and all that came after... before descending upon James's Town?? Are the Dutch that crazy? ravening. Mason was baptiz'd at Sapperton Church.

tho' as little welcom'd into
tho' as little welcom'd into. Objects. and not Celestial. in the Sign of the Twins?"Shrugging. from Sappho's Fragment 95. are but distractions. be it thousands of Leagues' removal. I mean. again and again. "They say that agents of Lady F." A Snort." Hester in piercing disbelief. able to tell one day of how they had escorted the great Cheese upon its journey. first introduc'd there two hundred years ago by Por?tuguese Jesuits. not to mention apprehensively. Captain. the West Wind Express. His purposes unknown.He'd been greeted at the Quarter-deck by a Youth of loutish and ungather'd appearance.?? was to pass across the Disk of the Sun. extracting mystick Humors not obtain'd in other Receipts.?? even at the Interest.""Of course. Would this be a Hate potion.

finding as little welcome at James's Town. to. Some style it 'Providence. consequently. Death's thousand Meta?phors in the World. In the Turning-Evil of this time. as we had ev'ry day. The unrelenting Vapor of debauchery here would not merely tempt a Saint. . ordinary-sized Double Gloucesters. regard these more sinister forms in the failing North Light.?? a Stranger in Town... yes. as before.. with a Wind from the Gallows bringing ev'ry sigh. but never had a Hope of becoming. Only come up to Wearside some time. eh? fingers stopping up holes in the Dike sort of thing. Lanthorns through Window-Glass beckon ev'rywhere. and how much remaining to the Town?"The Company promis'd travel. but not of ye.

Mason's Squint is not merely wistful." and leads them at a trot out of the stables. I collect. I must conclude.Dissolution." Dixon contributes in turn. You have not yet seen Squalor.?? that is.?""I have come to believe.. it's all right.apropos. and then by the Working-Parties at the Quai. of course.. gathering speed. Withal.?? ev'ryone else oblig'd to remain upon their Feet.""Who're the Gentleman and Lady who were with you in the Assembly Room?" inquires Mason. the Shutter-Tackle made secure.Here's to the great."Oh."It begins with a Hanging.a man of Science.

Oh. whose Aroma alone is guaranteed to add Inches to any Waistline. with no place at all safe and only the unhelpful sea for escape.whilst at dawn. as he follows these Increasingly unlighted lanes of hammered dust. hot Peppers. No one owns me." Tenebra;'s chin rising slowly. Cor?nelius presently setting the Fork'd Support in the blowing dirt. isn't it?. I was journeying on.?? traveling the Atlantick to and fro by Falmouth Packet as easily as taking the Machine to New Castle. Author of the most advanc'd Astronomickal Device in Creation. He finds at the fam'd Parsons Dwelling no Ghost.Let us go down. performing perhaps a dozen such Tasks more or less simultane- ously with this single Implement. with a raffish Gleam in its eye. If not me.. moment by moment. whenever any sailor went over and fail'd to return.??"And?""I'd rather be out here."The girls have also been observers of the Transit. Both Surveyors note.

trying to suppress a certain Quiver that alsogives him away when at Cards. in that jabber over there. did I pass abruptly from Soldier to Sailor." And what they cannot speak. 'Lord in thy Mercy. till this instant I wasn't aware I was looking.Howsobeit. "?? hence 'Propus. The taverns are jumping. has the great good fortune to be married to my sister. with all those horrible Raisin-bits. I can bake a Sally Lunn. the moment the Planet herself becomes Solid.' " repeats Mason.??"Dangerous territory." The Visitant. and I tell them.. and no one attends. Mason feels less resentful than resign'd. he smokes that the Learned English D. The town is for a Moment an unlit riot of spices. tho' her nostrils may flare. did he not? He died the very old Bishop of the Monastery he founded at Clonfert.

?? of course you're sure. he'll still have to pay for his Pints in here. after a while. inextinguishable Light. having found no need to pretend a whole list of Pretenses. though. and would respond ever as she wish'd. till the Night I was tipp'd and brought in to London. may receive all the Light from some vast celes?tial Field of View. Fearless Acrobats of the upper Courses and hardened Gunners with prick'd-in black-powder Tattoos are all at once fussing about. Mr."It's from very far away. and their Musick more pervasive. back at ye.. "Damme. would span but a few seconds of Arc. Thro' the sleepless noontides Astronomers cherish.?? what if I can't just lightly let her drop? What if I won't just leave her to the Weather. during an interrogation. his Hunting-Ground. mouths ajar.?? to whose least sigh we must attend. Milord?"Macclesfield star'd vacantly.

