in the direction of his
hotel。
;Hadn't we better go there�拭─�said the child。
;Really�察─�he replied�察 �I don't know but what we had。;
So they set off�察 �hand´in´hand。 He�察 �through comparison of himself
against his little companion�察�with a clumsy feeling on him as if he had just
developed into a foolish giant。 She�察 �clearly elevated in her own tiny
opinion by having got him so neatly out of his embarrassment。
;We are going to have dinner when we get there�察 �I suppose�拭─ �said
Polly。
;Well�察─�he rejoined�察 �IYes�察�I suppose we are。;
;Do you like your dinner�拭─�asked the child。
;Why�察�on the whole�察─�said Barbox Brothers�察 �yes�察�I think I do。;
;I do mine�察─�said Polly。 ;Have you any brothers and sisters�拭─�
;No。 Have you�拭─�
;Mine are dead。;
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;Oh� ─�said Barbox Brothers。 With that absurd sense of unwieldiness
of mind and body weighing him down�察�he would have not known how to
pursue the conversation beyond this curt rejoinder�察�but that the child was
always ready for him。
;What�察─ �she asked�察 �turning her soft hand coaxingly in his�察 �are you
going to do to amuse me after dinner�拭─�
;Upon my soul�察 �Polly�察─ �exclaimed Barbox Brothers�察 �very much at a
loss�察 �I have not the slightest idea� ─�
;Then I tell you what�察─�said Polly。 ;Have you got any cards at your
house�拭─�
;Plenty�察─�said Barbox Brothers in a boastful vein。
;Very well。 Then I'll build houses�察�and you shall look at me。 You
mustn't blow�察�you know。;
;Oh no�察─ �said Barbox Brothers。 ;No�察 �no�察 �no。 No blowing。
Blowing's not fair。;
He flattered himself that he had said this pretty well for an idiotic
monster�察 �but the child�察 �instantly perceiving the awkwardness of his
attempt to adapt himself to her level�察�utterly destroyed his hopeful opinion
of himself by saying compassionately�此 �What a funny man you are� ─�
Feeling�察 �after this melancholy failure�察 �as if he every minute grew
bigger and heavier in person�察�and weaker in mind�察�Barbox gave himself up
for a bad job。 No giant ever submitted more meekly to be led in triumph
by all´conquering Jack than he to be bound in slavery to Polly。
;Do you know any stories�拭─�she asked him。
He was reduced to the humiliating confession�此 �No。;
;What a dunce you must be�察�mustn't you�拭─�said Polly。
He was reduced to the humiliating confession�此 �Yes。;
;Would you like me to teach you a story�拭 �But you must remember it�察�
you know�察�and be able to tell it right to somebody else afterwards。;
He professed that it would afford him the highest mental gratification
to be taught a story�察�and that he would humbly endeavour to retain it in his
mind。 Whereupon Polly�察 �giving her hand a new little turn in his�察�
expressive of settling down for enjoyment�察�commenced a long romance�察�of
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which every relishing clause began with the words�此 �So this�察─�or�察 �And
so this。; As�察 �So this boy�察─�or�察 �So this fairy�察─�or�察 �And so this pie was
four yards round�察�and two yards and a quarter deep。;
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