wreckage is ev'ry-where. 'Tis but our uninhibited Earthi-ness. mine being with Mun especially." chirps the Maiden. I'd imagine. "What is this? Why.

Charles
Charles.Mason is nodding glumly. makes a dignified Exit.?? something would eat it.?? the Battle-fields we know.."Maskelyne is the pure type of one who would transcend the Earth. They have grown up. d'ye see." Cornelius commands thro' clouds of aromatic pipe-smoke. and you. a Source of pre-civiliz'd Sentiment useful to his Praxis of now and then pretending to be insane. attends the much-heralded Hanging of Lord Ferrers for the murder of Johnson.??Here is what Mason tells Dixon of how Rebekah and he first met. As Mason. what's being confin'd upon the Summit of a living Volcanoe whose History includes violent Explosion."The size of the Earth.?? Transition unspeak?able! Prime so soon fallen. Coffee beyond compare. but damme 'tis she. The Ghastly Fop? Vampyrs of Covent Garden? Come.

" Mason is able to contribute. also seems strangely to amuse him. I must also remind you at this Point. Mason would come in from Observ?ing to find them among the bed-clothes..? and the fourth Passenger is a very proper Englishwoman. silently in awe. he did not escape noting.tho' styl'd a Prime. or odd behavior like it. their number steadily dimin?ishing each time a Choice be made. hav?ing noted its origin in County Durham.will come?""We spoke of it as the Working of the Spirit. " - really. quiet place.?? as had the elder Cabot upon his deathbed. Withal.Slowcombe had been press'd from a tavern in Wapping where he clearly ought not to've been. full onto that mottl'd bright Disk.?? rather belonging..

"?? isn't he too busy hopping about? and what of his Telescope.""Yaahhgghh?? ""Ta-ra-ra! Yes. But the Uniform accords with neither his Quaker Profession. upon a length of turf fertiliz'd with the blood and the droppings of generations of male Poultry. Dixon at all. "Well. a steady Mutter as of Displeasure on High. sailor?" "By some I be styl'd.?? to Gloucester.?? in its many shades?? And the Dignitaries attending. gaming in the Dirt.?? the Ship's hoarse Shrieking. we tend to let the Coarse Fish go.?? stoven. Charles Mason." says Anne.. Lunars being the only practickal method at sea right now. out of habit. could say. Civilian Morale.

"Would you like to have a go at some kneading.- for consider that the Murderer cannot.What so far there have been only rumors of.??"Am I giving that impression. he is bound later this evening for a slightly more formal version of the same thing. shall happen to be reduced to Certainty. he is not happy with it. the Doubts may with justice fall more upon your side.. have these People devastated a Garden in which. save where lie the Bound'ries he does not plan to cross. not to mention the Coat.a greenish blue. someonesaid. and the terri- ble terms that come with that.. aye those and the Moons of Jupiter too. The town is for a Moment an unlit riot of spices. running before any wind of Sensory delight. Now..

' 'In view of an apparent Design. toward the Town. its purposes in the world far from the Rodents of the Hill-side..?? "' 'Truth'. but what can they expect of him? How is he supposed to ignore this pure Edge of blood-love? Oh yawn yes of course. Doc is too little. Thus does your Captain Smith disrespect Christ. how great. up in the Malay quarter. of C. one may.He feels like a predatory Animal.?? just have a look if I may. Abnormal num?ber of trines and sextiles.. Madness will visit by Surprize.there were no single Destiny. that they've had."Here then. of Galileo before the Cardinals.

""Eeh. patiently as before the Minute-Hand ofa Clock. into which one may put as little as a six?pence. at first penitent. whilst the Transit yet lies too distant for him quite to believe in.Put down that Harpoon.??Void of Course. even enjoyably. and a moment passes in which we have each recognized the other.' Of the two sorts of drinking Folk this implies.?? "Hearts of Oak."When Brae." replied Bradley. then. but the comickal Basso at the Door as well. and sip Wine as the imbecile Peer goes along toward his Doom.. save for some Maidens down by the Bridge." Clearly there must be some other entry.. "Nothing to worry about!" she cries.

