Everywherehecaughtsnatchesofthatcrudethickdialectthatservedtheilliterateclass，theclass，thatis，beyondthereachofphonographculture，intheircommon—placeintercourse。Everywherethistroubleofdisarmamentwasintheair，withaqualityofimmediatestressofwhichhehadnoinklingduringhisseclusionintheWind—Vanequarter。HeperceivedthatassoonashereturnedhemustdiscussthiswithOstrog，thisandthegreaterissuesofwhichitwastheexpression，inafarmoreconclusivewaythanhehadsofardone。Perpetuallythatnight，evenintheearlierhoursoftheirwanderingsaboutthecity，thespiritofunrestandrevoltswampedhisattention，totheexclusionofcountlessstrangethingshemightotherwisehaveobserved。
Thispreoccupationmadehisimpressionsfragmeary。
Yetamidstsomuchthatwasstrangeandvivid，nosubject，howeverpersonalandinsistent，couldexertundividedsway。Therewerespaceswhentherevolutionarymovementpassedcleanoutofhismind，wasdrawnasidelikeacurtainfrombeforesomestartlingnewaspectofthetime。Helenhadswayedhismindtothisintenseearnestnessofenquiry，buttherecametimeswhenshe，even，recededbeyondhisconsciousthoughts。Atonemoment，forexample，hefoundtheyweretraversingthereligiousquarter，fortheeasytransitaboutthecityaffordedbythemovingwaysrenderedsporadicchurchesandchapelsnolongernecessary——andhisattentionwasvividlyarrestedbythefacadeofoneoftheChristiansects。
Theyweretravellingseatedononeoftheswiftupperways，theplaceleaptuponthematabendandadvancedrapidlytowardsthem。Itwascoveredwithinscriptionsfromtoptobase，invividwhiteandblue，savewhereavastandglaringkinematographtransparencypresentedarealisticNewTestamentscene，andwhereavastfestoonofblacktoshowthatthepopularreligionfollowedthepopularpolitics，hungacrosstheletteringGrahamhadalreadybecomefamiliarwiththephonotypewritingandtheseinscriptionsarrestedhim，beingtohissenseforthemostpartalmostincredibleblasphemy。Amongthelessoffensivewere\"SalvationontheFirstFloorandturntotheRight。\"\"PutyourMoneyonyourMaker。\"\"TheSharpestConversioninLondon，ExpertOperators！LookSlippy！\"
\"WhatChristwouldsaytotheSleeper；——JointheUp—to—dateSaints！\"\"BeaChristian——withouthindrancetoyourpresentOccupation。\"\"AlltheBrightestBishopsontheBenchto—nightandPricesasUsual。\"
\"BriskBlessingsforBusyBusinessMen。\"
\"Butthisisappalling！\"saidGraham，asthatdeafeningscreamofmercantilepietytoweredabovethem。
\"Whatisappalling？\"askedhislittleofficer，apparentlyseekingvainlyforanythingunusualinthisshriekingenamel。
\"__This！__Surelytheessenceofreligionisreverence。\"
\"Oh__that！__\"AsanolookedatGraham。\"Doesitshockyou？\"hesaidinthetoneofonewhomakesadiscovery。\"Isupposeitwould，ofcourse。Ihadforgotten。Nowadaysthecompetitionforattentionissokeen。andpeoplesimplyhaven’ttheleisuretoattendtotheirsouls，youknow，astheyusedtodo。\"Hesmiled。
\"IntheolddaysyouhadquietSabbathsandthecountryside。ThoughsomewhereI’vereadofSundayafternoonsthat——\"
\"But，__that__，\"saidGraham，glancingbackattherecedingblueandwhite。\"Thatissurelynottheonly——\"
\"Therearehundredsofdifferentways。But，ofcourse，ifasectdoesn’ttellitdoesn’tpay。Worshiphasmovedwiththetimes。Therearehighclasssectswithquieterways——costlyincenseandpersonalattentionsandallthat。Thesepeopleareextremelypopularandprosperous。TheypayseveraldozenlionsforthoseapartmentstotheCouncil——toyou，Ishouldsay。\"
