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Chapter 2

           

           Didhefall?

           Byhisbody’sknownweightofelevenstoneandfourpoundsinavoirdupoismeasure,ascertifiedbythegraduatedmachineforperiodicalselfweighinginthepremisesofFrancisFroedman,pharmaceuticalchemistof19Frederickstreet,north,onthelastfeastoftheAscension,towit,thetwelfthdayofMayofthebissextileyearonethousandninehundredandfourofthechristianera(jewisherafivethousandsixhundredandsixtyfour,mohammadaneraonethousandthreehundredandtwentytwo),goldennumber5,epact13,solarcycle9,dominicallettersCB,Romanindiction2,Julianperiod6617,MCMIV.

           Didheriseuninjuredbyconcussion?

           Regainingnewstableequilibriumheroseuninjuredthoughconcussedbytheimpact,raisedthelatchoftheareadoorbytheexertionofforceatitsfreelymovingflangeandbyleverageofthefirstkindappliedatitsfulcrum,gainedretardedaccesstothekitchenthroughthesubadjacentscullery,ignitedalucifermatchbyfriction,setfreeinflammablecoalgasbyturningontheventcock,litahighflamewhich,byregulating,hereducedtoquiescentcandescenceandlitfinallyaportablecandle.

           WhatdiscretesuccessionofimagesdidStephenmeanwhileperceive?

           Reclinedagainstthearearailingsheperceivedthroughthetransparentkitchenpanesamanregulatingagasflameof14CP,amanlightingacandleof1CP,amanremovinginturneachofhistwoboots,amanleavingthekitchenholdingacandle.

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