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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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