Grahamstillfeltadifficultywiththecoinage，andthismentionofadozenlionsbroughthimabruptlytothatmatter。Inamomentthescreamingtemplesandtheirswarmingtoutswereforgotteninthisnewinterest。Aturnofaphrasesuggested，andananswerconfirmedtheideathatgoldandsilverwerebothdemonetised，thatstampedgoldwhichhadbegunitsreignamidstthemerchantsofPhoeniciawasatlastdethroned。Thechangehadbeengraduatedbutswift，broughtaboutbyanextensionofthesystemofchequesthathadeveninhispreviouslifealreadypracticallysupersededgoldinallthelargerbusinesstransactions。Thecommontrafficofthecity，thecommoncurrencyindeedofalltheworld，wasconductedbymeansofthelittlebrown，greenandpinkcouncilchequesforsmallamounts，printedwithablankpayee。
Asanohadseveralwithhim，andatthefirstopportunityhesuppliedthegapsinhisset。Theywereprintednotontearablepaper，butonasemi—transparentfabricofsilken，flexibility，interwovenwithsilk。
AcrossthemallsprawledafacsimileofGraham’ssignature，hisfirstencounterwiththecurvesandturnsofthatfamiliarautographfortwohundredandthreeyears。
Someintermediaryexperiencesmadenoimpressionsufficientlyvividtopreventthematterofthedisarmamentclaiminghisthoughtsagain；ablurredpictureofaTheosophisttemplethatpromisedMIRACLES
inenormouslettersofunsteadyfirewasleastsubmergedperhaps，butthencametheviewofthedininghallinNorthumberlandAvenue。Thatinterestedhimverygreatly。
BytheenergyandthoughtofAsanohewasabletoviewthisplacefromalittlescreenedgalleryreservedfortheattendantsofthetables。Thebuildingwaspervadedbyadistantmuffledhooting，pipingandbawling，ofwhichhedidnotatfirstunderstandtheimport，butwhichrecalledacertainmysteriousleatheryvoicehehadheardaftertheresumptionofthelightsonthenightofhissolitarywandering。
Hehadgrownaccustomednowtovastnessandgreatnumbersofpeople，neverthelessthisspectacleheldhimforalongtime。Itwasashewatchedthetableservicemoreimmediatelybeneath，andinterspersedwithmanyquestionsandanswersconcerningdetails，thattherealisationofthefullsignificanceofthefeastofseveralthousandpeoplecametohim。
Itwashisconstantsurprisetofindthatpointsthatonemighthaveexpectedtostrikevividlyattheveryoutsetneveroccurredtohimuntilsometrivialdetailsuddenlyshapedasariddleandpointedtotheobviousthinghehadoverlooked。Inthismatter，forinstance，ithadnotoccurredtohimthatthiscontinuityofthecity，thisexclusionofweather，thesevasthallsandways，involvedthedisappearanceofthehousehold；
thatthetypicalVictorian\"home，\"thelittlebrickcellcontainingkitchenandscullery，livingroomsandbedrooms，had，savefortheruinsthatdiversifiedthecountryside，vanishedassurelyasthewattlehut。Butnowhesawwhathadindeedbeenmanifestfromthefirst，thatLondon，regardedasalivingplace，wasnolongeranaggregationofhousesbutaprodigioushotel，anhotelwithathousandclassesofaccommodation，thousandsofdininghalls，chapels，theatres，marketsandplacesofassembly，asynthesisofenterprises，ofwhichhechieflywastheowner。Peoplehadtheirsleepingrooms，with，itmightbe，antechambers，roomsthatwerealwayssanitaryatleastwhateverthedegreeofcomfortandprivacy，andfortheresttheylivedmuchasmanypeoplehadlivedinthenew—madegianthotelsoftheVictoriandays，eating，reading，thinking，playing，conversing，allinplacesofpublicresort，goingtotheirworkintheindustrialquartersofthecityordoingbusinessintheirofficesinthetradingsection。
