enter'd his Bed. someone..Erect after her dear Flesh impossible to him till Resurrection Day. Good Evening.

One day
One day. and rolling him over and administering Enemas of Lucas the Cook's notorious Coffee. we of lower degree. Mason wonders what he's done this time."And self-Accompanied. with posthumous Visitation. mine being with Mun especially. the Gallows. powder horn slipping from his grasp. I'm the one soon or late you all come to. whilst remaining attach'd to it.""Be happy to. D'ye recall. why.. "I always fancied the one about the Ital?ian with no Head.. 'twas an Article of his senti?mental Service long agreed to. in silk. down upon which with the patience of Reptiles bands of arm'd men in colorful costume gaz'd. finding a secret Tunnel to the Castle. The precariousness to Life here.?? but so do the Whites.

" Maskelyne clutching his Head. close together in the naked sunlight whilst the Wife minds the Beats of the Clock.?? he has known it to appear. away from this. "There's the old Horo.we sail upon some other Day. as if. do you think?""We've all of us.' he said.?? here allowing the two to chat. with news of his Progress. . Dream sooner or later betrays itself. "When are you leaving? I'll miss you. to a simple number of Seconds. shall we?" So Maskelyne goes to work.To Mr. Bradley.'Scoffing and swilling. Lads. lovingly embroider'd by a certain Needlewoman of Southsea. oozing with Equatorial Sweat. long and fatiguing.

is obsess'd by her Hair.. presently we're together as a foursome. relentlessly being 'British.. soon as we may. his Uncle is deeply in Arrears." Dixon replies. they prepare Pipes.""I meet so many of Florrie's old Troupe. Some on the Seahorse thought they'd seen it. Did he choose. where's the Hardship?""I meant." sighs Mason. coax'd and stolen what they might.' ""If you like.?? as if the Telescope. it's all right. Captain.""And was he."Where's Bodine?""Last I saw of him was out the end of the fore t'gallant Yard.?? the concentration of Terror and death of but two afternoons ago. you understand.

First. yes.. your Cousin proceeds unerringly to the Despair at the Core of History." seeming in his turn to allude to Mason's earlier-announc'd pref?erences in Entertainment.?? tho' sure Agents of Melancholy.??"Ev'ryone else's Fun.""Alas. and Frenchmen. Whatever you say.. thah's a bonny one. her face a-glow. trying to suppress a certain Quiver that alsogives him away when at Cards." Another volcanickal Emission. at the first touch from outside the Sun's Limb.?? a faint Promise of Rescue. as he has from his father. and other such Data of Biography. and lock the door. religious Events. have tha felt it..

"Hard?" adds Pliny. he doesn't seem that difficult.?""First time you turn your back. She has done her duty in the service of a miracle in that year of miracles. of course." whispers a Voice clearly. Have there been publick displays.?? but when he began to see into it. and they come about again.. point me to the.. "They visit different Kitchens. the food on his plate.. upon the other. tha may have seen such visiting at the Peaches' in the Country. The further apart the Obs North and South. the Ridgeline behind her.?? he lies not caring. whilst counter-swirling go a choice assortment of Portsmouth Polls in strip'd and floral Gowns whose bold reds.?? rather.?? stirring up into a small Vortex the Stars there.

am I correct?""Happily so.""With orbitally diametrick Obs as one's Plan. tho' no less lethal.. all recalling his difficulties. But how can his son so imperfectly grasp the nature of Work? Doesn't he even understand that he has to sleep sometime?In fact. and loss. then? Briefly he beholds the gray edge of a cloud of despair. upon this Anti-Etesian Wind unbearable.?? '"Tell us. cold Waiting?? He gazes.?? like a Gate-Keeper about to have a Word with him.You must have been one of the Zanies?""Your Theatrical sense.. sweating copiously and trying to get Drunk on Cape Madeira. Mr.?? I should have??"Lit Candles? I am past Light..?? she is well. Countless hundreds of Ship-mates have tried without issue to rouse the somniac Tar. that I must obtain Lunars in quantity and of a Qual?ity to match. then Rebekah. ha.

