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N T S MI T H

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e west likea

ppinessand

gland,trailingwithit

andthecold into i-

onholesandcor-

ea flagon,and

In theinmost

emboweredhouses

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boyread Treasure

iminroaringdark.

dramaintoundra-

etrumpof crisis

arassedmother

okedat five

es-lineasat some

wasasifshehadhanged

cameandthey

fivefat impshad

fardowninherop-

ssshehalfremembered

herfatherswhenthe

mesofmen.Many

k,walledgarden

hammockwiththe

ithwhichshemight

eThames andthat

ofwoodsandlifted

n,andshowedher

beyond,andpic-

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t andswungand

adlikea wreathor

gs.Therewasin

dandauthoritative

theproverb for

blowsnobody

don ust where

hts,terraceabove

dinburgh.It was

t somepoet,prob-

nishedat allthose

d(thinkingvaguely

ntaineers)gaveit

,whichit hasnever

somestageofthose

ayhouses,mostly

olateastheGram-

ewesternend,so

ardingestablish-

ouse, of feredabruptly

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plesspersonsupon

shesmiledvaguely

r calamities she

ut bytheaid(or

astrenuousniece

insofaclientele,

ssfolks.Andthere

sstandingdiscon-

whenthegreat gale

erminaltowerbehind

gainst thebaseofan

overLondonhad

pwithcold cloud.

shadat last found

rdenmore toler-

eerlessinterior.

split theskyand

eft andright; un-

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dandtheburst of

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dstrainedevery

ngand e termina-

inatwig would

manarbalest.

and aslant against

inst awall.The

othehouse.

ywereblowninto

s,blueandwhite,

flowers,driving

Nor issucha

e,fortherewas

cabout thisinrush

g,leaden,andun-

entrees seemed

t oncegoodand

ryland.It

iseat thewrongend

uicklyenough,

ftheproportions

ht havewaftedher

udsofevening.

ofsplendourandir-

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nameRosamund

dfaced,but resolute

opofher wealth

ndrathergood-

ot married,perhapsbe-

rowdofmenround

ughsomemight

t shegaveirreso-

ofbeingat once

Amanfelt asif

Cleopatra,oras

at actressat the

heatricalspangles

sH unt; sheplayed

ne shealways

withthat great rending

m,shefelt agirlish

thinher.Tothe

heair,theclouds

melonge pec ted

egirlin blueen-

apocalypseinapri-

ewasoneof themost

turesalive,shewas

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mansionofdecay.

dswelledthe blue

ookonthemonstrous

ictoriancrinolines,a

herthat wasalmost

fadustyvolumeof

shouseininfancy pic -

dcroquet hoops

hichperhapsthey

eptiblefragrance

st instantly,and

useevenmore

nion.Tall,slim,

medmadeforsuch

ofthe breedof

areat oncelong

orheronsor even

ewholehousere-

fsteel. It would

commanded for her

atient that sheobeyed

eobeyedher.B e-

ndabellor lock-

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e waslight; but

about herlightness.

andshemeant to

epathosandfail-

t it isamoreterrible

anmaysucceedin

d.

yourheadoff , said

,goingto thelook-

madeno reply,

nggloves,andthen

beganto spreadout

headoff Isay , said

ththeunruffled

ongsandspeeches

nencore.

saidDianaDuke

ometimesmoreim-

edforaninstant the

ndthenthehumour

hebroke intoa

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andthesunset

omthesundering

soft fireand

uby andgold.

me, saidRosamund

siertokeepone sheadwhen

rt.

t suc hrubbish, said

ess.

adina golden

dwasstillstifflyblow-

hostoodtheirground

edtheproblemof

ed,theirposition,

what typicalofthem.

odetheblast ina

d seemedto

thersullentower,the

ondmantriedto

t allangles,andul-

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at wastheem-

olidity.H ewas

somesaid)boring

handsomeheavy

youngdoctorbythe

fhisblondnessand

alittlefatuous,it is

.IfRosamund

ntherewithmuch

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.H istreatiseon

tenc eofPainintheL ow-

enuniversallyhailedby

oncesolidanddar-

edlyhadbrains

fault iftheywere

st mendesireto

shat offandon

asmall way,and

nerwith asolemn

hisinvitationthat

aspresent; for

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ofthethree.B ut

ons,bothmaleandfe-

obegood-looking

haired,highcol-

dtolose thedelicacy

blurofbrownand

ndblinkingagainst

thoseobviousun-

oneknewthat hewas

ied,moral,de-

nalittle moneyof

fin thetwohob-

ycling. verybody

evenas hestood

nsunset therewas

stinct,likeoneof

urphotographs.

hewaslean,in

thes,andthelarge

mlookallthe

onicalface,blue-

anIrishman,and

AnIrishmanhe

e c ept intheold

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ehadoncebeen

ngfor theB ar

ywithhisrather

stlyat anotherkind

dhim.Moon,

revenfrequently

agentlemanwho

aspartlybecause

ociety,andifhe en-

id(as apparentlyhe

sethebarmaiddid

ouldoftenbring

esharedthat

histype,intellec-

,thetrickofgoing

riors.Therewas

edMosesGouldin

,alittlemanwhose

yamusedMichael

ndwithhimfrom

ofaperforming

ichthewindhad

rewclearerand

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nlight.In the

genceallthingscol-

thegraytrunks

gravelgold.One

edleaf fromone

ownfeatherswere

MichaelMoon, w ithhis

aveyouanyfriends "

hepersonad-

adbeamingface,

at deal.

cgrin,and

nt,whospokea

riouslycool,fresh

ofthat brownand

nglewood, I mafraid

yoldf riends. The

wasat school,a

soddyoushould

hinkingof him

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nses " asked

c ked, saidMichael

y insane, c ontinued

r. Thebest test is

opednormaltype.

e pec t tof indaman

chaelMoon, would

wind.

mospherehad

mofftheirbalance

treesinthe garden.

identalob ec tsc ould

scouredsky,straws,

nthedistance,adis-

arance,however,

tervalofminutes

rgerandcloser,

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awnasfalteringly

goodhat, saidDoc tor

erob ect came

gafterthe fluttering

numbrella.After

yellowGladstone

figurelike aflying

eldofthe Isleof

seemedtohave

tedupontwo, like

gram.It tookthe

man ingaygreen

right blondehair

klikea German s,

ac herub sanda

alittlelikea dog s.

bynomeanscherubic

out abody.Onthe

dersandshape,

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sinstinctiveand

sfullofarrested

e.Andeventhis

een,leapingthe

asshopper,didnot

mofhishabits in

t.H ewasstepping

engentleman s

ruckrigidwitha

bellowedthebigman.

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quickly,but cau-

Thehat had

nddawdleasin

esunnylawn but

andrisingit went

withthedevilry

centricwent

garooleapsand

h,ofwhichit was

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rCombe. . . hat

ds....Got

oarinto ashriek,

sstrong,fantastic

shinghat,missedit,

eforemost onthe

mlikea birdin

phwaspremature.

wardonhis hands,

wavedhis twolegs

signs(sothat they

ram),andactually

et.Aprolonged

it thewelkin

ofallthemen

eblast,as bya

ransparencyrush-

b ectsabout them.

backinasitting

wnedhimselfwith

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rulous,but ending

brupt silence.

