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 Wysłany: Śro 17:41, 16 Lut 2011 Temat postu: On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published aaaadajf |
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turninginafewminutesinequalhaste.Butfoot-passengerswererare
andonlyatlongintervalsastrangerwoulddriftfromthehighwayand
wanderwithslowspeculationdownAbingdonRoadasifhehadpassed
itsentranceathousandtimesandhadatlastbeenpiquedwithcuriosity
andthedesireofexploringtheunknown.Alltheinhabitantsofthe
quarterpridedthemselvesontheirquietandseclusionandmanyof
themdidnotsomuchasdreamthatifonewentfarenoughtheroadde-
generatedandbecameabominablethehomeofthehideousthemouth
ofablackpurlieu.Indeedstoriesillandmalodorousweretoldofthe
streetsparalleltoeastandwestwhichperhapscommunicatedwiththe
terriblesinkbeyondbutthosewholivedatthegoodendofAbingdon
Road knew nothing of their neighbours.
Daleleantfaroutofhiswindow.ThepaleLondonskydeepenedtovi-
oletasthelampswerelitandinthetwilightthelittlegardensbeforethe
housesshoneseemedasiftheygrewmoreclear.Thegoldenlaburnum
butreflectedthelastbrightyellowveilthathadfallenovertheskyafter
sunsetthewhitehawthornwasagleamingsplendourtheredmaya
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flamelessfireinthedusk.FromtheopenwindowDalecouldnotethe
increasingcheerfulnessofthedinersoppositeasthemoderatecups
werefilledandemptied;blindsinthehigherstoriesbrightenedupand
downthestreetwhen [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
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