HeperceivedatoncehownecessarilythisstateofaffairshaddevelopedfromtheVictoriancity。Thefundamentalreasonforthemoderncityhadeverbeentheeconomyofco—operation。Thechiefthingtopreventthemergingoftheseparatehouseholdsinhisowngenerationwassimplythestillimperfectcivilisationofthepeople，thestrongbarbaricpride，passions，andprejudices，thejealousies，rivalries，andviolenceofthemiddleandlowerclasses，whichhadnecessitatedtheentireseparationofcontiguoushouseholds。Butthechange，thetamingofthepeople，hadbeeninrapidprogresseventhen。Inhisbriefthirtyyearsofpreviouslifehehadseenanenormousextensionofthehabitofconsumingmealsfromhome，thecasuallypatronisedhorse—boxcoffee—househadgivenplacetotheopenandcrowdedAeratedBreadShopforinstance，women’sclubshadhadtheirbeginning，andanimmensedevelopmentofreadingrooms，loungesandlibrarieshadwitnessedtothegrowthofsocialconfidence。Thesepromiseshadbythistimeattainedtotheircompletefulfillment。Thelockedandbarredhouseholdhadpassedaway。
Thesepeoplebelowhimbelonged，helearnt，tothelowermiddleclass，theclassjustabovethebluelabourers，aclasssoaccustomedintheVictorianperiodtofeedwitheveryprecautionofprivacythatitsmembers，whenoccasionconfrontedthemwithapublicmeal，wouldusuallyhidetheirembarrassmentunderhorseplayoramarkedlymilitantdemeanour。
Butthesegaily，iflightlydressedpeoplebelow，albeitvivacious，hurriedanduncommunicative，weredexterouslymanneredandcertainlyquiteattheireasewithregardtooneanother。
Henotedaslightsignificantthing；thetable，asfarashecouldsee，wasandremaineddelightfullyneat，therewasnothingtoparalleltheconfusion，thebroadcastcrumbs，thesplashesofviandandcondiment，theoverturneddrinkanddisplacedornaments，whichwouldhavemarkedthestormyprogressoftheVictorianmeal。
Thetablefurniturewasverydifferent。Therewerenoornaments，noflowers，andthetablewaswithoutacloth，beingmade，helearnt，ofasolidsubstancehavingthetextureandappearanceofdamask。Hediscernedthatthisdamasksubstancewaspatternedwithgracefullydesignedtradeadvertisements。
Inasortofrecessbeforeeachdinerwasacompleteapparatusofporcelainandmetal。Therewasoneplateofwhiteporcelain，andbymeansoftapsforhotandcoldvolatilefluidsthedinerwashedthishimselfbetweenthecourses；healsowashedhiselegantwhitemetalknifeandforkandspoonasoccasionrequired。
Soupandthechemicalwinethatwasthecommondrinkweredeliveredbysimilartaps，andtheremainingcoverstravelledautomaticallyintastefullyarrangeddishesdownthetablealongsilverrails。Thedinerstoppedtheseandhelpedhimselfathisdiscretion。
Theyappearedatalittledooratoneendofthetable，andvanishedattheother。Thatturnofdemocraticsentimentindecay，thatuglyprideofmenialsouls，whichrendersequalslothtowaitononeanother，wasverystronghefoundamongthesepeople。Hewassopreoccupiedwiththesedetailsthatitwasonlyjustashewasleavingtheplacethatheremarkedthehugeadvertisementdioramasthatmarchedmajesticallyalongtheupperwallsandproclaimedthemostremarkablecommodities。
