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seizes a red´hot poker And advances�察�brandishing it�察�into the shadows。 The 

rows of horses flick Placid tails。 Victorine gives a savage kick As the nails 

Go   in。    Tap�     �Tap�   �Jules   draws   a   horseshoe   from  the   fire And beats   it 

from red to peacock´blue and black�察�Purpling darker at each whack。 Ding� �

Dang�      �Dong� �Ding´a´ding´dong� �It is a long time since any one spoke。 

Then   the   blacksmith   brushes   his   hand   over   his   eyes�察   �Well�察─  �he   sighs�察�

;He's broke。; The Sergeant charges out from behind the bellows。 ;It's the 

green geese�察�I tell you�察�Their hearts are all whites and yellows�察�There's no 

red in them。       Red� �That's what we want。             Fouche should be fed To the 

guillotine�察�and all Paris dance the carmagnole。 That would breed jolly fine 

lick´bloods To lead his armies to victory。; ;Ancient history�察�Sergeant。 He's 

done。;   ;Say   that   again�察  �Monsieur   Charles�察  �and   I'll   stun   You   where   you 

stand for a dung´eating Royalist。; The Sergeant gives the poker a savage 

twist�察�He is as purple as the cooling horseshoes。 The air from the bellows 

creaks   through   the   flues。   Tap�     �Tap�     �The   blacksmith   shoes   Victorine�察�

And   through   the   doorway   a   fine   sheen   Of   leaves   flutters�察  �with   the   sun 

between。 By a spurt of fire from the forge You can see the Sergeant�察�with 

swollen gorge�察�Puffing�察�and gurgling�察�and choking�察�The bellows keep on 

croaking。 They  wheeze�察�And   sneeze�察  �Creak�              �Bang�      �Squeeze� �And   the 

hammer   strokes   fall   like   buzzing   bees   Or   pattering   rain�察  �Or   faster   than 

these�察  �Like   the   hum   of   a   waterfall   struck   by   a   breeze。   Clank�   �from   the 

bellows´chain       pulled    up  and   down。     Clank�    �And    sunshine    twinkles    on 

Victorine's flank�察�Starting it to blue�察�Dropping it to black。 Clack�                 �Clack� �

Tap´a´tap�      �Tap� �Lord�       �What galloping�         �Some mishap Is making that 

man   ride   so   furiously。   ;Francois�察  �you�   �Victorine   won't   be   through   For 

another quarter of an hour。;           ;As you hope to die�察�Work faster�察�man�察�the 

order has come。; ;What order�拭             �Speak out。      Are you dumb�拭─ �A chaise�察�

without arms on the panels�察�at the gate In the far side´wall�察�and just to wait。 

We must be there in half an hour with swift cattle。 You're a stupid fool if 

you don't hear that rattle。 Those are German guns。                  Can't you guess the 

rest�拭   �Nantes�察   �Rochefort�察    �possibly     Brest。;   Tap�     �Tap�     �as  though     the 

hammers were   mad。 Dang�             �Ding�     �Creak�      �The   farrier's lad   Jerks   the 

bellows till he cracks their bones�察�And the stifled air hiccoughs and groans。 

The     Sergeant    is  lying   on   the  floor   Stone   dead�察   �and   his  hat   with   the 



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tricolore   Cockade   has   rolled   off   into   the   cinders。   Victorine   snorts   and 

lays back       her ears。 What glistens on the anvil�拭          �Sweat or tears�拭�

                                                   V 

                                   St。 Helena�察�May�察�1821 

     Tap�     �Tap�     �Tap� �Through   the   white   tropic   night。 Tap�        �Tap�   �Beat 

the hammers�察�Unwearied�察�indefatigable。 They are hanging dull black cloth 

about the dead。 Lustreless black cloth Which chokes the radiance of   the 

moonlight And puts out the little moving shadows of leaves。 Tap�                       �Tap� �

The   knocking   makes   the   candles   quaver�察  �And   the   long   black   hangings 

waver Tap�       �Tap�     �Tap� �Tap�      �Tap� �In the ears which do not heed。 Tap� �

Tap� �Above the eyelids which do not flicker。 Tap�                  �Tap� �Over the hands 

which     do   not  stir。  Chiselled    like  a  cameo     of  white   agate   against    the 

hangings�察�Struck to brilliance by the falling moonlight�察�A face� �Sharp as a 

frozen flame�察�Beautiful as an altar lamp of silver�察�And still。              Perfectly still。 

