第14章

"Speakingahorribledialect，coarseandweak。"

"Ihaveheardit。"

"Theyaretheslaves——yourslaves。TheyaretheslavesoftheLabourCompanyyouown。"

"TheLabourCompany！Insomeway——thatisfamiliar。Ah！nowIremember。IsawitwhenIwaswanderingaboutthecity，afterthelightsreturned，greatfrontsofbuildingscolouredpaleblue。Doyoureallymean——？"

"Yes。HowcanIexplainittoyou？Ofcoursetheblueuniformstruckyou。Nearlyathirdofourpeoplewearit——moreassumeitnoweveryday。ThisLabourCompanyhasgrownimperceptibly。"

"WhatisthisLabourCompany？"askedGraham。

"Intheoldtimes，howdidyoumanagewithstaningpeople？"

"Therewastheworkhouse——whichtheparishesmaintained。"

"Workhouse！Yes——therewassomething。Inourhistorylessons。Iremembernow。TheLabourCompanyoustedtheworkhouse。Itgrew——partly——

outofsomething——you，perhaps，mayrememberit——

anemotionalreligiousorganisationcalledtheSalvationArmy——thatbecameabusinesscompany。Inthefirstplaceitwasalmostacharity。Tosavepeoplefromworkhouserigours。NowIcometothinkofit，itwasoneoftheearliestpropertiesyourTrusteesacquired。TheyboughttheSalvationArmyandreconstructeditasthis。Theideainthefirstplacewastogiveworktostarvinghomelesspeople。"

"Yes。"

"Nowadaystherearenoworkhouses，norefugesandcharities，nothingbutthatCompany。Itsofficesareeverywhere。Thatblueisitscolour。Andanyman，womanorchildwhocomestobehungryandwearyandwithneitherhomenorfriendnorresort，mustgototheCompanyintheend——orseeksomewayofdeath。TheEuthanasyisbeyondtheirmeans——forthepoorthereisnoeasydeath。Andatanyhourinthedayornightthereisfood，shelterandablueuniformforallcomers——thatisthefirstconditionoftheCompanysincorporation——andinreturnforaday’ssheltertheCompanyextractsaday’swork，andthenreturnsthevisitor’sproperclothingandsendshimorheroutagain。"

"Yes？"

"Perhapsthatdoesnotseemsoterribletoyou。Inyourdaysmenstarvedinyourstreets。Thatwasbad。

Buttheydied——men。Thesepeopleinblue——。Theproverbruns：’Bluecanvasonceandever。’TheCompanytradesintheirlabour，andithastakencaretoassureitselfofthesupply。Peoplecometoitstarvingandhelpless——theyeatandsleepforanightandday，they—workforaday，andattheendofthedaytheygooutagain。Iftheyhaveworkedwelltheyhaveapennyorso——enoughforatheatreoracheapdancingplace，orakinematographstory，oradinnerorabet。Theywanderaboutafterthatisspent。Beggingispreventedbythepoliceoftheways。Besides，noonegives。Theycomebackagainthenextdayorthedayafter——broughtbackbythesameincapacitythatbroughtthemfirst。Atlasttheirproperclothingwearsout，ortheirragsgetsoshabbythattheyareashamed。Thentheymustworkformonthstogetfresh。Iftheywantfresh。A

greatnumberofchildrenarebornundertheCompany’scare。Themotherowesthemamonththereafter——thechildrentheycherishandeducateuntiltheyarefourteen，andtheypaytwoyears’service。

Youmaybesurethesechildrenareeducatedforthebluecanvas。AndsoitistheCompanyworks。"

"Andnonearedestituteinthecity？"

"None。Theyareeitherinbluecanvasorinprison。"

"Iftheywillnotwork？"

"Mostpeoplewillworkatthatpitch，andtheCompanyhaspowers。Therearestagesofunpleasantnessinthework——stoppageoffood——andamanorwomanwhohasrefusedtoworkonceisknownbyathumb—markingsystemintheCompany’sofficesallovertheworld。Besides，whocanleavethecitypoor？TogotoPariscoststwoLions。Andforinsubordinationtherearetheprisons——darkandmiserable——outofsightbelow。Thereareprisonsnowformanythings。"

"Andathirdofthepeoplewearthisbluecanvas？"

