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the Railroad�察  �a low�察 �bandy´legged�察�brick´making bulldog   standing in the 

doorway。        What   could   I   next   see   in   my   fire   so   naturally   as   the   new 

railway´house of these times near the dismal country station�察�with nothing 

particular on draught but cold air and damp�察�nothing worth mentioning in 

the   larder   but   new   mortar�察  �and   no   business   doing   beyond   a   conceited 

affectation of luggage in the hall�拭            �Then I came to the Inns of Paris�察�with 

the    pretty   apartment      of  four   pieces    up   one   hundred      and   seventy´five 

waxed       stairs�察 �the   privilege    of   ringing    the   bell   all  day   long    without 

influencing anybody's mind or body but your own�察�and the not´too´much´ 

for´ dinner�察�considering the price。            Next to the provincial Inns of France�察�

with   the   great   church´tower   rising   above   the   courtyard�察  �the   horse´bells 

jingling   merrily   up   and   down   the   street   beyond�察  �and   the   clocks   of   all 

descriptions   in   all   the   rooms�察  �which   are   never   right�察  �unless   taken   at   the 

precise minute when�察�by getting exactly twelve hours too fast or too slow�察�

they unintentionally become so。              Away I went�察�next�察�to the lesser roadside 



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Inns   of   Italy�察  �where   all   the   dirty   clothes   in   the   house   ��not   in   wear��   are 

always      lying   in  your    anteroom�察    �where     the   mosquitoes      make     a  raisin 

pudding of your face in summer�察�and the cold bites it blue in winter�察�where 

you get what you can�察�and forget what you can't�此                   �where I should again 

like to be boiling my tea in a pocket´handkerchief dumpling�察�for want of a 

teapot。     So to the old palace Inns and old monastery Inns�察�in towns and 

cities    of   the   same    bright    country�察    �with    their   massive     quadrangular 

staircases�察�whence you may look from among clustering pillars high into 

the   blue   vault   of   heaven�察  �with   their   stately   banqueting´rooms�察  �and   vast 

refectories�察     �with   their   labyrinths     of   ghostly    bedchambers�察       �and    their 

glimpses      into   gorgeous     streets   that   have    no   appearance      of  reality   or 

possibility。     So to the close little Inns of the Malaria districts�察�with their 

pale attendants�察�and their peculiar smell of never letting in the air。                   So to 

the immense fantastic Inns of Venice�察�with the cry of the gondolier below�察�

as   he   skims   the   corner�察  �the   grip   of   the   watery   odours   on   one   particular 

little bit of the bridge of your nose ��which is never released while you stay 

there���察�and the great bell of St。 Mark's Cathedral tolling midnight。                    Next I 

put up for a minute at the restless Inns upon the Rhine�察�where your going 

to   bed�察  �no   matter   at   what   hour�察  �appears   to   be   the   tocsin   for   everybody 

else's getting up�察�and where�察�in the table´d'hote room at the end of the long 

table   ��with   several   Towers   of   Babel   on   it   at   the   other   end�察  �all   made   of 

white plates���察�one knot of stoutish men�察�entirely dressed in jewels and dirt�察�

and having nothing else upon them�察�will remain all night�察�clinking glasses�察�

and singing about the river that flows�察�and the grape that grows�察�and Rhine 

wine that beguiles�察�and Rhine woman that smiles and hi drink drink my 

friend   and   ho   drink   drink   my  brother�察  �and   all   the   rest   of   it。 I   departed 

thence�察�as a matter of course�察�to other German Inns�察�where all the eatables 

are soddened down to the same flavour�察�and where the mind is disturbed 

by the apparition of hot puddings�察�and boiled cherries�察�sweet and slab�察�at 

awfully  unexpected   periods   of   the   repast。        After   a  draught   of   sparkling 

beer   from   a   foaming   glass   jug�察  �and   a   glance   of   recognition   through   the 

windows of the student beer´houses at Heidelberg and elsewhere�察�I put out 

to sea for the Inns of America�察�with their four hundred beds apiece�察�and 



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their   eight   or   nine   hundred   ladies   and   gentlemen   at   dinner   every   day。 