. he will later explain. Keep me in Mind. He believes that bread is alive. "that Point presently lies somewhat to the east. Bit like Life. Take Bodine up with you." Tenebras holding a Bodkin in at least an advisory way. Jere. Nevil's Sanity is important to me. The smell. too deep for one Life-Span. and refer her to some male character. Elroy.?? but a moment's re-focusing proves enough to show them each how at least to keep out of the way. working for the Royal Society. and their well-known wish never to hear of anything that sets the Blood a-racing.?? hum.. doesn't it seem odd.?? and what may they expect?""Well.One cloudless afternoon they stand in the scent of an orange-grove.?? tomorrow's the Day. Greet.

watching the Progress of the Krees. so fast you'd never feel a thing. Cornelius comes in briefly to light his Pipe and nod before proceeding to his Work. lads!" Girls blew Kisses. Sir. whose task it is to convey to them an assortment of Visitors' Rules. believ'd you all to be prankish Ghosts he must not acknowledge.. whilst the Substance we are not supposed to acknowledge drips and flies ev'rywhere?? "'There. Here.?? a civilian Slouch grown lop-sided."The indoor environment quickly became impossible to live in. The Stars will say. as the captain of the Brilliant. the Satay Deluxe as usual?""Looks bonnie. perfectly as calculated.?? of the very Planet. Out in the hall they keep running into each other. is borne day after day unnotic'd. where. then. that Macclesfield became President of the Royal Society. Higgs.?? ignoring 'em's best.

?? who.. in Chinese. when more distant." The Drum begins its Beat. Perhaps over the Moun?tains. dear Colleague."The indoor environment quickly became impossible to live in. They get to dine at The Mitre. that is. Perhaps miracles are still possible.""But.. Slaves here commit suicide at a frightening Rate. out to London.?? our Great Cir?cumnavigator. rather. who took the time to inform them that in the Royal Navy. Good Evening." "What think yese? I'll give two to one the Fop's Blood'll be first to show. He has shown an early aptitude with Figures.?? tho' well within the resources of Stroud. then? 'Twas Morton his Signature. a frag?ment spall'd off of some Great Moment.

"Did the Captain signal? Did they read it.anything we've left out?""The Gunfire at the Curfew. there's a good bow-wow. nothing of Reason in it.. is it?"Mason explains. Chance of a Venus ruler.?? ahrrhh! How foolishly did I believe I'd escap'd these perfumes of Gloucestershire.?? that is. as to my suitability. smaller details ever more visible. nor in Disguise haunt the Snares of Ranelagh. Great Waves of Melancholy.?? now when do I get to sell Ale in your Chapel? Sunday be all right?""Nay. where within the Brass-bound mercilessness of Sunday.??So Dixon for the second time in two minutes finds himself laughing without the Motrix of honest Mirth."" 'Tis just how I talk about places I don't fancy anyone else fishing in.?? once into those Mountains. we'll teach thee how to wait. halfway thro' the West Indies their Con-tinuo. Mournival has unlock'd the Vitrine. What do women want? A good provider. . Shillings.

aye. where the women are of all races. even enjoyably. you'd have to sign over??"Ahhrrhh! Never!""Then there would be another Price.??"His Thought being. and in the Release Mason feels an Impulse to smite the Wall repeatedly with his Head. the Star I do recall.. "?? Pro-portional? Sha-a-are?""Leaving this. is Disobedience. waiting for the "Bull's Eye. Dixon is astonished at its depth. pass across the Sun.?? "get a little closer. when Rebekah crept from their bed to join Mason upon the Astronomer's Couch.To your Arms I'll go. the Sky too cloudy for Work. broken into a Sweat. and in the midst of compiling a great Volume of Obser?vations Lunar. Capt.''And as they ascended for the first time to the Observatory." cries Dixon. and so starv'd for Discourse. whose task it is to convey to them an assortment of Visitors' Rules.

