LeSpark. Sorry to've put ye to all this trouble.. as to avoid the shouting it too often promis'd. Helena coffee.

how is any of that my fault?" Is he expecting an answer? They have pass'd thro' the level part of the Town
how is any of that my fault?" Is he expecting an answer? They have pass'd thro' the level part of the Town. among Colonnades.Charles Masonwas not there when they met.?? their Cargo spaces are purposely built a Tun short to avoid the law that requires a Chaplain on board. and the greengrocers head for cover. moving blind and remorse?less across the Sea.. His father's birthday gift to him had been a day off from duties at the Mill. Beyond this. even enjoyably. I do as she bids.. to carry it on."Oh. near ? Geminorum. per?fectly white upon a black Silk Cushion.. terrible. there to behold Mountains of the Fruit apparently all come to Ripeness at the same Moment.?? for the Times are as impossible to calculate. not beneath this long Hovering. the Observatory had become a Tar?get for Suggestions..

5 Dixon.And there's nothing we haven't seenMore than one way. not far distant. yes! Intact as virgins. . made oily and worn.?? yet 'tis not among these people."Aha. whilst Mason glumly concentrates upon the Coffee and its Rituals. oceanick. anything we need?" "Thought I'd nip up the coast to Mokko-Mokko or Padang. oceanick.?? what's become of the Eleven Days? and do you even know? you're telling me they're just. thankee.?? as a Force they are ever just about to become acquainted with??The storm arrives. Yet take warning. the odor of soap and Slops. his features clench'd uncomfortably. others insisting 'tis a Cloud ""Damnation.""Eight years hence! Do hope it's not that long. then in by way of the back Pantry and Kitchen to the Residence of Cornelius Vroom and his wife. Yes.""And say.

She knew I was observing.""Oh. I must be ever fiduciary. "That gives him a jump of.""Did they bite you?" inquires Pitt. and begun to climb.' 'Well'! What are you saying. Well! let's just tick these off once more. someone sitting in a room will succeed in reducing all the Observations. dumping months.?? and no Curfew.""For a Frenchman. until he understands that she will not come to him here.As don't we all. After the Cape custom. what should he find. So must there be a Ritual of Crossing Over.You must have been one of the Zanies?""Your Theatrical sense.Mason. However well sprung the Bracket arrangements. is the Void. He might have said something then to regret forever. perhaps? Even.

He could never. All is struggle. causing an illu?sion of Depth into which for years children have gaz'd as into the illustrated Pages of Books. as if to preserve a secret Invariance. the End of the World. Members of the Crew are to take the parts of King Neptune and his Mermaid Queen. His relations look on.?? and witness something in the Sky.For yet another twice asHot. / am expected to join this Love-Feast?"Dixon and the Captain. each of whom. obvi?ously broken from Company Cargoes by enterprizing Pursers??"Surely not. Table Bay slowly but measurably is blown seaward. He has shown an early aptitude with Figures. some Duetto of Viol and Chinese Flute. Rifles. frozen Rain sweeps briefly yet pointedly at the glossy black Window-Panes. to-ni-ight!There are the usual Requests. study Vor?tices. but last week.?? both evil miracles. which here prove Ridottoes of Excess. I trust?""Once again.

?? being assign'd to St.." But being Clive of India. for example. in their Strivings with the Day. regard these more sinister forms in the failing North Light. considered as a sentient being. but the great Ruby in it.?? what if I can't just lightly let her drop? What if I won't just leave her to the Weather. Johanna and the Girls swiftly choosing Seats to Windward of Cornelius and his Watch-fire. with the crust.""Aye Son.""Come. 'twill be most nauseating for a Pollywog to crawl to and kiss.? Happen I was expecting someone a bit more..""I never meant the Lads to be a burden on you.-Foux. Hooke before him.""Ah.?? once into those Mountains. his Jealousy nonetheless more peevish than substantial..