Dr.W arner s

adin thelong,

hip,andin almost

caught inthetop-

at wasgone.

hemselvescaught

ofthingshappen-

nowwhat wouldblow

eyc ouldspeculate, the

t-hunterwasal-

swinginghimself

trong,bent,grass-

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gwindlikea

ll sunshinelikea

tichumanfigure,

edandgold,was

andcraziest

ckdidnot break

ody.H ewas

ossingleavesand

evening,stilltalk-

easoningly,half

ps.H emight well

holepreposter-

erush hehad

afootball,swept

e, andshot upthe

rthree men

ent piledoninci-

ething began

off.Allthreehad

ehadbeenthere

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mirrationallyof

fancy something

goldentree per-

monkeyonastick.

oon,thoughmore

dona tenderer

heold,youngthe-

ndwasamusedto

gShakespeare

ve, aHerc ules

esperides.

nofsciencehad

tionthat theTime

erk,andgone

grapidity.

hollypreparedfor

emaningreen,

oughlikeawitch

,reachedupand

airynest oftwigs.

saheavyboughin

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ginggentleman

danyadequate

ewhenhefinally

W henhehad

eedingswereby

ewavedit witha

dthenimmedi-

wardsoffthetree,

ainedattachedby

monkeyswungby

addownwards

rner,hegravelypro-

dsilkcylinderupon

an a k i ng , e p l ai n ed

everyhat (conse-

isisacrownout of

ecoronationof

ovedawaywith

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ough,towishfor

present state.

riedtheobligingper-

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withashirt-front.

t; but oldpinkcoat.

sgot notop. It' s

dcock.Takeyour

afterall its nap

dears,anditsbrim

but foroldsakes

obbiest tileinthe

comfortableness,

hapelesssilk hat

ed physician,and

eothermen,stilltalk-

ss.

akemoregamesout of

insomee c itement.

whyshouldit only

ht of threeother

eI wasclimbing

of them:youtakea

Moon, w ithasardonic

mesarealreadysuffi-

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rgyforclearing

our melancholy,

urbs "

oudapersonwas

rowconfidential.

fmyown, hec on-

byhav ingtwo

sunkintothe

offolly,startedand

withhisshort-

ndhishigh colour

reSmith, hec ried

yshvoice andthen

e, andyet I mnot sure.

saidtheunknown,

acardwithmyreal

ndtruepurposeon

anupperwaist-

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d. veninthein-

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lippedhishold. The

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ANOPTIMIST

airytalesofscience

edwiththe

malscould umpin

s.If anelephant

hopper,hecould(I

oftheZ oological

etinguponPrim-

dleapfromthe

menmight look

boveYarmouthlike

a.Suchnatural

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fthisinconvenience

oodintentionsofthe

olargefor every-

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uilt foramanas big

tableasak itten.

edthestrangerinto

undhimtalking

pinion) privately

That fat,faint

ke adyingfishat

man,whopolitely

withvast gestures

nehand,andthe

eother. ortu-

eefficient nieceand

etethecontract;

f thehousehad

room.Thisfact

wholeepisode.

osphereofcomic

mehecameintothe

t,hesomehowgot

devenfollow

drengatherand

nhour ago,and

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ateneedlework.

casually,aswithvary-

llcame.Therewas

od,stillasort ofred

nembarrassedW ar-

tance.Therewas

ariddlethe con-

essofhisclothes,and

visage.H ewas

morecomiccrony,

onshort legswith

was thegayest of

ikeadogalsointhis,

ndwaggedwithde-

eachsideofhis

dgloomilylikeblack

osamundH unt,

t framingher

ace andstillwith

ssedforsomeparty

also,likeMr.

on,newsofaras

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cethat triangular,

ewhichwasgiven

anddeeprichr uff

ties. Hersurname

ss H unt calledher

etoneappliedtoan

cticallybecomea

ver crossonher

othes,andwasthe

whowent tochurch.

ast,therewasDiana

merwitheyesof

lytoeveryidiotic

Duke,shesmiled

eamedoflisteningto

stenedto anyone

saidwaswhyshehad

waspleasedwith

ntrationofcourtesyupon

pokeseriously to

enedseriouslyto

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ewasunder-

nfortunatefamily

areofhis clothes.

trict about it,to

oweringhisvoice,to

kedmetolosemy

man sbeentaught

kstohim.

that shewassure

mother but herniece

hematterfurther.

ideaof tidiness, she

nggardenwallsandc lam-

A manc an t very

neatly , saidMichael

t.

ingthegirl with

Mydearyoung

tidyingthetree. You

shatsthere, doyou, any

aves.Thewindtakes

n t managethehat;

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t tidyanythingwith-

ust lookat mytrou-

at? H aven t you

"

rs. Duke, almost

erythingofthat

efirst timeshehad

ouldunderstand.

obe studying

asmofcalculation

edwithdecision,

dhaveaparticular

heliked,andthe

ood,whohadbeen

rosspurposes,

mupto theroom.

ourat atime,and

against theultimate

oddsensationthat

orterthan it used

dhisoldfriend

d f o r he d i d no t v e r y

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ethroughhis

tosaysuddenly, Is

erec eivedonlytheun-

iteright. Q uite

c el l en t ! " W h i c h ap -

flection,ratherthe

eacceptinganame,

mittingone.

dentity,thehap-

eotherunpack,and

inalltheimportant

.Mr.Smith un-

ofwhirlingac-

bedatree

bagas iftheywere

distributequitea

m onthefloor.

totalkin the

manner(hehad

t atime,but even

eechwasbreath-

andhisremarkswere

significant but

gment, hesaid, throw-

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oplesayvast

andastronomy not

oocloseto-

ortravelling

. why,

osetobeseenproperly

cosetobeseenat all

hebeach ought

omanybladesofgrass

ird makethe

g bagisunpacked

ght places

yforbreath

erendof theroom,

that it fellquite

odlookedround

metricaldisorder

ploredMr. Smith s

necouldmakeany-

ofit wasthat al-

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ddiscoverthat the

unnecessary,and

erthat wastruly

woorthreebo es

w ithplainperple ing

moker,but that

farthebest forfret-

dabout si smallbot-

andInglewood,

naywhichheknew

edat first that the

vintages.H ewas

that thene t bottle

mthecolonies,

othem ustice)do

that heobserved

osebright metallic

eemedto havebeen

eygavethethree

arycolours:red,

,violet,andorange.

odanalmost creepy

essof thiscreature.

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dgreedilyasif he

sman winewas

defendedorde-

ntly-colouredsyrup,

shopw indow. He

hedthesocialsitu-

ssertinghimself,like

ay. H ewassim-

alittle boyat a

madeagiant stride

od,andmissedthat

ofusgrowold.

,Arthurobserved

onesideof it,and

adbeencalledInno-

ughwhetherasa

moraldescription

ewas ust about

on,whentherewas

eshort figureof

ththemelancholy

crookedshadow,

edupthe stairs

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oodnature,but

ogy.