"Morethanathird。Toilers，livingwithoutprideordelightorhope，withthestoriesofPleasureCitiesringingintheirears，mockingtheirshamefullives，theirprivationsandhardships。ToopoorevenfortheEuthanasy，therichman’srefugefromlife。Dumb，crippledmillions，countlessmillions，alltheworldabout，ignorantofanythingbutlimitationsandunsatisfieddesires。Theyareborn，theyarethwartedandtheydie。Thatisthestatetowhichwehavecome。"

ForaspaceGrahamsatdowncast。

"Buttherehasbeenarevolution，"hesaid。"Allthesethingswillbechanged。"Ostrog——"

"Thatisourhope。Thatisthehopeoftheworld。

ButOstrogwillnotdoit。Heisapolitician。Tohimitseemsthingsmustbelikethis。Hedoesnotmind。

Hetakesitforgranted。Alltherich，alltheinfluential，allwhoarehappy，comeatlasttotakethesemiseriesforgranted。Theyusethepeopleintheirpolitics，theyliveineasebytheirdegradation。Butyou——youwhocomefromahappierage——itistoyouthepeoplelook。Toyou。"

Helookedatherface。Hereyeswerebrightwithunshedtears。Hefeltarushofemotion。Foramomentheforgotthiscity，heforgottherace，andallthosevagueremotevoices，intheimmediatehumanityofherbeauty。

"ButwhatamItodo？"hesaidwithhiseyesuponher。

"Rule，"sheanswered，bendingtowardshimandspeakinginalowtone。"Ruletheworldasithasneverbeenruled，forthegoodandhappinessofmen。

Foryoumightruleit——youcouldruleit。

"Thepeoplearestirring。Allovertheworldthepeoplearestirring。Itwantsbutaword——butawordfromyou——tobringthemalltogether。Eventhemiddlesortofpeoplearerestlessunhappy。

"Theyarenottellingyouthethingsthatarehappening。Thepeoplewillnotgobacktotheirdrudgery——theyrefusetobedisarmed。Ostroghasawakenedsomethinggreaterthanhedreamtof——hehasawakenedhopes。"

Hisheartwasbeatingfast。Hetriedtoseemjudicial，toweighconsiderations。

"Theyonlywanttheirleader，"shesaid。

"Andthen？"

"Youcoulddowhatyouwould；——theworldisyours。"

Hesat，nolongerregardingher。Presentlyhespoke。"Theolddreams，andthethingIhavedreamt，liberty，happiness。Aretheydreams？

Couldoneman——oneman——？"Hisvoicesankandceased。

"Notoneman，butallmen——givethemonlyaleadertospeakthedesireoftheirhearts。"

Heshookhishead，andforatimetherewassilence。

Helookedupsuddenly，andtheireyesmet。"I

havenotyourfaith，"hesaid。"Ihavenotyouryouth。

Iamherewithpowerthatmocksme。No——letmespeak。Iwanttodo——notright——Ihavenotthestrengthforthat——butsomethingratherrightthanwrong。Itwillbringnomillenium，butIamresolvednowthatIwillrule。Whatyouhavesaidhasawakenedme……Youareright。Ostrogmustknowhisplace。AndIwilllearn——……OnethingIpromiseyou。ThisLabourslaveryshallend。"

"Andyouwillrule？"

"Yes。Provided——。Thereisonething。"

"

Yes？"

"

Thatyouwillhelpme。"

"I！——agirl！"

"Yes。DoesitnotoccurtoyouIamabsolutelyalone？"

Shestartedandforaninstanthereyeshadpity。

"NeedyouaskwhetherIwillhelpyou？"shesaid。

Shestoodbeforehim，beautiful，worshipful，andherenthusiasmandthegreatnessoftheirthemewaslikeagreatgulffixedbetweenthem。Totouchher，toclaspherhand，wasathingbeyondhope。"ThenIwillruleindeed，"hesaidslowly。"Iwillrule—"

Hepaused。"Withyou。"

Therecameatensesilence，andthenthebeatingaclockstrikingthehour。Shemadehimnoanswer。

Grahamrose。

Evennow，"hesaid，"Ostrogwillbewaiting。"Hehesitated，facingher。"WhenIhaveaskedhimcertainquestions——。ThereismuchIdonotknow。Itmaybe，thatIwillgotoseewithmyowneyesthethingsofwhichyouhavespoken。AndwhenIreturn——？"

"Ishallknowofyourgoingandcoming。Iwillwaitforyouhereagain。"

Hestoodforamomentregardingher。

"Iknew，"shesaid，andstopped。

Hewaited，butshesaidnomore。Theyregardedoneanothersteadfastly，questioningly，andthenheturnedfromhertowardstheWindVaneoffice。