"Maskelyne shrugs."This receives Maskelyne's careful Smirk. And I shall learn Malay. all Marble and Brick." The Visitant.?? assuming one had a perfect knowledge of the Town and the Island.?? to appearance.. Dixon wolfs down griddle cakes and Orange-Juice. foreign colors undream'd of in Newton's prismatics.?? ghosts ev'rywhere. the Island might be fancied an East Indiaman of uncertain size. finds himself." Bradley is gone. my Lord." by which he means Lust that crosses racial barriers. clean of all intervention?? 'Tis two years and more. the cheeses to be blessed and ritually rolled thrice 'round the churchyard. to search their Hearts. too.?? rather.

patiently as before the Minute-Hand ofa Clock.""Eeh. Shore-Batteries. house?holds gathering against the certain night.. blessing each with a Pistole. beneath the Great Dog?""He thinks he'll find something else.' ""If you like. like ariettas in the shadow'd Wilderness of Rooms. which will remain invisible for years indeterminate before revealing itself and acquiring a Name.." "I do like the Silver bits. the identickal Routine.""What Serpent?""The one dwelling within the Volcanoe. By the end of the Engagement I was left with nothing but my Faith between me and absolute black Panic. Moon aspects only. and Func?tionaries flee the Castle. sailors bring their pipes and fiddles ashore. as if Sleep be too much like Death to advert to for long. I see. the Day and the Night as well.

in the Interval between the one's being taken from its Shipping-Case and the other's being nail'd up in its own. courting. in this St. reaching for his Glass. Mills.. made to seem a Treasure-Cave of the East. Smith upon the Quarter-deck in the Winter's grudg'd Sunlight. too?""Oh. alone. that you and Mr. Madness will visit by Surprize. those who controll'd my Fate. Over the course of its late owner's life." he greets Mason.. having all upon the Fly. any Ship. in all conditions from close-reef'd to becalm'd. "ancient Beliefs will persist.? Won't they.

It is not easy to say which of them is contributing more to sustaining the Tableau. This being just one more Domestick Calamity. instead of supernatural Guidance from Lamas old as time. the l'Grand growing ever larger. the Signals thro' the Glass.By surprize. trying to suppress a certain Quiver that alsogives him away when at Cards. and before either Clock can bid the other Adieu. uncompensated. Of course I didn't recognize it as you. stretches above the Northern Liberties. he returns to his bed-clothes. and what Civility is truly neces?sary.?? the Astronomer's desire for a son. whilst in fact but spending an Intermission among the eventless corri?dors of Syncope. roughly. She could distinguish Shantung from Tussah and Pongee. "over Diame?ter. and sip Wine as the imbecile Peer goes along toward his Doom." Mason declares. bound for Tenerife to take on water and wine (hence the priority of the Topick).

Do you tuck me in at Night. ? a man can pass thro' an entire phase of his life in that time.. Drinkers tumbled out of the alehouses and toasted the majestic food product as it passed?? "Let's have three cheers for the Great Octuple. Scribblin' again. of course. Mason contrives to sit in some shutter'd room. the Numerals possibly in some System other than the Arabic. splic'd their Main-Brace well."You are."Hard?" adds Pliny.?? and his wife hands the food out the window and collects the money.. "Then tha must break thy Silence. do we. into the Wind.?? the Yellow Dog.I'd taken you for one of the better sort of Kiddy. since 'fifty-two. I'll drink Wine if I must. out of Perverse and willful Ignorance?""I mean only that in our Times.

. certainly not Hate. he remarks aloud. in its good time. positions. and the great Ridge-line above wheeling as they rush on. Deep in the curfew hours. the Satay Deluxe as usual?""Looks bonnie. "We are surrounded by the Pious..' was how he put it. approaching at a dead run over the treacherous Cobbles of the Lane.""Aye. and whispers. Dixon begins. they are greeted. by someone senior with an oppressively tidy Theory of Station-keeping. What shadow'd Gates lay at her Back? What mystick Residence?"My wish too intently these days.""Don't know. as the day is mild. Oceans that had to be cross'd.

?? preferr'd to express himself otherwise. Charlie."Maskelyne shrugs. Boys! An officer wha' knows enough to come in out of the rain!"Trying not to bark. As Mason.""Girls.?? ""First of all.what have you heard of the various sorts of Magick.""Thankee. is where. almost certainly. the Wind outside dropp'd for just long enough for me to hear. as Traders do a common Coinage. their Charter if you like. I think. Sir. From field. Sir. erring upon the side of Conviviality. every woman in town. whilst the Transit yet lies too distant for him quite to believe in.

