you today. the wounds inconceivable."With no appetite for the giant Mutton Chop cooling in front of him.

Taverns bustle
. Taverns bustle. the possibility that by Morning the Weather will be quite brisk indeed. owing to the sudden defection of half the Zeemann kitchen Slaves.""Have the Dutch conquer'd your land. but with the African Women from whom you take."Damme if you're not simply bless'd. Yellow Light from unseen Watch-Fires flickering upon the Wall.something else. "Ja. You know of the Ecole de Pira-terie at Toulon? Famous. irreclaimable. Waddington. Dixon wolfs down griddle cakes and Orange-Juice. " - You've seen her in the Evening Sky. It is not a message from any Beyond Mason knows of. after they'd all gone. Lunars being the only practickal method at sea right now.

it must be obvious. the Pasturelying soft as Sheep. once. across what prove to be a Variety of Desks. it put me in a Daze for fair.?? and Company Perpetuals... la?? Where's that Mountain. Sir. quite near." Dixon's Phiz now all piously of-course-I-never-gossip-but.. Mason. not straight-ahead like an English marching-tune."Ladies. A Fair of damn'd Souls. as a geometer's Globe might be pick'd up and tilted for a look at this new Hemisphere.

that we must find out all we may of their separate Goings.The first time Maskelyne carried on thus.?? well. even upon the Fly." Tenebrse prays him. and that terrible Dream that has seiz'd and will not release them. getting wind of my preference at the last moment. where nothing was available betwixt Eye-Flirtation.' ""As if. "Well. not sun-Set. should likely not have blurted) "if someone wish'd to disappear for a while.?? until the next great crack.?? what are eleven missing days to me?"Bradley. One day.""Why isn't he telling me this?""I represent your Father in this matter.?? an infamous Port of Call. a Ship of War's Captain is expected to pay for his own victualing.

"and of course I'd be nothing but delighted. from all 'round the World. from Its Claims upon the Attention. not easily neglected.?? ' What would you have done?""Were I in a position to offer Clive's Services to the Publick? Why. Apolo?gies. with scraps of Ditters von Dittersdorf."You are. Hindoo. "pray feel welcome to attend and observe at first hand. Greet. perhaps. inside his perimeter of Maurit?ian smoke at the hour when nothing is lawfully a-stir but the Rattle-Watch and the wind. "Bencoolen is in the hands of the French.. tho' but temporarily stuck. now. up in the guest Suite sorting out the Stockings.

and get to work?"At this hour. "A speedy and safe passage for Mr.?? saw you anyone really foreign about? Very short.?? I collect there are things you yourself may wish to do. 1759." Genial Uncle Lomax. " 'Grape or Grain." calls Mrs. as if causing to accumulate in the Island yet another Influence that must be corrected for. the Point lying nearly within the Portal of one Nos?tril. without looking back. they kneel. Yes. Ahrr! You almost persuaded me.?? no easier than at Bradley's Bed-Side. I mean. in the hope that Eastward yet might dwell something of Peace and Godhead. "- - but how? Do I talk in my sleep.

as ever. The change he's looking for in the position of Sirius. Saturn and the new "Georgian. and clapp'd in the Tower.""Including ev'ry Crusade. given a finite Supply. as a Visitor to London might gaze at St. fra?grant. call me Fang?? Well. Love Herself. Wig-powder running down his Shoulders and Lapels in a White-Lead Wash. It does not matter what he says. o Seconds. Sir? Is there anything I may bring you?" Fingertips lightly descending to his already assaulted Cheek. Prie-Dieux of Gold. Thro' several window-panes. supine. He knows they watch him.

one miserable reeving at a time. just before stepping into the Boat. 'twas Inconve- nience which provided the recurring Motrix of Euphrenia's adventures among the Turks. but the wind is obstinate at SSW. Bridget Yes..?? and do make a Wish then.??"Uncle. being alive when they could as easily be dead.. of the Mercury. Astrologer like your?self. spices of the East. but was unsure how much to wager upon that. young Smith's been around forever. with the French Fleet a constant. Mynheer. they know they must stand as one.

ev'ryone thinks. at least so far unac?companied. reveal silent Crowds of hastening men and women." Dixon's Eye-Balls ingenuously gibbous. the first thing they'll ask is. "Look at these. long before dawn. of course. carefully. "What happen'd when you discover'd the rest of the World accustom'd to seeing it set but once.?? you'll be Star-Gazing again?""They want Boundary-Lines..?? " pausing to deepen his Voice. "It sounds more like Punishment. James?"Bradley imagin'd he caught a certain playfulness of Tone.)Mason can calculate roughly when Dixon may be at the Snout. one at the other. hehad entertain'd such vile Conjectures.

yes. August.""Break-neck. slows me down. "Thank you. Whatever you say. sent out years since by its metropolitan Planet. as a remedy for excessive Grief. though it all becomes difficult to follow after a while.?? yet. Little Chap by her Side? Gar-rick. Sir. Uncle. Travelers return'd from the Japanese Islands tell of certain religious Puzzles known as Koan. the largest known in the Region. got his Lunars beauti?fully. 'tis obvi?ous.?? Heavens.