Again I stood in the bar´rooms thereof�察�taking my evening cobbler�察�julep�察�

sling�察  �or   cocktail。   Again   I   listened   to   my   friend   the   General��whom   I 

had known for five minutes�察�in the course of which period he had made 

me intimate for life with two Majors�察�who again had made me intimate for 

life with   three   Colonels�察�who   again had   made   me   brother to twenty´two 

civilians��again�察     �I  say�察 �I  listened   to  my    friend   the   General�察   �leisurely 

expounding the resources of the establishment�察�as to gentlemen's morning´ 

room�察�sir�察�ladies' morning´room�察�sir�察�gentlemen's evening´room�察�sir�察�ladies' 

evening´room�察  �sir�察  �ladies'   and   gentlemen's   evening   reuniting´room�察  �sir�察�

music´room�察�sir�察�reading´room�察�sir�察�over four hundred sleeping´ rooms�察�sir�察�

and the entire planned and finited within twelve calendar months from the 

first   clearing   off   of   the   old   encumbrances   on   the   plot�察  �at   a   cost   of   five 

hundred thousand dollars�察�sir。          Again I found�察�as to my individual way of 

thinking�察�that the greater�察�the more gorgeous�察�and the more dollarous the 

establishment was�察�the less desirable it was。              Nevertheless�察�again I drank 

my   cobbler�察  �julep�察  �sling�察  �or   cocktail�察  �in   all   good´will�察  �to   my   friend   the 

General�察�and my friends the Majors�察�Colonels�察�and civilians all�察�full well 

knowing that�察�whatever little motes my beamy eyes may have descried in 

theirs�察�they belong to a kind�察�generous�察�large´hearted�察�and great people。 

     I had been going on lately at a quick pace to keep my solitude out of 

my mind�察�but here I broke down for good�察�and gave up the subject。 What 

was I to do�拭       �What was to become of   me�拭            �Into what extremity was I 

submissively   to   sink�拭     �Supposing   that�察  �like   Baron   Trenck�察  �I   looked   out 

for a mouse or spider�察�and found one�察�and beguiled my imprisonment by 

training it�拭    �Even that might be dangerous with a view to the future。                     I 

might be so far gone when the road did come to be cut through the snow�察�

that�察  �on   my   way   forth�察  �I   might   burst   into   tears�察  �and   beseech�察  �like   the 

prisoner   who   was   released   in   his   old   age   from   the   Bastille�察  �to   be   taken 

back again to the five windows�察�the ten curtains�察�and the sinuous drapery。 

     A desperate idea came into my head。               Under any other circumstances 

I should have   rejected it�察�but�察�in the  strait at which   I was�察�I  held it   fast。 

Could I so far overcome the inherent bashfulness which withheld me from 



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the landlord's table and the company I might find there�察�as to call up the 

Boots�察�and ask him to take a chair��and something in a liquid form��and 

talk to me�拭  �I could�察�I would�察�I did。 



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     SECOND BRANCHTHE BOOTS 



    Where   had   he   been   in   his   time�拭  �he   repeated�察  �when   I   asked   him   the 

question。    Lord�察�he had been everywhere�          �And what had he been�拭�Bless 

you�察�he had been everything you could mention a'most� �

     Seen a good deal�拭     �Why�察�of course he had。        I should say so�察�he could 

assure me�察�if I only knew about a twentieth part of what had come in his 

way。    Why�察�it would be easier for him�察�he expected�察�to tell what he hadn't 

seen than what he had。       Ah�    �A deal�察�it would。 

    What was the curiousest thing he had seen�拭            �Well�    �He didn't know。 

He couldn't momently name what was the curiousest thing he had seen´ ´ 

unless it was a Unicorn�察�and he see him once at a Fair。             But supposing a 

young gentleman   not   eight   year   old   was   to   run   away  with   a   fine   young 

woman of seven�察�might I think that a queer start�拭�Certainly。               Then that 

was a start as he himself had had his blessed eyes on�察�and he had cleaned 

the shoes they run away inand they was so little that he couldn't get his 

hand into 'em。 

    Master Harry Walmers' father�察�you see�察�he lived at the Elmses�察�down 

away by Shooter's Hill there�察�six or seven miles from Lunnon。               He was a 

gentleman   of   spirit�察  �and   good´looking�察  �and   held   his   head   up   when   he 

walked�察�and had what you may call Fire about him。             He wrote poetry�察�and 

he rode�察�and he ran�察�and he cricketed�察�and he danced�察�and he acted�察�and he 

done it all equally beautiful。      He was uncommon proud of Master Harry 

as   was   his  only   child�察  �but  he  didn't   spoil  him   neither。   He    was   a 

gentleman that had a will of his own and a eye of his own�察�and that would 

be minded。      Consequently�察�though he made quite a companion of the fine 

bright boy�察�and was delighted to see him so fond of reading his fairy books�察�

and was never tired of hearing him say my name is Norval�察�or hearing him 

sing his songs about Young May Moons is beaming love�察�and When he as 

adores thee has left but the name�察�and that�察�still he kept the command over 

the child�察�and the child was a child�察�and it's to be wished more of 'em was� �



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