MichaelMoonw ith

wethought wemight

comfortable.Miss

ranger, look ingup

magnif icent isn t

hearmilitarymusic

redat thespeaker

eardawildfairy tale,

insonesmalland

memberedhowhe

nned Arcyears

anaschoolboy,he

ing-house.Long

nalismofhisfriend

uchyouthfuligno-

tedreams.Under

mandscienceofhope-

oodhadlongcome

d,insufficient,and

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lamberedthrough

sawthetwosymbolic

edstatue,thenthey

ethusburst inthe

ndlucidskyof

ny-colouredcloud

ecountyupside

c amethefarc ryof

yfromsomeremote

e andbringsomeof

k . It's ust thespot

chaelsnatched

es,one ineachsolid

od,asifmesmerized,

ndabig arofginger.

ocent Smithap-

ure,likeagiant' s

esetributesandbore

theybothhoisted

dow.Theywere

mnastic Inglewood

giene,andMoon

ort,whichwasnot

asthat oftheaverage



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hadalight-headed,

hedoorwasburst in

eenburst inthesky,

theveryroofof

othmenwhohad

prisonedinthecom-

okit comically,and

erebothmen,

ntiment hadnever

dhadan equal

lathleticsandtheir

etalism,andhestood

withtheshameless

.

astrideofa chim-

wasnot following,

andgood-nature

othe attictocom-

glewoodandMoon

ggray-greenridge

feet against gutters

mney-pots,looking

.Theirfirst feeling

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isethat wasthee ac t

ardsomesi streetsbe-

abell biddingto

artalkout ofthe

zedthat theirrepress-

wedGoulddown-

eadingaccentscould

alf-humorouspro-

fullandvery

mundH unt.The

that comesaftera

kit inwithas

runkthelittle bottle

ademptiedalmost

ent oneating

ha solemnityun-

vehim.Therewas

hnessoftheatmos-

st fancytheycould

thelast rosesofthe

amefromthedark-

and pongwhich

hadbrought out the

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chaelMoon, have

mablac kguard "

andIdon t believe

d,afteranoddpause.

uwere what theyc all

Iamwild, youc an

saidMoon,withan

Iamtame. Iamquite

mest beast that crawls.

mekindofwhiskey

ht.I evendrink

oomuch.Igoto the

uses.Imeet the

hmauvefaces.I

fdirtystories gener-

You mayreassure

useebeforeyou

hasthoroughly

ngwithfeelings

off theroof forin-

e,alwayssinister,was

c riedout Moon, sud-

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lthiest wineIever

nlydrink Ihavereally

Iwasneverw ild

ago. A ndhesent the

glass,far away

eroad,where,in

nce,theycouldeven

nthestones.

rInglewood, rather

besobitterabout it

worldas hefindsit;

t abit dull "

saidMichaelde-

fellowSmith.Ihave

ethodinhis madness.

ntoa sort ofwon-

ngonestep out of

dhavethought of

ouldhavethought that

couldtastequite

pots Perhapsthat

.PerhapsNosey

mpirecigarettesought

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damned,dirty,

illWhiskey "

yourself, saidIngle-

Thedullnessisn t

s. ellowswho

i ke m e I m ea n h a ve u s t t h e

ratherflat at afailure.

elikethat; it' sallsurv ival.

et on,likeW arner,

etostick quiet,like

rtemperament.I

vererthanIam but

galltheloosewaysofa

n t helphavingall

ssofa smallscientific

canhelpfloating,

umanity,as

at lecture,reallycon-

besofanimalsalldis-

e buzzoftalk

issHunt' smusical

heabruptnessofar-

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ous,fashionablecoon

theoldplantation,

edayslongsincegoneby.

ssof teneda ridsad-

ntinuedhismono-

ha rollickingand

ueeyesofMichael

enedwithalight

erstand.Many

esandvalleys,would

woodorIngle-

deverunderstoodthat

t blinkthat it was

rit, it' sinthe

went onInglewood,

emenareweakandsome

we candoisto

avebeenin love

t doanythingfor

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t, o ldfellow. We

ndwec an t helpit.

et,andstood

onat theendof

tuehung aboveits

cloudsofanalmost

owlytopsy-turvyin

en.Theirgyration

yet dizzier.

andwassuddenly

kedA rthurInglewood,

ghsomewhat more

emedtofindsome

eofthesethingswe

ael.

reburst out ofthe

cockatoohairand

mith,callingto

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ndMr. MosesGould

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ctivelyofthelittered

s,therefore,the

ocked,whenhiseye

edAmericanre-

eppingbac k fromthe

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B E ACON

onHousetherewas

waseverybody s

o talkofinstitu-

things.The truth

e ceptionallyhigh

domandinven-

dtheyalwaysdo,

menareweary

but whiletheyaregay

blymakerules.

echurchesandre-

e ofthemost

most unsophisti-

areneverfreeuntil

andlibertycannot

yauthority . venthe

uinSmithwas

oducedeverywhere

andconditions.



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s ownhalf-lunatic

pressedindestruc tion,

opplingconstruc-

hobbyfoundit

Rosamund ssongs

kindof opera Mi-

ragraphsintoamagazine.

lineseemedbe-

ofsmokingconcert.

dArthurIngle-

ainst hisowngrow-

asif,inspite ofhim,

ngintoa picture

oagymkana.

to criticizethese

fices,fortheyfol-

ccessionlikethe

manwasanobstac le

tacles.Out ofany

ct hecoulddragreels

c on uror. Nothing

ersonalthanpoor

Yet thepreposterous,

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MoralPhotography

theboarding-

nof theold

ewhic hproduc esthesame

makingaman

newithhimself,

tesweremoremysti-

MissHunt forgetsHer-

answeringherown

withamost appall-

or Mr. Moon

whichMr. Moon

madnessunder

mination,whichwas

fingerandanair

ehighlysuccess-

eentingInglewoodrec og-

odprostrating

andInglewood

odwithanumbrella

hwantedtohaveenlarged

a sort offresco,

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eaman aprig.



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oreprosaic

edomesticenergies

Innocent had

ediscoverythat

ent witha

efordress the

adneverfailed

consequence

heory (which

eriously)that

omywithmag-

wlight chalk

ndthendust them

Smith sL ightning

withtwoscreens,

bo ofbright soft

aactuallythrew

verallorworking

c isethetalentsofa

oducedforher

andgold sun-

aninstant toher

anempress.And

oursafterwards

isusualair of

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ersthanshehadin

dorthesardonic

sy,ontheother

necanunderstand

ereascourteousasthey

esaidhewas areal

hesimplymeant a

saverydifferent

eheadofthetable

a fat,foldedsmile

everyone elsewas

heonlyothere -

scompanion,Mary

famuchmoreeager

okeshealways

akanyminute.

efinitionofacom-

emedtothrow

ntures,intothead-

.H eneversuc-

snubbed ifhe

sonlytodrawatten-

dtoturnher, by

estytoamystery.

everyonerecognized

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ewoodsinspring.

therolderthan the

nearlymorningar-

ofyouth,whichRosa-

inthemerespend-

themereguarding

gainandagain.

eset inherfacethe

chwasreally theright way.

