InthelatehighwindsIwasblowntoagreatmanyplaces-andindeed，windornowind，IgenerallyhaveextensivetransactionsonhandinthearticleofAir-butIhavenotbeenblowntoanyEnglishplacelately，andIveryseldomhaveblowntoanyEnglishplaceinmylife，whereIcouldgetanythinggoodtoeatanddrinkinfiveminutes，orwhere，ifIsoughtit，Iwasreceivedwithawelcome。
Thisisacuriousthingtoconsider。Butbeforestimulatedbymyownexperiencesandtherepresentationsofmanyfellow-travellersofeveryuncommercialandcommercialdegreeIconsideritfurther，Imustutterapassingwordofwonderconcerninghighwinds。
IwonderwhymetropolitangalesalwaysblowsohardatWalworth。I
cannotimaginewhatWalworthhasdone，tobringsuchwindypunishmentuponitself，asIneverfailtofindrecordedinthenewspaperswhenthewindhasblownatallhard。Brixtonseemstohavesomethingonitsconscience；PeckhamsuffersmorethanavirtuousPeckhammightbesupposedtodeserve；thehowlingneighbourhoodofDeptfordfigureslargelyintheaccountsoftheingeniousgentlemenwhoareoutineverywindthatblows，andtowhomitisanillhighwindthatblowsnogood；but，therecanhardlybeanyWalworthleftbythistime。Itmustsurelybeblownaway。Ihavereadofmorechimney-stacksandhouse-copingscomingdownwithterrificsmashesatWalworth，andofmoresacrededificesbeingnearlynotquiteblownouttoseafromthesameaccursedlocality，thanIhavereadofpractisedthieveswiththeappearanceandmannersofgentlemen-apopularphenomenonwhichneverexistedonearthoutoffictionandapolicereport。Again:IwonderwhypeoplearealwaysblownintotheSurreyCanal，andintonootherpieceofwater！Whydopeoplegetupearlyandgooutingroups，tobeblownintotheSurreyCanal？Dotheysaytooneanother，’Welcomedeath，sothatwegetintothenewspapers’？Eventhatwouldbeaninsufficientexplanation，becauseeventhentheymightsometimesputthemselvesinthewayofbeingblownintotheRegent’sCanal，insteadofalwayssaddlingSurreyforthefield。
Somenamelesspoliceman，too，isconstantly，ontheslightestprovocation，gettinghimselfblownintothissameSurreyCanal。