Beyondthisplacetheycameintoacrowdedhall，andhediscoveredthecauseofthenoisethathadperplexedhim。Theypausedataturnstileatwhichapaymentwasmade。
Graham’sattentionwasimmediatelyarrestedbyaviolent，loudhoot，followedbyavastleatheryvoice。
\"TheMasterissleepingpeacefully，\"itvociferately。
\"Heisinexcellenthealth。Heisgoingtodevotetherestofhislifetoaeronautics。Hesayswomenaremorebeautifulthanever。Galloop！Wow！Ourwonderfulcivilisationastonisheshimbeyondmeasure。
Beyondallmeasure。Galloop。HeputsgreattrustinBossOstrog，absoluteconfidenceinBossOstrog。
Ostrogistobehischiefminister；isauthorisedtoremoveorreinstatepublicofficers——allpatronagewillbeinhishands。AllpatronageinthehandsofBossOstrog！TheCouncillorshavebeensentbacktotheirownprisonabovetheCouncilHouse。\"
Grahamstoppedatthefirstsentence，and，lookingup，beheldafoolishtrumpetfacefromwhichthiswasbrayed。ThiswastheGeneralIntelligenceMachine。
Foraspaceitseemedtobegatheringbreath，andaregularthrobbingfromitscylindricalbodywasaudible。Thenittrumpeted\"Galloop，Galloop，\"andbrokeoutagain。
\"Parisisnowpacified。Allresistanceisover。
Galloop！Theblackpoliceholdeverypositionofimportanceinthecity。Theyfoughtwithgreatbravery，singingsongswritteninpraiseoftheirancestorsbythepoetKipling。Onceortwicetheygotoutofhand，andtorturedandmutilatedwoundedandcapturedinsurgents，menandwomen。Moral——don’tgorebelling。Haha！Galloop，Galloop！Theyarelivelyfellows。Livelybravefellows。Letthisbealessontothedisorderlybanderlogofthiscity。Yah！
Banderlog！Filthoftheearth！Galloop，Galloop！\"
Thevoiceceased。Therewasaconfusedmurmurofdisapprovalamongthecrowd。\"Damnedniggers。\"
Amanbegantoharangnenearthem。\"IsthistheMaster’sdoing，brothers？IsthistheMaster’sdoing？\"
\"Blackpolice！\"saidGraham。\"Whatisthat？
Youdon’tmean——\"
Asanotouchedhisarmandgavehimawarninglook，andforthwithanotherofthesemechanismsI
screameddeafeninglyandgavetongueinashrillvoice。
\"Yahaha，Yahah，Yap！Hearalivepaperyelp！
Livepaper。Yaha！ShockingoutrageinParis。
Yahahah！TheParisiansexasperatedbytheblackpolicetothepitchofassassination。Dreadfulreprisals。Savagetimescomeagain。Blood！Blood！
Yaha！\"ThenearerBabbleMachinehootedstupendously，\"Galloop，Galloop，\"drownedtheendofthesentence，andproceededinaratherflatternotethanbeforewithnovelcommentsonthehorrorsofdisorder。
\"Lawandordermustbemaintained，\"saidthenearerBabbleMachine。
\"But，\"beganGraham。
\"Don’taskquestionshere，\"saidAsano，\"oryouwillbeinvolvedinanargument。\"
\"Thenletusgoon，\"saidGraham，\"forIwanttoknowmoreofthis。\"
Asheandhiscompanionpushedtheirwaythroughtheexcitedcrowdthatswarmedbeneaththesevoices，towardstheexit，Grahamconceivedmoreclearlytheproportionandfeaturesofthisroom。Altogether，greatandsmall，theremusthavebeennearlyathousandoftheseerections，piping，hooting，bawlingandgabblinginthatgreatspace，eachwithitscrowdofexcitedlisteners，themajorityofthemmendressedinbluecanvas。Therewereallsizesofmachines，fromthelittlegossippingmechanismsthatchuckledoutmechanicalsarcasminoddcorners，throughanumberofgradestosuchfifty—footgiantsasthatwhichhadfirsthootedoverGraham。