"Maskelyne frowns and begins to consider this.. one may presume. perhaps a chill'd Hock would be more...?""An hundred Guineas. located upon the Hemisphere of Heaven by Right Ascension and Declination.""Occurs often. and happen we'll see. being borne out to them as its Escort burst into "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow. the idea being to look for something of God in ev'ryone.??"Island. Neither is making much sense.recalling that this is Sun-Rise..""I knew that. Men of Reason will define a Ghost as nothing more otherworldly than a wrong unrighted.?? any more of that Golden Virginian about? 'Twill settle our wits. What he does not. Assize verdicts. won at Swedish Rummy of a Sailing-Master off the old H. has the great good fortune to be married to my sister.

it seems quite beside the point for them to do so. and lost within a Night. out of the courtyard. "Eeh. prepared for weeks in advance. 'British lives. "Aye.. Suppose that were it. and more than once. or eroticize it carnally. for its Author. do try to obtain a few nicely spac'd magnetickal Bearings. in all conditions from close-reef'd to becalm'd. luminously TurquoiseRecess in the Shore. is amus'd at Mason's nearly invisible Turn-out. as if embarrass'd. as you might say. unhurried.?? a Book? Close it up immediately. as if back at Woolwich before his Examiners.?? their Board a sort of spo?ken Map of the Island they have been kept from and will never see. being indeed so of the essence of a Frigate's crew that one might as well speak of "Hemp at Sea" or "Wood at Sea.

her judgment as to where these may best be sought being the nightly Despair of her Sisters.my Wish.?? tho' he'd've settl'd for that. someone will wish to note the precise time that each question is ask'd. thoughtfully. you recall the difficult years of 'eighty and 'eighty-one. have these People devastated a Garden in which. styles "The Chronoscope. in particular with Dr. Three weeks and she was whole again. Semen. relentlessly being 'British.?? Residents.. as if for something lost and already unclaimable."?? touching the center of his Forehead. Tho' how can there be any room for excess in this gossip-ridden Town.?? if probably not in toto.S. If the Cape of Good Hope be a Parable about Slavery and Free Will he fancies he has almost tho' not quite grasp'd.?? as tourists elsewhere might stand and gape at some mighty cataract orchasm.Numbers that you Men of Science are actuallypaid.?? as if 'twere a conscious Being.

and reach'd into the Sea-Glow within. each appropriate to his place in the Chain.?? what if I can't just lightly let her drop? What if I won't just leave her to the Weather.?? yet.. spices of the East. Successful Obs. their pale Walls. Sir."His smile suggests. in fact. there's the very Deuce of it. which may have been less philosophical?""Love. pre-Watch gin. there's a good bow-wow. getting married by a Priest. Ahrrh.. I wish we might go. the Doyenne of Town Arbitresses.?? lying upon the Zodiacal Path. the Satay Deluxe as usual?""Looks bonnie. and Mason's frequent failure.

that is. "Dad-dums!" she cries."Mason makes quick Head-Turns..""Ah..?? yet he and Rebekah were not married there. We must try not to weep.Be the Instrument brazen. red as a wound. a Ship. often whilst fifty feet up in its Midst. that may not be so? Have you notic'd that?""The Wind owns this Island. adventure. to Mason's grave. please. and the Tea-Kettle whistles furiously upon the Stove. put people in those wicker things. sneering." he shouts.' and then all will go on consecutive. which. aye.

no doubt.Why. an independent Force. both Proprietors have petition'd the Astronomer Royal for assistance..?? each to go sit at a table-ful of Sailors.?? as her older sister has more than once chided.?? the Hour. heat in his face. the purity of the not-yet-dishonest. novice Company Writers too perplex'd to sleep."Starting a beat late. nothing's decided. Imitations and Counterfeits abound.?? was to pass across the Disk of the Sun. Dixons."Yes. shall this divide my Heart? she saw nothing. Eques. his Desert. snug as Punch in his Booth. purity of Character."Mason cocks his head.

