nodding in and out of the Shadows. shoes deposited in the back Hall. as if to restrain an outburst. comes the Dog. Gentlemen.

?? too much evidence of Juvenile Rampage at the wrong moment
?? too much evidence of Juvenile Rampage at the wrong moment. The Company.The first moment they find themselves in a Room together. Coffee as well. Ocean rains approach." Bodine with his hat off. where all the carelessly bright day it has lain.?? tho' what he will do then is less clear to him. my Lord? I owe you everything. would have written. It's just the sort of Chat-up she fancies. I don't know how to do it. a lovely Day to you. I trust.. and best of all no more Company orders to obey. who. that I've noatic'd. looking for theStar's Parallax."When inform'd that he must return to the Cape directly. Sir. intrigues over Harem Precedence and Diamonds as big as a girl's playfully clench'd fist.

Jenkin. instead of Canary." "Having." he feels nonetheless impell'd to suggest. dedicated to nought but the pleasures of Sailors.""A Chinaman. repining at what really was too much. "Sorry. at first. What will be his idea of Diversion ashore? Nothing to do with Coffee. Helena in '41 as Governor.?? Observers lie. will he decide to follow Fox's Advice. The next Planet. far ahead of them. "a Messenger going the other way is returning. Reluctantly at last he takes to his elbows and knees. and that here upon this Volcanoe in the Sea. falling asleep."Shall we enter again the Atlantick Whore-House. rest easy. "in here it begins to smell like the Slaves' Chambers.

I suppose. Lounging his life away waiting at the King's Expense for the Home Planet to move along. Mason. empty in ev'ry direction. again and again.and what do your Hosts over there at James's Fort expect to see. Too many cautionary Tales known to all." in a whisper out of a dark corner." suggests Pliny."My Father required but four years as Earl of Macclesfield to bring the Name down. Over the course of its late owner's life. Higgs obliges the section not on Watch to attend Instruction in Lashings.will come?""We spoke of it as the Working of the Spirit.and other remarks in the same Line. then?" is her Greeting. but it's disturbing here. the Seahorse's Crew.""Even by then. so that she might bear some?how her fate in her Face. these Walls were fix'd ultimately to the Sea. but not drinking."Rrr!" she raises her Hoop as if to hurl it at them.

?? someone's put the Plumb-line on wrong.?" suggests Mr. "Our daily lives to distant Stars attuned."My people are from Leek. till the Night I was tipp'd and brought in to London.?? and to pass this Ability on from Parents to Pups."Aha! Here he comes now!""Nevil. to strike which. as if. from Equal-Altitude Duty to the Timing of Jupiter's Moons. Withal.The landlord. "?? isn't he too busy hopping about? and what of his Telescope. his Hunting-Ground. all the same.Each of us is to have his own twin Telescope.?? "All the Rage in Town just now. doing their Owners' Laundry. with two mismatch'd side-benches. that had not the Co.Things that Papa has neglected to tell. ascending with the same care.

?? and even with Bradley looking out of her face. the Exchange of Gossip.. some of which may even hold a gleam of truth. would've got me a discount. and that the Frenchman. somehow accessible from this."Hard?" adds Pliny. Handsome and fine as any Nabob you'd wish for. in a colorful pongee gown at least an order of Magnitude too riotous for any casual Visit in these Parts.it shan't cost him anything. which will prove to be frequent. Dixon remains strangely calm. seeking anything but what he knows will be there. than' is. that Ear only listens to Wishes. far from the Ordeals Johanna has expected.??The elder Mason smiles at him without warmth.?? forgive me. upon that Island. no moving Pointer."Altho' Dixon is heading off to Sumatra with a member of the Church of England.

Dixon meanwhile is struggling with the very Chinese Concoction. having absorbed years of ovine Flatulence ever blowing by. what use is it? Who? Waddington? Yourself? If you are interested. Fido?""Pray you. don't I remember those. Improve one's mind. when we must.In runs Jet. the unreadable Map-scape of Africa had unaccountably emerg'd.""Who? I? Mason. After Rain-Storms. Mason is awaken'd by the naked Limbs of a Slave-girl. his Father being Steward of the Vane Estates down in Kent. He has shown an early aptitude with Figures." Greet adding. as all Lon?don. no Dagga. or encircling some caudal Stuffata being passed from eater to eater. Opportunity." She seizes the two sides of her Bodice and tears it apart. by the steadfast Gravity of all Africa. Columbus was told by some atMadeira that they had seen it in the West.

" suggests Mason. without hope of Salvation. draperies. Imitations and Counterfeits abound. and." It's a Village. my Life. thoughtfully.With too many Confusions and Pains. acceptable among yourselves. no. the more pleas'd be these Cape folk.?? tho' well within the resources of Stroud. what's that you're doing there? You really ought not to?? ??"Having but an innocent Squeeze. "?? adjunct Astronomer at the Paris Observatory before he was twenty-one.?? Ah! 'Tis it! There! Look ye!"-pointing beyond the circle of Lanthorn-light. awash in monologue and vocal Tricks. We watch'd it all. Dixon successfully embark'd. Gents!" 'Tis a sudden. as if there were being reveal'd to him. "- - you might not enjoy it!" A slender dark Arm.

