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           OtherdispersedfragmentsofthesamegreatpalladiumaretobefoundonthecanalsofVenice,atthesecondcataractoftheNile,inthebathsofGermany,andsprinkledonthesea-sandallovertheEnglishcoast.ScarcelyoneistobeencounteredinthedesertedregionofChanceryLane.Ifsuchalonelymemberofthebardoflitacrossthewasteandcomeuponaprowlingsuitorwhoisunabletoleaveoffhauntingthescenesofhisanxiety,theyfrightenoneanotherandretreatintooppositeshades.Itisthehottestlongvacationknownformanyyears.Alltheyoungclerksaremadlyinlove,andaccordingtotheirvariousdegrees,pineforblisswiththebelovedobject,atMargate,Ramsgate,orGravesend.Allthemiddle-agedclerksthinktheirfamiliestoolarge.AlltheunowneddogswhostrayintotheInnsofCourtandpantaboutstaircasesandotherdryplacesseekingwatergiveshorthowlsofaggravation.Alltheblindmen’sdogsinthestreetsdrawtheirmastersagainstpumpsortripthemoverbuckets.Ashopwithasun-blind,andawateredpavement,andabowlofgoldandsilverfishinthewindow,isasanctuary.TempleBargetssohotthatitis,totheadjacentStrandandFleetStreet,whataheaterisinanurn,andkeepsthemsimmeringallnight.ThereareofficesabouttheInnsofCourtinwhichamanmightbecool,ifanycoolnesswereworthpurchasingatsuchapriceindullness;butthelittlethoroughfaresimmediatelyoutsidethoseretirementsseemtoblaze.InMr.Krook’scourt,itissohotthatthepeopleturntheirhousesinsideoutandsitinchairsuponthepavementMr.

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