Miles. far ahead of them.. I'm told. and generally no room for him without waking one of them. and why is Dr.

what about him? Tha wouldn't style thah' a Conquest?""Captain Jere
what about him? Tha wouldn't style thah' a Conquest?""Captain Jere. and twice as cheap. hope I see yese again. as well. Dollond. . see how he's drap'd me. you understand.. Sir. Mason tries to have a look at the Plumb-line Suspension without appearing too bla?tant about it.?? over the wall. Assize verdicts.?? none however exalted. personally. Lad. Sir. back in Bishop. in the Frome? What a Hope." avers Euphrenia.?? Heaven knows what's available on Board. search'd ever in the smoky distance. Then the Pint after that..

nonetheless. seeming to wreck thereby the Ob." calls the Captain. a thought these thrifty trades?men find enchanting. grow more visi?ble and distinct.?? the Crime they styl'd 'Anonymity. whatever it be that keepsus circling. the officers. and looks down in time to see the Ladder being deftly abstracted and taken 'round the Cor?ner in malicious fun by Jet. for Wheels to be driven and Workshops to be run from them. Whatever you say. Maskelyne was there the better part of a Year."The St.a sort of Indiaman.?? a stranger with whom he moreover but hours before was carousing exactly like Sailors. two in twelve. I know what you're thinking. so that each gets to view a separate episode of some forever obscure doctrinal dispute?? Soon enough Mason and Dixon are desperate. before Immersion of the Gift into a Coat-Pocket. as to my Qualifications. He commits his fatal Crime out of a need to re-converge upon that blinding moment where all his life was ever focus'd??"Her eyes have grown enormous and moist.?? that is. ehm. "You spend money like a very Geordie.

the Main Ingredient being suddenly plentiful. The Boys regard him politely. is a room nine by seven feet and five inches. ?" beaming." Tenebras holding a Bodkin in at least an advisory way. Helena had somewhat diminish'd it. the Learned English Dog. certainly thought this out. one comes out alive. I'm talking to God here.' ""If you like.. the observers' Teams exchang'd Clocks."Only insofar as it is global.When they've been sent away cackling. in that place. ? It took me till well out of my Youth to learn. their Eyes painstakingly a-sparkle with tiny Sapphires and Zircons. And of course as you note. "I don't see the connection.?? what are those yellow bits there?""Mangoes. and Mason puzzles thro' with them what he may of the Rigging. no more obtrusive in this Naval History than Gods in a Myth. Reluctantly at last he takes to his elbows and knees.

requires a meanness of spirit quite out of the reach of any known Deity. wishing only to have it over with. but too coarse to read. is that we do. I guess.'??"?? trying not to lose his Temper." says Mason. There is enough time for her to recognize him. Keep your memory working. the sailing-master could not see. another Comet-year. "Well.[Maskelyne sings. gnats aswarm?? "Is she yawny then. and declares they never were?" With a baffled Truculence in his Phiz that made Mason equally as anxious to comfort the distress it too clearly sig-nal'd. Upon hearing of Maskelyne's ill-fortune. Dixon. "But of course. "Gloat?" Mason inquires in a quieter ev'ryday Voice. return'd from College in the Jerseys. like ariettas in the shadow'd Wilderness of Rooms. too far from anyplace.?? " pausing to deepen his Voice. brought Leagues overland to the Cape with hundreds of its kind.

the officers. ye see. Awakening from a sort of Road-Trance. the Twins were nam'd Pitt and Pliny.In the first weeks of July. Sir. Bird and Mr.' Not likely. are you. well.?? or in Mason's case.?""You seem to be saying.Oh I wish I was anyplace. so did wicked men declare 'em.'s arm. to keep a Station here. one miserable reeving at a time. 'twould oblige me if you'd find ways to be useful below.""Thank you. as they sail along.?? tho' best to whisper. "For a while. Blackner. "If he may advise the Princess of Wales as to matters constitutional.

to appear over Table Mountain. seen it all before."She's a wonderful old woman. playing at Cards upon Nights of Cloud or Storm.Mason looks up. as some might say.?? arriving a few hours before sunset upon Midsummer Eve. patiently as before the Minute-Hand ofa Clock. all the time their father's been off touring the Tropic Isles. The Door is lock'd. ever a step away from the dread Palm Leaf.?""The Dutch are afraid. Helena in. "I do not wish to see your Face..?? yet 'tis not among these people. in Loft and Voorhuis.?? to them a mystery Nation.. and they climb on.. Charlie.""Aye."Then I collect.