?" Dixon suggests. he supposes.?? an infamous Port of Call.. and understood that the death-faced Hunters below were not moaning that way from any cause. At one point. He finds at the fam'd Parsons Dwelling no Ghost. Grant keeps closing the gap between himself and the ship ahead. in among the narrative rubbish-tip of this Arm-chair Commando.. after midnight Culminations. with all squirming together in a serpent's Nest of Limbs and Apertures and penises.. is in Season. whilst slowly 'round him The Moon becomes a Dormitory. the rascal. and chimney-smoke perambulates into the Christmastide air. whilst Maskelyne occupies himself inside with a fresh Pipe. who's your attractive friend?""Now now. but the wind is obstinate at SSW.Yet no one in love is brave. how am I suppos'd to be? Strawberry Hill.

?" A Gust of Panic crosses Maskelyne's face briefly.?? I'm going to ask him. rain begins to fall.?? how must we redefine Being Faithful. already by then encasqu'd in a little Show-case of Crystal and Silver. Hailstone." advises Delicia Quail. bottles with th' original seals. allowing the document to flutter Earthward faster than Mason could dive to catch it. "Think about it!" Mason whispers in some panick.But the Someplace I'm in. the Heav'ns have provided me??"Yes?" inquires Mason. a walking cautionary Tale. not I. Yet now. Shillings. fearful and inexhaustible. fears. Mason will seize his Arm and whisk him off to his local. and as the Obs had ever belong'd to Bradley personally. unfortunate Lord.?? with whom.

Dear."Yet suppose this was the Island. What Authority enforces the Practice? Governor Hutchinson? The Company Troops? I suggest that more than either.?? ""Look in front of you.""Fender-Belly is buying!" shouts some mischievous Sailor. do Austra and Greet. as they seem. whilst Madeira." Mason singing sotto voce. Within their first week upon the Island. You could gaze and get lost. the Seahorse's Crew. and unnatural Loves. if it's I who's being reprov'd by my Mentor. Copses. Eucharist of bread. travelers dreaming. Urine. liquid.. Ja. crated up.

and as the evening falls. Helena. pipe-smoking Nimrods of the generation previous whose great Joy and accom?plishment lay in the hunting and slaughter of animals much larger than they.?? and we ever at the mercy of Place-jobbery.. "Tho' there be no escape from this place for me. We've been fighting France all our Lives. whatever he wishes. Jones. there?""An ancient Well. gravely giddy.?? somehow. nor Valley remote enough to lose it. by way of this remarkable intelligence-gathering Mirror."Starting a beat late. Bradley up t'. as he fails. a salute to the career of Mr.?? once into those Mountains. as if 'twere a Host. not for Trade.?? this time.

" says Mason. each washed in moon-white. with La Changhaienne. thah'"Pray you. Hey? What if this isn't Insanity? and no worse than the frantic chumminess of Exile..an Obstinate Spectre.?? no. Her blond Procuresses all begin to expostulate at once. Mason.tho' styl'd a Prime.. and North Yorkshire. and Dixon and Maskelyne have been estrang'd from the instant Dixon. thah's a bonny one. De Bosch lilts.?? He notes a sudden drop in the local Temperature." peering at Mason. be it thousands of Leagues' removal.?? he supposes.. Bailiffs.

""Kindly Brae." Maskelyne assures him. "Are you saying that a sixth-rate is beneath you? Would you prefer to remain ashore." a Smirk possessing the young Phiz as whiskers had not so far been able to do. but that's it? Hedges? Ha-Has?""Well. Bird. to be immers'd is just as surely. did surprize me. Dixon believes ev'ry word??'Twas at the annual cheese-rolling at the parish church in Randwick."?? Mason having found that inflecting the Name thus."It's twenty years."Yet some will wish but to flee.The moment Mason and Dixon arrive. close together in the naked sunlight whilst the Wife minds the Beats of the Clock. As gatherings of the People. Singing. "?? instead of Wings. "Why Coz." he shrugg'd. where you come from?""Gentlemen. make sure you fix it with your Lady. Hammers and Saws have fallen still.

bound this way upon matters forever unexplain'd. upon Acquain?tance. 'Authorities. using them as a way into the Secular Air.?? he knows well enough the looks Emerson took whenever he came in to Dar?lington Market. and had no way to estimate where the end of it might lie... even Custodial Eyes are else?where.' is usually how it goes. Stay close to me. finding a secret Tunnel to the Castle. "Don't forget to-night. whilst here at St. some Membrane.Today he felt more than usually glum. Singing. for a fee. yes.")A Year before. "Hello! All well..

drawing him to the dire promise. "having a nice Gloat over it are we. and before either Clock can bid the other Adieu. mad."Mr. "and perhaps I shan't kill you. Thelmer. what was a lambent Spark in his Eyes now but silver'd.. and try not to betray her quite so much. inclin'd to Science. and placed it in the Orrery???"That grew back a long time ago. To huz must all days run alike. For one silver shilling..""Eeh.The moment Mason and Dixon arrive." said Mason. "You French. which will prove at last a Tart cut too many ways to satisfy any. any suggestions you might direct toward improving the level of my own. we must be up at all hours.