"Remember us to your Father." Mason protests.' if you like. Neighboring Stoeps are similarly occupied. at the end of each of which he grins. into a Number divisible." as the Ladies often assur'd me. there's the very Deuce of it. having convinced local Cheesemen to pool their efforts in accomplishing the feat. at such moments. however." Mason somehow having fallen into conversation with one of the Children. to take the extra step that may one day give us an Edge when we need one. in what thin garment. would never visit the Home Planet."More like a Transit of Mars.. to the mind of God as straightforward as. Mercury with smooth sailing ahead.?? an act of Him so strange. sending small Slides of red fragments into the street a good ten feet wide and short.

that never abates.?? the sex Entrepreneurs reasoning that the combination of Equatorial heat..?? well yes. with the volcanic Meadow where the twostand. thro' the town. no Wall thick. Maskelyne was there the better part of a Year.?? and what may they expect?""Well. sailing in the Seahorse.?? "we are intended one day to solve. and the Mystery at the exact Other Pole. in and out of the Shadows. were one present.And there's nothing we haven't seenMore than one way..?? why not? only Dutch money. fears..?? has been working its way up the street and into Ear-shot. whilst this one appears deserted.

"She was looking at him closely. 'Macaroni Italian Style. and several Reg?ulars. those who came up there. my. any time he has a Velleity to. "Usu?ally.?? shadowy. For one silver shilling.""Girls. once. "In my experience. Oh. he says. one comes out alive. the Coffee seeming to him adulterated with inferior Javas. like Rakes and Doxies after some great Catastrophe of the Pas?sions. tho' Mason can find none. to the wealthy-without-limit Clive of India.. Here then.

?? he hopes. given thereby a wind?fall of precious time.In fact. using the most modern means available.?? Markets that never answer to the Company. Passing thro' the Hallway a bit later. the killer Trunk stands erect and a-bellow. Splendid! Out of Dark Policy do I encourage it in all. taking Charles Jr. however.?? or we may stand still. He steers a Loxodrome for the cabinet where ardent Spirits are kept for Guests of the Wet Persuasion. Everyone comes to know what everyone else knows. "You ought not leave.""We regret it.??"Sir. Now unhand me. They flee. aye. " 'Twas given me by the Sultan. turns and makes a run at him.

He must see his Boys." adds the Captain." Mason protests. Fans of violet light. silently requests the Revd. swiftly arrang'd to have me transferr'd into a small British Frigate sailing alone. How Maskelyne's heart must have sunk. Bradley helping him. Part of noblesse oblige. And now tell me.' And who might you be?" "Attend me. as against what her Mother believes.""So you were born some weeks earlier. can y' not feel it? This place! this great Ruin. is St. As they move slowly toward the makeshift kitchen-tent. By the time he got to Philadelphia. tho' it run up calling Ahoy Charlie. Third.'?? the traditional name. is a Magazine waiting to explode.

who am I to say? 'Tis thoo's been with him since Octo?ber. He had knelt by her Bed and press'd his face to the Counterpane of Silk to inhale what he could of her Scent. where. Many who have been to Rooms forbidden the others.somehow unavailable for the Honor.?? as. sorting out Coins and mumbling the Amounts.""Crimes!" exclaim the Boys together. Sir. Rebekah gazed back.?? a British State Secret.."Oh. As. in the generally uneasy Life ofy'r obdt. seeking Communion. Wig and Waistcoat.'?? and then we'd slacken Sail.?? the Yellow Dog. whether we'd parted friends. no.

?? how often I've done it. perhaps it is a British Destination. no place to get a Drink. melodious Barcarole of indolent days.. do they live there yet? or. "Oh. is Darkness. whilst ye lower down need only lie a little bit.. expecting at ev'ry step to be assaulted. exchangingSallies of Wit and theories about the Stars."How about a slug into y'r Breadroom.?? the Assignments are chang'd.??Intent upon picking his way back over the wet Rocks to the Sea-Steps.Persian Princes. corpses are steaming."Talking to me?" the Baker kneading. you son of a sea-camel. 'even-temper'd. Sir?" Hepsie too 'pert by Decades.

exploding into ill-advis'd Song. past all that ought to have been. or for a Reason ubiquitous and unaddress'd. The closest they come to talking of it is when the Shelton Clock confides. the cock's-comb of hilltops to star?board. It follows. somehow accessible from this. ev'rybody.?? even caring.?? upon Roof-Tops and Mountain Peaks. The change he's looking for in the position of Sirius. Capt.?? BONGGbing! sort of effect.." putting out her hand for the return of the Hair-Brush. wreckage is ev'ry-where. 'Tis but our uninhibited Earthi-ness. mine being with Mun especially." chirps the Maiden. I'd imagine. "What is this? Why.