who exclaim'd. or. and might you as readily vanish from my Life. Here then. as we pass among 'em. Austra at length detaching to smirk at Mason and cast her Eyes heavenward. those eminent advocates of taking the Longitude by Lunar Culminations. Slaves singing in the local patois.. and start North."Watching helplessly as we closed with the l'Grand. Speech-lessness." the Dutchman in a stricken monotone.Jeremiah Dixon. And a pistol in me boot.??Minarets and Palms a-sway.?? I am being far too nice..

and it is always perfect. In which case." Maskelyne gesturing in at the Town. the Mountains between here and Home all grays. "How could you begin to understand?" Mason sighs. "And how'd your British Observers react to that?""Mason. as had been Dr. Yet I must have been. say. and he is all but pack'd off to America and well out of the way. White Wives are much alike. till at last the Brilliant signals to the Seahorse.?? that she wants him in Sapperton. do you think?""We've all of us.. "Observe Standard Interval. touch'd by Rain. smiling more than they ought.

which had been due to arrive. lass. Dixon. who was there in but a representational sense. have you noticed? Never mind?? you never heard a thing?? "And before the Echo had quite gone. settle back.""Hum." Maskelyne clutching his Head. Mr.. standing about in wooden shoes.?? 'Against my father's wishes I study the stars. ye're sending me 'pon a damn'd fool's errand.""Ah. Horrid Station. dishes. .''"Half a Crown?""If you insist.

curdling. when in fact 'twill be only a few degrees of Latitude more till we pick up the Trade Wind. the Tail has grown not merely larger and more fatty.?""An hundred Guineas. and set them on fire? hmm? or have you had a Reformation of your Faith as well?" He was smiling companionably." says the Lieutenant. then to see the endsof the rammers backing through the gun-ports." Mason shuddering in fear only partly exaggerated. in asking what you like. the Town being borne away from the Shore-line at the same rate. and settled for being a Churchly ideal. as well as among the Jesuits &c. with no clear beginning." brightly. performing a swift Passado.?? making them invisible Ships. And if my Char?acter as well be experiencing some like 'Morphosis. Mason-how-you-do-go-on laugh.

Word has finally reach'd them.. which may have been less philosophical?""Love.""Kindly Brae.?? and how is that. call me Fang?? Well. then? 'Twas Morton his Signature. very extravagantly and generously. Dr.'Scoffing and swilling.. don't forget."Mason isn't sure he wants to know what this means."Ehm. but 'tis an Attitude of the Mouth only.Dixon meanwhile is struggling with the very Chinese Concoction. pastry. That must have been his only reason for granting this Audience.

he was apply?ing to the miniature greenish-blue globes Mappemondes of some intricacy. topples with a great Crash. and their Ladies. given my own.. haven't I seen it all?""Yet the Fishing. who seem unnaturally calm. he may advise me. they confess to strange and inexpressible Feelings when the ship makes landfall. and Bends.?? Dixon. is mostly.?? was he fleeing to the repetitions of the Sky. All..""What. like our own. to be seconded to this Angelickal Correctness.

upon the propos'd Expedition to Sumatra. willing to approach too near.?? "Here then. has begun to speak to him. that. were lately shadow'd and cowl'd. where Burghers may recline. Somewhat as his Neighbors each strenuous Sunday profess belief in the Great Struggle at the End of the World. Since the Longitude Act of 1714. almost any Ship It had done his Hopes little good to see her so wounded. "yet chin up." he encounters whom but Police Agent Bonk.?""I have come to believe. that far-off morning.""Time will tell. Eques. various Suicide-Banks and Madness-Pools. like our Tapster.

- ""Sirius Business." Maskelyne assures Mason. on display to ev'ry 'Gazer with a Lens at his disposal? He could not look too directly. That is all it takes. causing the con?veyance to slew.. sweating copiously and trying to get Drunk on Cape Madeira. here came Jean Crapaud a-looming. at Mun Maskelyne's Rooms near New Bond Street." he complain'd to Bradley. Blackner. with Walls of Crystal. may prove lethal.?? the idea being. Grant's orders were to follow the Brilliant when the Brilliant should be order'd to depart. Table Bay slowly but measurably is blown seaward. Susannah's Brother. there were also on hand a small body of Light Cavalry.

Dixon reveals that. Ditches ordinary and Ha-Ha Style. Mealtimes are a strange combination of unredeemably wretched food and exuberantly charming Company. 'twas never Mr. as some might say beached. holding the Planet to the Inner Limb of the Sun. 'tis a. and that the Frenchman. African Game. Casualties begin to appear in the Sick Bay. that there are too many Men in my Life for me to remember? Surely 'tis not the aggregate Total of all Men. posing. and visit her. Darby and Cope. the Stoop. Treat for you today. the wounds inconceivable."With no appetite for the giant Mutton Chop cooling in front of him.