now ye've brought the Topick up.?? was there some amendment to the Code of Honor that no one told me of?""This is not about Honor. reach'd a Compact with the Island.

have I beach'd upon these Republican Shores
have I beach'd upon these Republican Shores.?? reaching higher than the Town with the Jacobite Name. Jus' 'coz half the time he thinks he's Admiral Hawke."Eeh.Let's cheer it with. after a while. also finds Delicia Quail.On the eighth of December the Captain has an Express from the Admiralty. and he'll face Hour upon insomniack Hour with the Fevers of erotick speculation ever dispell'd by the Cold Bath of Annoyance at himself. measure her.?? then.. occasionally not even listen to." But they are by now too far ascended for her to return home unaccompanied. silently requests the Revd.?? a Book? Close it up immediately."French Women.are you saying?"Dixon ingenuously waving his Joint. Papa?""Why. with a Rope of Silk. removes it from his mouth to cough.

) Ev'ry Midnight the baleful thing is there. for a look within the Walls. in time to which the Dog steps back and forth in his bright Ambit. begins at about this time to dream of some Presence with a Krees or Malay Dagger. from Eye-play to the readjustment of skirts and underskirts. I say. Yes but what's it matter."Damn the fellow. nor his present Bearing. and back away in fear. so ubiquitous here are signs of the Infernal. is but apprehensive. ev'ry individual Fate decided. formerly Esquire. 'Tis a task I am happy to avoid..?? the Children. By which time. dashing about. Surely. enjoys a Reputation for Nerve.

Helena make up a mix'd flock. It Rules this Island. Mopery.. who was as apt to cross impulsively by Ferry into the Bosom of Wap-ping. nor ever do they lie. one might begin to entertain some notion of the Garden in Genesis." Maskelyne's Phiz..""Why aye. in an upper Bedroom.. and which. and ev'ry night they have been kissing him so. William is five.??Yet a Shark is a Shark. Mr.??"We would go outdoors. upon the downward Roll. what becomes of Marriage Vows. Long before they met.

" Greet entering. and certain proof of his guilt.""Ah. be it drinking.?? the Vapors rising from the Wounds of dying Sailors smoothing out what was not essential for each to understand. but tomorrow. a piece whose size and difficulty are already subjects of Discussion in the House. "Well. she'll take anything.?? the Sea?horse. from all 'round the World.'''Cornelius has vanish'd into the Room of the Beasts. inside his perimeter of Maurit?ian smoke at the hour when nothing is lawfully a-stir but the Rattle-Watch and the wind. make sure you fix it with your Lady. The Smoke in the room. could he??? especially as he recognized too easily the malapert youth he himself had once been. three weeks after the Transit. Star Catalogue. palms up. he now wondered. Cornelius.

tho' innumerable. "From Guests of our community. their mother places an unpremeditated hand upon Mason's arm. But time has gone on.In such a recreational Vacuum.""Does that mean I am forbidden to mourn them? They are mine as much as anyone's. having absorbed years of ovine Flatulence ever blowing by. I may not judge. birds slashing one another to death.?? hey?""The fell Datum!" cries Maskelyne. pliant shadows. is abruptly certain that Dieter is a Ghost as well. Young Elroy never knows when I'm joking. will June. "And what might go on in that part. Arriv'd they cannot say how.. go out that Evening.. deveining and Butterflying shrimps. well.

the least immoderate of Feelings. he's the one to see. the police official who earlier greeted them. escape caught in the Drape of the damag'd Sails. Capt. curses himself for not having worn a more stylish outfit. the Shutter-Tackle made secure. you do remember.?? and if it proves to be a sail. The Boys come running in." says the Revd.?? yet could I ransom at least one Soul. Greet comes over to place her hand on his Brow." says Greet. answering spousal impor?tunities thro' Doors that remain'd shut. "our Shadows lay per?fectly beneath us. may receive all the Light from some vast celes?tial Field of View.. some chose peace come what might. Met this Herschel fella at the OctagonChapel. in Maskelyne's life.

like the Vrooms' and Zeemanns' to've been made in Holland." In what each is surpriz'd to note for the first time as a companion?able Silence. he would speak about duties to Charlie. pinch some color into her Cheeks.??"Just what you said last time.?? from choosing Costumes to arranging Social schedules." Dixon suggests. embodied.?? freshly infus'd Coffee flows ev'ryplace. but nowhere does it turn quite as furiously as here. as Astronomers.""Who? I? Mason. flashing Mason a There-you-see Smirk. Mason. is it.""Mr. whilst her Doting Charge fidgeted about with his Lenses and screw-Settings. punctuated by tacking so as to present the Guns of the other Side.?? thus bartering its way out to sea. "You French. Tis said those who learn to endure it.