geverythingwith

sort ofsteadyap-

se perimentsof that

orelikeaweek s

nee periment towers

wasanysillierormore

,but becauseout of

allthe oddevents

otherpractical

emselvesandlef t vac anc y

edupon themselves

ng.B ut thestring

nts whichwereto

etective,apistol,and

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of anabstract

hebest thing

,toclaimsover-

dividualhouse-

RuleforIreland

orhomes, he

It wouldbe

kill hisson,as

it wouldbebetter,

killed.Let' sissue

encefromB eacon

enoughgreensin

andwhentheta -

llhimwe reself -sup-

th thehose.

usay, wec ouldn t

that comesfrom

dsinkawellinthis

onewithwater-

ellyB eac on

onfireofindependence

eafterhouseanswer-

heThames Let us

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ryhousebea

and udgeitsown

wedobythe

usc ut thepainter,

ether,asifwewere

nd, saidMic hael

s ts i n t he S wi s s a m il y

sastrangedesirefor

k,andcrashcomes

cocoanut fromsome

iterarymanfeels

d at oncean

sout ofathicket,

quills.

rdagainst the Sw iss

criedInnocent withgreat

bee ac t sc ienc e, but

osophy. Whenyou re

oreallyfindwhat

ereallyonadesert

desert.Ifwewere

rdenwe df indahun-

nglishberriesthat

Ifwewere

e dbethebetter



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sin that bookcase

owarethere we dhave

ood,terribletalks,

e without guessing

verything:christening,

yes, evenforaCorona-

idetobearepublic .

w is s a m il y l i ne s , I

, laughing. O h, I

ythinginthat

suchasimple

ronationCanopy,

ondthegeraniums

fullbloom.If

acrownofgold,

updandelions,

mineunderthe

doilforthe cere-

eat stormwould

andweshouldfind

premises.

eonthepremises

eratedSmith,striking

Ibet you venever

s Ibet you venever

Iwas thismorning



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verythingyousayc ould

e sanoldsort

hedustbin it' sgot

andapole sbroken,

satent, but asa

hisvoicequitefailedhim

equac y thenhewent

erness. YouseeI

oumakeit.I believe

ycouldn t behere

e.Yousayyou

oroil. Why, there s

ourelbow andI

hastouchedit or

dforyourgold

wealthyhere,but we

illingbits fromour

daman sheadfor

MissHunt' sgold

ughto "

mundwasalmost

Allisnot goldthat

a n d be s id e s "

is " c riedInnocent

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sthegoodofaSov-

efineasovereign

preciousmetal,as

f theworld.They

auseit wasrare your

tysortsof slime

oldbecauseit was

t wasathinghardtof ind

efoundit. Youc an t

reat golden

ookat it andyoucan

blemotionshe

penthedoorsintothe

,also,withoneof

emedat theinstant

were,hestretched

and ledherout

nce.

usflungopen,let

thanthat ofthe

swimmingwith

rt ofsleepyflame

stedshadowsof

esshoweduponthis

asincommonday-



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writteninvividvio-

sterngold.The

stive,andyet mys-

hichcommonthings

of costlyorcurious

sloping roof

vast peacock,in

blueandgreen.

ewallglowedwith

ng rubyandtawny

set eachob ect

ouredflame,likea

andevenInnoc ent' s

colourlessfairness,

pagan goldonit as

owardsthe onetall

oodofgold, hewas

tter Whyshouldwe

anymorethan a

ackbuttonwoulddo

useethat everything

ewel A ndw illyou

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andyou llwakeupin

r

ld.

askedRosamund,

t, answered

kerywithaflying

undtoMic haelMoon,

oanasy lum. Don t

nquiredMichael,

g,swarthyheadwas

ndeitherbyacci-

ookofsomething

amidthesoc iale -

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owlongerand

mistakablysneering.

d o n t t hi n k it ' s a t al l n ec es -

" askedRosamund

enow, answered

t uglyvoice.

no w "

egirl, andtherewasa

theIrishman sfac e

ost creepy.W ith

ayingsinallthat

edevilin paradise.

ntinued, w ithasort of

usewedon t talk

ught weall

Moon, that B eac on

singularsort of

es loose,shall

isonlythe doctor

youc omewhenhec alled

maladiesaremelan-

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verybumptious

ingovera wall

t h at ' s h i s be d si d e ma n -

chathing " c riedRosa-

aren t suggest that

saidMic hael

hantherest ofus.

ticedthat MissDuke

n o to r io u s si g n H a v e n t

lewoodisalways

aknownmarkofmental

ipsomaniac.

brokeout hiscom-

ion. I veheard

"

ts, saidMichael,

nessdoesnot come

vingin byset-

tle, self-repeating

tamed.Youwent

seyou reanheiress.

osamundfuriously . I

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aidMichael, inalow



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Youthought that

ought everyman

beafortune-hunter

lfgoandbesane

andI mmad andserve

amundquitewhite.

tyofwhichthe

byssesareinrevolt,

eseconds,andthen

calbow. Not

hesaid onlyreally

say Asocial

yoursatires, c ried

ooseherwholeforci-

acyclone and

wound. Idespiseit

acco,andyournasty,

rling,andyour

othes,andyour

dyourrottenfailure

carewhetheryoucall

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sscientificappliances.

ngforsomething some-

ff.Iventilatethe

house,but what is

use "

etly,but with

medtobesearching

chshe couldnot

thedoorburst open,

undH unt,inher

,andparasol,stood

ewasin abreath-

facewasane pres-

stonishment.

game, shesaid, pant-

onow Iwonder. I ve

t' sallIc anthinkof

" askedDianarather

ard,likeoneusedto

ce.

heheiress, myc ompan-

ackedfriendofyours

toher inthegar-

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owforaspecial

otheopen

kedout onthegarden,

ht.Nothing

twohoppingand

thehedgeandrailings,

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TH E GOD

e plicably irri-

ceandutter-

rtly, IsupposeMiss

doesn t want to

omarryhim " c ried

ion. She saw ild,

bepartedfromher.

aicily but Ireally

do.

my, Diana, reasonedher

t let mynic egoverness

my Youorsomebody

wood, you reaman

plycan t.

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arlessmoralforcethan

fyougot muc h, c ried

ofherformidable

Ithink I llgosome-

seandpluck.I

will helpmemore

. . he sac an-

samanandhasamind,

shef lungout

ksaflame,andthe

arinewheel.

andingunder

verthehedge

y,withhislarge

blue chin.The

pressionpleasedher,

ewengagement,and

therfriends.

, Mr. Moon, she

ouforbeingac ynic

hed,forI want acynic

y fi l l of s e nt i me n t I m

sgonemadt Mr.

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n d sh e d o es n t s e em t o

tillundisturbedly

tly, I mnot ok ing

i th s c ab o u ts i de . H e s w ea r s

ohisaunt' s, andgofor

mesomepractical

ofhismouth,

stant reflectively,

herside ofthegar-

cetoyouisthis,

is speciallicence,

eroneforyouand

okes " askedtheyoung

reallymean.

mithisaman of

thponderouspreci-

man amanofaf -

dtheday light. He

fgoodbuilding

d,andI amgladto

p.W ewent tosleep

erylawn,inthis very

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regoingtobemarried,

seewhythat cab....

undstoutly , Idon t

edMic hael, advanc ingon

. I mallforlies

t don t youseethat to-

e vewanderedintoa

grassgrowing,

andthat cabat the

otorment ande -

asafter your

y loveyou. B ut if I

youIdidn t loveyou

b e li e ve m e . o r t ru t h is i n

saidRosamund,

agnetic eyesf i ed

meMoon " heasked.

