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volatile in wather�察 �or soom dommed thing o' thot sart��' Faces at the
Betting Rooms very long�察 �and a tendency to bite nails observable。
Keepers likewise given this morning to standing about solitary�察�with their
hands in their pockets�察�looking down at their boots as they fit them into
cracks of the pavement�察�and then looking up whistling and walking away。
Grand Alliance Circus out�察�in procession�察�buxom lady´member of Grand
Alliance�察 �in crimson riding´habit�察 �fresher to look at�察 �even in her paint
under the day sky�察 �than the cheeks of Lunatics or Keepers。 Spanish
Cavalier appears to have lost yesterday�察�and jingles his bossed bridle with
disgust�察 �as if he were paying。 Reaction also apparent at the Guildhall
opposite�察�whence certain pickpockets come out handcuffed together�察�with
that peculiar walk which is never seen under any other circumstances ´ a
walk expressive of going to jail�察�game�察�but still of jails being in bad taste
and arbitrary�察�and how would YOU like it if it was you instead of me�察�as it
ought to be� �Mid´day。 Town filled as yesterday�察 �but not so full�察 �and
emptied as yesterday�察�but not so empty。 In the evening�察�Angel ordinary
where every Lunatic and Keeper has his modest daily meal of turtle�察�
venison�察�and wine�察�not so crowded as yesterday�察�and not so noisy。 At night�察�
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the theatre。 More abstracted faces in it than one ever sees at public
assemblies�察�such faces wearing an expression which strongly reminds Mr。
Goodchild of the boys at school who were 'going up next��' with their
arithmetic or mathematics。 These boys are�察 �no doubt�察 �going up to´
morrow with THEIR sums and figures。 Mr。 Palmer and Mr。 Thurtell in
the boxes O。 P。 Mr。 Thurtell and Mr。 Palmer in the boxes P。 S。 The firm
of Thurtell�察 �Palmer�察 �and Thurtell�察 �in the boxes Centre。 A most odious
tendency observable in these distinguished gentlemen to put vile
constructions on sufficiently innocent phrases in the play�察 �and then to
applaud them in a Satyr´like manner。 Behind Mr。 Goodchild�察 �with a
party of other Lunatics and one Keeper�察 �the express incarnation of the
thing called a 'gent。' A gentleman born�察 �a gent manufactured。 A
something with a scarf round its neck�察�and a slipshod speech issuing from
behind the scarf�察 �more depraved�察 �more foolish�察 �more ignorant�察 �more
unable to believe in any noble or good thing of any kind�察�than the stupidest
Bosjesman。 The thing is but a boy in years�察 �and is addled with drink。
To do its company justice�察�even its company is ashamed of it�察�as it drawls
its slang criticisms on the representation�察�and inflames Mr。 Goodchild with
a burning ardour to fling it into the pit。 Its remarks are so horrible�察�that
Mr。 Goodchild�察�for the moment�察�even doubts whether that IS a wholesome
Art�察�which sets women apart on a high floor before such a thing as this�察�
though as good as its own sisters�察 �or its own mother ´ whom Heaven
forgive for bringing it into the world� �But�察�the consideration that a low
nature must make a low world of its own to live in�察 �whatever the real
materials�察�or it could no more exist than any of us could without the sense
of touch�察�brings Mr。 Goodchild to reason�此 �the rather�察�because the thing
soon drops its downy chin upon its scarf�察�and slobbers itself asleep。
Friday Morning。 Early fights。 Gong´donkey�察 �and correct cards。
Again�察 �a great set towards the races�察 �though not so great a set as on
Wednesday。 Much packing going on too�察�upstairs at the gun´ smith's�察�the
wax´chandler's�察�and the serious stationer's�察�for there will be a heavy drift
of Lunatics and Keepers to London by the afternoon train。 The course as
pretty as ever�察�the great pincushion as like a pincushion�察�but not nearly so
full of pins�察�whole rows of pins wanting。 On the great event of the day�察�
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both Lunatics and Keepers become inspired with rage�察 �and there is a
violent scuffling�察�and a rushing at the losing jockey�察�and an emergence of
the said jockey from a swaying and menacing crowd�察�protected by friends�察�
and looking the worse for wear�察 �which is a rough proceeding�察 �though
animating to see from a pleasant distance。 After the great event�察�rills begin
to flow from the pincushion towards the railroad�察�the rills swell into rivers�察�
the rivers soon unite into a lake。 The lake floats Mr。 Goodchild into
Doncaster�察 �past the Itinerant personage in black�察 �by the way´side telling
