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At the House in Great Portland Street

           Iremembermyselfasagauntblackfigure,goingalongtheslippery,shinypavement,andthestrangesenseofdetachmentIfeltfromthesqualidrespectability,thesordidcommercialismoftheplace. 

           "Ididnotfeelabitsorryformyfather. Heseemedtometobethevictimofhisownfoolishsentimentality. Thecurrentcantrequiredmyattendanceathisfuneral,butitwasreallynotmyaffair. 

           "ButgoingalongtheHighStreet,myoldlifecamebacktomeforaspace,forImetthegirlIhadknowntenyearssince. Oureyesmet. 

           "Somethingmovedmetoturnbackandtalktoher. Shewasaveryordinaryperson. 

           "Itwasalllikeadream,thatvisittotheoldplaces. IdidnotfeelthenthatIwaslonely,thatIhadcomeoutfromtheworldintoadesolateplace. Iappreciatedmylossofsympathy,butIputitdowntothegeneralinanityofthings. Re-enteringmyroomseemedliketherecoveryofreality. TherewerethethingsIknewandloved. Therestoodtheapparatus,theexperimentsarrangedandwaiting. Andnowtherewasscarcelyadifficultyleft,beyondtheplanningofdetails. 

           "Iwilltellyou,Kemp,soonerorlater,allthecomplicatedprocesses. Weneednotgointothatnow. Forthemostpart,savingcertaingapsIchosetoremember,theyarewrittenincypherinthosebooksthattramphashidden. Wemusthunthimdown. Wemustgetthosebooksagain. Buttheessentialphasewastoplacethetransparentobjectwhoserefractiveindexwastobeloweredbetweentworadiatingcentresofasortofetherealvibration,ofwhichIwilltellyoumorefullylater. 

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