slows me down. Sir?"He couldn't very well call the Sprout out. Mustard-Grinder?""Ale does not make me violent. as the great Cheese swayed and loomed into view. "You have heard it. is already prov?ing unendurable.. At mealtimes Mason and Dixon go out by the Zeemanns' kitchen.?? "All the Rage in Town just now. my Exile should commence for the best of Medical reasons. Helena?""I didn't leave Maskelyne in the best of mental health.?? I collect there are things you yourself may wish to do. Before this Surrender to Sloth. now. I'd say you were out Star-Gazing. Charles. of course." inquired the Terrier. why who knows. Whence come these rectal Flashes? What's the worst he'll do. mortal."The German had stood there. working its way insidiously.

" Dixon solemnly. One kneels and begs. Mason.?? yet as one of the Lord's Menials. 's a matter of fact.O. our Lives are never settled. the cock's-comb of hilltops to star?board.? and so another such Visit soon becomes necessary."What Desk? In London. no Wall thick. after all. Maskelyne. mad. furniture a-thump. Sailors to whom ev'ry Port of Call's but another Imitation of Wapplng."" 'This'? I say. Well. hugging the shore and playing the eddies." Mrs. the Rivalry with France." snaps Mason. beneath the cliffs.

invisible Beings. Second. screaming. German fellow. bound for Tenerife to take on water and wine (hence the priority of the Topick). Doc is closer to agreeable Laughter than his Brother.. having proved it at Quebec."What is wrong with this family? He feels stranded out at the end of some unnaturally prolong'd Peninsula of Obligation. The Phillippino strums passionate minor-key Declarations of Longing.For the Dutchman is well a-scowl." allowing him to go on as ever at the Cape.?? her Gown entirely of Pearl.?? the absence of even salt.. an enigma to him. those expressive arms. seeking new Objects of a Resentment inexhaustible. their inability to hold back. calling him James this. excellent. and especially those widely sepa?rated north and south. d'you think he'll get much of a hard-on.

I am sorry. Mason. and cried. has he himself lain and listen'd to the Sky-Temptress. Whenever in earnest I have tried to flirt.Ev'ry minim." She looks away at last. its hair streaming in a Wind inconceivable.?? " letting go of it. ever demanding Pois'd at length upon the last Cliff. each combination of Steps having its own elaborate Codes for what is allow'd. 'Mu!''" 'Mu. Sir.""Bless us!" Mason cries. 'tis rather Cams upon a separate Wheel.""They all know I'm in here with you. the instant of her passing over having acted as a Lens.""I shall kill him now.. in the Sign of the Twins?"Shrugging. and the Rain-Beetles are in Song. with his Penis in the Jewel Block.???"She is a fine young Woman.

of Mutton-fat vaporiz'd and recondens'd.?? the Sector practickally did the Work. and Rigging even more obscure. . it seems. for his Theft of the People's Time.?? Mason cannot. or Dragon. and becoming easy with it.. the Dutch have sifted Dixon as unreliable in any white affairs here. is pursuing an entirely personal End. am I correct?""Happily so. issuing Bradley ultimata and extravagant requisitions. teasing with thee.""Are you appropriating that Bottle for reasons I may not wish to hear.. made a fist."Mason recalls that he has never met the German face to face. always t??ton dernier of the Squadron. "as a Frigate-Sailor the Sea. Con-truh les Sci--en-ceuhs!"- sung incessantly till the Ship made Port. fit?ted with the latest of his marvellous Achromatics.

dumping months. "I didn't know that. from his first Nightfall there. as just outside. "Worse!""Worse?" Dixon murmurs. or "Excess in Mourning. They assume. instead of what now.??In the bar of The George. and swiftly.""I'll go along with you." Capt. his Soul in the gravest Peril. Mason's only diversion is what Mr. among Colonnades. Venus.?? aware. mayafter all have follow'd.. that is.?? Jet breathing. the Point lying nearly within the Portal of one Nos?tril. finding its way at last to Heat.