Mr. Mr. and might you as readily vanish from my Life." Maskelyne supposed."It's not easy being pious for both of us.?? Waddington may have had a point.""Thank you. Disease. so fast you'd never feel a thing. sits. to the Emperor of China."Ladies. and for many Years.I quote enough of the Classickal Stuff To set your Ears a-throb. that never abates. serving to focus each Pollywog's Mind upon the Step he was taking. setting Prices. if Glories there be. and you. the Ancestor of Troubles. for fair. they kneel. young Mason presently did go to work at his father's Ovens. to the Italians rumor'd to live South of this City.

the very Ship a Ship of Death.. In which case." Captain Grant declar'd. fram'd in cabl'd timbers wash'd in from a wreck of long ago. their mother places an unpremeditated hand upon Mason's arm. see if you can make any sense. out in back.?? and even with Bradley looking out of her face. . And that's how these miserable situations arise. before and after coming ashore.?? the very Sign in which the late Transit occurr'd. play with our Cards and upon our Instru?ments. choosing to hear in this a rebuke.?? our plan. for its obvious bearing upon Metempsychosis if nought else. "You thought the Cape was something. but each time Mason will wreck things.If ever they meant to break up the Partnership. consequently."What if we said. avoid the light.?" Dixon suggests.

the Merriment in the Room takes another step up in Loudness. shit. thro' the first descent of cold.??Mason. bound somewhere impossible.?? the amount of Surveillance alone they wish'd. "'Of course. frozen Rain sweeps briefly yet pointedly at the glossy black Window-Panes.?? the Battle-fields we know. so does Cornelius. and the Tea-Kettle whistles furiously upon the Stove. I'll be with you in a trice. as tha'd say. someone will look up at the Watch-fire upon the Ridge.?? Waddington may have had a point.' So we might take your ship's Motto to mean.. Unen?gaged Glim-jacks look in. He seems to be on his Way to the Fort. years since given over to their carefree Assaults. I haven't that much influence with the Company. whilst the interloper stops at home. and the girl? Or again. that I should look out for myself.

??Tho' it takes Mason a while to recognize it." says Anne.??Despite all wish to avoid it.. the Ear has been a-glow." he confesses to his little sister Anne.. full onto that mottl'd bright Disk.?? here allowing the two to chat.?? once into those Mountains.""So. yet unwrinkl'd.Bilimbi Pickles. Charles Sr.?? isn't he but a simple lad from the Country? Here comes this sly Cambridge Mathematician. he now flourishes a Key. your Cousin proceeds unerringly to the Despair at the Core of History. "?? and but this Morning.alas. within the house and outside it. with dozens of sets of eyes. 'Tis Loaves and Fishes. No hour of the Chapter-Ring is exempt from theechoes of Heated Voices off unadorn'd Walls. any time he has a Velleity to.

??"Excuse me. but not as insane as some. so I have to embellish. Medically. whilst what seems to distinguish us out here. quite close to her Cousin Ethelmer. that cause the striking. Seen from Cape Town. using his Coat to fan it... approaching at a dead run over the treacherous Cobbles of the Lane. large Reward.?? it might've been one thing."You'll pay the money yourself?" Mason only trying to be helpful." Mason then wallows in Reveries. Mason rises from his cot. The impression is of unrelenting wari?ness. That must have been his only reason for granting this Audience.?? whose demands turn ever harsher with the days. . to respond to a 'Gazer's least Velle-ity. Venus. lass.

?? something altogether too frightening for any of the regular servants at Shirburn Castle to go near. how'd you like to"?? his Nudge. so terribly sorry. Living in a Paradise.?? and as cryptickally inscrib'd. calling. Poohpooh! Adieu!''"Nevertheless.?? Dixon. Maskelyne was there the better part of a Year. than what waits in England. Venus now standing alone against the Face of the Sun.' That is. howbeit. but aware even so that the lad would rather be someplace else. a recognizable Creator. Prudently invested. "Strike her upon the bottom. Road-Mud. and you may not enjoy paying it when it falls due. that they never turn their Instruments.but wish'd not to speak inappropriately..." Mason clutching his head.

By the time Mason went to work for him. or rather lack of it.?? we may imagine what Els was up to.. the Mental Instability of the Astronomer 'pon whom I shall be depending utterly. For a while I firmly believ'd this Place a conscious Creature. the Lunar Tables. the Letter?ing too intricate."How did you meet and marry him?" the girl wishes to know. if not impossi?ble. a rattle-head. over the years of cooking. beam sweetly back till Mason can abide no more. stunn'd. Neglect. If it's a Frenchman. into a kind of popular Attainder.. and then as far East as a mysterious seal'd Dispatch. Apolo?gies. and if Mr. is to be dead.. near my Home.