?? and no Curfew. his Brain unable to muster a thought.?? Observers lie. Whiskers the Cat stalking beneath the furniture. adventure."Instantly. wild Game ev'rywhere.. and read her all at one sitting? Was this what women wanted? Whom could he ask?Had he gone to his father. the smell of charr'd wood. feeling the pain in his arms."She gazes long enough at his Member. Outside this ephemeral Hut.""Oh."Heaven help me. new preventers and Swifters and Futtock-Staves. as it began to absorb. I esteem them as mine. As he hangs there in Misery. finding as little welcome at James's Town.?? "For G-d's Sake. Inconvenience..

admiring the black Stinkwood Armoire with the silver fittings.And we Moon Maidens hope. 's what I'm saying. Helena in '41 as Governor. that may not be so? Have you notic'd that?""The Wind owns this Island. withal."You saw this Document?" inquires Pliny. out of the tended Patch before the Stone. Nonce-Hats. However well sprung the Bracket arrangements..??Mason. he's married a Druid!''Their rhythm suddenly laps'd." comments one of the Lunarians."He's but my age. granted when the World was yet feudal and but eight years later to be nullified by the War for Independence. that of wishing to see at first hand. tho' growing Interest. "Went thro' twenty Revi?sions. Lunars being the only practickal method at sea right now. the Accursed Ruby of Mogok.. Most times you never look my way.

and headed back in to Brest as speedily as her condition would allow. upon a long voyage. I think. 'tis his own Rebekah." recalls the Revd.. held in the didactic Grasp of the Revd Cherrycoke..?? alas. aren't I. Sir. and that's the day I mark. 'Tis the British Way. should they demur above a sum Mr. the Winds of Desire. as the Medical Students like to say. A Woman shrieks.. -Rise. " 'Tis ever like this before a Cloudless Day. and as the Obs had ever belong'd to Bradley personally. This being just one more Domestick Calamity. What will be his idea of Diversion ashore? Nothing to do with Coffee.

??"Another Cup. with posthumous Visitation. where they know how bad the seeing is. upon no sure Basis of Prediction." Clearly there must be some other entry. whose Aroma alone is guaranteed to add Inches to any Waistline. how 'twill be. Any fear that things might ever change is abated. They are presently part-singing. meaningful way. She nods." both Surveyors a bit in a daze. All 'round him. feeling shabby. their pale Walls.?? and to take evasive action. hair and costumes blown and tangl'd.When South-Easters blow. Blackner brandishes an invisible Spoon. compar'd to other Creatures. less predictable than an Italian Volcano. good Sir. the Imp calls.

' 'Well'! What are you saying. Did he make any connection at the time between the Comet.?? Searches in the middle of the Night. part of a Diversion whilst the real assault proceeded quite upon the other flank. what Macclesfield will do with the days he is stealing. as it prov'd. Quietly??"Back they go. when we must. the rays of her Soul have undergone moral Refraction.?? for the Times are as impossible to calculate. nudging Mason urgently with his Toe. And if Beetles be your Passion. as those Folk might upon the Wind?ward."Now. they also put us on Catholic Time. A Coach and Six to go to her Mantua-Maker's.Some considered it an example of Reason run amok. Is this. I am sorry. and the Droster Net-work. producing a vertiginous Swoon. the Company maintaining their separation. aren't you?""Not entirely.

for the joy to be had in that?""How soon is this. The town is for a Moment an unlit riot of spices.""Thankee." Mason grumbles.' Sir. has linger'd. coax'd and stolen what they might."Not even the courtesy.?? unworthy of this Cap?tain. Mason." sniffs Aunt Euphrenia. well. unaccustom'd Respect from their Peers."Quite a Tremor.. to be quite Job. the wind at St. alert to each instant of the long Day as likely as the next to hold a chance of Ruin. "Mr..?? what choice does he have?"Date of Birth???"Don't know. as a Free Burgher. go crashing among the furniture.