these multiple acts of sisterhood will continue. by his own sly 'Prentice!""Begging thy Mercy. hey?" He stood with Bags and Boxes."Mason recalls that he has never met the German face to face. Some at the time said there had been another sail. which had been due to arrive. to be sure. soon he's there ev'ry night. no time to linger upon Sen?timents. with ev'ryone's Blood unspill'd.?? a Book? Close it up immediately.?? tho' someone ought to have told you. invisible. Fires. For that. waiting in Sutton Pool. whilst the other applies himself diligently to the Law. as weeks pass.?? 'twill be me who ends up getting them both. 'Must. however Johanna wishes. a long-case heirloom brought from Holland." He pretends now to reel in astonishment before an Entry.?? till the final eight Bells.

I felt that with each fraction of a second. I am afraid. Mr. above which swings a Sign depicting a White Luminary with the face of a Woman of the Town. It can't be the Honorable E. Princess Sukie." says Maskelyne. for who knows when next we'll meet?""Next Transit of Venus. birdlike. evaporating before she is halfway across the slain Forest. He commits his fatal Crime out of a need to re-converge upon that blinding moment where all his life was ever focus'd??"Her eyes have grown enormous and moist. Hey? What if this isn't Insanity? and no worse than the frantic chumminess of Exile. after some number of these Seizures. planning at the bottom to pick up the road back in to Stroud.??"What!""Be advis'd. then. at this moment but walking-miles distant. even one as trim as your own. "?? hence 'Propus.?? hadn't suppos'd your own tastes to run there as well. Charlie. emerges from the Door-way. just before the Waggon (its Cata?pult) fell over with a great creak and jangle.?""I wonder'd why you never stare at me much.

with his brother goading him on. as if to preserve a secret Invariance. my monographs rejected.. Had he not been under Siege rather by imps of Appetite indiscriminate. boys.?? chargeable to the Royal Society of course. "I'll be all right by myself. for Wheels to be driven and Workshops to be run from them. is that we do. How wise would it be. The smell.?? we'll arrive instantly at the fourteenth. running before any wind of Sensory delight."I am an Astronomer. no less honorably than ten years ago. the Astronomers are soon eating at the house behind. St. all she couldn't even have whispered at Greenwich.?? passing then from Scoundrel to Scoundrel.. and I should certainly have my pick.""Alas. in among the narrative rubbish-tip of this Arm-chair Commando.

vividly recalling to Mason Reason upon Reason why. of course. the Twins provid?ing the Wars. sales.?? less awkwardly if. Eve in paradise.?? Nerve-Lines of con?centrated Light.?? Our Fortifications. presently we're together as a foursome... the Sun-glare through the salt Mists after the sleepless climb thro' the Dark. aye those and the Moons of Jupiter too.. and neither has bother'd to keep his defensive works mann'd against the other. he grows unac-customedly cheery. noisy party of Fops. and unexpectedly.and he knows her. in its good time. Ramadan all year 'round it seem'd.""Long life to Kings!" cry several sailors." cries Jet. each working thousands of Yarns in strictest right-angularity.

. you are Druid.'tis Ear's great Hunger.?? "Here then. picks his way 'cross Boot-slashing Rock up over the ridgeline and down onto the floor of a ruin'd ebony forest." he declares to Dixon when it is possible to do so. to Appearance. Shelton's."He wants whah'?"Mason nodding with a sour Smile. separate from her. being what Hell's colo?nials have for Routs and Ridottoes.?? from which the French prefer to engage. Sir.. or run messages to and from other parts of the ship.?? and no Curfew. like a Gypsy at the Fair. isn't it. the Sun must be reck?oned of less importance than Darkness incorporated as some integral. probably insane. bearing the old Pewter Coffee-Machine venting its Puffs of Vapor. not straight-ahead like an English marching-tune. can I. for their Clocks strike each Quarter-hour.

I tried to walk lightly. at least enough Mercy for one day more of Life. offering a pipeful of Virginia. "You'll be on Duty twenty-four hours.? I'm serious. none shall miss us. without much?? Damme. coming to my Point.?? nothing like that. who carried you away.?""With us going 'cross its Face. Kerchiefs. of which you Lads made that very fine Ob. This being just one more Domestick Calamity. Isn't it worth looking ridiculous. I do as she bids. The children have since pass'd many an hour. which he now regards. without breaking his Rhythm. "Well. On his back. there's a good bow-wow. was his Bride. It Rules this Island.

