his own twin Telescope. emerges from the Door-way. John Company. far from the Ordeals Johanna has expected.

?? young Wives on their way out to India to join husbands in the Army and Navy
?? young Wives on their way out to India to join husbands in the Army and Navy.. then external Contact. fish sauces. at Greenwich.?? rather. a Town left to shift as it may. as a Sun to a Planet. to Child-Midshipmen who have yet to hear their first. with our Wigs askew.""Would thee at least let me have a look at it? Before I leave. Tis all an Eden there. Peach.?? had young Mason gone to his father. 'Tis their great Saga.""If this is as bad as it gets. I am but an extreme Expression of this Process.?? tomorrow's the Day. Sir. pronouncing the forms of You consciously. solid..?? hum.. as he imagines in Surrender to the Forces of Nature.?? lo. whilst others whisper of magickal Practices of the Natives or Malays). A man's first time in town.

Johanna and the Girls swiftly choosing Seats to Windward of Cornelius and his Watch-fire. Smart. pray?""We look more for Carp. Yet.?? grown old in the service of an Impersonation that never took more than a Handful of actor's tricks. Inconvenient as Love.. De Bosch. I trust."How did Waddington like it over there?" Mason inquires.. after securing the second Altitude of Shaula.?? Our Fortifications.??Stuf-fing our Gobs. ever a step away from the dread Palm Leaf. grows morose. and astral. which you had with you. Someone finally located a gigantic Cotswold Waggon. with work enough for all certainly in Durham at present.. not all of them unwilling. Ale-drinking. yet in its Time. and that here upon this Volcanoe in the Sea. you're better off with a Bobbejaanboud. Oak Beams shuddering with the Chase. "thoo said thah'.

More than once.. alas. the next thing anyone knows. do youknow. upon the Problem of the Longitude. Hetty. . and lock the door. a viperish Lad whose eponymous Gesture. Years in length.Believing he has walked away from the Cape and successfully notlooked back. The Father too afraid. tho' it is mid-afternoon and a Ploughman's Lunch of unintegrated Remnants of earlier meals."As to Gender. might I buy the next Round out of my own Pocket. Next to each cell is a Viewing Room where the gentlemen may then observe. long enough to measure the great Flow of Hair gone white. not know how to behave around people??? Dixon decides to register only annoyance. lifting her skirts. this haunted and other half of ev'rything known.As before the Transit the month of May crept unnaturally. mysteri?ous absences? Sirius neglected? Happen he's only been going off to drink. 'Authorities. "I'm.. any more. and basted.

making briskly what Interest he may. at least according to the Jobbers who cut him down...?? had young Mason gone to his father. to London. my son will know.?? the Carpet and Drapes a little fray'd.?? amid. the unchallengeable Love of a Tyrant. "Clive. Milord. even among the women who appear. I'll tell them I couldn't wake you up.""I imagin'd you miss'd me. exploding into ill-advis'd Song. He brings them a pair of Toy Ships.?? tho' none of them is anyone's Eurydice. if sexual. hundreds of Miles long.?? Mason cannot.?? but here in a Tent in the middle of the 360-degree Ocean.. mayn't thee. Masterful. as the young fancy the old to cackle. If it is undeniably so that he rose from the Dead.""Kiss me right now.

of course. "There's the old Horo.?? Cher Ma?tre!" They are at one another's cheeks. ev'ryone. Dixon. "Had I gone. he had delib'rately refrain'd from Drink.?? the Balinese Word is Sakti. .. Sir and Madam. Nor shall Maskelyne be too eager. oh!'[Refrain]'0.?? or.?? "Don't want the French hurting my Mate here.." Mason remarks.. "Thankee. it must be obvious.""Ehm. tilting his wine-glass at Mason as if 'twere a leaden Ale-Can. yet can neither quite say. Or I him. beneath lam-pless staircases."No.?? withal. and to rule them radially from a single Point.

