whai

umerablefolliesidwasemywakingandsleepinghoughsaferhaevening！iwishedoa

ihieheediousinerveningdaysichafedagainsheworkofschoolanighinmybedroomandbydayinhecssroomherimagecamebeweenmeandhepageisroveoreadhesylblesofhewordarabywerecalledomehroughhesilenceinwhichmysoulluxuriaedandcasaneasernenchanmenovermeiaskedforleaveogoohebazaaronsaurdaynighmyaunwassurprised,andhopediwasnosomefreemasonaffairiansweredfewquesionsincssiwachedmymaser’sfacepassfromamiabiliyoser

ess;hehopediwasnobegi

ingoidleicouldnocallmywanderinghoughsogeherihadhardlyanypaiencewihheseriousworkoflifewhich,nowhaisoodbeweenmeandmydesire,seemedomechild’spy,uglymonoonouschild’spy

onsaurdaymorningiremindedmyunclehaiwishedogoohebazaarinheeveninghewasfussingahehallsand,lookingforhehabrush,andansweredmecurly:

“yes,boy,iknow”

ashewasinhehallicouldnogoinohefronparlourandlieahewindowifelhehouseinbadhumourandwalkedslowlyowardsheschoolheairwaspiilesslyrawandalreadymyhearmisgaveme

whenicamehomeodi

ermyunclehadnoyebeenhomesilliwasearlyisasaringaheclockforsomeimeand,whenisickingbeganoirriaeme,ilefheroomimounedhesaircaseandgainedheupperparofhehousehehigh,cold,empy,gloomyroomsliberaedmeandiwenfromroomoroomsingingfromhefronwindowisawmycompanionspyingbelowinhesreeheircriesreachedmeweakenedandindisincand,leaningmyforeheadagainshecoolgss,ilookedoverahedarkhousewhereshelivedimayhavesoodhereforanhour,seeingnohingbuhebrowncdfigurecasbymyimaginaion,oucheddiscreelybyhemplighahecurvedneck,ahehanduponherailingsandaheborderbelowhedress

whenicamedownsairsagainifoundmrsmercersiingahefireshewasanold,garrulouswoman,apawnbroker’swidow,whocollecedusedsampsforsomepiouspurposeihadoendurehegossipofheeaablehemealwasprolongedbeyondanhourandsillmyuncledidnocomemrsmercersoodupogo:shewassorryshecouldn’waianylonger,buiwasafereigho’clockandshedidnolikeobeoue,ashenighairwasbadforherwhenshehadgoneibeganowalkupanddownheroom,clenchingmyfissmyaunsaid:

“i’mafraidyoumaypuoffyourbazaarforhisnighofourlord”

anineo’clockiheardmyuncle’schkeyinhehalldooriheardhimalkingohimselfandheardhehallsandrockingwhenihadreceivedheweighofhisovercoaicouldinerprehesesignswhenhewasmidwayhroughhisdi

eriaskedhimogivemehemoneyogoohebazaarhehadforgoen

“hepeopleareinbedandaferheirfirssleepnow,”hesaid

ididnosmilemyaunsaidohimenergeically:

“can’yougivehimhemoneyandlehimgo？you’vekephimeenoughasiis”

myunclesaidhewasverysorryhehadforgoenhesaidhebelievedinheoldsaying:“allworkandnopymakesjackadullboy”heaskedmewhereiwasgoingand,whenioldhimasecondime,heaskedmedidiknowhearab’sfarewellohisseedwhenilefhekichenhewasabouorecieheopeninglinesofhepieceomyaun

iheldaflorinighlyinmyhandasisrodedownbuckinghamsreeowardshesaionhesighofhesreeshrongedwihbuyersandgringwihgasrecalledomehepurposeofmyjourneyiookmyseainahirdcsscarriageofadeseredrainaferaninolerabledeyherainmovedouofhesaionslowlyicreponwardamongruinoushousesandoverhewinklingriverawesndrowsaionacrowdofpeoplepressedohecarriagedoors;buheporersmovedhemback,sayinghaiwasaspecialrainforhebazaariremainedaloneinhebarecarriageinafewminuesheraindrewupbesideanimprovisedwoodenpformipassedouonoheroadandsawbyheligheddialofaclockhaiwasenminuesoeninfronofmewasargebuildingwhichdispyedhemagicalname

icouldnofindanysixpe

yenranceand,fearinghahebazaarwouldbeclosed,ipassedinquicklyhroughaurnsile,handingashillingoawearylookingmanifoundmyselfinabighallgirdledahalfisheighbyagallerynearlyallhesallswereclosedandhegreaerparofhehallwasindarknessirecognizedasilencelikehawhichpervadesachurchaferaserviceiwalkedinohecenreofhebazaarimidlyafewpeopleweregaheredabouhesallswhichweresillopenbeforeacurain,overwhichhewordscafechananwerewrienincolouredmps,womenwerecouningmoneyonasalverilisenedohefallofhecoins

rememberingwihdifficulywhyihadcome,iwenoverooneofhesallsandexaminedporceinvasesandfloweredeasesahedoorofhesallayoungdywasalkingandughingwihwoyounggenlemeniremarkedheirenglishaccensandlisenedvaguelyoheirconversaion

“o,ineversaidsuchahing！”

“o,buyoudid！”

“o,buididn’！”

“didn’shesayha？”

“yesiheardher”

“o,here’safib！”

observingme,heyoungdycameoverandaskedmedidiwishobuyanyhingheoneofhervoicewasnoencouraging;sheseemedohavespokenomeouofasenseofduyilookedhumblyahegreajarshasoodlikeeasernguardsaeihersideofhedarkenranceohesallandmurmured:

“no,hankyou”