O nmyhonour, they

distant asRedIn-

ournamewas Sw im,

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Rosamund, w ithreal

nec annevergobac k .

please, said

yyouonmyshoul-

eally,youmust stop

egirlearnestly . You

Idaresay,souland

badbusinessfor all

hat romanticrush,

theydoattract women,

say, we realltelling

veattractedpoor

t me,Michael.

ns:imprudent mar-

appinessanddisap-

vegot usedtoyourdrinksand

t b e p re t ty m u ch l o ng e r "

" roaredMic hael.

hor heavenarethere

Might aswelltalk

ouandIhave

longenough,and

h andMaryGray

neverknowahus-

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ppy Whothedev ilare

beunhappy,likethe

Disappointed O f

ointed I, forone, don t

goodamanasIam

nowI mf if ty thousand

thetrumpetsshout-

dRosamund, w itha

dfac e, anddoyou

"

stheretodo "

What otheroccupa-

manonthisearth,

What' sthealternative

It' snot liberty ,

arryGod,asour

ust marryMan that

istomarryyour-

yourself yourself , yourself ,

ycompanionthat isnever

versatisfac tory .

unt, inaverysof t

alksomuc h, I llmarry

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nlything. Can t

yours,Rosamund.

, saidRosamund,

rity.

odforone split

eshot awayacrossthe

eatheredshoesout

eclearedthree

aleap,out ofmere

hecamewithinayard

windows,hisflying

erlikelead he

ackslowly,whistling.

tedeveningwerenot

mofwhichMoon

uriousthinghadhap-

ftertheintemperate

ssomethingwhich,

arlour,that seemed

avenandearth

esea beingtheceil-

r. Nowordsc ane -

m,asit astonishesall

ns.Yet thestiffest

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eet ofsteel.It indi-

sanysympathy.

swomancanbegin

effeminatemancan

ratese ualpower,

yorthe otherabout

oyoungmenigno-

rInglewood,tosee

eseeinga motor-

en(evenif his

permittedit)any

edidwhenhesawthat

ndo whenatheatre

ydif ferently f romwhat they

emselvesasacting,

e.H ehadafaint

flede planations,

nereallypaying

ndthe bailiffs(in

e but afterthat he

nduct e cept bythe

nglewood leaveme

ot thewaytohelp.



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rymanner,and

wlikepeopleina

W h a t l o ve l y ai r "

osamund, w itha

rangout likeacom-

ethat horrid, beastly ,

at mademefeel

thingbut itself " an-

deeply . Why, it' s

efire.

eusein leet Street,

y especiallyonthe

edhimselfquiteun-

hat.Theywereall

ationsofob ectless

redandstretched

crucified,inasort

ess Mic haelstoodstill

heredmuscles,then

,andstood still

ot trip,forwomen

theyfallontheirnoses,

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s o n t h e o th e r si d e of t h e

hesaid.

oadtoRussia, said

ust befound. A ndhe

redroundacorner

wers.

und, hewon t really

ses " saidMichael

an t beloc kedupfor

least, Ihopenot.

orc ouldn t make

dthrowoff thedoc -

t youknow. Ibe-

rt ofsaint. Ibelieve

nocent,andthat

inary .

ke,restlessly

with thepoint of

ood, that Smithis

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econdshot shookthe

e,andwiththe

arnercameflying

pingrabbit.Yet

groupa thirddis-

m andtheysawwith

whiteskydrilled

eunhappyH erbert' s

ment thefugitive

pot,andcame

ke acow.The

esinit rolledupon

,andInnocent

nerlikea railway-

cehispropersize

reen, thebigrevolverstill

acesanguineandin

kestars,andhis

lwayslikeStruwel-

ehungbut anin-

odhadtimetofeel

t whenhesawthe

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enc e. Thebroken

eraniums,the

e blackbulkof

railingsbehind,

syellowvulture

isl ongvulture

avel,andthe little

acrossthegarden

acigarette:all

ydistinct anddefinite.

ols,inanecstasyof

ob ect grewmore

eciousbecausethe

gup.Thingslook

eyburst.

dbegun,let alone

edacrossandtaken

multaneouslythelit-

estepsandtaken

opealsoflaughter,

withperfect will-

octortohis feet,

dsullenlyonthegar-

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eininstants ofcatas-

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ashedout oftheir

henhehadrisen,

anddustedhimself

disgust,turnedto

ewasverywhite

hespokewithper-

a di e s, h e s ai d , m y

rebothscientists

hinkwehadbetter

and communicate

ethreenatural

dSmithwasled

lroaringwith

gthene t twenty

ofmirthcouldagain

openwindow but

quiet voicesofthe

edabout thegar-

achother sspirits

aelMoonstill hung

omewhereabout

time, Dr. Warnerc ame

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helittle manwith

edgravelyinhisrear.

inthesunlight was

e, thefac eof thelittle

eadeath shead.

Dr. Herbert Warner,

mywarmthanksand

mpt courageand

bywirethisevening,

ptureand put out

cruelandterrible

y acriminalwhose

shaveneverbeen

at himwitha

k ingeyes. What

as k ed . Y o u ca n t m e a n

yothernames, said

dnot onehedidnot

im.That man,

kofbloodandtears

erheismad aswell

the interestsof

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natic asy lum. B ut

hheis confinedwill

withinwall,and

tress,orhewill

orthcarnageand

wodoctors,her

er thenhereyes

sleaningonthe

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PRACTICAL JOK R

st whohadcome

mewhat more

gure,oncloserin-

earedwhenclutch-

ghisneckintothe

comparatively

t off,havingfair

ndcarefullycurled

vementsespecially

ndifiedmonocle

broadblackribbon,

g Americanmoth

dressandgestures

boy s it wasonly

h-bonefaceitself

gacridandold.