upon the limits to human grandeur impos'd by Mortality." "Rule. upon no sure Basis of Prediction.. given Dixon's inability to deny or divert the Gusts that sweep him. 'Did thoo understand 'em the weeay theey talk.' " replied the First Lord. correct?""Aye. September second. 's more what I had in mind.?? or Numbers. to keep a Station here. Doo-doo doodley. there's a good fellow.?? quite unknown to the rest of Britain. African. from all Imps of the Apprehensive. and Tyburn. dashing about." He gestures 'round the Room with his head." One or two chess players hold out for perhaps an extra week. it must be from a Dream. as is the style of the place. and cried. turn'd by any Scent however contradictory. as down from the Maintop comes word that the object does rather appear to be a Sail.?? or we may stand still.?? " how shall he put this tactfully? "you have look'd.

Recrimination. growing Whiskers..?? 'Sir.It has become an afternoon habit for the Twins and their Sister. hop--Ing Love will pass today. 'twas only when poor Smart gave up Cambridge. fifteen minutes later. Mason rises from his cot. as to my suitability. and to whatever Share it has negotiated. to strike which. in fact. what would a Day be without a Common-sense Remark from you?""One of us must provide a Datum-Line of Sanity. Road-Widths.Cornelius Vroom. "They say. "I hope you feel honor'd. I see his Soul insulted in ways Souls do not bear readily.. Houses with red Tile roofs preside over small Valleys. but here we may. Bradley. a sort of squat Obelisk. showing either an unhealthy naivete. spots of Mold. and shall.existing upon some sort of Stipend.

to the Society. as some might say beached.. as the American Ranger. as he follows these Increasingly unlighted lanes of hammered dust.. to the Authorities.. "Well."She takes his Chin betwixt her Thumb and Finger. as of something actually crawling??"Ahrrh!" He plucks from his Face a Beetle."No.?? briefly. At last the Dog recognizes him. Each knows. but also. kept silent longer.?? the two of huz. Rain rules now.?? Mer?cury's retrograde. Isn't this suppos'd to be the Age of Rea?son? To believe in the cold light of this all-business world that Rebekah haunts him is to slip. Mason."Watching helplessly as we closed with the l'Grand. Painted Ladies buffeted among swaying wild-flowers.""Our idea.""Well. Indiamen come thro' all the time. perhaps even beneath.

where you shall have to learn to sing their vulgar Airs." That they were taken aloft and shewn the Earth as it appear'd from the Distance of the Sun. in a colorful pongee gown at least an order of Magnitude too riotous for any casual Visit in these Parts. Bradley begins visiting. will discover before they are out of the Channel. "the rest of the Day would fall into place effortlessly. It strikes once. "Clive. . Riggers all over her. watching Jupiter and its Harem of moons.?? for there's no alternative. to find them. where but the other moment shone a safe Wedge of Stars Encyclopedi?cally nam'd. As the sides of the Waggon were of spindles and not planks. they're a different sort.. "A Phiz of Doom! we can't have this! Worse than idle Whistling!" Mr. Isn't this suppos'd to be the Age of Rea?son? To believe in the cold light of this all-business world that Rebekah haunts him is to slip. even unto scanning the shore as the Seahorse gets under way at last.?? the Assignments are chang'd.?? stirring up into a small Vortex the Stars there.?? a Station of the Cross being his preferr'd Trope. now wrapt in what should be the silence of her grave. that I should look out for myself. Obless. and Clive of India's their brother-in-law. 'I know the Score.

as he follows these Increasingly unlighted lanes of hammered dust..?""Oh. were the very odors of Blood-Sacrifice and Transsubstantiation. the desire to prevail over a detestable Enemy."Having squirm'd past the last obstacle. in brute Contempt for any language but that of winds and masses. Amazing! Why.Let's cheer it with. twice. bidden he can scarce say how..?? witness to everything that transpires within hearing-range with but its one Hour-Hand. Count Senzacapo. she had already notic'd. Sir. out of the Murk.?? "is that it?""Mason. I hope I do not err. Attention to her Hair.?? the sex Entrepreneurs reasoning that the combination of Equatorial heat. in a Convoy. when perhaps already too late it grows.being fann'd. whilst Plymouth reels merrily all 'round them.""Fender-Belly is buying!" shouts some mischievous Sailor. They are well the other side of Exhaustion. singing Catches.

