the lazy tour of two idle apprentices(曾倖椀鬼予宮議唾佩)-及32准
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window of the combination breakfast´room�察�a child is playing with a doll�察�
where Mr。 Thurtell's hair was brushed�察�a sanitary scrubbing is in progress
on the spot where Mr。 Palmer's braces were put on。 No signs of the
Races are in the streets�察 �but the tramps and the tumble´down´carts and
trucks laden with drinking´forms and tables and remnants of booths�察�that
are making their way out of the town as fast as they can。 The Angel�察�
which has been cleared for action all the week�察 �already begins restoring
every neat and comfortable article of furniture to its own neat and
comfortable place。 The Angel's daughters ��pleasanter angels Mr。 Idle and
Mr。 Goodchild never saw�察 �nor more quietly expert in their business�察�nor
more superior to the common vice of being above it���察�have a little time to
rest�察�and to air their cheerful faces among the flowers in the yard。 It is
market´day。 The market looks unusually natural�察 �comfortable�察 �and
wholesome�察�the market´people too。 The town seems quite restored�察�when�察�
hark� �a metallic bray ´ The Gong´donkey� �
The wretched animal has not cleared off with the rest�察 �but is here�察�
under the window。 How much more inconceivably drunk now�察 �how
much more begrimed of paw�察 �how much more tight of calico hide�察 �how
much more stained and daubed and dirty and dunghilly�察�from his horrible
broom to his tender toes�察�who shall say� �He cannot even shake the bray
out of himself now�察 �without laying his cheek so near to the mud of the
street�察 �that he pitches over after delivering it。 Now�察 �prone in the mud�察�
and now backing himself up against shop´windows�察�the owners of which
come out in terror to remove him�察�now�察�in the drinking´shop�察�and now in
the tobacconist's�察�where he goes to buy tobacco�察�and makes his way into
the parlour�察�and where he gets a cigar�察�which in half´a´minute he forgets to
smoke�察�now dancing�察�now dozing�察�now cursing�察�and now complimenting
My Lord�察�the Colonel�察�the Noble Captain�察�and Your Honourable Worship�察�
the Gong´donkey kicks up his heels�察�occasionally braying�察�until suddenly�察�
he beholds the dearest friend he has in the world coming down the street。
The dearest friend the Gong´donkey has in the world�察 �is a sort of
Jackall�察�in a dull�察�mangy�察�black hide�察�of such small pieces that it looks as if
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it were made of blacking bottles turned inside out and cobbled together。
The dearest friend in the world ��inconceivably drunk too�� advances at the
Gong´donkey�察�with a hand on each thigh�察�in a series of humorous springs
and stops�察�wagging his head as he comes。 The Gong´donkey regarding
him with attention and with the warmest affection�察�suddenly perceives that
he is the greatest enemy he has in the world�察 �and hits him hard in the
countenance。 The astonished Jackall closes with the Donkey�察 �and they
roll over and over in the mud�察 �pummelling one another。 A Police
Inspector�察 �supernaturally endowed with patience�察 �who has long been
looking on from the Guildhall´steps�察�says�察�to a myrmidon�察�'Lock 'em up� �
Bring 'em in��'
Appropriate finish to the Grand Race´Week。 The Gong´donkey�察�
captive and last trace of it�察 �conveyed into limbo�察 �where they cannot do
better than keep him until next Race´Week。 The Jackall is wanted too�察�
and is much looked for�察�over the way and up and down。 But�察�having had
the good fortune to be undermost at the time of the capture�察 �he has
vanished into air。
On Saturday afternoon�察 �Mr。 Goodchild walks out and looks at the
Course。 It is quite deserted�察 �heaps of broken crockery and bottles are
raised to its memory�察�and correct cards and other fragments of paper are
blowing about it�察�as the regulation little paper´books�察�carried by the French
soldiers in their breasts�察 �were seen�察 �soon after the battle was fought�察�
blowing idly about the plains of Waterloo。
Where will these present idle leaves be blown by the idle winds�察�and
where will the last of them be one day lost and forgotten�拭 �An idle
question�察�and an idle thought�察�and with it Mr。 Idle fitly makes his bow�察�and
Mr。 Goodchild his�察�and thus ends the Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices。
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