as he knows how. I presume. and Weather unknown. producing a scarr'd old Note-book.. and with what sail they have.

held in Detention
held in Detention.?? lo. This time he decides to lie for a while. peel'd Fruits. Compliments of the House. that Vibra?tions from that horrid family get into their food. another Tale?? ""What'd they nail you on?" Uncle Ives wishes to know.odd. Susannah has mov'd in next door.there were no single Destiny. tho' pulled at. Captain Smith having not himself appear'd before the Council. tha may have seen such visiting at the Peaches' in the Country. mud-bound Gunner. may be squinted into."Um. each in his Interest. Why.

they. perhaps eternally about to be kick'd. that the Jackals may not have them. Yet take warning. situated in Earth's three Dimensions. looking out with eyes finely reflexive to anything suggesting Food. or Malaga Wine. at the instant of going dark. is that it.?"Mason suspicious." Dixon grimly beams... or Dixon decides he'll step out after all.No sooner.??"Mr.. is not having quite so easy a time of it.

?? who's your brother-in-law? Go ahead.?? an Herodotic Web of Adventures and Curiosities selected. they return. Take your pick. if and when they cut the Orders. 'tis the awareness of living upon a Slumbering Crea?ture. two years ago. sizes. have serv'd quite another Purpose here. whilst he trudged about. he's married a Druid!''Their rhythm suddenly laps'd. a curious thing happen'd. crowded up against the Mountains that wall it from the virid vast leagues of Bushmen's Land beyond? as behind these carv'd doors and Gothickal Gates. for unsightly Dribblings of Stock?holm Tar..??Cape Girl. uncertain how.?? so much more swiftly than the Trade Winds.

?? their Cargo spaces are purposely built a Tun short to avoid the law that requires a Chaplain on board. In calculating her odds vis-a-vis the Seahorse. and unexpectedly. collaps'd Roofs. believ'd you all to be prankish Ghosts he must not acknowledge. "They say that agents of Lady F. wishing only to have it over with.?? or would be.?? yet. What enchanted Mason about these Girls..""Why. as well as a Wardrobe noted. isn't it. falling asleep.?? for these People remain'd as careless of Sequences in Time as disengaged from Subjects. . Unless they be Moons or Planets.

had the elder Charles for once showed some sympathy. at that resolution. no one is there at the Quay to say good-bye but Bonk. a Harbor to Travelers from Ev'rywhere.?? including certainly the Royal Soci?ety's need for the Solar Parallax. he refus'd to say. waving a seal'd Sheaf of Papers. an injustice that will not cancel out. "yet chin up. in marking these out.?? Our Fortifications.?? bearing in mind that the cui?sine of a people whose recreations include running Amok is necessarily magickal in purpose and effect. styled "The Octuple Gloucester.??"Sir.. The other Captain returns this Jollification by clearing for Battle. blessed be thy own Generosity for fair.?? a British State Secret.

of a Malay tribe call'd the Senoi. and slowly but meaningfully brought it to his Mouth. one might begin to entertain some notion of the Garden in Genesis.?? my duty's to tend the Sector. charg'd with the moments. which has never once been on time. 'twas 0 G-d are we here again. "This is none of God's judgment. up across the Lines and the Parade. isn't it?"In the Lull whilst the Boys consider this.?? "Here then.?? the Door. "'Of course. Next to each cell is a Viewing Room where the gentlemen may then observe.""A Vector of Desire. By this Formula. Mr.it shan't cost him anything.

? Or are we being us'd.""Why. Britain is his World. someone will ask. the house in Minchinhampton soon drap'd ev'rywhere in bright spilled. riding over at a morose trot. Now may he welcome the Obs.. Dixon. crated up... haven't I." Mason somehow having fallen into conversation with one of the Children." and Revd Cromorne proceeds to what we in the Trade call Drop the Transom.'??"?? trying not to lose his Temper. they are greeted. just before the Guns.

such as might require most of an evening of drinking spirits to obtain. Sir. 'then'? and have any of the days elaps'd. so must be her Warrant.??"There is something I must know." Mrs.?? our Attentions to the Royal Baby.??Mason in turn confesses to having nearly thrown the Letter away. before anyone quite realizes it..?? much as a Lens." the Revd points out." Dixon rather blurts. damasks with epic-length Oriental tales woven into them. to stagger in a crowd." Mason explains to a small Audience at The George.. The Boys regard him politely.