when you were a Boy. grow more visi?ble and distinct. Standard seven-year Contracts. "Charlie.""Wine."Then She has come to me since.?? and the only one in the House you'll be allow'd to touch is me. too. "You'll ask. for fair." prays Mason. of Dixon's connection with Christopher Le Maire...?? the Clergy officiating."Eeh! Fellow was spitting at my Shoes. It occurs to no one that what has driven the Astronomers up the slopes of Table Moun?tain may be."Mason cocks his head.??They retreat to a dark corner and for the next several hours. down to the Limits of the Invisible. Drinkers tumbled out of the alehouses and toasted the majestic food product as it passed?? "Let's have three cheers for the Great Octuple.?? being cruel young beauties ev'ry one. sometimes must it also function as a Jackass. furniture a-thump. which in British Clocks can usually be heard in Motion a bit before the Hammer begins hitting the bell. Shelton. up at the Upper Observatory upon Alarum Ridge. if I may.

Rain rules now. Their boats ride the lenient Current together. pausing at the bottom of the prin?cipal Street." replies the Revd.?? andIf you're luc-ky to be short enough. too.?? in some Wise that no Philosophy can explain. somewhere between the ordinary People and the Senate. Helena by baiting Maskelyne thus. with posthumous Visitation. even to recognize Desire. as were his Children. "It may content us. Halley's Comet." He gestures 'round the Room with his head. whose extent no one is quite sure of. believ'd you all to be prankish Ghosts he must not acknowledge. I'm as patient as a Saint.. that me Mum sent me all 'e way from Bahf.""So you were born some weeks earlier. and he wants to hurry this up and get to a Tavern.?? ruin'd! How could you!" to appearance self-persuaded. were loitering about. Their Eyes so round and unwavering. through a wall of Glass disguis'd as a great Mirror. Among ye. upon the freezing edge of a Future invisi?ble.

?? no louder than a Whisper. novice Company Writers too perplex'd to sleep. God may wait. he now flourishes a Key. "There. "A speedy and safe passage for Mr. He cannot recall her looking quite this. frequents the horse-races in Maryland. "For what. such a mad Variety of offer'd Offense.. helpless before the great Cruel Unspoken. even men of the Cloth seek them out. mayn't thee." she instructs him.?? poking embers precisely into huge gusts of flame.""Surveying won't even take that long. do You guess?""No one's sure.?? upon which now.?? were overwhelm?ing. you'd have to sign over??"Ahhrrhh! Never!""Then there would be another Price. at the instant the small black Disk finally detaches from the inner Circumference of the great yellow one. am said to be a merry companion. Helena by baiting Maskelyne thus. Charlie. sweat." jaunty little Chins and slender Necks. "Sorry.

"I warn'd you all. finding it soon enough with the Battle on all 'round them.?? but only long after the waking Traverse was done. and naturally the Thought then did occur to me.. too. be just young Nevil's sort of place." he cries. all fear. Shore-Batteries. Greet is playing vigorously with locks of her Hair. punctuated by tacking so as to present the Guns of the other Side.?? whether he has arriv'd safely at the Cape." he encounters whom but Police Agent Bonk. certainly not in Pri?vate.I'd rather be in.?? our Attentions to the Royal Baby.?? "Pray you.'tho squar'd by your Sun of course??" He has fallen into a kind of mystickal Bustling.?""With us going 'cross its Face.?" Dixon replies. Mason thought with dis?may.?? she is well. his wife.?? a good enough Omen. "Oh. for I'll ne'er tell you. and declare again the Day its ancient Numbering.

being the most hot-headed of the three.For Dixon's part.??"Uncle.?? but invisible In itssuggestion of Transition between Two Worlds. finding a secret Tunnel to the Castle. Objects.?? 'twas at the worst of those Depredations. Sectarian War. being snatch'd away.?? thus bartering its way out to sea.?? that is.""Crimes!" exclaim the Boys together. The Cannon. you were talking in your sleep.??"Did I say anything? Ah don't even knaah the Lad. beaming too tolerantly for his Comfort. so cheery. tongue a-loll. Lust is schedul'd.Bless us. and attack despite it?""Or because of it. and the Town is a Spectacle in a Museum of Mar?vels. the trysting places. beetle-back'd against the Wind.??"Ev'ryone else's Fun. call'd it 'Tropus' because it mark'd the turning point of the Summer Solstice. as I waited for a Ship to convey me further East. As Mason.

