Twelve Stories and a Dream

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Twelve Stories and a Dream H。 G。 Wells

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  Onehandwasfullofpapers,tickets,counterfoilsoftourists。

  Thepeopleofthepersonallyconductedpartywere,itseemed,oftwosorts;peopletheconductorwantedandcouldnotfind,andpeoplehedidnotwantandwhofollowedhiminasteadilygrowingtailupanddowntheplatform。Thesepeopleseemed,indeed,tothinkthattheironechanceofreachingRomelayinkeepingclosetohim。Threelittleoldladieswereparticularlyenergeticinhispursuit,andatlastmaddenedhimtothepitchofclappingthemintoacarriageanddaringthemtoemergeagain。Fortherestofthetime,one,two,orthreeoftheirheadsprotrudedfromthewindowwailingenquiriesabout“alittlewickerworkbox“

  wheneverhedrewnear。Therewasaverystoutmanwithaverystoutwifeinshinyblack;therewasalittleoldmanlikeanagedhostler。

  “WhatCANsuchpeoplewantinRome?“askedMissWinchelsea。“Whatcanitmeantothem?“Therewasaverytallcurateinaverysmallstrawhat,andaveryshortcurateencumberedbyalongcamerastand。ThecontrastamusedFannyverymuch。Oncetheyheardsomeonecallingfor“Snooks。““Ialwaysthoughtthatnamewasinventedbynovelists,“saidMissWinchelsea。“Fancy!Snooks。IwonderwhichISMr。Snooks。“Finallytheypickedoutaverystoutandresolutelittlemaninalargechecksuit。“Ifheisn’tSnooks,heoughttobe,“saidMissWinchelsea。

  PresentlytheconductordiscoveredHelen’sattemptatacornerincarriages。“Roomforfive,“hebawledwithaparalleltranslationonhisfingers。Apartyoffourtogether——mother,father,andtwodaughters——blunderedin,allgreatlyexcited。“It’sallright,Ma,youletme,“saidoneofthedaughters,hittinghermother’sbonnetwithahandbagshestruggledtoputintherack。MissWinchelseadetestedpeoplewhobangedaboutandcalledtheirmother“Ma。“

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