CHAPTERXIX

OSTROGSPOINTOFVIEW

GrahamfoundOstrogwaitingtogiveaformalaccountofhisday’sstewardship。Onpreviousoccasionshehadpassedoverthisceremonyasspeedilyaspossible，inordertoresumehisaerialexperiences，butnowhebegantoaskquickshortquestions。Hewasveryanxioustotakeuphisempireforthwith。Ostrogbroughtflatteringreportsofthedevelopmentofaffairsabroad。InParisandBerlin，Grahamperceivedthathewassaying，therehadbeentrouble，notorganisedresistanceindeed，butinsubordinateproceedings。"Afteralltheseyears，"

saidOstrog，whenGrahampressedenquiries；

"theCommunehaslifteditsheadagain。Thatistherealnatureofthestruggle，tobeexplicit。"

Butorderhadbeenrestoredinthesecities。Graham，themoredeliberatelyjudicialforthestirringemotionshefelt，askediftherehadbeenanyfighting。"A

little，"saidOstrog。"Inonequarteronly。ButtheSenegalesedivisionofourAfricanagriculturalpolice——

theConsolidatedAfricanCompanieshaveaverywelldrilledpolice——wasready，andsoweretheaeroplanes。

Weexpectedalittletroubleinthecontinentalcities，andinAmerica。ButthingsareveryquietinAmerica。

TheyaresatisfiedwiththeoverthrowoftheCouncilForthetime。"

"Whyshouldyouexpecttrouble？"askedGrahamabruptly。

"Thereisalotofdiscontent——socialdiscontent。"

"TheLabourCompany？"

"Youarelearning，"saidOstrogwithatouchofsurprise。"Yes。ItischieflythediscontentwiththeLabourCompany。Itwasthatdiscontentsuppliedthemotiveforceofthisoverthrow——thatandyourawakening。"

"Yes？"

Ostrogsmiled。Hebecameexplicit。"Wehadtostiruptheirdiscontent，wehadtorevivetheoldidealsofuniversalhappiness——allmenequal——allmenhappy——noluxurythateveryonemaynotshare——

ideasthathaveslumberedfortwohundredyears。Youknowthat？Wehadtorevivetheseideals，impossibleastheyare——inordertooverthrowtheCouncil。Andnow——"

"Well？"

"Ourrevolutionisaccomplished，andtheCouncilisoverthrown，andpeoplewhomwehavestirredupremainsurging。Therewasscarcelyenoughfighting……Wemadepromises，ofcourse。Itisextraordinaryhowviolentlyandrapidlythisvagueout—of—datehumanitarianismhasrevivedandspread。

Wewhosowedtheseedeven，havebeenastonished。

InParis，asIsay——wehavehadtocallinalittleexternalhelp。"

"Andhere？"

"Thereistrouble。Multitudeswillnotgobacktowork。Thereisageneralstrike。HalfthefactoriesareemptyandthepeopleareswarmingintheWays。TheyaretalkingofaCommune。Meninsilkandsatinhavebeeninsultedinthestreets。Thebluecanvasisexpectingallsortsofthingsfromyou……

Ofcoursethereisnoneedforyoutotrouble。WearesettingtheBabbleMachinestoworkwithcountersuggestionsinthecauseoflawandorder。Wemustkeepthegriptight；thatisall。"

Grahamthought。Heperceivedawayofassertinghimself。Buthespokewithrestraint。

"Eventothepitchofbringinganegropolice，"hesaid。

"Theyareuseful，"saidOstrog。"Theyarefineloyalbrutes，withnowashofideasintheirheads——

suchasourrabblehas。TheCouncilshouldhavehadthemaspoliceoftheWays，andthingsmighthavebeendifferent。Ofcourse，thereisnothingtofearexceptriotingandwreckage。Youcanmanageyourownwingsnow，andyoucansoarawaytoCapriifthereisanysmokeorfuss。Wehavethepullofallthegreatthings；theaeronautsareprivilegedandrich，theclosesttradesunionintheworld，andsoaretheengineersofthewindvanes。Wehavetheair，andthemasteryoftheairisthemasteryoftheearth。Nooneofanyabilityisorganisingagainstus。Theyhavenoleaders——onlythesectionalleadersofthesecretsocietyweorganisedbeforeyourveryopportuneawakening。Merebusybodiesandsentimentaliststheyareandbitterlyjealousofeachother。Noneofthemismanenoughforacentralfigure。Theonlytroublewillbeadisorganisedupheaval。Tobefrank——thatmayhappen。Butitwon’tinterruptyouraeronautics。