him from the vantage ground of a legibly printed placard on a pole that for
all these things the Lord will bring him to judgment。 No turtle and
venison ordinary this evening�察�that is all over。 No Betting at the rooms�察�
nothing there but the plants in pots�察�which have�察�all the week�察�been stood
about the entry to give it an innocent appearance�察�and which have sorely
sickened by this time。
Saturday。 Mr。 Idle wishes to know at breakfast�察 �what were those
dreadful groanings in his bedroom doorway in the night�拭 �Mr。 Goodchild
answers�察 �Nightmare。 Mr。 Idle repels the calumny�察 �and calls the waiter。
The Angel is very sorry ´ had intended to explain�察�but you see�察�gentlemen�察�
there was a gentleman dined down´ stairs with two more�察�and he had lost a
deal of money�察�and he would drink a deal of wine�察�and in the night he 'took
the horrors��' and got up�察�and as his friends could do nothing with him he
laid himself down and groaned at Mr。 Idle's door。 'And he DID groan
there��' Mr。 Idle says�察�'and you will please to imagine me inside�察 �taking the
horrors; too��'
So far�察�the picture of Doncaster on the occasion of its great sporting
anniversary�察 �offers probably a general representation of the social
condition of the town�察�in the past as well as in the present time。 The sole
local phenomenon of the current year�察 �which may be considered as
entirely unprecedented in its way�察 �and which certainly claims�察 �on that
account�察�some slight share of notice�察�consists in the actual existence of one
remarkable individual�察�who is sojourning in Doncaster�察�and who�察�neither
directly nor indirectly�察�has anything at all to do�察�in any capacity whatever�察�
with the racing amusements of the week。 Ranging throughout the entire
crowd that fills the town�察 �and including the inhabitants as well as the
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visitors�察�nobody is to be found altogether disconnected with the business
of the day�察 �excepting this one unparalleled man。 He does not bet on the
races�察 �like the sporting men。 He does not assist the races�察 �like the
jockeys�察 �starters�察 �judges�察 �and grooms。 He does not look on at the races�察�
like Mr。 Goodchild and his fellow´spectators。 He does not profit by the
races�察�like the hotel´keepers and the tradespeople。 He does not minister
to the necessities of the races�察 �like the booth´keepers�察�the postilions�察�the
waiters�察 �and the hawkers of Lists。 He does not assist the attractions of
the races�察 �like the actors at the theatre�察 �the riders at the circus�察 �or the
posturers at the Poses Plastiques。 Absolutely and literally�察 �he is the only
individual in Doncaster who stands by the brink of the full´flowing race´
stream�察 �and is not swept away by it in common with all the rest of his
species。 Who is this modern hermit�察�this recluse of the St。 Leger´week�察�
this inscrutably ungregarious being�察�who lives apart from the amusements
and activities of his fellow´creatures�拭 �Surely�察�there is little difficulty in
guessing that clearest and easiest of all riddles。 Who could he be�察�but Mr。
Thomas Idle�拭�
Thomas had suffered himself to be taken to Doncaster�察 �just as he
would have suffered himself to be taken to any other place in the habitable
globe which would guarantee him the temporary possession of a
comfortable sofa to rest his ankle on。 Once established at the hotel�察�with
his leg on one cushion and his back against another�察�he formally declined
taking the slightest interest in any circumstance whatever connected with
the races�察�or with the people who were assembled to see them。 Francis
Goodchild�察�anxious that the hours should pass by his crippled travelling´
companion as lightly as possible�察�suggested that his sofa should be moved
to the window�察 �and that he should amuse himself by looking out at the
moving panorama of humanity�察 �which the view from it of the principal
street presented。 Thomas�察 �however�察 �steadily declined profiting by the
suggestion。
'The farther I am from the window��' he said�察�'the better�察�Brother Francis�察�
I shall be pleased。 I have nothing in common with the one prevalent idea
of all those people who are passing in the street。 Why should I care to look
at them��'
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'I hope I have nothing in common with the prevalent idea of a great
many of them�察 �either��' answered Goodchild�察 �thinking of the sporting
gentlemen whom he had met in the course of his wanderings about
Doncaster。 'But�察 �surely�察 �among all the people who are walking by the
house�察�at this very moment�察�you may find ´ '
'Not one living creature��' interpos