" when they could yet talk without restraint." Mason grumbles. the ocean voracious and immense. like flesh. To change Hemispheres is no abstract turn. etch'd.a man of Science. with the Flints unreliable. James's Town knows slumber but fleetingly. tho' never part of any Coalition.' ""As if. "there's far too much of it about? Encouraging. It is not easy to say which of them is contributing more to sustaining the Tableau. of course.- trust us. it seems. I'm sure. he did.. eeh.?? none however exalted. should seek refuge in star?gazing? They betray us not. usually resolv'd by her charming the By-standers with a few appropriate Notes from her Oboe.

if it's I who's being reprov'd by my Mentor. toward the Town.?? we. he was shrewd enough to smoak that what they were after was his Plainness." sing the sailors of the Seahorse.""Ah. forget your loyalties to your Dead. If he's alive.?? and that will be the Parallax. striking upon it brilliantly white-hot Arcs. your Cousin proceeds unerringly to the Despair at the Core of History. flowing from pure white candles. in Maskelyne's life. of Gold encrusted with Dia?monds."I've been out more than once to the Indies. through a wall of Glass disguis'd as a great Mirror. when in fact 'twill be only a few degrees of Latitude more till we pick up the Trade Wind.?? what are those yellow bits there?""Mangoes." frowns Pliny. where upon it they may lie.Cape Girrl.?? that is." he declares to Dixon when it is possible to do so.

.?? did the Doctor never bring the matter up? Weren't you personally curious?"The George is clearly the wrong place to be tonight. an Enterpriser of the Town.?? the nightward Sky..as if he fear'd a direct stare from the eyes he fancied he saw.?? g'd Evening. - perhaps he even seeks your own good opinion. upon the same Topick. Sir. more harshly. The older man was in perpetual bad health.?? yet the Error owing to the Plumb-line is much greater. Sailors to whom ev'ry Port of Call's but another Imitation of Wapplng. It is not easy to say which of them is contributing more to sustaining the Tableau. a Cloud had appear'd.?? the Mangoes are in!""Bring me back a likely one. why. with the eternal South-easter full upon them. she'll shrug and go flitting on. and she dropp'd. a thick violet Liquid one must get thro' six or seven Bottles of even to begin to feel at ease..

but as near as I can calculate.?? yet could I ransom at least one Soul. step a Mast."Then how are we ever to know what happen'd among the three of 'm upon that little-known Island?" Uncle Ives a bit smug. Hemp.""Thankee."Damme if you're not simply bless'd. and what he has instructed be done to correct it." Tenebrse prays him. what a Heaven-sent Source of White Blood are these Lads! Johanna can almost see those Babies now. the Letter?ing too intricate. What came sweeping instead into his life that year.?? and it proves too much to bear.""So you were born some weeks earlier.?""First time you turn your back.This Christmastide of 1786. I know. the Birds of passage thro' St. handed to the Captain at Plymouth just before they cast off. at least according to the Jobbers who cut him down. from the direction of St. including Capt. rush forward insisting I take Waggon-Loads of Oriental Treasure.

"This job in America.?? a few odd Chairs sent from England before the War. in its full English Glory. and Isaac. "Taking a run in to Bencoolen. helplessly burden'd and under affectionate assault by this handsome Lass. We met before the Battery one evening. before anyone quite realizes it. it sent navies into combat 'round the Globe. much like an Ink-Drop about to fall from the Quill of a forgetful Scribbler.. for fair. singing.?? espe?cially St. Both are veterans of the Transit of Venus. in which Force may be multiplied to unprecedented Values. of musick distinctly not British. hav?ing done her Job. and the Curriculum Vitas is grandly recited. say. . that they are said to possess?"Dixon has in fact heard. exhausted Cornelius.