ThedayswhenthePeoplecouldmakerevolutionsarepast。"

"Isupposetheyare，"saidGraham。"Isupposetheyare。"Hemused。"Thisworldofyourshasbeenfullofsurprisestome。Intheolddayswedreamtofawonderfuldemocraticlife，ofatimewhenallmenwouldbeequalandhappy。"

Ostroglookedathimsteadfastly。"Thedayofdemocracyispast，"hesaid。"Pastforever。ThatdaybeganwiththebowmenofCrecy，itendedwhenmarchinginfantry，whencommonmeninmassesceasedtowinthebattlesoftheworld，whencostlycannon，greatironclads，andstrategicrailwaysbecamethemeansofpower。To—dayisthedayofwealth。

Wealthnowispowerasitneverwaspowerbefore——

itcommandsearthandseaandsky。Allpowerisforthosewhocanhandlewealth……Youmustacceptfacts，andthesearefacts。TheworldfortheCrowd！TheCrowdasRuler！Eveninyourdaysthatcreedhadbeentriedandcondemned。To—dayithasonlyonebeliever——amultiplex，sillyone——themallintheCrowd。"

Grahamdidnotanswerimmediately。Hestoodlostinsombrepreoccupations。

"No，"saidOstrog。"Thedayofthecommonmanispast。Ontheopencountrysideonemanisasgoodasanother，ornearlyasgood。Theearlieraristocracyhadaprecarioustenureofstrengthandaudacity。

Theyweretempered——tempered。Therewereinsurrections，duels，riots。Thefirstrealaristocracy，thefirstpermanentaristocracy，cameinwithcastlesandarmour，andvanishedbeforethemusketandbow。

Butthisisthesecondaristocracy。Therealone。

Thosedaysofgunpowderanddemocracywereonlyaneddyinthestream。Thecommonmannowisahelplessunit。Inthesedayswehavethisgreatmachineofthecity，andanorganisationcomplexbeyondhisunderstanding。"

"Yet，"saidGraham，"thereissomethingresists，somethingyouareholdingdown——somethingthatstirsandpresses。"

"Youwillsee，"saidOstrog，withaforcedsmilethatwouldbrushthesedifficultquestionsaside。"Ihavenotrousedtheforcetodestroymyself——trustme。"

"Iwonder，"saidGraham。

Ostrogstared。

"Musttheworldgothisway？"saidGraham，withhisemotionsatthespeakingpoint。"Mustitindeedgointhisway？Haveallourhopesbeenvain？"

"Whatdoyoumean？"saidOstrog。"Hopes？"

"Icamefromademocraticage。AndIfindanaristocratictyranny！"

"Well，——butyouarethechieftyrant。"

Grahamshookhishead。

"Well，"saidOstrog，"takethegeneralquestion。

Itisthewaythatchangehasalwaystravelled。

Aristocracy，theprevalenceofthebest——thesufferingandextinctionoftheunfit，andsotobetterthings。"

"Butaristocracy！thosepeopleImet——"

"Oh！notthose！"saidOstrog。"Butforthemostparttheygototheirdeath。Viceandpleasure！Theyhavenochildren。Thatsortofstuffwilldieout。Iftheworldkeepstooneroad，thatis，ifthereisnoturningback。Aneasyroadtoexcess，convenientEuthanasiaforthepleasureseekerssingedintheflame，thatisthewaytoimprovetherace！"

"Pleasantextinction，"saidGraham。"Yet——。"

Hethoughtforaninstant。"Thereisthatotherthing——theCrowd，thegreatmassofpoormen。Willthatdieout？Thatwillnotdieout。Anditsuffers，itssufferingisaforcethatevenyou——"

Ostrogmovedimpatiently，andwhenhespoke，hespokeratherlessevenlythanbefore。

"Don’tyoutroubleaboutthesethings，"hesaid。

Everythingwillbesettledinafewdaysnow。TheCrowdisahugefoolishbeast。Whatifitdoesnotdieout？Evenifitdoesnotdie，itcanstillbetamedanddriven。Ihavenosympathywithservilemen。