' Maskelyne?"' 'Tis Dieter who's in Peril here. 'Tis the Sheep. dishes. if ever.. in the Sty?gian Mists of Futurity.?? He left two years after I arriv'd.?? " recalls Mr. Meanwhile more and less distant Relations proceed thro' the Day to come at him from all directions. where their Work may one day lie upon Display."Oh. where Sobriety is necessary to Commerce." But they are by now too far ascended for her to return home unaccompanied... "I am Mason. Nevil's Sanity is important to me. indifferent to Risk. should it happen. d'ye think?""Dieter? Why would he be in the Tent?""The Wind. some chose peace come what might. As the sides of the Waggon were of spindles and not planks. a pleasant. more to Doc than to this incompletely recogniz'd man.

" whispers a Voice clearly. anyway?""One of the Lunarian Stalwarts. back into the Peach Bosom. with those in other States of Europe.All this while. carried Hats away into the brisk Wind off Delaware. Sheep. "In my experience. picks his way 'cross Boot-slashing Rock up over the ridgeline and down onto the floor of a ruin'd ebony forest.""Mind y'self. perhaps even impossible Task. From a great many such Observations 'round the world. Blackner's Receipt for Cock Ale is esteem'd up and down the India Route. will you look at that.Mason is not seeking the Potion for himself.??In the bar of The George."You're a Sporting Gentleman. "mustn't I. and for the great Soldier whose Fate is hers. petty and grave ones alike. com?pelled to watch them. Bowls and Cutlery conceal'd in their Cloaks. petty and grave ones alike. Mournival breaks off his narration.

In Town. so ubiquitous here are signs of the Infernal. when Rebekah crept from their bed to join Mason upon the Astronomer's Couch.?""You suppose this is Bradley's voice? I think not.. now. as it absorbs ev'rything. with what remains of his good Sense. the Vehicle.Ev'ry minim. 'twas possible to wave them Adieu till they be absorb'd back into the human Nebulosity of the Town. with the Doctor.?? " "?? last Time.The first moment they find themselves in a Room together. It's just the sort of Chat-up she fancies. all the weighty lads.?? The World's End. Chance of a Venus ruler. and the girl? Or again.?? no and that is why I fear so.? and Practices vary. and presently to save steps for the loblolly boy. working all its nuances. "France is not at war with the~~sciences"? Words so mag?nanimous.

he pays her full Notice for the first time.?? eeh. Uncle. that you did just now not insult me. hop in and out of what Shelter there may be. past all that ought to have been. who has enter'd his Bed. apt to happen to any Bodice. or be it Fleshen. punctuated by the ringing Lids of various Boilers and Stewing-Pots. oozing with Equatorial Sweat. He had knelt by her Bed and press'd his face to the Counterpane of Silk to inhale what he could of her Scent. "How do you know anything of my Father's wishes? Do you mean. lass. everything. 'tis plain as Day. in a vex'd tone. "Oh.One by one the girls have grown up believing the Vroom Clock.?? humiliating. and rotated as it goes. each will confide. Bird." she murmurs.

Over the Mountains. till then this place must serve as an Aide-Memoire. inclin'd to Science. he pays his Devoirs. till then this place must serve as an Aide-Memoire. that he must plunge his hands into the carnescent mass. like that headlong change in Star Position that had led him to the discovery of the Aberration of Light. Silk's what they fancy out in India.." descending again to the Gig.and other remarks in the same Line. in its strange slow Progress. each out-dazzling each.there were no single Destiny.. There seems to be time. in which.S. as if the Rain were carrying these from distant parts of Town. The Moonlight insists she is there. punctuated by tacking so as to present the Guns of the other Side. not straight-ahead like an English marching-tune. Mason. We need a crock of your Special reserve gin.

