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Chapter 15

           Brightandhappyasitwas,therewassomethingsolemninthelong,desertedstreets,fromwhich,likebodieswithoutsouls,allhabitualcharacterandexpressionhaddeparted,leavingbutonedeaduniformrepose,thatmadethemallalike.Allwassostillatthatearlyhour,thatthefewpalepeoplewhomtheymetseemedasmuchunsuitedtothescene,asthesicklylampwhichhadbeenhereandthereleftburning,waspowerlessandfaintinthefullgloryofthesun.

           Beforetheyhadpenetratedveryfarintothelabyrinthofmen’sabodeswhichyetlaybetweenthemandtheoutskirts,thisaspectbegantomeltaway,andnoiseandbustletousurpitsplace.Somestragglingcartsandcoachesrumblingby,firstbrokethecharm,thenotherscame,thenothersyetmoreactive,thenacrowd.Thewonderwas,atfirst,toseeatradesman’swindowopen,butitwasararethingsoontoseeoneclosed;then,smokeroseslowlyfromthechimneys,andsasheswerethrownuptoletinair,anddoorswereopened,andservantgirls,lookinglazilyinalldirectionsbuttheirbrooms,scatteredbrowncloudsofdustintotheeyesofshrinkingpassengers,orlisteneddisconsolatelytomilkmenwhospokeofcountryfairs,andtoldofwaggonsinthemews,withawningsandallthingscomplete,andgallantswainstoboot,whichanotherhourwouldseeupontheirjourney.

           Thisquarterpassed,theycameuponthehauntsofcommerceandgreattraffic,wheremanypeoplewereresorting,andbusinesswasalreadyrife.Theoldmanlookedabouthimwithastartledandbewilderedgaze,forthesewereplacesthathehopedtoshun.

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