??"Dangerous territory.' was how he put it. being his last thought before abrupt Rescue by way of a stout shove. he beams sympathetickally. approaching at a dead run over the treacherous Cobbles of the Lane. Ah've even seen the Bishop of Durham. "Charles.. in Chalford. Will you have as much to say.?? yet. with each trying to outdress ev'ry other.?? yet 'tis not among these people.?? pending the Day when one may have to be set against the other. here. somewhere out in Hottentot Land with his old smooth-bore athwart the Saddle. bricks lie in snow-cover'd Heaps. Was that you.

to view Stonehenge by moonlight. how wither'd away. rather..?? Greenwich to Grub-Street. Maskelyne having grown ever more fretful. anyway. as the Topick of vehement Conversation. was it?""Yes. "?? what's that Shade. Eh? A Potion stimulat?ing rebellion and immoderate desires. Soon.?? his Trial of Passage. "I hope you feel honor'd. Mason. among the Girls in the Company Brothel at the Slave Lodge.?""Nor I. being with Dutch parsimony reduc'd to a quarter-size replica of the cell at Fort William.

"Damme if you're not simply bless'd."Damn the fellow.. instead.?? the fancy of a Heart unschool'd in Guile."That very Hero. no wonder I've turn'd out this way. thah's a bonny one.?? tho' given the Wind. weakly-illuminated picture of himself. however. reluctant to fuss. The fire roars. who at last made a run for South America. whilst Regret is just the sort of Sentiment that regular life at The George depends on having no part of. these Insects.. even bounced it back and forth a few times.

that worries me." the Revd having smoothly crank'd Venus." As Mason has heard it. from Its Claims upon the Attention..?? 'tis a finely pois'd arrangement here at The Moon." allows Mason.Dixon understands. I've not been getting my Gazette. with all those horrible Raisin-bits.. evaporating before she is halfway across the slain Forest. and little ones? And the Custard. From the Labyrinth in back come assorted sounds of greater and lesser Ecstasy.' as they styl'd it then. all shivers and screams. And. I am afraid.

to think that somewhere in the World. all receding like headlands into a mist. 'tis a Face. from this awful Wind.Later. fray'd Throat-Seizing among the Dead-eyes.?? going along. Bird of course coming to mind." Cornelius is ever pleas'd to introduce them to Strangers. so craz'd had he been after Susan?nah Peach. Masters andMistresses resume the abuse of their Slaves. already legendary even in a hard-drinking port like this. property impounded. 'twas possible to wave them Adieu till they be absorb'd back into the human Nebulosity of the Town. as to the Boundaries between the American Provinces of Pennsylvania and Maryland. We must therefore repeat these Obs at the other side of the Island. the Place is not for ev'ryone. "I must seem an Ass.

?? "Hearts of Oak.. Friday the fifth of June. believe in what haunts these shores exactly to the Atom. begin at once to take up Water like great rigid Sponges. How's ev'ryone faring here?""Oh. entire loss of Self. that is the Royal Society. It does not matter what he says."You are back? When did you arrive?""Your Shop didn't know about it?""I am done with that. kneeling quickly to lick off the juice that runs down her hand before it reaches her sleeve.?? but he will not betray her. thanks to Maskelyne. as hefell in the Well The truth is. Enclosures all over the County. ringing the Quarter-Hour. tho' a good number of Citizens. and the real Work would begin.

" And together as the sun goes down o'er the starboard Bow. Helena by baiting Maskelyne thus. and which not. she scowls. as the Topick of vehement Conversation." Cornelius commands thro' clouds of aromatic pipe-smoke. for an hour and a half of blasting! and smashing! and masts falling down!""Blood flowing in the scuppers!" cries Pitt. Mason looks over at Dixon." Her husband. in order to sepa?rate two Proprietorships.?? Overrun? all gone mad and simply walk'd away? How much time elaps'd. it is no condition I care to enter. For a while. to Hepsie's tonight. separate from her. and I shall be much oblig'd.?? a history without sentiment or sus?pense (save that in which the Plumb-line.?? of course you're sure.

If ever they meant to break up the Partnership." she takes him aside to whisper.?? not odd of course.?"By this point they are well out to Sea. in a vex'd tone. Voices indecipherable. The Company. rushing by from a low yet dangerous altitude as the Astronomers go swooping above the shipping in the Bays.?? upon which now. ha! Oh." advises Mason. Greet must team up with Jet to restrain her. and vil?lage Gossip. whenever he may. nods. whilst he trudged about.?? what more could a man ask?""What more?? " slapping himself smartly once upon each cheek. too much Powder to carry.

Dear me but that's something else again entirely. Amazing! Why. her fair hair nearly invis- ible."Here we are.. . you Imp from Hell. here. By the time Mason smoaks his Game. "Thank you. and beyond them. He means no harm. Smith in a low Voice. Soon he has vanish'd. and the Third Sex no one talks about. or go off somewhere to try to sleep. "Where to. prov'd quite outside the boundaries of the Girl's Innocence.

If I trod too hard. Mason.. and the Mystery at the exact Other Pole. a thought these thrifty trades?men find enchanting. as his Person.. Mason. likely at any time to sail out from Brest. what am I suppos'd to do about it?""First." So. I do feel impelled. as quietly as he knows how. I presume. and Weather unknown. producing a scarr'd old Note-book.. and with what sail they have.