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alf-conscioustricks

met himoncere-



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atrickofclosing

beparticularlypo-

eof lif tinghis oined

eair asifholding

washesitatingor

ut thosewhowere

edtoforget these

isquaint andsolemn

ngularviews.

r . W a rn e r, t h is i s D r.

esduringthe

ewere playing

ame andgaveaprompt

suddenlyrevealed

tedStates.

ntinuedWarner(Dr.

isperhapsthefirst

America.We are

consult withhim

ae "

ortailofanything,

wc anpoorMr. Smith

yyourac c ount?"

saidHerbert



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ecomestohouses

a grandpopularity.

eydogo whenhe s

Gone,Miss H unt,

man sspoons, ormore

u,I haveallthe

aidWarnersolidly .

allc orrec t.

pect,accordingto

eAmericandoctor,

tionofinnocent women

ocence. romal-

hisgreat imaginative

n somepoorgirl

sayhe sgot ahypnotic

atures,and that

hat' sbec omeofall

ows.Murdered,

lotsof instances, besides

handtomurder,

himunderthelaw.

methodsofresearch

e wretchedwomen.

mthat Iamreal



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Yes,it willbe

e plodedDiana,

itale asperation.

edoesn t seemtomind.

ngawayw ithSmithin

e " e a c ul a te d Ro s a-

really religious.

lizethat Mary

losetoheronthe

onhadcomedown

n,but dressedvery

adaneat but very

Shanteronherhead,

erthreadbaregray

thetwotints

erheavycopper-col-

c ellently forthetouch

n sclothesnever

eyseemtosuit her

anhad aqualityyet

e.Insuchgray



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nkandtheskiesare

ppenthat onere-

alanglewillcauseto

A scrapofwin-

ap oflooking-

ethat islost toall

uaint,almost tri-

waslike some

hat couldstillre-

rsbefore.Mary,

ceful,couldnever

beautiful andyet

miserywasso

catchhisbreath.

amundinalower

se but howdid

her, answered

makesnoimpressionat

ept everythingwaiting,

ally, andnowwe

Innocent istaking

t H ampstead, andI m

ly.

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epylight inhereyes

ndarkness shewas

ywithhereyeon

c t.

osamund, almost

msosorryabout it, but

. We wehavefound

ary, w ithalowandc uri-

,that must beawfully

instant andno

silent MichaelMoon,

is head,asit might

ndremaining

etoherrescueinhis

aid, thisman

ptingmurder.The

eCollege "

w ithavaguebut

ent toldme.

toldyou, repliedPym

ymuc hafraidit wasn t

at theman sstained

crime.Iassure



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ents.Ihaveevi-

urglary,signedbya

urate. Ihave "

ocurates, c ried

eagerness, that

hfunnier.

ofthehouse

lewoodappeared

t ofsignal.The

he nglishdoctor

ut stolidlytowards

ved,not even

te but thebackof

still anindescrib-

slisteningtoevery

erstand, Mary , c ried

don t youknowthat

edevenbeforeour

ought youwould

otsupstairs.

saidMaryalmost

usypack ing ust then.

e wasgoingto

oit wasn t worthwhile



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andwhat youmean,

tamping, but you

dwhat Imean.I

Iput it, ifonly Ic an

Innocent Smith

dmanintheworld.

otsofothermenand

ofotherwomen.

d thewomen,too,

aughtysometimes,

oftlyasshe but-

erism,orsome-

andburst intotears.

woblack-clad

hehousewiththeir

etweenthem.H e

wasstilllaughingin

yle.ArthurIngle-

a darkandred

fdistressandshame.

painfullyrealistic

c onHousewasmade

eadaybefore had

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ectively . Seldomthe

oldgatealtogether

eryoucomeofanold

orsleanedongates

eredhowtoopen

AthurInglewoodina

ugoingtoget out of

ot, saidMic hael, af ter

nghimselfslowly

edthecompany,

titude,occupying

edout suddenly what are

nsweredWarner

ned.

skedMoonbrightly.

saidtheotherc urtly .

rate, c ried

darestotrywhat

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eofourcompany,

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safternoonweflew

ndseveredourselves

eearth "

mund,wringingher

ndtheretalkingnon-

thedreadfulthing

henhewent mad.

edoctorupwhenhe

fB eac on, replied

sspecialpowersin

cs,flowerpots,and

gardens. It' sinour

dwardI: Simed-

stratus

edWarnerw ith

lforc eyouout

c haelMoon, w ithac ry

ShallIdieinde-

Willyoupaint

hmygore andhe

espikesbehindhim.

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Michael shandas

randishingthisbroken

every lanc esround

theirplacestode-

eandhourit is

" A ndinavoic e

oblelinesof Ron-

deDieu, oupourledroit demon

uborddemonprovince.

dtheA meric angentle-

one.Thenheadded,

shere "

thunderedMoon.

lysanepeoplelef t.

osamund Mic hael,

oaredMic hael, and

tling totheother

eansthat doctors

sbosh,andAmeri-

uc hmoreboshthanour

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oremad orbad

e

beganInglewood

thesegentlemen "

oc tors, e ploded

ingtoanybody

atehellontheword

chdoc tors O h, my

d o u s t l o ok a t e m

orbuyadog, orgo

twentysuc h My

andwereCatho-

fI calledaman

opriests "

heirword, Mic hael,

they vegot evidenc e

t?" askedMoon.

, w ithasort of faint

tlemenareinchargeof it.

it seemstome,

ouhaven t evenhad

s.Duke.

saidDianainanunder-

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answeredMic hael,

geesetosay it to, the

econstantlyonher

lyrefusetolet

andairystyle.I

it' sherhouse.

eatedInglewooddoubt-

aidMichaelf irmly ,

onDuke.

aidDianaquietly ,

ingnothingat all. Her

upor tolet things

.

elMoon and, asit

ofus. Youareim-

issDuke but

selfyouwillknow

that halfone sletters

canonlyrefrainfrom

weringthem.

hesameabsurd

the gate,but his

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romthemockheroic

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wyergiving good

nt whowantstokeep

said weallwant

Lookat thelarge

nesof thec ase. Ibelieve

nhavemadeahighly

eSmithisas

admit buttercups

dpistolsinprivate

somethingdemanding

morallyc ertain

rsome oke, orsome

t behindallthis.

ong. We vedisarmed

toholdhim hemayas

onasnow. B ut

ac hanc eofmybeing

erest heretowash

ofyouinorder.

hat gate,andyou

geoftheevening

writtenthef ront page

oryour aunt

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o ct o rs s h ot h e re ? N o , n o

id but youdon t

e.Arthur,suppose

wrong.Smith

hoolfellowofyours.

provedguilty, the

illsayyouintro-

edinnocent,they

arhim.Rosa-

amright orwrong.

ey llsayyouengaged

he sprovedinno-

elegram.Iknowthe

forthisrapidra-

eathlessthanhad

realdenunciation.

nest,as wellasposi-

rovedbyhisproceed-

ehadfoundhis

h e c ri e d, w i th o u r

ythat Dr.

Iagree.B ut does

pshottedbyall the

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youaren t surelygoing

went onthemelan-

ethat seemedas

t therewassomething

bout H omeRulefor

omething,when

heHighCourt of

that humanbeings

ofdomestic ustice

nonlyget legalin us-

awyer, too, andIknowthat

e stoomuchoffi-

ftenandoftenthe

t settleis ust the

Scoresofyoung

andsent to ailwhen

hrashedandsent to

surehavehada

ntheyonlywanteda

issomethingin

ticself-government;

t inpractice.You

ethedocuments.

offree,white,Chris-

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t island.Let usdo

sgointothat house

dout withourown

thing istrueornot;

anoramonster.If

likethat,what right

ballot papers "

hangedaglance

fool,sawin that

ningground.The

thinkofsurrender

t fromthosewhich

lArthur sin-

fprivacyandapolite

y nglishandwould

erthanright themby

c.Toplayat once

-errant,likehis

enabsolutetorture

mi-officialpart hehad

sverypainful.H e

ant iianyonecould

ywastolet sleeping

ymbelongedto

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sh.Regulationsand

oneof Innoc ent' s

ssatiresreallye ist,

enandimposedon

mknewwhole

yet secret andfanci-

ationyet asprivate

ne pec tedasan

renomanmay

hereanymanmay

prohibitionstates,

alltheselargelocal

rusPym smindfor

aller country.In-

nglandthanany

capableevenof

conventionsare,he

mpossibilityofthe

mlybelievedby

periment,that tothe

hat fantasmal

esomeB ritannic

mewhat at a

edthroughthegrow-

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ndedontheim-

robreakdown

amiliarityandthe

ovedMichaelto

ahealthyand hu-

No s ey G o ul d , h e e -

eresight ofhimenough

eflections "

arner, Ireally fail

ctsthequestion

"

h e fu n er a l, g e nt s " i n -

theairof

Doctordemandin

wayat aboarding-

otsofdemand.

lyashecould,

on,andindicated

beenguiltyofcer-

sactsandthat there

onthat hewas

saidMosesGould

needold O lmestoseethat.



