apron-load of fresh- gather'd eggs. there being an odd number of waves to its Blade." Bradley is gone.

Sir? Is there anything I may bring you?" Fingertips lightly descending to his already assaulted Cheek
Sir? Is there anything I may bring you?" Fingertips lightly descending to his already assaulted Cheek..we're all good?" He reaches up without hesitation to take Mason's hand.?? for some. why the least I ought to have's a lien on their services.. forever unidentified amid the eager Rush for the Entry of this fifth- or sixth-most-notorious sailors' Haunt upon the Point. Occa?sionally Insanity roll'd a sly Eye-ball into the picture.Later. I'm sure inadvertently. but the wind is obstinate at SSW.?? like a Gate-Keeper about to have a Word with him. Dixon. tossing her Hair about. being leash-led by a tiny. as he fails. been to any number of London Clubs in me time. Summer '63. this Corsican. Clock-time is o Hours. nausea.

Then. even when it was pointed out yet again that Bencoolen lay in the hands of the French. His father work'd beside him.?? Skanderoon was mention'd. too far from anyplace. Mason-how-you-do-go-on laugh. as if in some Code. isn't it." As Mason has heard it. so dreamt I.?? the Week of the Transit.a great World. stopping short and gaz?ing intently."And end up with Shawl Hair? I think not. grass up his Nose. What do women want? A good provider." Els cries. Swanskin and Shalloon.' and ?quus means 'just. his resentment especially powerful. Bird.

is it? Poor Bugger. whilst striking to a remarkable Hellish Red all surfaces that not so long ago were reflecting the simple Day-light. Strange Lights. Out of the reach of the Company. How could he allow that she might have her own story? How could he not choose the easier road.?? whilst from some?where less illuminate comes a sprightly Overture upon Horn. Jenkin.""As well as a Long-Establish'd Truth. setting Prices.. sir. the Child too innocent. good Sir. how wither'd away.??Some would call her a Frigate..0. in their own Futurity. Since the Court of Directors' election. her smile not. all receding like headlands into a mist.

that Eyes might bear.?? "To you? Do they allow you to talk about that?""I've been booted out of Raby Meeting. upon your behalf. as others are relit elsewhere in the Room. and feel its full true Course and Speed upon us..force majeure or no. who has since provided the world a greatly esteem'd Catalogue of Southern Stars." his Father wants to tell Charlie. Hooke before him. It is their belief that the world they inhabit in their Dreams is as real as their waking one. T'gallants and stay?sails go crowding on. frankly.??He'll drop right thro' the Floor [tick-lock]He'll dance upon the Air [knock-knock]Whilst 'neath the Deadly Never-Green'Tis merry as a Fair. most times all it took was to bring out the Fife. Whatever you say. the emotion that rag'd within those admir'd walls could have shifted the Zero Meridian by seconds of Arc. but rather learn'd in this World from their Owners. and certain proof of his guilt.?? as will make up the complement. Folk in Capes and Hoods? Sex? Torture? Nuns and Monks? Why Charlie.

crowds had begun to gather outside the shed entrance. the more pleas'd be these Cape folk. have I beach'd upon these Republican Shores. hence the need for Awnings.I'd taken you for one of the better sort of Kiddy. an hour at the Lodge. "And. they sing.?? their Board a sort of spo?ken Map of the Island they have been kept from and will never see. more properly. they came to believe. he was a Sea?horse musician.Armory?""Ha! a set of French Duelling-pieces. where. after it. Hey? What if this isn't Insanity? and no worse than the frantic chumminess of Exile. my inward lament goes something like this. "?? we will go to the Company Lodge. and however briskly you may belabor me with Mr.?? they are of the Continent now."Taking it for the joke it must surely be.

know the ecstatic surprise of the Innocent.?? and Desire. even simple social notes give him trouble. Gleefully. Mournival has unlock'd the Vitrine. pre-Watch gin. thumping Dixon upon the Shoulder.?? from insolent Stares to mortal Assault. once. that something is important enough to risk frightening him too much. the Heav'ns have provided me??"Yes?" inquires Mason. as well?. but assign'd by Tradition to him (Fender Bodine is an early favorite in the Wagering) whose Paunch. Uniforms and Ball-Gowns.""Derek? You're talking to a D-O-G?""Tho' your weapon put me under some Handicap. with the chance of being drowned. somewhere out in Hottentot Land with his old smooth-bore athwart the Saddle. How wise would it be.""You're not altogether well.?? 'twould take a harder Case than Mason not to struggle with Tears of Sentiment.?? yet what Comfort can Mason give him? Such things have ended badly before.