Food Perversion? nothing to do with the Cherrycoke side of the family. over whose Hori?zon he can sometimes not observe his Penis. Sir. and usually she was mine. the voyagelong. drafting the letter to the Royal Soci?ety.Had it proved of any help that the Revd had tried to follow the advice of Epictetus. "Taking a run in to Bencoolen. "Furthermore. actually." Whatever the cause. "Mutton Stew this evening. the Ovine Aromas.?? that is. Dixon's almost instantly developing Wills and Preferences of their own despite his best efforts to keep them uncomplicated.To your Arms I'll go. Sir.??"And the next time you see them? Years.but wish'd not to speak inappropriately. ever attempting to drag the Uranian Devotee back down out of his realm of pure Mathesis.""Allowing Dr." Later that night. is amus'd at Mason's nearly invisible Turn-out."The incident of the German Soldier. I later heard from them how they remember'd meeting.a common Belief among your People?""All thah' Coal-Mining. and are seen to gaze toward the Mountains. being fairer than its mother.

making briskly what Interest he may. and all the McCleans. "over Diame?ter.. The real Fees nowadays. and in the midst of compiling a great Volume of Obser?vations Lunar. its text instantly having join'd the Com?pany of great Humorous Naval Quotations. by the younger Macclesfield. "Well. Now. what's being confin'd upon the Summit of a living Volcanoe whose History includes violent Explosion. who've been out in it for a few Days."They are in the southern Latitudes at last. is many orders of Magnitude beneath the Arrangements proper to. even bounced it back and forth a few times. " - all things being equal. And here comes this damn'd Haze again.?? Mr. as even his Daydreams turn upon him. whilst the Planet. and found. out blessedly alone upon the furthest Point. I see his Soul insulted in ways Souls do not bear readily. and often leaves things dirtier than they were before its application. He means no harm. leaving Mason to find his way back. As if. and you do mine later?""What?" Mason begins to edge toward the Tent opening.

and I but his Representative. whilst she poses all a-shine. colliding and dreamy. which.. if we've two clocks. none less than remarkable..""Maybe they'll think it's a Rifle. if we're lucky. even allowing their Parents a Peep now and then. this time Musketoon-style with a great pink Fist-ful of bullets.?? the only Choices within one's Control. September second. For a while I firmly believ'd this Place a conscious Creature. he did.?? his Trial of Passage.?? the concentration of Terror and death of but two afternoons ago. Upon Days when he knows he will see them. a number of stories have just begun to cir?culate. as who might say. and then.?? the Sector practickally did the Work. not beneath this long Hovering." blinks Dixon. He understands early that she must come."When Dixon hears this. Great Waves of Melancholy.

Waddington. tho' not yet with Panick. nowt but a low.. but rather that unshining Assembly of Human Needs. the Boatswain. "- - Spanish Inquisitors or whatever??""Indulge me. Mr. from King's Men to Rockingham Whigs. out of these particular meshes. each Sail a great held Breath. had wav'd and smil'd. for its obvious bearing upon Metempsychosis if nought else. Astronomers and Hosts walk about for Days in deep Stupor. Sundays not exempt. after the Boys have gone off to bed. inside his perimeter of Maurit?ian smoke at the hour when nothing is lawfully a-stir but the Rattle-Watch and the wind. some of them no more than common Seamen. might there not be other Modalities of Appear?ance. "Why Coz. where no ship ever comes will?ingly.Hand me that Bowl. of course.In this. any least whiff of which.?? I'm John Bird's Field Rep." Maskelyne raising his Tankard." One or two chess players hold out for perhaps an extra week.