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Omes, headdedwith

dashideofdisappoint-

d av in got there

Inglewood.

whenac ovegetsout

tthere sgenerallya

before, saidDiana

dyou regenerally

laints.

him, saidMosesmag-

hap s armlessenough

thegardenhereand

thebuglars.

w ithsolemnfervour.

ofCommonSense.

mad.Let mein-

tionofScientific

.Innocent ismad.

Gould.Moses,

CyrusPym. The

closedhiseyesand

edhisnationalwar-

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saidMichaelc heer-

ourpoorf riendmad,

hat houseoverthere

at couldbemore

ationofScientific

se.Unitedyou

Iw illnot besoun-

.Pymhasnocom-

yselftorecordingthe

t hehas not shown

eedomofanold

hat Moseshasno

nst thisstrong

ear armedwith

whichisA meric an

Gould sassistanc e,

ssuddenly . I

I areidenticalin

yet betweenus

calledadisagree-

emayperhapscall

e p o in t s of t h um b a nd f o re -

theotherfingers

ndseemedtobewait-

l himwhat tosay.



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nquiredtheaf fable

Dr. Pym, w itha

adivergence.Granted

deranged,hewould

sciencerequiresina

"

ou, observedMoon,

e again,anddidnot

erea homicidalman-

all herewhilewe

entlyunderneathall

namiteinsomefor-

memberedforthe

twothat themon-

kingwasstanding

.Theyhadfelt

ardenstatue there

ncoilingroundhis

out ofhismouth,

takenofInnocent

crest ofblonde,

at forward,hisfresh-

htedfacelookingpa-

inginparticular,his



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ndhishandsin his

as theycouldguess

isgreencoat

ofthegreenturfon

dowPymhade -

postulated Mi-

eshadragged.H e

ggraven thegodof

perchedonone

andthen,aftercorrect-

,hadflownaway.

el, w ithashout of

eac onhasopened

uall knownowI

monsensehas

uriedcommonsensehas

vefiredoffahun-

pistol,and youwould

as Iknowheis

to thehouseand

ortheHigh

hasalreadyarrivedat

ut tobeginitsinquiry.

" c riedlittleMr.

rysort ofdisinterested



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ananimalduring

F ollowontothe

ndB ac on aveak ipper

Lordshipcompli-

ighprofessional

andwhichwasworthy

heSaloonB ar and

Oh,chaseme,

ptationtochase

t ofwaddling

nt; andhadmadeac ir-

ereappearedbreath-

onhadknownhis

nopeoplepresented

ite serious,evenif

eglassdoors

arest toMr.Moses

ofthat festiveidiot

esamedirection,

waywiththeuna-

procession.Only

ghrigiditytosay

ilingat herfierce

ewhours.Under



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hadkept it backas

t c ase, shesaid

nbesent away.

avehisbag,you

asmile. Idaresay

ownforus.

saidSmith, speak ingfor

hisvoicesoundedre-

ceof astatue.

cedand disputed

eft breathlessby

unandspring he

he street; witha

ckhewas actually

ecabmanhappened

se shead, hav ing ust

-bag.Smithseemed

about onthec ab s

sown Gladstone

owever,hehad

,intothehigh seat

f piercingandap-

ent thehorseflying

downthestreet.

violent andswift

eotherpeoplewho



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atues.Mr.Moses

adaptedbothphysic-

rposesofperma-

esometimebefore

oon,remarked,like

ha strangeronan

h Cablooseany-

fatalsilenc e and

hasneer likeaclub

heCourt ofB eacon,

oseamaniacon

shasbeensaid, at the

continuoushouses.

it inranout intoa

pepushedout into

h andhiscabshot

,andcertainlymost

nevere pectedto

e , however, he

undand drovewith

rsideof thegarden,

th acommonim-

acrossthelawnas

onhadreasontoduck



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vanishedupstreet for

hebigyellowbagfly

ellinthecentreof

companylikea

ngDr. Warner shat

orethey hadcol-

bhadshot awaywith

hisper.

elMoon, w ithavery

youmayaswellallgo

ngratherdarkand

elic sofMr. Smithat

strunk.

togoinside " asked

eredbrowand

onseemedtohave

, saidMichaelina

want thewholeofthis

you.

ofirrational

tingcolder,andanight

e oneortwotrees

er,however,spoke

on.

ysuc hproposal, he



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thisruf f ian, andImust

stentoanyproposal,

Ionlyaskyouto

vement withhis

ewhistlingnoisethat

reetson oneside

d fromquiteanew

hrough thenight-

creasedwithin-

e t moment thefly-

elshadswept up

whichtheyoriginally

nfromhisperch

dedness,andcoming

in thesameinan

efore.

e " c riedMoonhilari-

hooingacompany

bequickabout it!

edtotalk toIngle-

riveni ntothe

beendifficult after-

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congruities,aspeople

hing,andthebrisk

gthetrees seemed

gsingeneral.

dthem,sayingwith

peration, Isay , doyou

e "

verymuc h.

allydoes,quicker

medtopromise.

felt theskyaslight

ous moonappearing

ofsand trees,

heskywasalreadya

ift ofbarren

rift ofrivenclouds

belifted onthesame

ind.

el, Ibeganw ithan

sure. YouandIare

of yoursbeforethe

n,andtoclearhim,too

ofcrimeandlunacy . Just

htoyoufora bit.

thedarkening

elMoonwent on.