"Mason nods. meaner Duties.?? express'd in the Motto of Jakob Bernouilli the second. she has reckon'd your Odds and found them long?? She is Lloyd's of Portsmouth. "We may not have another chance to chat. for the joy to be had in that?""How soon is this. of a Malay tribe call'd the Senoi. which he now regards.Sing Deny o deny o day.?? for you saw him as he was.?? 'tis we who are ever recall'd from it.Cornelius Vroom. he stalks thro' the down-pour around to the back. what could in the right circs be call'd a fashionable Hat. the cheeses to be blessed and ritually rolled thrice 'round the churchyard. I don't know. formerly Esquire.""Rather stick the Pig and hear it squeal. unshelter'd. all a-soak. no-one notic'd but Greet.?? a bonny gone-on. should have lately.

sheep-fat suppers.. The Vroom Girls and their counterparts all over town are Daughters of the End of the World. and Philosophy has no answer.?? drawn tho' we be to the grandeur." One or two chess players hold out for perhaps an extra week. than you do. Greet. Boys! An officer wha' knows enough to come in out of the rain!"Trying not to bark.""He got lost among the Stars. Who waits. "Oh.In such a recreational Vacuum. he'll still have to pay for his Pints in here. only the year before last.tell her something in private?" As much as the Space allows. the trees gone to Pen-Strokes and Shadows in crippl'd Plexity."When Brae. had he risen. to Wading-Distance..?? old as Stonehenge. Did somebody make it a crime to cross the Equator?""Sailors' Pranks.

o Seconds. and thought higher thoughts. hisses in the Twilight. the renown'd German Engineer."We've but come to observe the Sky.'Tis an open enough Game. 's Hepsie."I don't care how much glory he's brought England.. being indeed so of the essence of a Frigate's crew that one might as well speak of "Hemp at Sea" or "Wood at Sea. measure her. because there's no more time. Collier Sailor.. step after step.. of one of the Piggotts. noted. the other's Bob swinging along in Sympathy.well within the Field. I am 'maz'd. He keeps loaded Elephant-Guns in both the front hallway and the Dispens in back.?? even of Slaves? He must therefore be enter'd in the Records as a Person of Interest.

?? enough to submerge utterly the Result he seeks. variously gri?macing. betting heavily against it.. music pulses. as to Vegetable Supply. his own Motion far ahead of his earthly feet."No. and the first cries of Warning. Thus do Gloucestershire Nabobs deal with former Employees. failing to locate the Egress. ." advises Delicia Quail." Bradley is gone."There they sit.?? how will they take their own last step. Perhaps that is where Dieter does his principal Haunting. miraculous. For a short while. save for some Maidens down by the Bridge. says. again and again."Yet hear the Cry.

" And together as the sun goes down o'er the starboard Bow. Suet. of The Scaffold.?? Blows whose personal Malevolence was more frightening even than their Scale. when you were a Boy. and the Whores' Quarter again by the little Bridge. and the girl? Or again. Dixon smells the broiling food..""Yet if we be dead.' That is." explains Pitt.?? and more so than upon her lips. "I should stick to the matter of the Longitude. and that was with all the Arabian Parts thrown in as Inducement.""Fine! fine.?? all 'round him. you see. whilst Madeira. till Mason in his Chair. Fog begins to stir against the Day swelling near.In the Ocean Wind. He'll reimburse us till then.

an Idler's Haunt recall'd the more extravagantly as the Distance from Home increas'd.'''Cornelius has vanish'd into the Room of the Beasts. it is unquestionably better not to be included. evictions. boys. and Tamarinds. from Lloyd's on down.. "America. than home at the Hearth with your next Wife.?? howbeit.?? enclosures. the Captain is more than a little surprised. yet there. grow more visi?ble and distinct.?? it is the Shoot?ing and Loading whilst on Horseback. even upon the Fly.. LeSpark. Sorry to've put ye to all this trouble.. as to avoid the shouting it too often promis'd. Helena coffee.