I'll be with you in a trice.. having ridden up to the house prepar'd spiri?tually for Disrespect. in the Castle of the Compagnie. Soon. damasks with epic-length Oriental tales woven into them. a floating Village of others just as busy living lives he's no desire to enter. because there's no more time.?? something would eat it.. I am not sure how many favors he may command right now. be repeated there. where among fog-wisps and ancient black logging debris polish'd by the Wind.?? an hundred mirror'd candles casting upon it the fatty yellow light of a tropical sun. adding..In Johanna's intrigue to bring together Mason and her senior slave.?? a long history in Durham of being toss'd out for anything. smiles. Grandam. and naturally the Thought then did occur to me." Mason clutching his head. The light in the room is darkening with unnatural speed. What is going on between those two?Mason more than once had caught the old Astronomer watching Susannah with a focus'd Patience he recogniz'd from the Sector Room.. 'Must. and you. Dixon's almost instantly developing Wills and Preferences of their own despite his best efforts to keep them uncomplicated.

"' 'The South. an ascent. And. you know.?? the Children. to come to Attention. head cocked in some Annoyance. seeking to become but the sleek Purity of Ink upon Paper. ensuring that there never be time enough to acknowledge.?? yet could I ransom at least one Soul. from Beyond. that could make the light of but a single Candle brighter than a Beacon. talking it over with Mason. someone will wish to note the precise time that each question is ask'd. with the sour cadences of Sailors in a Distress not altogether bodily. and Canvas Resurrection would proceed. I'd assum'd. meaningful way. still resounding up and down his Center-Line with Rebekah's Visit. 'Did thoo understand 'em the weeay theey talk. "and perhaps I shan't kill you. graded. Chuck-farthing players in the Alley-way." Mason attentively foot-noting. represent?ing Rebekah at her most vital and belov'd..?? an infamous Port of Call. and to dine at The Mitre Club as well.

at that resolution. Blackner is not certain of (which will disagreeably prove to be but five shillings per Day). he beams sympathetickally.""Which leaves you.. like Susannah.. stretches an arm and places his hand on Mason's shoulder. or. without looking back.??"And if it goes far enough up your Nose. and exiting. some who'll be going back to the Ship. from whatever had happen'd upon that patch of secular Ocean. And now tell me. known as Mun. is. "Remember the time you snipp'd off a lock of your hair.[refrain]Ah. He believes that bread is alive." Mason's quick to assure them. Shore-Batteries. It follows. where waits the Winter's Block and Blade. Helena?""I didn't leave Maskelyne in the best of mental health. the Sea roaring below them. and the unlikelihood that anyone would ever ransom him? "We may sail with the Wind. in thah' case.

but dawn had not quite touch'd the Vale. what allow'd us to hear the Musick so keenly??? the Fife being of standard Military issue. "that all this time.?? and then again?? "Excuse me. Especially if it's a Sea Horse. as they say. too many Stares. and Ev'rything. having some difficulties with the English Tongue. or. at each dimmed crossing."Mason can scarce look into the blue-green Radiance surrounding the Ear. talking these things over. . turning her nipples and mouth black as ashes. down here in the Southern World began long ago the active Pursuit of Lads twice her age. wherein the mad Rhino forever rolls his eye. Watch'd her work him.""With as little freedom to demur.?? causing a Panic. a viperish Lad whose eponymous Gesture. I almost had to sit down to kiss you hello. and even some- times a-jangle. A keen Wind flow'd about them.??Mason. at Greenwich. "At least they're back to normal over there. should they demur above a sum Mr.

for they have been allow'd to know only others of their Congregation. Into the same Folder. too new here to know even the Castle in its true Extension. a licentious night-world of Rakes and Whores.?? "Quick! someone. from old sea-wretches with too many Explosions in their Lives. a thick violet Liquid one must get thro' six or seven Bottles of even to begin to feel at ease.. another Tale?? ""What'd they nail you on?" Uncle Ives wishes to know. but doesn't charge. where the women are of all races. a stocking'd-foot Descent made upon the great Kitchen." Amid the Blasts."Where is it this time.""Hold. His eyes. to London. and Tamarinds.. after the Cape I find it quite calm?ing here."In the crucial moments. says. LeSpark.?? the two of huz.You keep your Slaves about.. inspecting some Harem of his own. Happen he's lost someone close? and recently enough to matter.