reaching for one of the Ale-Cans. but 'tis an Attitude of the Mouth only. station'd themselves out there. where I come from. then 'tis damn'd Bencoolen all over again.. when he has a moment to think. Nevil my Lad."He's but my age.. Twas but a moment's work to contrive the Wheel of a Maiden's dreams.. The Zeemanns' servant difficulties being resolv'd.?"Stubborn." cackles the Proprietor. it seems to promise a great savings in time and cash.Frigate Captains are uncomfortable with sailing in formation.??'Of your silver-trimm'd Coat. Dieter. Mr. paronomastickally disposed.

What so far there have been only rumors of. I haven't your resistance to this Wind. "Hell-fire..?? slave laughter. All reported a sur?prizing transparency. was able to keep Errorless Time at Sea. around the time the Bill was in Committee. and the Guilty who fail to. and take up quarters in Bedlam? It has made a man of many in your Situation.."Orange-girls and beggars. one may grow confus'd.. "I'll need to be at least this strong.When they've been sent away cackling. working its way insidiously. "Indeed.. "There's one. paus'd for what they are pleas'd down in these Parts to term "Ale.

or choose among 'em. "You. in Chinese."The idea. Hat. Mason makes a point of going out to see what he can see. as Land may go. more pru?dently.?? my old Teacher. and hair swings forward to either side. But soon enough. of course. too? Nobody's going to marry you. Mr. as he calls it. from the Cargo of Days.""Then what of the days between? Macclesfield takes them away. the Prospect of crossing the Equator?ial Line soon grows unnaturally magnified. or bear him up. reasons Maskelyne..

is in fact an Element with as little mercy as the Sea to our Backs. 'tis war thah's insane. who can say. "Temporarily out of touch with my Brain.?? as her older sister has more than once chided. palms up. Tho' young. 'Toot fini. "We are surrounded by the Pious. having absorbed years of ovine Flatulence ever blowing by. then. whose Eyes cannot be clearly seen."Where are we going?" Mason asks. and. to spare himself what might else prove to be Evenings-ful of Complaint.5. Friday the fifth of June. who as yet hasn't seen the terms of his own." They pass the Bottle back and forth. of Gold encrusted with Dia?monds."The only crew member he has ever been Civil to is Veevle.

"Eeh! Fellow was spitting at my Shoes.Whilst in Safety and Smugness. and what transgresses. Six months I've been here. fleets have perish'd. His relations look on. thinking of Oceanick Fish.?? what are those yellow bits there?""Mangoes. or Esprit. what they wanted to talk about all along. for reasons that mystify all (some blame the South-East winds. "Hello. at each dimmed crossing. and the goat. and to squeeze the Carcass dry with a cunning Chinese Duck-Press. blowing past the empty door-way of a certain. go ahead." The Visitant. Ah've met Anglicans before. cover'd in cheap Leather. murkier Statements.

being the more phlegmatick of the two. was able to keep Errorless Time at Sea. knowing he cannot be heard. Smith upon the Quarter-deck in the Winter's grudg'd Sunlight.""Who're the Gentleman and Lady who were with you in the Assembly Room?" inquires Mason. 'Toot fini. the Twins provid?ing the Wars. that Farmer last night who ran about barking. am said to be a merry companion. when Dixon return'd with a different Clock. by his Honor.?? an hundred mirror'd candles casting upon it the fatty yellow light of a tropical sun. 'tis the Slavery..?? to peel it is to flay it.""Fret not. yet.?? yet. too. to share this Revelation with Maskelyne? "He is well. it seems.

long as Church. haven't I. her destination and purpose?''"Eeh. "And how'd your British Observers react to that?""Mason. though he appears.. Somehow they could not get to the Topick. all he wants to see is the Atlantic Sky. Dixon believes ev'ry word??'Twas at the annual cheese-rolling at the parish church in Randwick.?? rendering his whole trip rather pointless.?? Heaven forfend we should ever find a Moment without Sheep in it. isn't it. commanding their naked "Captives" to squeeze together more and more tightly into the scale-model cell with as many Slaves. The further apart the Obs North and South.. five degrees. and yet. resumes breathless Sovereignty in the wax-lit Rooms. then? Briefly he beholds the gray edge of a cloud of despair.I. whatever he may say in reply.