Thisplacewasunusuallycrowded，becauseoftheintensepublicinterestinthecourseofaffairsinParis。
EvidentlythestrugglehadbeenmuchmoresavagethanOstroghadrepresentedit。Allthemechanismswerediscoursinguponthattopic，andtherepetitionofthepeoplemadethehugehivebuzzwithsuchphrasesas\"Lynchedpolicemen，\"\"Womenburntalive，\"\"FuzzyWuzzy。\"\"ButdoestheMasterallowsuchthings？\"askedamannearhim。\"IsthisthebeginningoftheMaster’srule？\"
Is__this__thebeginningoftheMaster’srule？Foralongtimeafterhehadlefttheplace，thehooting，whistlingandbrayingofthemachinespursuedhim；
\"Galloop，Galloop，\"\"Yahahah，Yaha，Yap！Yaha！\"
IsthisthebeginningoftheMaster’srule？
DirectlytheywereoutuponthewayshebegantoquestionAsanocloselyonthenatureoftheParisianstruggle。\"Thisdisarmament！Whatwastheirtrouble？Whatdoesitallmean？\"Asanoseemedchieflyanxioustoreassurehimthatitwas\"allright。\"
\"Buttheseoutrages！\"\"Youcannothaveanomelette，\"
saidAsano，\"withoutbreakingeggs。Itisonlytheroughpeople。Onlyinonepartofthecity。Alltherestisallright。TheParisianlabourersarethewildestintheworld，exceptours。\"
\"What！theLondoners？\"
\"No，theJapanese。Theyhavetobekeptinorder。\"
\"Butburningwomenalive！\"
\"ACommune！\"saidAsano。\"Theywouldrobyouofyourproperty。Theywoulddoawaywithpropertyandgivetheworldovertomobrule。YouareMaster，theworldisyours。ButtherewillbenoCommunehere。Thereisnoneedforblackpolicehere。
\"Andeveryconsiderationhasbeenshown。Itistheirownnegroes——Frenchspeakingnegroes。Senegalregiments，andNigerandTimbuctoo。\"
\"Regiments？\"saidGraham，\"Ithoughttherewasonlyone——。\"
\"No，\"saidAsano，andglancedathim。\"Thereismorethanone。\"
Grahamfeltunpleasantlyhelpless。
\"Ididnotthink，\"hebeganandstoppedabruptlyHewentoffatatangenttoaskforinformationabouttheseBabbleMachines。Forthemostpart，thecrowdpresenthadbeenshabbilyorevenraggedlydressed，andGrahamlearntthatsofarasthemoreprosperousclasseswereconcerned，inallthemorecomfortableprivateapartmentsofthecitywerefixedBabbleMachinesthatwouldspeakdirectlyaleverwaspulled。ThetenantoftheapartmentcouldconnectthiswiththecablesofanyofthegreatNewsSyndicatesthathepreferred。Whenhelearntthispresently，hedemandedthereasonoftheirabsencefromhisownsuiteofapartments。Asanostared。\"Ineverthought，\"hesaid。\"Ostrogmusthavehadthemremoved。\"
Grahamstared。\"HowwasItoknow？\"heexclaimed。
\"Perhapshethoughttheywouldannoyyou，\"saidAsano。
\"TheymustbereplaceddirectlyIreturn，\"saidGrahamafteraninterval。
Hefoundadifficultyinunderstandingthatthisnewsroomandthedininghallwerenotgreatcentralplaces，thatsuchestablishmentswererepeatedalmostbeyondcountingalloverthecity。Buteverandagainduringthenight’sexpeditionhisears，insomenewquarterwouldpickoutfromthetumultofthewaysthepeculiarhootingoftheorganofBossOstrog，\"Galloop，Galloop！\"ortheshrill\"Yahaha，Yaha，Yap！——Hearalivepaperyelp！\"ofitschiefrival。
Repeated，too，everywhere，weresuch__creches__astheonehenowentered。Itwasreachedbyalift，andbyaglassbridgethatflungacrossthedininghallandtraversedthewaysataslightupwardangle。ToenterthefirstsectionoftheplacenecessitatedtheuseofhissolventsignatureunderAsano’sdirection。
