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they were�察�and shook hands�察�and went off to dinner and left us。                  I thought 

they might have waited with us and been a little late for dinner just that 

once�察�but no one waited except a lot of costers outside whom we did not 

know。      It was eight o'clock and still quite light when we came out�察�and 

there was a line of four´ wheelers and a hansom ready for us。                      I'd been 

hoping they would take us out by the Strand entrance�察�just because I'd like 

to   have   seen    it   again�察 �but  they   marched    us   instead   through    the   main 

quadranglea beastly�察�gloomy courtyard that echoed�察�and out�察�into Carey 

Streetsuch a dirty�察�gloomy street。          The costers and clerks set up a sort of 

a cheer when we came out�察�and one of them cried�察�'God bless you�察�sir��' to 

the doctor�察�but I was sorry they cheered。              It seemed like kicking against 

the umpire's decision。        The Colonel and I got into a hansom together and 

we trotted off into Chancery Lane and turned into Holborn。                    Most of the 

shops were closed�察�and the streets looked empty�察�but there was a lighted 

clock´face over Mooney's public´house�察�and the hands stood at a quarter 

past   eight。   I   didn't   know   where   Holloway   was�察  �and   was   hoping   they 

would   have   to   take   us   through   some   decent   streets   to   reach   it�察  �but   we 

didn't   see   a   part   of   the   city   that   meant   anything   to   me�察  �or   that   I   would 

choose to travel through again。 

     ;Neither   of   us   talked�察  �and   I   imagined   that   the   people   in   the   streets 

knew we were going to prison�察�and I kept my eyes on the enamel card on 

the back of the apron。        I suppose I read�察�'Two´ wheeled hackney carriage�此�

if hired and discharged within the four´mile limit�察�1s。' at least a hundred 

times。     I   got   more   sensible   after   a   bit�察  �and   when   we   had   turned   into 

Gray's Inn Road I looked up and saw a tram in front of us with 'Holloway 



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Road and King's X��' painted on the steps�察�and the Colonel saw it about the 

same time I fancy�察�for we each looked at the other�察�and the Colonel raised 

his eyebrows。        It showed us that at least the cabman knew where we were 

going。 

     ;'They   might   have   taken   us   for   a   turn   through   the   West   End   first�察  �I 

think��' the Colonel said。         'I'd like to have had a look around�察�wouldn't you�拭�

This isn't a cheerful neighborhood�察�is it��' 

     ;There were a lot of children playing in St。 Andrew's Gardens�察�and a 

crowd   of   them   ran   out   just   as   we   passed�察  �shrieking   and   laughing   over 

nothing�察�the way kiddies do�察�and that was about the only pleasant sight in 

the   ride。   I   had   quite   a   turn   when   we   came   to   the   New   Hospital   just 

beyond�察 �for   I thought   it   was   Holloway�察 �and   it   came   over   me   what   eight 

months   in   such   a   place   meant。      I   believe   if   I   hadn't   pulled   myself   up 

sharp�察  �I'd   have   jumped   out   into   the   street   and   run   away。    It   didn't   last 

more   than   a   few   seconds�察  �but   I   don't   want   any   more   like   them。    I   was 

afraid�察�afraidthere's no use pretending it was anything else。                    I was in a 

dumb�察�silly funk�察�and I turned sick inside and shook�察�as I have seen a horse 

shake when he shies at nothing and sweats and trembles down his sides。 

     ;During those few seconds it seemed to be more than I could stand�察�I 

felt   sure   that   I   couldn't   do   itthat   I'd   go   mad   if   they   tried   to   force   me。 

The idea was so terribleof not being master over your own legs and arms�察�

to have your flesh and blood and what brains God gave you buried alive in 

stone walls as though they were in a safe with a time´lock on the door set 

for eight months ahead。            There's nothing to be afraid of in a stone wall 

really�察  �but   it's   the   idea   of   the   thingof   not   being   free   to   move   about�察�

especially to a chap that has always lived in the open as I have�察�and has 

had men under him。           It was no wonder I was in a funk for a minute。                  I'll 

bet a fiver the others were�察�too�察�if they'll only own up to it。                 I don't mean 

for long�察�but just when the idea first laid hold of them。                 Anyway�察�it was a 

good lesson to me�察�and if I catch myself thinking of it again I'll whistle�察�or 

talk   to   myself   out   loud   and   think   of   something   cheerful。       And   I   don't 

mean to be one of   those  chaps   who spends   his   time in   jail   counting the 

stones in his cell�察�or training spiders�察�or measuring how many of his steps 

make a mile�察�for madness lies that way。                 I mean to sit tight and think of 



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all the good times I've had�察�and go over them in my mind very slowly�察�so 

as   to   make   them  last longer   and   remember   who   was   there   and   what   we 

said�察�and the jokes and all that�察�I'll go over house´parties I have been on�察�

and the times I've had in the Riviera�察�and scouting parties Dr。 Jim led up 

country when we were taking Matabele Land。 

     ;They say that if you're good here they give you things to read after a 

month   or   two�察  �and   then   I   can   read   up   all   those   instructive   books   that   a 

fellow never does read until he's laid up in bed。 

     ;But that's crowding ahead a bit�察�I must keep to what happened to´day。 

We struck York Road at the back of the Great Western Terminus�察�and I half 

hoped we might see some chap we knew coming or going away�此�I would 

like to have waved my hand to him。             It would have been fun to have seen 

his surprise the next morning when he read in the paper that he had been 

bowing to jail´birds�察�and then I would like to have cheated the tipstaves 

out    of  just  one   more    friendly   good´by。     I   wanted    to  say   good´by     to 

somebody�察�but I really couldn't feel sorry to see the last of any one of those 

we passed in the streetsthey were such a dirty�察�unhappy´looking lot�察�and 

the railroad wall ran on forever apparently�察�and we might have been in a 

foreign country for all we knew of it。             There were just sooty gray brick 

tenements and gas´works on one side�察�and the railroad cutting on the other�察�

and    semaphores      and   telegraph    wires   overhead�察    �and   smoke     and   grime 

everywhere�察�it looked exactly like the sort of street that should lead to a 

prison�察�and it seemed a pity to take a smart hansom and a good cob into it。 

     ;It was just a bit different from our last ride togetherwhen we rode 

through     the   night   from   Krugers´Dorp       with   hundreds     of  horses'   hoofs 

pounding on the soft veldt behind us�察�and the carbines clanking against the 

stirrups   as   they  swung   on   the  sling   belts。  We   were   being   hunted   then�察�

harassed   on   either   side�察 �scurrying   for   our   lives   like   the   Derby   Dog   in   a 

race´track   when   every  one   hoots   him   and   no   man   steps   out   to   helpwe 

were sick for sleep�察�sick for food�察�lashed by the rain�察�and we knew that we 

were beaten�察�but we were free still�察�and under open skies with the derricks 

of the Rand rising like gallows on our left�察�and Johannesburg only fifteen 

miles away。; 



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