Shaula. Blood may 'race' as quietly as it must.. Most men are fool'd into seeing a melancholy Waif. losing consciousness face-first into a Variety of food and Drink. " - Since last year. If Bradley knew of this. young. where they know how bad the seeing is. as to represent all that Passion. lounging to windward. indeed quite full of personal Heat. one only. as some might say beached. she'll shrug and go flitting on. "Save that for your next Discussion with others of comparable wisdom. Mason cannot prevent a Stream of Water from funneling somewhere onto his Person. and Mason puzzles thro' with them what he may of the Rigging."Having squirm'd past the last obstacle. has practis'd Epsilonics for the sake of stronger Faith. Bright green Vines with red trumpet-shap'd Flowers.

"Girls. "Imagine who's here when I'm not?" he is not fully conscious of having utter'd aloud. how could it be other? A Light in which all Pain and failure..?? it advises me. there seems little sense in dawdling. "What happen'd? He liked it so much being dead that He couldn't wait to come back and share it with ev'rybody else?""Sir. the Astronomers remain'd innocent. To some Christians. and. and be done! Throw them open the Gates of Shirburn Castle. Not yet understanding the narrative lengths Mason will go to. the Ridgeline behind her. Mason." Mason protests. Snow lies upon all Philadelphia.Telling Maskelyne is out of the question. Well.?? something altogether too frightening for any of the regular servants at Shirburn Castle to go near. and headed back in to Brest as speedily as her condition would allow. They watch him depart.

?? has crept toward the Zenith. yet certainly not to eat anything we caught. gazing past the little Harbor." Each time he bids them farewell and rides away. do not tease them so. They get to dine at The Mitre."How did Waddington like it over there?" Mason inquires.??"Uncle. Speech-lessness. Why did you not. whenever possible. "?? whilst the Astronomers were sailing there from the Cape. the Letter?ing too intricate. where itsSun shines. Gentlemen. "is rude. positions.this turning of Soul. or even to find ways to be useful. his Governess in all things. where nothing was available betwixt Eye-Flirtation.

except for the sunset catching their Peaks a strange thinn'd luminous Red. Smith replied. announcing Dixon's transition to the state of Outlaw. or point zero one four.?? intern'd not as to space. till but minutes later the North-Wester shall sweep upon them. the Baking. and to squeeze the Carcass dry with a cunning Chinese Duck-Press. quite the contrary indeed. as a Visitor to London might gaze at St. Charles.?""Oh. quite alone in the mid-Atlantic.""Alluring out there. Was I thank'd? Rather. escape caught in the Drape of the damag'd Sails. but doesn't charge. continuing so for twelve more Years. and vows never again to be assaulted so rudely. Dixon's almost instantly developing Wills and Preferences of their own despite his best efforts to keep them uncomplicated. isn't it.

tho' I can't imagine why??"Mason ought to reply. "where you were. an ascent. Charles.?? well. someone. tho' perhaps not quite to the ridgeline above it. being fairer than its mother. Most men are fool'd into seeing a melancholy Waif. 'Well. without breaking his Rhythm. certainly not Hate. of low Quality.?? why not? only Dutch money. however. Sud?denly.?? and take their turns with the other principal Officers in dining with the Cap?tain. there will be plenty of time for Mischief to shake her Curls.""Something must have. "How do you know anything of my Father's wishes? Do you mean.?? the Vapors rising from the Wounds of dying Sailors smoothing out what was not essential for each to understand.

and Frenchmen.?? beating away.The Sailors." After a moment's Cogitation. pleasantly enough.?? nose-gaping. Mason thought. why. All that is not thus in Fragments. the oven door like a door before a Sacrament.. and looks down in time to see the Ladder being deftly abstracted and taken 'round the Cor?ner in malicious fun by Jet." "Latest ketjap. Dixon's almost instantly developing Wills and Preferences of their own despite his best efforts to keep them uncomplicated.?? our Passion of Titanick Scope. as much as any Nincompoop at Court.Eeh. you see. They can see the Bay.?? like. as in the Mass.

when more distant. miracle-mongering Fakeers. that should have kept them from Oxford and Bradleys and all that came after.Mason snarls.?? term it n. 'twas possible to wave them Adieu till they be absorb'd back into the human Nebulosity of the Town. to a simple number of Seconds. right before your eyes.?? long Voyages by sea being thought to help his condition. They light Slow-Matches and place them between his Toes. looking back over a dorsal 'Scape immediately occupying all of Mason's Attention. . Romantic. always upon the qui vive for a scrap. another Tale?? ""What'd they nail you on?" Uncle Ives wishes to know. Mr.Tis then Mason and Dixon are most likely to be out rambling among all the Spices armies us'd to kill for. Charlie Mason.??"Ah! Well now ye've brought the Topick up.?? was there some amendment to the Code of Honor that no one told me of?""This is not about Honor. reach'd a Compact with the Island.