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associations of the season seem to hold me there�察�and the precepts of the 

season seem to teach me that it is well to be there。 

       ;And     the  Castle    is;  observed     a  grave�察  �kind   voice    among     the 

company。 

     ;Yes。    My Castle�察─�said the poor relation�察�shaking his head as he still 

looked   at   the   fire�察   �is   in   the  Air。 John   our   esteemed   host   suggests   its 

situation accurately。       My Castle is in the Air�        �I have done。      Will you be 

so good as to pass the story�拭─�



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                     THE CHILD'S STORY 



     Once upon a time�察�a good many years ago�察�there was a traveller�察�and he 

set   out   upon   a   journey。   It   was   a   magic   journey�察  �and   was   to   seem  very 

long when he began it�察�and very short when he got half way through。 

     He   travelled   along   a   rather   dark   path   for   some   little   time�察  �without 

meeting anything�察�until at last he came to a beautiful child。                  So he said to 

the child�察 �What do you do here�拭─               �And the child said�察 �I am always at 

play。    Come and play with me� ─�

     So�察�he played with that child�察�the whole day long�察�and they were very 

merry。      The   sky   was   so   blue�察  �the   sun   was   so   bright�察  �the   water   was   so 

sparkling�察�the leaves were so green�察�the flowers were so lovely�察�and they 

heard such singing´birds and saw so many butteries�察�that everything was 

beautiful。     This     was   in   fine  weather。     When      it  rained�察  �they   loved    to 

watch the falling drops�察�and to smell the fresh scents。                   When it blew�察�it 

was   delightful   to   listen   to   the   wind�察  �and   fancy   what   it   said�察  �as   it   came 

rushing   from   its   home   where   was   that�察  �they   wondered��whistling   and 

howling�察�driving the clouds   before   it�察�bending the   trees�察�rumbling   in the 

chimneys�察�shaking the house�察�and making the sea roar in fury。                      But�察�when 

it snowed�察�that was best of all�察�for�察�they liked nothing so well as to look up 

at   the   white   flakes   falling   fast   and   thick�察  �like   down   from   the   breasts   of 

millions of white birds�察�and to see how smooth and deep the drift was�察�and 

to listen to the hush upon the paths and roads。 

     They     had    plenty    of   the  finest   toys    in  the   world�察   �and    the   most 

astonishing picture´books�此          �all   about   scimitars and   slippers and   turbans�察�

and   dwarfs   and giants   and   genii   and   fairies�察  �and blue´   beards   and   bean´ 

stalks and riches and caverns and forests and Valentines and Orsons�此                      �and 

all new and all true。 

     But�察�one   day�察 �of   a   sudden�察�the traveller   lost   the   child。     He   called   to 

him over and over again�察�but got no answer。                  So�察�he went upon his road�察�

and   went   on   for   a   little   while   without   meeting   anything�察  �until   at   last   he 

came to a handsome boy。             So�察�he said to the boy�察 �What do you do here�拭─�

And the boy said�察 �I am always learning。               Come and learn with me。; 



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     So he learned with that boy about Jupiter and Juno�察�and the Greeks and 

the Romans�察�and I don't know what�察�and learned more than I could tellor 

he either�察�for he soon forgot a great deal of it。            But�察�they were not always 

learning�察�they had the merriest games that ever were played。                   They rowed 

upon the river in summer�察�and skated on the ice in winter�察�they were active 

afoot�察   �and   active    on  horseback�察     �at  cricket�察  �and   all  games    at  ball�察  �at 

prisoner's base�察�hare and hounds�察�follow my leader�察�and more sports than I 

can    think   of�察 �nobody     could    beat   them。    They     had    holidays    too�察 �and 

Twelfth     cakes�察   �and   parties   where    they    danced    till  midnight�察   �and   real 

Theatres where they saw palaces of real gold and silver rise out of the real 

earth�察�and saw all the wonders of the world at once。                  As to friends�察�they 

had such dear friends and so many of them�察�that I want the time to reckon 

them up。      They were all young�察�like the handsome boy�察�and were never to 

be strange to one another all their lives through。 

     Still�察�one day�察�in the midst of all these pleasures�察�the traveller lost the 

boy as he had lost the child�察�and�察�after calling to him in vain�察�went on upon 

his   journey。    So   he   went   on   for   a   little   while   without   seeing   anything�察�

until   at   last   he   came   to   a   young   man。 So�察  �he   said   to   the   young   man�察�

;What do you do here�拭─           �And the young man said�察 �I am always in love。 

Come and love with me。; 

     So�察�he went away with that young man�察�and presently they came to one 

of the prettiest girls that ever was seenjust like Fanny in the corner there´ 

´and    she   had   eyes   like   Fanny�察   �and   hair  like   Fanny�察   �and   dimples    like 

Fanny's�察  �and   she   laughed   and   coloured   just   as   Fanny   does   while   I   am 

talking     about   her。    So�察  �the   young     man    fell  in  love   directlyjust    as 