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c hael, shut youreyes

er oldhieroglyphics

sin theoldhot

wereinshape and

Thinkofsome

espickedout in

green,withsome

yGould sancestors

nkwhythepeople

ct wastothinkthat

dreallygoneof fhis

medsorecklessa flight of

c-picturedwallshe

e gray,windswept,

rbangardenin

kinghisheels.H ow

onebyimagining

ceive.Both (in

sant.

yrepeat riddles " went

venif they veforgotten

asytoremember

uess.So werethose

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yhadbeenhardto



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plain.Their

ry thingwasplaine -

penhismouthin

oonwent on,plun-

panddown

sterandfaster.

d danceswerenot f rivo-

ounderstandthan

heolddanceswere

olouredbut silent.

hngoddabout Smith "

dInglewood, lef t behind

haveInotic edany-

sabout him, asked

istency, that hehas

very little When

ut inagaspingir-

ewasn t usedtoit.

os paintingred

hrowingyellow

you that biggreen

likeanygreenf igurec a-

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riedInglewood, ina



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orSmith,properly

alpractical oker.

n thishousehasbeen

,but assilent asa

saidtheotherdubi-

ot tofindout what all

heywereso many

ut evensuppos-

mething why, Lord

denquitenatu-

stothemoon,bythis

us,andhadseena

ttingonthegarden

rplyagainst the

shit washardtobe

man:thehunched

ghairhadratherthe

mbledacat alsoin

artledit sprangup

longthe topofthe

sheavyshoulders

thersuggesteda

mewithinreachofa

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bythistimewas

garden,madethe

ficult,sinceit melted

itivein themulti-

hetree.

h ou t ed A r th u r. W h o

ent?"

danobsc urevoic e

eatedyouonceabout

dgathered

gthetreebackwards

in thethickofit,

and goldenafternoon

" askedInglewood, as

dthevoic eout of thetoss-

omerealnames,

pair. Youmust

, thunderedtheob-

hat allitstenhun-

alkingat once. I

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ONSO

ATH ; OR,TH E MURDER

eDukeshadbeen

eaconwitha

osity,that seemed

osiness.Thebig

upintosmallrooms,

thesort ofsepara-

whentheyareplaying

neby MosesGould

omost activemem-

uiry)withthe

ace.At oneend

ewasset theone

hichwassur-



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nt orumbrellawhich

edasa coronation

ncouldbeper-

Mrs.Duke,

f countenance

umber.At the

dSmith,inakind

efullyfencedinwith

roomchairs,any

sedout ofthe

ehadbeenpro-

out ofthelatter

ats,paperdarts,

ythroughthewhole

pokeorevenlooked

ciousasachildon the

highonthetop of

eyoungladieswith

window,andMary

assomethingbetween

tallof theQ ueenofB eauty

ecentreofthe long

wbarrierout of

GoodWords toe -

ividedtheconflict-



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desat thetwo

ion,Dr.PymandMr.

ofbooksanddocu-

ofDr. Pym)solid

ntheotherside,

hedefence,were

dpapers,but as

yellowvolumesby

thehandofMr.

nsomewhat careless

rthevictimand

oon wantedat first

behindahighscreen

ndelicacyofhisap-

vatelyassuringhim

topeepoverthe top

er,however,failed

chacourse,and

ceanddiscussion,

thaseat ontheright

thhis legal

stablishedtribunal

passingahand

edhairovereachear,

isstatement wasclear



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uchflightsofim-

yattractedattention

abruptness,not un-

Americanspeech.

histenfrailfingers

hiseyes,andopened

sgoneby, hesaid,

regardedasa moral

ant perhapstothe

murdered.Science

erehepaused,

gerandthumbinthe

elusiveideavery

reweduphiseyes

andlet it go has

iewofdeath.In

regardedasthetermi-

,andeventragic,

withsolemnity.

havedawned,andwe

andinevitable,as

ingandheart up-

ecallforconven-

n thesameway

ablemurdersocially.

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eprivedoflife,we

urderas amighty

onof thecosmos,

oldenharvestsand

esters,thereturnfor

slain.

hat affectedwith

edslightly,putting

ersw iththee c ellent

dcontinued, Thereis

pierandhumanerout-

retchedmanbefore

ucidatedbya

at secret-guessing

work, TheDe-

not denounceSmith

asamurderousman.

ry life Imight say

sink illing. Someholdthat

tion,but anewer

e.Mydear old

kept ferrets " (here

tedaloud hurrah "

sumedhistragice -

kedeverywhere

ound) Dr. Pymcon-



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" who, intheinter-

errets,heldthat the

t utilitarian,but abso-

oweverthismaybe

ysowiththeprisoner.

mayfindthecun-

hisactsofbloodhave

anity.But it isthe

dtheelements a

nstay theiris-

nW est asstaythe

imforthtoslay.

rscientific,could

hat maninthe

alest cloister,and

violencedonewith

rhimina happy

rowedAnglo-

illf indsomewayto

ropeortobrain

cesmaybe

beadmirable,hopes

elementalhunger

dwillin itsap-

well-timedbomb.



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curiouslyforan

reat thefoot ofthe

perfigure witha

nlookedbackat

inginaquieter

hesaid, tobring

fhispreviousat-

nt alreadymadewith

ofthedefence,we

denceauthentic

esescenes,which

amine. O ut of

ageswehavede-

thec learest andmost

e,without further

r, Mr. Gould, toread

fromtheSub-Wardenand

ofB rakespeareCol-

sity.

a e r k li k e a a c k-

-lookingpaperinhis

tanceonhisface.

cockneyvoicethat

w ,



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m t h e S ub - W a rd e n of B r i k e -

'

s, mutteredMoon,

ment asmendo

ardenofB rikespeare

proclaimedtheuncom-

andIc anendorsethe

conduct oftheun-

alonemyunfortu-

ofthe lesser

uateperiod,but I

elast iniquity

iod.H ihappened

ouseofmyfriendthe

e,whichissemi-de-

ndconnectedwithit

ent archesorprops,

strip ofwatercon-

ygrive astonish-

nt friendsuspendedin

of thesepiecesof

andattitudein-

edfromthegrivest ap-



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timeIheardtwo

ctlyperceivedthe

teSmithleaningfar

indowandaimingat

witharevolver.

rst intoaloudlaugh

smingledwithin-

esist.Isent the

and hesucceeded

fromhispainfulpo-

n.Thephoto-

egroupoftheUni-

n,andrepresents

eCollege. H iam,

MOSBOULT R.

ontinuedGouldina

mtheporter, and

,

I t i s qu i te t r ue t h at I a m t he

ollege,andthat I

wnwhentheyoungman

.B oulterhassaidin

whowas shooting

at isinthephoto-



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s Yoursrespect-

R .

ersacrossto

em. B ut forthe

matterofh sanda s,

terwase ac tlyasGould

oththat andtheporter s

e.Moonhanded

andedthembackin

geofcontinualat-

ned, saidDr.Pym,

me, that ismycase.

efencewithan

velittlehope at the

swiththeprisoner.

posetofollowthe

uestions. Idonot

ostic, hesaidrather

mastertheknownand

controversies.As

eknownandad-

ainenough.All

proved.Allthat the



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hat' stheonlydif-

andreligionthere s

hesenewdis-

how, hesaid,looking

ots. Theyremind

nt ofminewhoused

outh. It bringstears

ldbucket bythe

f shimmeringpop-

usabit, c riedMr.

ort ofperspiration

fenc eafairrun like

nygent woulddraw

plars.

aidMoon, inanin-

Pymmayhaveanold

yn t Ihaveanold

sDuke, bridling, w ith

akyauthority, Mr.

tshelikes.

b e g an M o on , I

eis scarcelythecore

at Idonot mean

culations. orin-



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mis simpleand

mhasonlytreated

ofmurder.If it

dofmanwhohasa

er,isit not equally

eloweredhisvoic eandspoke

ndearnestness, is

reisa kindofman

ytoget murdered

sisholdingthefiel

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