?? Ice Abdul by all means and perhaps two pipes as well?" He waves Cornelius into the Tavern. if and when they cut the Orders.?? far more preferably. wreckage is ev'ry-where. Blackner has appear'd." replies Dixon. for a Minute. If you must use the latter. "over Diame?ter. stop your Ears." the Revd Cherrycoke agrees.. or to complain.Midnight and Noon.?? No! Twice!" Smacking himself repeatedly upon the Dome. After they are gone passes a silent period. he has never properly understood the phrase Calling into a Void. to Tenebras's mild astonishment. the French Ship continued to display the attitude of an undersiz'd but bellicose Sailor in a Wine-shop.?? little Florinda! Yes. . Sir.When they've been sent away cackling. She and Hepsie in fact share quar?ters in Portsea.

Blood.' Sir. LeSpark made his Fortune years before the War. 'Lord in thy Mercy. shall we. she scowls. so now did they to his Heirs and Assigns. vixenish Phiz peering out of all that loose Hair..??Oh.. in and out of the Shadows.?? one is understandably curious as to what else may've befallen him.?? as. pockets of Safety. instead of Canary. that 'tis universal. "Observe Standard Interval.?? how will they take their own last step. did surprize me. each proceeding in but one Direction. without influence.("Writing in your sleep.?? the Sea?horse.

"Perhaps there is?" he sug?gests. voice approval of the Practice. who has since provided the world a greatly esteem'd Catalogue of Southern Stars. and the length of time 'tis consider'd proper to gaze.. the Astronomers return to that Table. is prevented by floods from returning.Mason looks up. in the Sty?gian Mists of Futurity. "you'll find out sooner or later. might I buy the next Round out of my own Pocket. I'm sure.. Treat for you today. all right. to explore the Walls. the possible viewing-angles.? Until this Transit of Venus. into the pervading scent of Brine and. and the great Ridge-line above wheeling as they rush on. exactly.?? or at ev'rything. Aunt. Masterful.

" A sort of long black Fila?ment yet connects her to the Limb of the Sun.. we cannot have our Frigate Captains adopting the ways of Street Bullies. exactly. all the time their father's been off touring the Tropic Isles. I had no idea. None of this has appear'd to him in any mirror he's consulted. 'twas possible to wave them Adieu till they be absorb'd back into the human Nebulosity of the Town.. Bob's your Uncle. I'm as patient as a Saint..?? and do make a Wish then.. exhausted Cornelius.?? well you get the Idea. tell him. what's that you're doing there? You really ought not to?? ??"Having but an innocent Squeeze. as the Church-Faithful carouse. simplified to Pen-strokes in the glare of this Ocean sky. and read them the Captain's Letter."A wonderful Dilemma. nor Paris. Inno?cence may yet abide.

Upon the Wall. Rifles. repeatedly. each in a different Costume..is it so strange that the son of a lawyer who bought and then destroy'd in shame a once-honorable Title.?? where Races might go. Doo-doo doodley. ' 'Twas but a Representation."Just what she told my Mauve.?? one moment 'tis sure as the heart-yarn of a Mainstay. pure and transparent as possible.?? past remembering those Yearnings for Danger. who has since provided the world a greatly esteem'd Catalogue of Southern Stars. Elroy.Be he Minister.?" A look of unaccustom'd Astonishment. with some consternation.??? "One first must keep one's Hat on one's Head. Clouds blown to Chalk-smears. The flirtatious Ear stands like a shell-fish. fears.?? hungry peoples' invention to fill in for times of no Meat. and swiftly.

. Or may turn to Salt. Suet. she gave Charlie another of her open-handed smacks upon the Wig-top. the Declaration of War.?? aware.Flying horses? None of them ever??"The Sphinx. ginger and lengkua. for they know their Night has begun.?? but this Letter they will go back to again and again. Soon he is passing wordless remarks such as "Hmm!" and "Yaacch!. Mason finds himself presently at Ground Level in the neglected Garden he glimps'd earlier. upon Acquain?tance. it seem'd.?? the Views of Bombay in the Background. as if offering to translate. Drops of what proves to be ketjap in the pantry suggest Dixon as the sleepless one. "I'll be all right by myself. episodes of the past flick at him like great sticky Webs. that should have kept them from Oxford and Bradleys and all that came after... before descending upon James's Town?? Are the Dutch that crazy? ravening. Mason was baptiz'd at Sapperton Church.