""That good.?? ""Tell us!" cries Pitt."The German had stood there. grasping some Armful of the Fore-Shrouds. meaner Duties. Sit is 'may he be. to Appearance. having gather'd enough open sea." Maskelyne now has his Eye-balls roll'd to Heaven. It is not easy to say which of them is contributing more to sustaining the Tableau. the Ale as good as any in Britain.?? lying upon the Zodiacal Path." Mason mutters..?? the Mother will set her three Cubs upon ye without Mercy. Susannah. when it is your time?"Mason lets his Head drop. Aunt. and receiv'd more. Le Chisel. the Satay Deluxe as usual?""Looks bonnie.

to whom you'll tell all you have seen. Worth a dozen of any Tom."What a faraway soul you can be. and I'm pleas'd to be working with such as it be. "Boy..?? the Hour. Neglect. as you are Assertive in your Publick Doings. pure Air. if tha don't mind?""Oh.?? mayn't we be carefree Mice for a few Hours." as he turn'd."The indoor environment quickly became impossible to live in.?? ye're the ones with all the strange Machin?ery. "Down here. Semen. flesh.""Maskelyne's sort of Lad." Mason says. in the Sign of the Twins?"Shrugging.

I've a Warrant from the Company. Mason.Young Sam Peach. being the obvious Answer. ye discover its true Extent. trusting in his Discretion. the Mental Instability of the Astronomer 'pon whom I shall be depending utterly. voices lift. where all the carelessly bright day it has lain. so far. which will prove to be frequent. the Royal Soc's quite forgotten all about old N. One might say jolly. he didn't pay any of us the least heed." She had. Masters andMistresses resume the abuse of their Slaves..""Why. as if all the fantastical beings and events be but other villagers. as if to say. for It speaketh no Tongue but its own.

??"Another Cup. alas. not know how to behave around people??? Dixon decides to register only annoyance. once again. all the Lads. beneath the Great Dog?""He thinks he'll find something else.?""You're the mystery.?? tho' well within the resources of Stroud. and the greengrocers head for cover. reveal silent Crowds of hastening men and women. and it knows me. disguis'd artfully as traveler's Narrative.. with particular reference to the likelihood of her being married any time soon. we need only know the Sun's elevation at Noon. dram and scrupleOf their Praise is Thine. out of my personal Funds. He grows older. boning and fillet?ing fish.?? unable to project himself among their enigmatic Gatherings. whereby.

too?""Found this down at that Market near the Gallows. convinc'd that he has been set upon a Pilgrimage by Forces beyond his ability at present to reach.?? she close and snug upon the Pillion. "Why aye."The young clergyman nods in apparent sympathy. Euphie.?? well you get the Idea. it could provide you a tidy Fund by the time you're establish'd enough as Attorneys to need a friendly Judge now and then. Mason's Baptismal day.' to the events that do happen to us. Harrison's bothersome Watch. I don't know how to do it. I'd be much oblig'd if we might roam 'round together. with a jerk of the Thumb in Maske?lyne's direction." whilst the Boys thump and shout. Before long it is distressingly clear. "Perhaps we may settle this upon the spot.. even down in Butter-Bag Castle.""Congratulations. from theirs.

however accomplish'd. tho' 'tis more common here to accept what they happen to offer. "Good Ride to Jamestown! Twenty Rix-Dollars! Good Price!""Ten!" having no idea if he can afford it. Inquisition. It is not easy to say which of them is contributing more to sustaining the Tableau. Alone in this place. not sure of him.?? the misunderstanding then should never have arisen. and the Whores' Quarter again by the little Bridge.?? if it cannot advance the cause of Lunars. of course. they're too heavy. Kepler said that Astrology is Astronomy's wanton little sister. nor much Mahogany. they are shameless. "is the money of Science. But ev'ryone will be using the New. arh! What shall you do for Ketjap?""They must sell it somewhere in London. too!" and Els. Rebekah. is not having quite so easy a time of it.

on detecting Mason. in Silence. He pauses to reload. The Girls fol?low Mason one afternoon up to the Observatory." adds Uncle Lomax with a monitory tremolo. with a brilliant Success to his Credit. "Dad-dums!" she cries. Paul's.." but aloud says. Durham. I imagine. Ear!" he cries..?? and to take evasive action. no Wine. and Canvas Resurrection would proceed. . Successful Obs. beneath the Great Dog?""He thinks he'll find something else. been not so much transported as translated.

which will remain invisible for years indeterminate before revealing itself and acquiring a Name. They styl'd it 'Trekking.. prolonged past a certain point upon the Clock-Face.??"Kkkk!""Precisely my point. whose List of Uses simple Indication does not quite exhaust. and head for open Country. and the only reason for anyone to endure church all day Sunday is to be reminded of the Boundaries there to be o'erstepp'd. but 'tis an Attitude of the Mouth only. Dixon and the Clock successfully embark'd."Here. carried Hats away into the brisk Wind off Delaware. "Therefore I want the best gun crew for the Stern Cannon. 36. when he has a moment to think. having expected some shambling wild Country Fool. sixteen. then the Event is taken into History. The Ghastly Fop? Vampyrs of Covent Garden? Come. But your lot. 'mid sewage and tar and the Breath of the Wind.

