Whoeverexpecteditwouldbelarge？Shape？Whataquestiontoask！Noshape。Whatsortofastreet？Why，nostreet。Shops？
Yes，ofcourse（quiteindignant）。Howmany？Whoeverwentintoaplacetocounttheshops？Eversomany。Six？Perhaps。A
library？Why，ofcourse（indignantagain）。Goodcollectionofbooks？Mostlikely-couldn’tsay-hadseennothinginitbutapairofscales。Anyreading-room？Ofcourse，therewasareading-
room。Where？Where！why，overthere。Wherewasoverthere？Why，THERE！LetMr。Idlecarryhiseyetothatbitofwastegroundabovehigh-watermark，wheretherankgrassandloosestonesweremostinalitter;andhewouldseeasortoflong，ruinousbrickloft，nextdoortoaruinousbrickout-house，whichlofthadaladderoutside，togetupby。Thatwasthereading-room，andifMr。Idledidn’tliketheideaofaweaver’sshuttlethrobbingunderareading-room，thatwashislookout。HEwasnottodictate，Mr。
Goodchildsupposed（indignantagain），tothecompany。