.... They were admirable things for the observer — excellent for drawing the veil from men’s motives and actions. But for the trained reasoner to admit s... ...le memory. I had seen little of Holmes lately. My marriage had drifted us away from each other. My own complete happiness, and the home centred intere... ...d in our lodgings in Baker Street, buried among his old books, and alternating from week to week between cocaine and ambition, the drowsiness of the d... ...ation as I could desire about Miss Adler, to say nothing of half a dozen other people in the neighbourhood in whom I was not in the least interested, ... ...that. When you raise your cry of fire, it will be taken up by quite a number of people. You may then walk to the end of the street, and I will rejoin y... ...one direction and the loungers in the other, while a number of better dressed people, who had watched the scuffle without taking part in it, crowded i... ...s. Now, look at that third name. Just read it out to me.” “Mrs. Oakshott, 117, Brixton Road — 249,” read Holmes. “Quite so. Now turn that up in the le... ...ger.” Holmes turned to the page indicated. “Here you are, ‘Mrs. Oakshott, 117, Brixton Road, egg and poultry supplier’.” “Now, then, what’s the last e... ...d the inquirer flitted away into the darkness. “Ha! this may save us a visit to Brixton Road,” whispered Holmes. “Come with me, and we will see what is...

...ion. He never spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer. They were admirable things for the observer--excellent for drawing the veil from men?s motives and actions. But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental r...

...to Vettori, and it seems to me, now that I have released myself altogether from his literary precedent, that he still has his use for me. In spite of ... ...red, happier, finer, securer. They imagined cities grown more powerful and peoples made rich and mul- titudinous by their efforts, they thought in ter... ...s unfair. The old sort of Prince, the old little principality has vanished from the world. The commonweal is one man’s absolute es- tate and responsib... ...the interest of womanhood was in a region of life almost infinitely remote from his statecraft. They were the vehicle of children, but only Imperial R... ... Natural History, a brand-new illustrated Green’s His- tory of the English People, Irving’s Companions of Columbus, a great number of unbound parts of... ...The Science and Art Department has vanished altogether from the world, and people are forgetting it now with the utmost readiness and generosity. Part... ...us transfers from the scroll of history to our own times, we could suppose Brixton ravaged and Hampstead burnt in civil wars for the succession to the...

...stocratic life.” But by “aristocratic” he meant something very differ- ent from the quality of a Russian prince, let us say, or an English peer. He me... ...ur sense of humour and congratulate ourselves on a certain amiable freedom from priggishness or presumption, but for Benham that easy de- clension to ... ...lexingly just isn’t… . 2 2 2 2 2 Benham did not go about the world telling people of this con- suming research. He was not the prophet or preacher of ... ...on; in a mighty writing and stowing away of these papers he found a relief from the unpleasant urgency to confess and ex- plain himself prematurely. S... ...ome a smash in a minute!’ Far ahead I saw the grey sheds of Eastchurch and people strolling about apparently unaware of our disaster. There was a sudd... ...nd assure him- self of his own comfort in the midst of his reading. Y oung people and unseasoned people, Benham argued, are apt to imagine that if fea... ...othero?” Prothero looked mulish. “My mother is a dressmaker,” he said. “In Brixton. She doesn’t do particularly badly—or well. I live on my scholarshi... ...ave lived on scholarships since I was thirteen. And you see, Lady Marayne, Brixton is a poor hunting country.” 55 H G Wells Lady Marayne felt she had... ...nd yourself saddled with some thousands a year?” “Godfathers don’t grow in Brixton,” said Prothero con- cisely. “Well, what am I to do, Prothero?” “Do...

..., darling?” she said. Her voice was so weak that it seemed to come already from a great distance. The child did not answer, but smiled comfortably. He... ...him, poor child?” The monthly nurse tried to quiet her , and pres- ently , from exhaustion, the crying ceased. The doctor walked to a table on the oth... ... body of a still-born child. He lifted the towel and looked. He was hidden from the bed by a screen, but the woman guessed what he was doing. “ Was it... ... be fortified for the evening service. V PHILIP CAME gradually to know the people he was to live with, and by fragments of conversation, some of it no... ...nd the little harbor were shabby streets in which lived fishermen and poor people; but since they went to chapel they were of no account. When Mrs. Ca... ...ften sang still when there was a tea-party at the vicarage. There were few people whom the Careys cared to ask there, and their parties consisted alwa... ...o’s just going out,” said Mildred. “She got them furs at the Bon Marche at Brixton. I saw them in the window last time I went down there.” Philip smil...

...Woolf The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf Chapter I A s the streets that lead from the Strand to the Embankment are very narrow, it is better not to walk... ...backs. The small, agitated figures—for in comparison with this couple most people looked small— decorated with fountain pens, and burdened with des- p... ... beyond the reach of malice and unpopularity. In his guess one might guess from the moving lips that it was thought; and in hers from the eyes fixed s... ...it was sorrow. It was only by scorn- ing all she met that she kept herself from tears, and the friction of people brushing past her was evidently pain... ...orn- ing all she met that she kept herself from tears, and the friction of people brushing past her was evidently pain- ful. After watching the traffi... ...couple will stand there talking for half an hour on a fine afternoon; most people, walking for pleasure, contem- plate for three minutes; when, having... ...ing up column after column all his days, and trotting back to his villa at Brixton with some old pug dog he worships, and a dreary little wife sitting...