Theywereimmediatelyattendedtobyamaninavioletrobeandgoldclasp，theinsigniaofpractisingmedicalmen。Heperceivedfromthisman’smannerthathisidentitywasknown，andproceededtoaskquestionsonthestrangearrangementsoftheplacewithoutreserve。
Oneithersideofthepassage，whichwassilentandpadded，asiftodeadenthefootfall，werenarrowlittledoors，theirsizeandarrangementsuggestiveofthecellsofaVictorianprison。Buttheupperportionofeachdoorwasofthesamegreenishtransparentstuffthathadenclosedhimathisawakening，andwithin，dimlyseen，lay，ineverycase，averyyoungbabyinalittlenestofwadding。Elaborateapparatuswatchedtheatmosphereandrangabellfarawayinthecentralofficeattheslightestdeparturefromtheoptimumoftemperatureandmoisture。A
systemofsuch__creches__hadalmostentirelyreplacedthehazardousadventuresoftheold—worldnursing。
TheattendantpresentlycalledGraham’sattentiontothewetnurses，avistaofmechanicalfigures，witharms，shouldersandbreastsofastonishinglyrealisticmodelling，articulation，andtexture，butmerebrasstripodsbelow，andhavingintheplaceoffeaturesaflatdiscbearingadvertisementslikelytobeofinteresttomothers。
OfallthestrangethingsthatGrahamcameuponthatnight，nonejarredmoreuponhishabitsofthoughtthanthisplace。Thespectacleofthelittlepinkcreatures，theirfeeblelimbsswayinguncertainlyinvaguefirstmovements，leftalone，withoutembraceorendearment，waswhollyrepugnanttohim。Theattendantdoctorwasofadifferentopinion。HisstatisticalevidenceshowedbeyonddisputethatintheVictoriantimesthemostdangerouspassageoflifewasthearmsofthemother，thattherehumanmortalityhadeverbeenmostterrible。Ontheotherhandthis__creche__company，theInternationalCrecheSyndicate，lostnotone—halfpercentofthemillionbabiesorsothatformeditspeculiarcare。ButGraham’sprejudicewastoostrongevenforthosefigures。
Alongoneofthemanypassagesoftheplacetheypresentlycameuponayoungcoupleintheusualbluecanvaspeeringthroughthetransparencyandlaughinghystericallyatthebaldheadoftheirfirst—born。
Graham’sfacemusthaveshowedhisestimateofthem，fortheirmerrimentceasedandtheylookedabashed。
Butthislittleincidentaccentuatedhissuddenrealisationofthegulfbetweenhishabitsofthoughtandthewaysofthenewage。HepassedontothecrawlingroomsandtheKindergarten，perplexedanddistressed。
Hefoundtheendlesslongplayroomswereempty！thelatter—daychildrenatleaststillspenttheirnightsinsleep。Astheywentthroughthese，thelittleofficerpointedoutthenatureofthetoys，developmentsofthosedevisedbythatinspiredsentimentalistFroebel。Therewerenurseshere，butmuchwasdonebymachinesthatsanganddancedanddandled。
Grahamwasstillnotclearuponmanypoints。
\"Butsomanyorphans，\"hesaidperplexed，revertingtoafirstmisconception，andlearntagainthattheywerenotorphans。
Sosoonastheyhadleftthe__creche__hebegantospeakofthehorrorthebabiesintheirincubatingcaseshadcausedhim。\"Ismotherhoodgone？\"hesaid。\"Wasitacant？Surelyitwasaninstinct。
Thisseemssounnatural——abominablealmost。\"
\"Alonghereweshallcometothedancingplace，\"
saidAsanobywayofreply。\"Itissuretobecrowded。Inspiteofallthepoliticalunrestitwillbecrowded。Thewomentakenogreatinterestinpolitics——exceptafewhereandthere。Youwillseethemothers——mostyoungwomeninLondonaremothers。