In the next room�察  �the   men chatter As they  eat   their midnight   lunches。 A 

knife hits against a platter。 But the figure on the bed Between the stifling 

black hangings Is cold and motionless�察�Played over by the moonlight from 

the windows And the indistinct shadows of leaves。 

     Tap�     �Tap�   �Upholsterer  Darling   has   a  fine   shop   in   Jamestown。 Tap� �

Tap� �Andrew Darling has ridden hard from Longwood to see to the work 

in   his   shop    in   Jamestown。   He   has   a   corps   of   men   in   it�察  �toiling   and 

swearing�察�Knocking�察�and measuring�察�and planing�察�and squaring�察�Working 

from a chart with figures�察�Comparing with their rules�察�Setting this and that 

part together with their tools。 Tap�          �Tap�     �Tap� �Haste indeed� �So great is 

the   need   That   carpenters   have   been   taken   from   the   new   church�察  �Joiners 

have   been   called   from   shaping   pews   and   lecterns   To   work   of   greater 

urgency。   Coffins�   �Coffins   is   what   they   are   making   this   bright   Summer 

morning。 Coffins  and all to measurement。 There is a tin coffin�察�A deal 

coffin�察�A  lead   coffin�察�And   Captain   Bennett's   best   mahogany  dining´table 

Has been sawed up for the grand outer coffin。 Tap�                �Tap�     �Tap� �Sunshine 

outside in the square�察�But inside�察�only hollow coffins and the tapping upon 

them。 The men whistle�察�And the coffins grow under their hammers In the 

darkness of the shop。 Tap�         �Tap�     �Tap� �

     Tramp   of   men。   Steady   tramp   of   men。   Slit´eyed   Chinese   with   long 



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pigtails   Bearing   oblong   things   upon   their   shoulders   March   slowly   along 

the   road   to  Longwood。       Their   feet  fall  softly   in  the  dust  of  the  road�察�

Sometimes they call gutturally to each other and stop to shift shoulders。 

Four coffins   for the  little dead man�察 �Four fine  coffins�察�And one of   them 

Captain Bennett's dining´table� �And sixteen splendid Chinamen�察�all strong 

and    able   And    of   assured    neutrality。   Ah�    �George      of  England�察    �Lord 

Bathhurst      &   Co。   Your   princely    munificence      makes    one's   heart   glow。 

Huzza�      �Huzza�      �For the Lion of England� �

     Tap�     �Tap�     �Tap�   �Marble   likeness   of   an   Emperor�察  �Dead   man�察  �who 

burst   your   heart   against   a   world   too   narrow�察�The   hammers   drum   you   to 

your last throne Which always you shall hold alone。 Tap�                 �Tap� �The glory 

of your past is faded as a sunset fire�察�Your day lingers only like the tones 

of   a   wind´lyre   In   a   twilit   room。   Here   is   the   emptiness   of   your   dream 

Scattered about you。 Coins of yesterday�察�Double napoleons stamped with 

Consul or Emperor�察�Strange as those of Herculaneum  And you just dead� �

Not one spool of thread Will these buy in any market´place。 Lay them over 

him�察�They are the baubles of a crown of mist Worn in a vision and melted 

away at waking。 Tap�          �Tap� �His heart strained at kingdoms And now it is 

content   with   a   silver   dish。   Strange   World�    �Strange   Wayfarer�   �Strange 

Destiny� �Lower it gently beside him and let it lie。 Tap�              �Tap�    �Tap� �



                 Two Travellers in the Place Vendome 



                                  Reign of Louis Philippe 

     A   great   tall   column   spearing   at   the   sky   With   a   little   man   on   top。 

Goodness�       �Tell me why�拭�He looks a silly thing enough to stand up there 

so high。 

     What a strange fellow�察�like a soldier in a play�察�Tight´fitting coat with 

the tails cut away�察�High´crowned hat which the brims overlay。 

     Two´horned hat makes an outline like a bow。 Must have a sword�察�I can 

see the light glow Between a dark line and his leg。              Vertigo 

     I get gazing up at him�察�a pygmy flashed with sun。 A weathercock or 

scarecrow   or   both   things   in   one�拭  �As   bright   as   a   jewelled   crown   hung 

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     Say�察  �what   is   the   use   of   him  if   he   doesn't   turn�拭  �Just   put   up   to   glitter 

there�察�like a torch to burn�察�A sort of sacrificial show in a lofty urn�拭�

     But why a little soldier in an obsolete dress�拭�I'd rather see a Goddess 

with a spear�察�I confess。 Something allegorical and fine。                 Why�察�yes  

     I cannot take my eyes from him。              

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