...n the United Kingdom greatly cares for my opinion of its brandy or sherry. When I go upon my jour- neys, I am not usually rated at a low figure in the... ... I travel for the great house of Human Interest Brothers, and have rather a large connection in the fancy goods way. Literally speaking, I am always w... ...been for some two hours and a half; there was a slight obstruction in the sea within a few yards of my feet: as if the stump of a tree, with earth eno... ...f as being then beside me, that I had purposed to myself to see, when I left home for Wales. I had heard of that clergy- man, as having buried many sc... ...the way was steep, and a horse and cart (in which it was wrapped in a sheet) were necessary, and three or four men, and, all things considered, it was... ... day; the beneficent Earth had already absorbed it. The drowned were buried in their clothes. T o supply the great sudden demand for coffins, he had g... ... I cannot imagine what Walworth has done, to bring such windy punishment upon itself, as I never fail to find recorded in the newspapers when the wind... ...last?’ ‘Yes,’ says he, ‘at last. For what is a man to do? London is so small! If you go West, you come to Hounslow. If you go East, you come to Bow. I...

...a reer of the immortal Pickwick would appear to be in volved, is deri ved from the perusal of the foll ow ing ent ry in th e Transactions of the P... ...cience, f rom the production to which they have just adverted—no less than from the unwearied researches of Samuel Pickwick, Esq., G.C.M.P.C., in Ho... ...d researches of Samuel Pickwick, Esq., G.C.M.P.C., in Hornsey, Highgate, Brixton, and Camberwell—they cannot but entertain a li vely sense of the in... ... f rom car rying the speculations of that learned man into a wider field, from extending his travels, and, consequentl y, enlarging his sphere of obs... ...n observer of human na ture, Sir,’ said Mr. Pickwick. ‘ Ah, so am I. Most people are when they’ve little to do and less to get. Poet, Sir?’ ‘My frien... ...’ said the stranger, ‘fun presently—nobs not come yet—queer place—dockyard people of upper rank don’t know dockyard people of lower rank—dockyard peop... ...h a face expressive of the most intense solemnity, dancing (as a good many people do) as if a quadrille were not a thing to be laughed at, but a sever...

...te, with the interesting in- scription ‘Mrs. Tibbs,’ had never caught fire from con- stant friction, so perseveringly was it polished. There were meat... ...the wandering Jew of Joe Millerism. Mr. Tibbs enjoyed a small independence from the pen- sion-list—about 43£. 15S. 10D. a year. His father, mother, an... ...out 43£. 15S. 10D. a year. His father, mother, and five interesting scions from the same stock, drew a like sum from the revenue of a grateful country... ...wn. But, as this said independence was not quite sufficient to furnish two people with all the luxuries of this life, it had occurred to the busy litt... ...ens parlour. Mrs. Maplesone and Mr. Calton played cribbage, and the ‘young people’ amused themselves with music and conversation. The Miss Maplesones ... ... as if he were on the stool of an electrifying machine in full operation. ‘People must know that, some time or other—within a year, I imagine, ’ said ... ...ong the young eligible bachelors of Camberwell, and even of Wandsworth and Brixton; to say nothing of those who ‘dropped in’ from town. Miss Malderton...

...es, gallantly escorted by Messrs. Snodgrass, Winkle, and T upman, returned from an early walk. ‘Why, Ben!’ said Arabella, in a tone which expressed mo... ...jamin Allen fell fast asleep; while Mr. Bob Sawyer abstracted his thoughts from worldly matters, by the ingenious process of carving his name on the s... ...ingular and un swan like manner, when Mr. Pickwick most innocently shouted from the opposite bank— ‘Sam!’ ‘Sir?’ ‘Here. I want you.’ ‘Let go, Sir,’ sa... ...a grinder.’ ‘No, no, Mr. Pickwick,’ said Jackson, in conclusion; ‘Perker’s people must guess what we’ve served these subpoenas for. If they can’t, the... ... thing for himself; but when he laughs inwardly, it bodes no good to other people. ‘You haven’t made me out that little list of the fees that I’m in y... ...ad that dull looking, boiled eye which is often to be seen in the heads of people who have applied themselves during many years to a weary and labori ... ... behind the Bank of England; the house of Wilkins Flasher, Esquire, was at Brixton, Surrey; the horse and stanhope of Wilkins Flasher, Esquire, were a...