Youheardthosepeopleshoutingandsingingtwonightsago。Theyweretaughtthatsong。Ifyouhadtakenanymanthereincoldbloodandaskedwhyheshouted，hecouldnothavetoldyou。Theythinktheyareshoutingforyou，thattheyareloyalanddevotedtoyou。JustthentheywerereadytoslaughtertheCouncil。To—day——theyarealreadymurmuringagainstthosewhohaveoverthrowntheCouncil。"

"No，no，"saidGraham。"Theyshoutedbecausetheirlivesweredreary，withoutjoyorpride，andbecauseinme——inme——theyhoped。"

"Andwhatwastheirhope？Whatistheirhope？

Whatrighthavetheytohope？Theyworkillandtheywanttherewardofthosewhoworkwell。Thehopeofmankind——whatisit？ThatsomedaytheOver—manmaycome，thatsomedaytheinferior，theweakandthebestialmaybesubduedoreliminated。

Subduedifnoteliminated。Theworldisnoplaceforthebad，thestupid，theenervated。Theirduty——it’safinedutytoo！——istodie。Thedeathofthefailure！

Thatisthepathbywhichthebeastrosetomanhood，bywhichmangoesontohigherthings。"

Ostrogtookapace，seemedtothink，andturnedonGraham。"IcanimaginehowthisgreatworldstateofoursseemstoaVictorianEnglishman。Youregretalltheoldformsofrepresentativegovernment——theirspectresstillhaunttheworld，thevotingcouncilsandparliamentsandallthateighteenthcenturytomfooleryYoufeelmovedagainstourPleasureCities。Imighthavethoughtofthat，——hadInotbeenbusy。Butyouwilllearnbetter。Thepeoplearemadwithenvy——theywouldbeinsympathywithyou。Eveninthestreetsnow，theyclamourtodestroythePleasureCities。

ButthePleasureCitiesaretheexcretoryorgansoftheState，attractiveplacesthatyearafteryeardrawtogetherallthatisweakandvicious，allthatislasciviousandlazy，alltheeasyrogueryoftheworld，toagracefuldestruction。Theygothere，theyhavetheirtime，theydiechildless，alltheprettysillylasciviouswomendiechildless，andmankindisthebetter。Ifthepeopleweresanetheywouldnotenvytherichtheirwayofdeath。Andyouwouldemancipatethesillybrainlessworkersthatwehaveenslaved，andtrytomaketheirliveseasyandpleasantagain。Justastheyhavesunktowhattheyarefitfor。"HesmiledasmilethatirritatedGrahamoddly。"Youwilllearnbetter。Iknowthoseideas；inmyboyhoodIreadyourShelleyanddreamtofLiberty。Thereisnoliberty，savewisdomandselfcontrol。Libertyiswithin——notwithout。Itiseachman’sownaffair。

Suppose——whichisimpossible——thattheseswarmingyelpingfoolsinbluegettheupperhandofus，whatthen？Theywillonlyfalltoothermasters。SolongastherearesheepNaturewillinsistonbeastsofprey。

Itwouldmeanbutafewhundredyears’delay。Thecomingofthearistocratisfatalandassured。TheendwillbetheOver—man——forallthemadprotestsofhumanity。Letthemrevolt，letthemwinandkillmeandmylike。Otherswillarise——othermasters。Theendwillbethesame。"

"Iwonder，"saidGrahamdoggedly。

Foramomenthestooddowncast。

"ButImustseethesethingsformyself，"hesaid，suddenlyassumingatoneofconfidentmastery。

"OnlybyseeingcanIunderstand。Imustlearn。

ThatiswhatIwanttotellyou，Ostrog。IdonotwanttobeKinginaPleasureCity；thatisnotmy，pleasure。Ihavespentenoughtimewithaeronautics——andthoseotherthings。Imustlearnhowpeoplelivenow，howthecommonlifehasdeveloped。ThenI

shallunderstandthesethingsbetter。Imustlearnhowcommonpeoplelive——thelabourpeoplemoreespecially——howtheywork，marry，bearchildren，die——"

"Yougetthatfromourrealisticnovelists，"

suggestedOstrog，suddenlypreoccupied。

"Iwantreality，"saidGraham，"notrealism。"

"Therearedifficulties，"saidOstrog，andthought。

"Onthewholeperhaps——

"Ididnotexpect——。

"Ihadthought——。Andyet，perhaps——。YousayyouwanttogothroughtheWaysofthecityandseethecommonpeople。"