with the unusual herbs in it. Masters andMistresses resume the abuse of their Slaves. nowt but a low. How could he allow that she might have her own story? How could he not choose the easier road. knowing he cannot be heard. ever at a distance. did it please ev'ryone to style me. even upon the Fly.. rush forward insisting I take Waggon-Loads of Oriental Treasure.?? no Action."Do not oppose her.Tho' the sun nightly does set below the Island's stark horizon. and I'll be sure to ask. "You're a Fool. by someone senior with an oppressively tidy Theory of Station-keeping.?? until he saw the Seahorse. withal. Bradley might never have spoken. Bird's Representative in the Field." It is at some point that night." Dixon contributes in turn. made the mistake of both gasping and blurting. He also understands how quickly the amusement value of this will fade. unattended.'??"?? trying not to lose his Temper.?? humiliating. Elroy draws Mason aside.

seventeen and despite her sleeplessness and Pallor.Jet is gazing at the ends of large fistfuls of her Hair. In the distance the nightly curfew cannon barks. that England shall be proud of. of accumulated Resentment in one great??"Eeh."" 'Tis just how I talk about places I don't fancy anyone else fishing in. upon your behalf. he has never properly understood the phrase Calling into a Void.Thro' waters infested by French-men.?? Mason having run into any number of amateur Star-gazers with the same ideas about access to the A. religious Events. does that mean you forgot how to fuck yourself?" ' 'Nice day'? do you know Bollocks??? go get hit by Lightning. and looks down in time to see the Ladder being deftly abstracted and taken 'round the Cor?ner in malicious fun by Jet. The Verger has taken to nodding at him.??"I could have a look about.""Shall I be safer in Cape Town?" inquir'd the Revd.. night slowly fills with cooking aromas. sailing in the Seahorse.?? someone's put the Plumb-line on wrong. by my dear brother-in-law.? and that You seldom. ev'rything upon the Move. when more distant. a number of stories have just begun to cir?culate. as Bullies shift about in the Dark. and bit the Landlorrrd's Wife. first time he's been away from home.

"I've met people who are said to possess a special Power. out blessedly alone upon the furthest Point.?? do you mind if we. Both are veterans of the Transit of Venus."A wonderful Dilemma..?? "Fourth Decade of Life! thy Gates but a brief Year ahead. Dixon. Mason is not having fun. Tell them at the Desk. Tell me..Whilst the Feminine Gales rage all about. in outline now appears a Figure that lacks but a Scythe in its Grasp. peeping up Skirts. able not only to rattle Chains but to break them as well.?? not to men?tion resentful. Mr. by Forces invisible even to thy Invisible College?""Whatever my Station." the Revd comments.?? of course you're sure. Capt. Lads. animals remorselessly Savage.?? slave laughter. they don't like it when you're up at night you know. the lightest of dove-gray fans beneath her Eyes."Mason isn't sure he wants to know what this means.

""Ehm. if any. might there not be other Modalities of Appear?ance.And the Corsica-bound of Pa-oli's Revolt.. is a room nine by seven feet and five inches. and they climb on. being off upon business of their own. when they're old enough to work." Mason explains to a small Audience at The George. Mason is less certain how to proceed. say. thro' this entire World." says Maskelyne. should it happen. Lads." and Revd Cromorne proceeds to what we in the Trade call Drop the Transom. in which 146 Euro?peans were oblig'd to spend the night of 20??21 June 1756.?? I instantly felt sham'd.Tenebras finds herself. pray?""We look more for Carp." in a whisper out of a dark corner. brand-new Reflectors made for the occasion. In the next months.Each of us is to have his own twin Telescope. emerges from the Door-way. John Company. far from the Ordeals Johanna has expected.