Somebody I won't mention�察�the first time he came here�察�did with Fanny。 

Well� �he was teased sometimesjust as Somebody used to be by Fanny�察�

and    they   quarrelled     sometimesjust      as  Somebody       and    Fanny    used   to 

quarrel�察�and they made it up�察�and sat in the dark�察�and wrote letters every 

day�察�and never were happy asunder�察�and were always looking out for one 

another and pretending not to�察�and were engaged at Christmas´time�察�and 

sat   close   to   one   another   by   the   fire�察  �and   were   going   to   be   married   very 

soonall exactly like Somebody I won't mention�察�and Fanny� �

     But�察  �the   traveller   lost   them   one   day�察  �as   he   had   lost   the   rest   of   his 



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friends�察  �and�察  �after   calling   to   them   to   come   back�察  �which   they   never   did�察�

went   on   upon   his   journey。    So�察  �he   went   on   for   a   little   while   without 

seeing anything�察�until at last he came to a middle´aged gentleman。                  So�察�he 

said to the gentleman�察 �What are you doing here�拭─�And his answer was�察 �I 

am always busy。        Come and be busy with me� ─�

     So�察�he began to be very busy with that gentleman�察�and they went on 

through the wood together。          The whole journey was through a wood�察�only 

it had been open and green at first�察�like a wood in spring�察�and now began 

to be thick and dark�察�like a wood in summer�察�some of the little trees that 

had come out earliest�察�were even turning brown。 The gentleman was not 

alone�察�but had a lady of about the same age with him�察�who was his Wife�察�

and   they   had   children�察  �who   were   with   them   too。    So�察  �they   all   went   on 

together   through   the   wood�察  �cutting   down   the   trees�察  �and   making   a   path 

through   the   branches   and   the   fallen   leaves�察  �and   carrying   burdens�察  �and 

working hard。 

     Sometimes�察�they came to a long green avenue that opened into deeper 

woods。      Then they would hear a very little�察�distant voice crying�察 �Father�察�

father�察�I am another child�        �Stop for me� ─      �And presently they would see 

a very little figure�察�growing larger as it came along�察�running to join them。 

When it came up�察�they all crowded round it�察�and kissed and welcomed it�察�

and then they all went on together。 

     Sometimes�察  �they   came   to   several   avenues   at   once�察  �and   then   they   all 

stood still�察�and one of the children said�察 �Father�察�I am going to sea�察─�and 

another   said�察   �Father�察  �I   am   going   to   India�察─  �and   another�察   �Father�察  �I   am 

going to seek my fortune where I can�察─�and another�察 �Father�察�I am going to 

Heaven� ─      �So�察�with many tears at parting�察�they went�察�solitary�察�down those 

avenues�察�each child upon its way�察�and the child who went to Heaven�察�rose 

into the golden air and vanished。 

     Whenever       these    partings    happened�察     �the   traveller   looked     at  the 

gentleman�察�and saw him glance up at the sky above the trees�察�where the 

day was beginning to decline�察�and the sunset to come on。                    He saw�察�too�察�

that his hair was turning grey。          But�察�they never could rest long�察�for they 

had their journey to perform�察�and it was necessary for them to be always 

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     At last�察�there had been so   many partings that there were no   children 

left�察�and only the traveller�察�the gentleman�察�and the lady�察�went upon their 

way in company。         And now the wood was yellow�察�and now brown�察�and 

the leaves�察�even of the forest trees�察�began to fall。 

     So�察  �they   came   to   an   avenue   that   was   darker   than   the   rest�察  �and   were 

pressing forward on their journey without looking down it when the lady 

stopped。 

     ;My husband�察─�said the lady。          ;I am called。; 

     They listened�察�and they heard a voice a long way down the avenue�察�say�察�

;Mother�察�mother� ─�

     It  was   the   voice   of  the  first  child   who   had   said�察   �I  am   going   to 

Heaven� ─�and the father said�察 �I pray not yet。            The sunset is very near。         I 

pray not yet� ─�

     But�察�the voice cried�察 �Mother�察�mother� ─�without minding him�察�though 

his hair was now quite white�察�and tears were on his face。 

     Then�察�the mother�察�who was already drawn into the shade of the dark 

avenue and moving away with her arms still round his neck�察�kissed him�察�

and said�察 �My dearest�察�I am summoned�察�and I go� ─                   �And she was gone。 

And the traveller and he were left alone together。 

     And they went on and on together�察�until they came to very near the end 

of the wood�此      �so near�察�that they could see the sunset shining red before 

them through the trees。 

     Yet�察  �once   more�察  �while   he   broke   his   way   among   the   branches�察  �the 

traveller lost his friend。      He called and called�察�but there was no reply�察�and 

when he   passed   out of the   wood�察  �and saw   the   peaceful   sun going   down 

upon a wide purple prospect�察�he came to an old man sitting on a fallen tree。 

So�察�he said to the   old man�察 �What   do you   do here�拭─             �And the old   man 

said with a calm smile�察 �I am always remembering。                 Come and r

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