...have just set down. It is this: I have never touched a character precisely from the life, but some coun- terpart of that character has incredulously a... ...o born and so bred, admired for that which made him hateful, and justified from his cradle in cunning, treachery, and avarice; I claim him as the legi... ...workhouses, and judge whether those are monsters who disgrace our streets, people our hulks and penitentiaries, and overcrowd our penal colonies, or a... ... the American character—of that side which was, four-and-twenty years ago, from its nature, the most obtrusive, and the most likely to be seen by such... ...what is ridiculous or wrong at home, so I then hoped that the good-humored people of the United States would not be generally disposed to quarrel with... ...changes moral, changes physical, changes in the amount of land subdued and peopled, changes in the rise of vast new cities, changes in the growth of o... ...mme- diately afterwards he became speechless, and was ultimately buried at Brixton.’ ‘By your leave there!’ cried Bullamy, without. ‘By your leave! Re...

...hout the for mative years temptations were kept out of the way of the young people, so that their honesty could have every chance to harden and solid... ...sed they would also acknowl edge that the mere fact that a young man hailed from Hadleyburg was all the recommendation he needed when he went forth f... ...ow it was there. Can I see your husband a moment, madam?” No, he was gone to Brixton, and might not return be fore morning. “Very well, madam, it is ... ...ting in the local paper—with these instruc tions added, to wit: Thirty days from now, let the candi date appear at the town hall at eight in the eve... ...th it, Ed ward!” But he was gone. For only a little while, however. Not far from his own house he met the editor—proprietor of the paper, and gave hi... ...had you do it for anything!” “It would have lost us the good will of so many people, Mary; and then—and then—” “What troubles me now is, what he thin... ...e friendly with us, as little encourage ment as we give him. More than once people have twitted me with it. There’s the Wilsons, and the Wilcoxes, an... ...he sound of an unspeakable disappoint ment in it. “Yes, sir. Time table for Brixton and all the towns be yond changed today, sir—had to get the pape... ...gold sack; and before noon grieved and envious crowds began to flock in from Brixton and all neighbouring towns; and that afternoon and next day repor...

...henceforward through all the years devoted to their education. Also, throughout the formative years temptations were kept out of the way of the young people, so that their honesty could have every chance to harden and solidify, and become a part of their very bone....

... an attempt to deal with social and politi- cal questions in a new way and from a new starting-point, viewing the whole social and political world as ... ...opolitan. In the latter peri- odical they were, for the most part, printed from uncorrected proofs set up from an early version. This periodical publi... ...e in the final revision. These papers have indeed been honoured by letters from men and women of almost every profession, and by a really very conside... ...ding upon one’s self, without supposing them to be im- perative upon other people. T o write “I believe” is not only less presumptuous and aggressive ... ... schemes of conduct, but that he has observed in the thought of numberless people about him, rendering their action fragmentary, wasteful in the gross... ...o the failure of old formulae and methods to satisfy now, I am afraid many people will choose to understand that I refer to what is often spoken of as... ... proportion of what I would call non-local inhabitants increasing until in Brixton, Hoxton, or West Ham you will find the really localized people a me...

...neral theory of social development and of social and political conduct. It is an attempt to deal with social and political questions in a new way and from a new starting-point....

...poor man, with small earnings, and a large family, just manages to live on from hand to mouth, and to procure food from day to day; he has barely suff... ...and hunger, and the very bed on which his sick wife is ly- ing, is dragged from beneath her. What can he do? To whom is he to apply for relief? To pri... ...e boys run to the beadle as fast as their legs will carry them, and report from their own personal observation that some neighbouring chim- ney is on ... ...tal supply of water, and it was first on the spot. Bang went the pumps—the people cheered—the beadle perspired pro- fusely; but it was unfortunately d... ...ont row of the gallery could not be pro- cured for love or money; and some people even went so far as to assert, that the three Miss Browns, who had a... ...ttle bustle in the side aisle, occasioned by a general rise among the poor people, who bow and curtsey until the pew-opener has ushered the old lady i... ...ong the young eligible bachelors of Camberwell, and even of Wandsworth and Brixton; to say nothing of those who ‘dropped in’ from town. Miss Malderton...

... of unrelieved wretchedness and successful knavery, are they associated! A poor man, with small earnings, and a large family, just manages to live on from hand to mouth, and to procure food from day to day; he has barely sufficient to satisfy the present cravings of nature, and can take no heed of the future....

...pected accent. “It might be London.” She looked at the two rows of English people who were sitting at the table; at the row of white bottles of water ... ...hite bottles of water and red bottles of wine that ran between the English people; at the portraits of the late Queen and the late Poet Laure- ate tha... ...f the late Queen and the late Poet Laure- ate that hung behind the English people, heavily framed; at the notice of the English church (Rev. Cuthbert ... ...e of conversa- tion that you have just accepted the living—” “Yes, I heard from mother so last week. She didn’t know that I knew you at Tunbridge Well... ..., and round by Settignano, or something of that sort.” “No!” cried a voice from the top of the table. “Mr. Beebe, you are wrong. The first fine aftern... ...ope that people will be nice.” “I think he is; nice and tiresome. I differ from him on almost every point of any importance, and so, I expect—I may sa... ...ibing the life of St. Francis. “George, I do believe that clergyman is the Brixton curate.” George went into the next chapel and returned, say- ing “P... ...g; then he took to writing for the Socialistic Press. I came across him at Brixton.” They were talking about the Emersons. “How wonderfully people ris...