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Chapter VI. The Great Awakening
Well,there’ssomethinghereIdon’tunderstand."
"Haveyounoremembranceofanythingremarkableasyoucameupthehill?"
"Well,IseemtorecollectthatIwasmightysleepyonce.ItcomesbacktomethatIwantedtosaysomethingtothedriverandthatIcouldn’tmakehimheedme.Iguessitwastheheat,butIfeltswimmyforamoment.That’sall."
"Soitiswiththewholehumanrace,"saidChallengertome."Theyhaveallfeltswimmyforamoment.Noneofthemhaveasyetanycomprehensionofwhathasoccurred.EachwillgoonwithhisinterruptedjobasAustinhassnatcheduphishose-pipeorthegolfercontinuedhisgame.Youreditor,Malone,willcontinuetheissueofhispapers,andverymuchamazedhewillbeatfindingthatanissueismissing.Yes,myyoungfriend,"headdedtotheAmericanreporter,withasuddenmoodofamusedgeniality,"itmayinterestyoutoknowthattheworldhasswumthroughthepoisonouscurrentwhichswirlsliketheGulfStreamthroughtheoceanofether.Youwillalsokindlynoteforyourownfutureconveniencethatto-dayisnotFriday,Augustthetwenty-seventh,butSaturday,Augustthetwenty-eighth,andthatyousatsenselessinyourcabfortwenty-eighthoursupontheRotherfieldhill."
And"righthere,"asmyAmericancolleaguewouldsay,Imaybringthisnarrativetoanend.