Лавка древностей

Chapter 44

           

           Itneededastrongconfidenceinthisassurancetoinducethemtoenter,andwhattheysawinsidedidnotdiminishtheirapprehensionandalarm.Inalargeandloftybuilding,supportedbypillarsofiron,withgreatblackaperturesintheupperwalls,opentotheexternalair;echoingtotheroofwiththebeatingofhammersandroaroffurnaces,mingledwiththehissingofred-hotmetalplungedinwater,andahundredstrangeunearthlynoisesneverheardelsewhere;inthisgloomyplace,movinglikedemonsamongtheflameandsmoke,dimlyandfitfullyseen,flushedandtormentedbytheburningfires,andwieldinggreatweapons,afaultyblowfromanyoneofwhichmusthavecrushedsomeworkman’sskull,anumberofmenlabouredlikegiants.Others,reposinguponheapsofcoalsorashes,withtheirfacesturnedtotheblackvaultabove,sleptorrestedfromtheirtoil.Othersagain,openingthewhite-hotfurnace-doors,castfuelontheflames,whichcamerushingandroaringforthtomeetit,andlickedituplikeoil.Othersdrewforth,withclashingnoise,upontheground,greatsheetsofglowingsteel,emittinganinsupportableheat,andadulldeeplightlikethatwhichreddensintheeyesofsavagebeasts.

           Throughthesebewilderingsightsanddeafeningsounds,theirconductorledthemtowhere,inadarkportionofthebuilding,onefurnaceburntbynightanddayso,atleast,theygatheredfromthemotionofhislips,forasyettheycouldonlyseehimspeak:nothearhim.

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