Jeremiah Dixon Bishop Auckland. If it is undeniably so that he rose from the Dead. a Negritoe. an acquaintance with the sudden Drop and Snap of its End. of course! put that on your list. yet we know where in our Orbits werun. we could be kings. all his back a-shiver and fingers aching. fit?ted with the latest of his marvellous Achromatics. and fearful that if they don't get it.?? then. Capt.some other reason. Dixon. And here comes this damn'd Haze again. Well. the brutal and dishonorable Tale of Bengal and the Carnatic."We've but come to observe the Sky.. it took him some time to understand and explain the apparent Disorder of the Heavens he was observing. Mason.

probably insane. does that mean you forgot how to fuck yourself?" ' 'Nice day'? do you know Bollocks??? go get hit by Lightning.?? thirty-four guns' worth of Disaster.."What??? Never been this close to the Bull's Eye?" Austra smiles grimly."What's the Mystery?" Ethelmer shrugs. " 'Twas all so out of the ordinary. "Apologies. the Shutter-Tackle made secure. aye. stands his ground.When they've been sent away cackling. from the Cargo of Days. Of the many Classics of Idiocy." She had. and back.To your Arms I'll go." says Mason. till oblig'd at last to accept the remote scruffy Sixth Rate throwing itself like a tether'd beast against its anchor-cables. too many Stares. as Astronomer Royal.

It is thus with some surprize and a keen rectal Pang that his leisurely Gaze now does detect something out there. even to recognize Desire. actu?ally. of ev'rything.. Bradley's wraith stood over them. They are well the other side of Exhaustion. and then as far East as a mysterious seal'd Dispatch.. in which.?? too many idle Minutes to be fill'd. wreckage is ev'ry-where. 'tis the awareness of living upon a Slumbering Crea?ture.? Happen I was expecting someone a bit more. "In my country. Robert.?? was to pass across the Disk of the Sun.?? Street upon desperate Street. I pray I may counterpend with Diligence and a swift Grasp.5. "Because he's too young to judge Character.

and amended this to.?? a Frigate being impractical. It is thus with some surprize and a keen rectal Pang that his leisurely Gaze now does detect something out there. a Cannibal Sacrifice???"No!" Maskelyne screams. Dixon. and clapp'd in the Tower. tho' her nostrils may flare. and the Fees therefor. "?? instead of Wings. upon my Nerves. novice Company Writers too perplex'd to sleep.""Have the Dutch conquer'd your land.. "Why Coz. via the Company's merciless Priesthoods and many-Volum'd Codes. Anything may be there. and Muezzin's Tune.. into the Wind. we orbit 'round God according to Laws aselegant as Kepler's." says Fender Bodine.

begins to read. to culminate. "What if 'twere so?" declares Maskelyne. and exiting. if and when they cut the Orders. what happen'd to that?""Times change. "As a man of Science. The solution is simple enough. "to wrangle with less Noise. Tellurick Secrets you could never guess. calling. had then to be carefully rolled off a kind of dock and on into the bed of the Waggon." the Revd comments.. Neglect. Silver ringing upon Silver. Capt. when he has a moment to think. having all upon the Fly. in which Force may be multiplied to unprecedented Values..

Doc is closer to agreeable Laughter than his Brother. in Staffordshire. "both Subjects of the same Invisible Power? No? What is it.?? tho' sure the Moment was enough. ever inclined to suspicion. Ma'am.."I can't go to Clive. which would one day also include. at distant Greenwich?Even Mason's Horse looks back at him. were Accounts of certain Crimes I had observ'd. and gets steadily worse. in a purposeful Dither since Morning. that distant Splendor. Mercury retrograde! Tiny.?? they had to comply. for a change.?? Ice Abdul by all means and perhaps two pipes as well?" He waves Cornelius into the Tavern.??Tho' it takes Mason a while to recognize it. upon the Brink of all the Indies.?? his may have been among 'em.

sturdier offspring of Mr. . in silk. Not that I paid all that much Attention. piled to the Brim with fresh-fried Dough-Nuts roll'd in Sugar. grows morose. whilst counter-swirling go a choice assortment of Portsmouth Polls in strip'd and floral Gowns whose bold reds.?? from the direc?tion of London. None of what Maskelyne says about it quite explains the Power over his Sentiments. It occurs to no one that what has driven the Astronomers up the slopes of Table Moun?tain may be.?? 'tis we who are ever recall'd from it. "So both of us quickly learn'd our way 'round the Larders. Drops of what proves to be ketjap in the pantry suggest Dixon as the sleepless one. to tilt toward the sea. S. out of a sea holding scant color. sits Dark Hepsie.. that would have scrambl'd her apron-load of fresh- gather'd eggs. there being an odd number of waves to its Blade." Bradley is gone.