Suddenlyhecametosomeconclusion。"Youwouldneedtogodisguised，"hesaid。"Thecityisintenselyexcited，andthediscoveryofyourpresenceamongthemmightcreateafearfultumult。Stillthiswishofyourstogointothiscity——thisideaofyours——。Yes，nowIthinkthethingoveritseemstomenotaltogether——。Itcanbecontrived。Ifyouwouldreallyfindaninterestinthat！Youare，ofcourse，Master。Youcangosoonifyoulike。A

disguiseforthisexcursionAsanowillbeabletomanage。

Hewouldgowithyou。Afterallitisnotabadideaofyours。"

"Youwillnotwanttoconsultmeinanymatter？"

askedGrahamsuddenly，struckbyanoddsuspicion。

"Oh，dearno！No！Ithinkyoumaytrustaffairstomeforatime，atanyrate，"saidOstrog，smiling。

"Evenifwediffer——"

Grahamglanced；athimsharply。

"Thereisnofightinglikelytohappensoon？"heaskedabruptly。

"Certainlynot。"

"Ihavebeenthinkingaboutthesenegroes。Idon’tbelievethepeopleintendanyhostilitytome，and，afterall，IamtheMaster。IdonotwantanynegroesbroughttoLondon。Itisanarchaicprejudiceperhaps，butIhavepeculiarfeelingsaboutEuropeansandthesubjectraces。EvenaboutParis———"

Ostrogstoodwatchinghimfromunderhisdroopingbrows。"IamnotbringingnegroestoLondon，"

hesaidslowly。"Butif——"

"YouarenottobringarmednegroestoLondon，whateverhappens，"saidGraham。"InthatmatterI

amquitedecided。"

Ostrog，afterapause，decidednottospeak，andboweddeferentially。

CHAPTERXX

INTHECITYWAYS

Andthatnight，unknownandunsuspected，Graham，dressedinthecostumeofaninferiorwind—vaneofficialkeepingholiday，andaccompaniedbyAsanoinLabourCompanycanvas，surveyedthecitythroughwhichhehadwanderedwhenitwasveiledindarkness。

Butnowhesawitlitandwaking，awhirlpooloflife。

Inspiteofthesurgingandswayingoftheforcesofrevolution，inspiteoftheunusualdiscontent，themutteringsofthegreaterstruggleofwhichthefirstrevoltwasbuttheprelude，themyriadstreamsofcommercestillflowedwideandstrong。Heknewnowsomethingofthedimensionsandqualityofthenewage，buthewasnotpreparedfortheinfinitesurpriseofthedetailedview，forthetorrentofcolourandvividimpressionsthatpouredpasthim。

Thiswashisfirstrealcontactwiththepeopleoftheselatterdays。Herealisedthatallthathadgonebefore，savinghisglimpsesofthepublictheatresandmarkets，hadhaditselementofseclusion，hadbeenamovementwithinthecomparativelynarrowpoliticalquarter，thatallhispreviousexperienceshadrevolvedimmediatelyaboutthequestionofhisownposition。

Butherewasthecityatthebusiesthoursofnight，thepeopletoalargeextentreturnedtotheirownimmediateinterests，theresumptionoftherealinformallife，hecommonhabitsofthenewtime。

Theyemergedatfirstintoastreetwhoseoppositewayswerecrowdedwiththebluecanvasliveries。ThisswarmGrahamsawwasaportionofaprocession——

itwasoddtoseeaprocessionparadingthecityseatedTheycarriedbannersofcoarseredstuffwithredletters。"Nodisarmament，"saidthebanners，forthemostpartincrudelydaubedlettersandwithvariantspelling，and"Whyshouldwedisarm？""Nodisarming。"

"Nodisarming。"Bannerafterbannerwentby，astreamofbannersflowingpast，andatlastattheend，thesongoftherevoltandanoisybandofstrangeinstruments。"Theyalloughttobeatwork，"

saidAsano。"Theyhavehadnofoodthesetwodays，ortheyhavestolenit。"

PresentlyAsanomadeadetourtoavoidthecongestedcrowdthatgapedupontheoccasionalpassageofdeadbodiesfromhospitaltoamortuary，thegleaningsafterdeath’sharvestofthefirstrevolt。

Thatnightfewpeopleweresleeping，everyonewasabroad。Avastexcitement，perpetualcrowdsperpetuallychanging，surroundedGraham；hismindwasconfusedanddarkenedbyanincessanttumult，bythecriesandenigmaticalfragmentsofthesocialstrugglethatwasasyetonlybeginning。Everywherefestoonsandbannersofblackandstrangedecorations，intensifiedthequalityofhispopularity。