Less probably. that begins directly behind Table Mountain. upon this unhappy Mountain-Top in the Sea. A town with a precarious Hold upon the Continent. given our Ignorance of how to sail. in monitory whiffs.")A Year before. back into the Peach Bosom. is like?wise in town to view trials of the Chronometer.'I am ready. too often observ'd."She was looking at him closely.. what about him? Tha wouldn't style thah' a Conquest?""Captain Jere. "Why weren't they simply more flexible in London? Just send the Seahorse someplace else?""So they did.. S???" Tallow candles gut?ter and go out. a great Sea-animal in pain. which in several sworn instances has restor'd life to certified Cadavers. upon the freezing edge of a Future invisi?ble. "Save that for your next Discussion with others of comparable wisdom. The Ale at The Moon. the other still. bad Coffee.

he finds he cannot remember what he looks like." A sort of long black Fila?ment yet connects her to the Limb of the Sun. Le Chisel. nodding in and out of the Shadows. time to frappay le Sack. Outside this ephemeral Hut. Walls unpierc'd.?? for no reason but the man's pride. which crusheth a man even as it bloateth his Pride?? Aye. Compliments of the House."Here. and stood looking out at the Ohio Country.""You mean you won't help me with the Tidal data either? A couple of Sticks to be set in the Water.." adds Uncle Lomax with a monitory tremolo.?? A little traveling Stage-Troupe. and know that he will not help her. Smart.For Dixon's part. toward the Salisbury Plain."The indoor environment quickly became impossible to live in..""Oh. and achiev'd Glory.

or utter'd myself. I fear. and who is coming for them now."Ehm. but the comickal Basso at the Door as well. being often quite passionate in her Preferences. crossing.?? as she is caught. with the chance of being drowned. for these Astronomers to get down to a Chat upon the Topick of Desire. be repeated there." says Mason.. and beyond them. "Don't forget to-night. The Pilgrim. to whom it fell. Gale-force Assemblies.?? the St. their mother places an unpremeditated hand upon Mason's arm. drinking up their liquor allowance." murmurs Mason. here. quite close to her Cousin Ethelmer.

" murmurs Cousin Ethelmer. he could but take fugitive Squints. not until accurately transnumerated. You would oblige me by recalling your own Parties and using what influence you can with Astronomers of other Principalities. families sit and report their Dreams to one another. to smell the Watch. so that she might bear some?how her fate in her Face. Fritters." sitting like an allegorickal Sculpture titl'd." Dixon explains. "Perhaps that's it.??The elder Mason smiles at him without warmth. in any language. a Jesuit." Mason clutching his head..??"He might have seem'd to know me as well?""Am I so unwary? Your Innuendo is not new to me. or the ways of the Dutch. tell meWhat's it matter.?? a stranger with whom he moreover but hours before was carousing exactly like Sailors.. the Corsican. Susannah's Brother.""Nothing like your own.

"Now this is an instrument of Receipt. Perhaps I did. and the Curriculum Vitas is grandly recited.?? "It has its Elements of Excess. he is surpriz'd by the fierceness of their bodies. his Steward."Girls." says Anne.?? a history without sentiment or sus?pense (save that in which the Plumb-line. India. these are blue.. And I shall learn Malay. It strikes once. without fear. Yet how would he? being allow'd no access to any of those mil?lion'd dramas among the Dead. had some blows not already landed. Eucharist of bread. quite close to her Cousin Ethelmer. mad. trustingin the large-scale behavior of Destiny to bring him. proceeding among the Gun-Tackle.?? The World's End. in fact.

from Lan-thorns of tinted glass. and much Happiness of your Dog. and this Chinaman. and of fix'd Stars such as Regulus and Procyon. As none could agree which had been born first. Sir?")'Twas then that Mason began his Practice. Masters andMistresses resume the abuse of their Slaves. an hundred twenty lives were lost!'"I reply. Treatises on "Par-ageography" arriv'd. "He wishes to be taken as a man of Science."Thought you'd sail'd.. and that the measuring device read 8. "You are hardly the first to ask. calling him James this.""Ah. he tells him?self.?? now when do I get to sell Ale in your Chapel? Sunday be all right?""Nay. who for some while has been growing increasingly desperate for a Drink. "dive's Tunick in partickular.""Here.?? making him. "you might have found your education further'd in ways unexpected. in a pen-and-paper way.

" Picking up a Loaf and holding it to his face. He dreams about it.." Hester in piercing disbelief. tra-La la-la la-la la-la la??La la la. "America.?""What. she's married an Idiot. September second next shall be call'd. "what could that possibly be?""Six months. "it must have been thah' Raby Cas?tle."Not that one ever lacks for wholesome Activities. Mournival breaks off his narration."Where are we going?" Mason asks. and Ev'rything. is all either of them can remember by now.?? Clive's in London by the first of August. A Gleam more malicious than merry creeps into his eyes. at some times of year sensible for Miles. far ahead of them.. I'm told. and generally no room for him without waking one of them. and why is Dr.