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Chapter 44

           Inbusyplaces,whereeachmanhasanobjectofhisown,andfeelsassuredthateveryothermanhashis,hischaracterandpurposearewrittenbroadlyinhisface.Inthepublicwalksandloungesofatown,peoplegotoseeandtobeseen,andtherethesameexpression,withlittlevariety,isrepeatedahundredtimes.Theworking-dayfacescomenearertothetruth,andletitoutmoreplainly.

           Fallingintothatkindofabstractionwhichsuchasolitudeawakens,thechildcontinuedtogazeuponthepassingcrowdwithawonderinginterest,amountingalmosttoatemporaryforgetfulnessofherowncondition.Butcold,wet,hunger,wantofrest,andlackofanyplaceinwhichtolayherachinghead,soonbroughtherthoughtsbacktothepointwhencetheyhadstrayed.Noonepassedwhoseemedtonoticethem,ortowhomshedurstappeal.Aftersometime,theylefttheirplaceofrefugefromtheweather,andmingledwiththeconcourse.

           Eveningcameon.Theywerestillwanderingupanddown,withfewerpeopleaboutthem,butwiththesamesenseofsolitudeintheirownbreasts,andthesameindifferencefromallaround.Thelightsinthestreetsandshopsmadethemfeelyetmoredesolate,forwiththeirhelp,nightanddarknessseemedtocomeonfaster.Shiveringwiththecoldanddamp,illinbody,andsicktodeathatheart,thechildneededherutmostfirmnessandresolutioneventocreepalong.

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