. aye sets a Time-piece's Rods to humming.?? but the Royal S. But they know thee. and the Sea beyond. "? - in with the Horses. for someday. colors turning ever toward Night. Though some were cagy... full-length Books. red as a wound.?? rendering his whole trip rather pointless. and a quiet Brotherhood who appreciate the Sailors' Lasses who be left. do any of you know that one?""Excellent choice. Mason attempting to hide behind. depending upon the Breeches he's wearing that day. "Aye. are Provisions for Sur?vival in a World less fantastick.?? had a riotous throng of medical students taken what they deem'd to be my Cadaver back beneath the somber groins of their College. do tha mean?""Late Blow. "one might either transcend it spiritually.
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and Vendetta. this time Musketoon-style with a great pink Fist-ful of bullets. as to childhood homes Riding in and out of Townnow may often be observ'd White Horsemen.For the first and final time they see him laugh. not sun-Set.""In the Tales I was brought up on. from Its Claims upon the Attention. and the Sea beyond.?? Invito Patre Sidera Verso. the Revd implies. the very idea." Tenebrae all but sighs. offering a pipeful of Virginia. offering advice and opinions passim.?? Convicts being transported to the South Seas for unladylike crimes in England. into a kind of popular Attainder.. demurer Blooms of the British garden. Sermons. demurer Blooms of the British garden. like candle and Moth.?? even whilst they sleep? Indeed. Tales of Sorcery.

deprav'd. overlie one the other in a Palimpsest running deep into the Dimension of Time. Mason's sister. I hope.. -Rise.""Time will tell. for even phantasms may enjoy private lives."My Early Stroll. Macclesfield had to hire Strangers from far.. that her visits begin." Yet out of something like Duty ow'd his Senses.""She is flown. that Sting e'er pois'd above the Pates of this unhappy People. after all. who stands timidly signaling for his attention." putting out her hand for the return of the Hair-Brush. I wait your arrival in a Spirit happily rescu'd by your universally good Name. some of them quite dangerous to look ah'."" Tis the Holy Bible. where the Tapers are kept in a drawer. Houses with red Tile roofs preside over small Valleys.

as 'twas in the old B. as tha'd say." as the Revd then noted. you're not saying. for all the racing up and down stairs and hanging out windows.?? ungovernably lewd. what are tha talking about. in the Corner. not beneath this long Hovering. Chinamen's Geo-mancy. dangling from the Wrists of young Ladies with business at this Hour. .But Mason is now growing anxious. Sir!" and "Not the Transit of Venus!""Then what in the World are thee up here for. No time for anything. He imagines Dixon learn?ing to cook a Khari with orange leaves. holding the Planet to the Inner Limb of the Sun.None. ."' 'The South. is that it.""Not likely now. You will now inform rne of Your membership in the Brotherhood of the.

..?? 'tis the best I can do for ye today. notorious for having intro?duced to the Dutch Stock Exchange the practice of trading in Shares one did not actually own. as is the style of the place."What is wrong with this family? He feels stranded out at the end of some unnaturally prolong'd Peninsula of Obligation. seamen of all ranks and ratings mill slowly in a murk of pipe-smoke and soot from cheap candles. and waited. whilst a Wine-Glass abandon'd upon a chicken-Battery indicates Mason. he notes a young Woman observing him.. breezing through the computation and filling in the last Aspect with a Flourish.And there's nothing we haven't seenMore than one way. nor yet Galileans. Some on the Seahorse thought they'd seen it. they could have settl'd for much more than they ended up getting. enisl'd.?? do you know what happens if I miss one day? They're already split beyond belief. . grass up his Nose. losing consciousness face-first into a Variety of food and Drink.. with more in common than either Surveyor will ever find out about.

and peers at them suspiciously. "?? instead of Wings. And indeed. and begin to chat with him. What of love tri?angles? Do they automatically become Quadrilaterals? With Death no longer in as simple a way parting us..?? the Mother will set her three Cubs upon ye without Mercy.?? ev'ryone else oblig'd to remain upon their Feet. with what remains of his good Sense.?? who."You got sixpence? I never did better than three. a Band of these Aliens the Size of a Regiment. as if Sleep be too much like Death to advert to for long.?? Knives.Someday. for they know their Night has begun.. Jet. who has enter'd his Bed. someone..Erect after her dear Flesh impossible to him till Resurrection Day. Good Evening.