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！\"
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