Inthatclassitisconsideredacreditablethingtohaveonechild——aproofofanimation。Fewmiddleclasspeoplehavemorethanone。WiththeLabourCompanyitisdifferent。AsformotherhoodTheystilltakeanimmenseprideinthechildren。
Theycomeheretolookatthemquiteoften。\"
\"Thendoyoumeanthatthepopulationoftheworld——？\"
\"Isfalling？Yes。ExceptamongthepeopleundertheLabourCompany。Theyarereckless——。\"
Theairwassuddenlydancingwithmusic，anddownawaytheyapproachedobliquely，setwithgorgeouspillarsasitseemedofclearamethyst，flowedaconcourseofgaypeopleandatumultofmerrycriesandlaughter。Hesawcurledheads，wreathedbrows，andahappyintricateflutterofgambogepasstriumphantacrossthepicture。
\"Youwillsee，\"saidAsanowithafaintsmile\"Theworldhaschanged。Inamomentyouwillseethemothersofthenewage。Comethisway。Weshallseethoseyonderagainverysoon。\"
Theyascendedacertainheightinaswiftlift，andchangedtoaslowerone。Astheywentonthemusicgrewuponthem，untilitwasnearandfullandsplendid，and，movingwithitsgloriousintricaciestheycoulddistinguishthebeatofinnumerabledancingfeet。Theymadeapaymentataturnstile，andemergeduponthewidegallerythatoverlookedthedancingplace，anduponthefullenchantmentofsoundandsight。
\"Here，\"saidAsano，\"arethefathersandmothersofthelittleonesyousaw。\"
ThehallwasnotsorichlydecoratedasthatoftheAtlas，butsavingthat，itwas，foritssize，themostsplendidGrahamhadseen。Thebeautifulwhitelimbedfiguresthatsupportedthegalleriesremindedhimoncemoreoftherestoredmagnificenceofsculpture；
theyseemedtowritheinengagingattitudes，theirfaceslaughed。Thesourceofthemusicthatfilledtheplacewashidden，andthewholevastshiningfloorwasthickwithdancingcouples。\"Lookatthem，\"saidthelittleofficer，\"seehowmuchtheyshowofmotherhood。\"
Thegallerytheystooduponranalongtheupperedgeofahugescreenthatcutthedancinghallononesidefromasortofouterhallthatshowedthroughbroadarchestheincessantonwardrushofthecityways。Inthisouterhallwasagreatcrowdoflessbrilliantlydressedpeople，asnumerousalmostasthosewhodancedwithin，thegreatmajoritywearingtheblueuniformoftheLabourCompanythatwasnowsofamiliartoGraham。Toopoortopasstheturnstilestothefestival，theywereyetunabletokeepawayfromthesoundofitsseductions。Someofthemevenhadclearedspaces，andweredancingalso，flutteringtheirragsintheair。Someshoutedastheydanced，jestsandoddallusionsGrahamdidnotunderstand。
Oncesomeonebeganwhistlingtherefrainoftherevolutionarysong，butitseemedasthoughthatbeginningwaspromptlysuppressed。ThecornerwasdarkandGrahamcouldnotsee。Heturnedtothehallagain。Abovethecaryatidaeweremarblebustsofmenwhomthatageesteemedgreatmoralemancipatorsandpioneers；forthemostparttheirnameswerestrangetoGraham，thoughherecognisedGrantAllen，LeGallienne，Nietzsche，ShelleyandGoodwin。
Greatblackfestoonsandeloquentsentimentsreinforcedthehugeinscriptionthatpartiallydefacedtheupperendofthedancingplace，andassertedthat\"TheFestivaloftheAwakening\"wasinprogress。
\"Myriadsaretakingholidayorstayingfromworkbecauseofthat，quiteapartfromthelabourerswhorefusetogoback，\"saidAsano。\"Thesepeoplearealwaysreadyforholidays。\"