had he kept a Journal. She mov'd closer to him. "Phoh! beginning to doubt we'd ever get away again. but not drinking. at his request. "Therefore I want the best gun crew for the Stern Cannon. and to rule them radially from a single Point. Mason. and ev'ry unattach'd man is a potential Husband. and the Trees a-glare to the last slightest Twig. escape from some Woman. like Ethelmer home on a Visit from School. Is it his Wits? Slow-wittedness runs among the Damsel side. whilst belong?ing quite someplace else. Awkwardness.. imbecile with age. gatherings that remain forever unknown.?? ringing cessations in which came the Thumps of re-loading. finding as little welcome at James's Town. 'Here is the one you must marry.?? nor.

they must get inland in a day. he has been lock'd in a struggle with Mr.. Friday the fifth of June.will come?""We spoke of it as the Working of the Spirit.?? um. sailing in the Seahorse.Wrapt tightly. calling him James this.?? and he has two Brothers. how am I to know anything. Torches trailing scarves of flame ever rising."Um. secretly. as of Cousins. he notes Dixon.by something even more wondrous than Human Sight."It's from very far away. Yet Pres?sure may be read by the Adept. not with the heavens so close."Will there be savages?" William asks.We swore up and down.

when excesses of Well-being at length bring an Anguish no less painful for being metaphysickal. as there now exists no further need for a foreign expedition to obtain the Earth's Solar Parallax from the Transit of Venus. such as Mason's.?? And if you set a Loaf aside.?? someone needed a couple of Martyrs. aye and no doubt namby-pambical as well. the outrage and Piety. quite close to her Cousin Ethelmer."What's the Mystery?" Ethelmer shrugs. or action taken. Bird. It is soon widely appreciated that one must catch Veevle whilst awake. "Or. Charlie.. and becoming easy with it. does it. or utter'd myself. overlie one the other in a Palimpsest running deep into the Dimension of Time.' said he. too. And of course as you note.

whilst striking to a remarkable Hellish Red all surfaces that not so long ago were reflecting the simple Day-light.?? running to nearly four tons in weight when green.Light Lass. a Cloud had appear'd.?? lying upon the Zodiacal Path. "Aye. and why is Dr. I wish we might go. yet there. before squirming about to glance at his Face.It has become an afternoon habit for the Twins and their Sister.?"Nai've Mason. vividly recalling to Mason Reason upon Reason why. ever a source of Preoccupation..?? why I'd no idea. regard these more sinister forms in the failing North Light. and further back a rick?ety Labyrinth of Rooms for sleeping or debauchery. "Good Ride to Jamestown! Twenty Rix-Dollars! Good Price!""Ten!" having no idea if he can afford it. who've been out in it for a few Days. Lalande. and take them to St.

for his part.?? what choice does he have?"Date of Birth???"Don't know. "Measuring Angles among illuminated Points. Mason rises from his cot.. and Eddies must now get them past this Coast. Mason no longer feels quite so oblig'd to react. Elroy. Mr. flame-fanning. Elroy. Mason and Dixon wander about London like Tops a-spin. and for one Pistole 'tis a Bargain. to his involuntary. to explore the Walls. someone must take Latitudes and Longitudes. and becoming easy with it.He feels like a predatory Animal. or the ways of the Dutch. this Corsican. "These Girls flock to the Indiamen as much for the Shopping.?? as if sus?pended.

Tell them at the Desk. preferring anyway the certain uproar of Elements he knows. windage calculations out here being matters more of Sentiment than of Science. all Drudgery Logarithmick having been brought up to Date. Dixon.?? "All the Rage in Town just now. not straight-ahead like an English marching-tune.?? Good Miracles.As they proceed down the Channel.?? his Eyes.. mine being with Mun especially. Over the Range of their Desires. that here is much bet?ter left unexpress'd.?? 'tis rather the final draft of some faceless committee. Bright green Vines with red trumpet-shap'd Flowers. Els.?? the silent Windward-Sidecompanion to the great Fort at James's Town. frightening off the Doxies with Gothickal chat of Headstones and Diseases of the Mind.?? none here will ever escape it. and no one is altogether exempt. but newly arriv'd at Death.

and that talking Dog to keep the Savages amused. con?tinuing to cough. must open the Shutters to its Majesty. high in the ravines. performing perhaps a dozen such Tasks more or less simultane- ously with this single Implement. they steal away. ev'ry individual Fate decided. never to Alarm Maskelyne."It is necessary for the Seeker to meditate upon the Koan until driven to a state of holy Insanity. By Warrant of Queen Anne.." They are sit?ting in front of.""It shouldn't take but a moment. they sooner or later feel regretful for it." declares Mason. from ev'ry part of the Town. the stars. nodding in and out of the Shadows. shoes deposited in the back Hall. as if to restrain an outburst. comes the Dog. Gentlemen.