\"Very。\"
\"Theworld，whatyouseeofit，seemsstrangetoyou？\"
\"IsupposeIhavetoliveinit，strangeasitseems。\"
\"Isupposeso，now。\"
\"Inthefirstplace，hadn’tIbetterhavesomeclothes？\"
\"They——\"saidthethicksetmanandstopped，andtheflaxen—beardedmanmethiseyeandwentaway。
\"Youwillveryspeedilyhaveclothes，\"saidthethicksetman。
\"Isittrueindeed，thatIhavebeenasleeptwohundred——？\"askedGraham。
\"Theyhavetoldyouthat，havethey？Twohundredandthree，asamatteroffact。\"
Grahamacceptedtheindisputablenowwithraisedeyebrowsanddepressedmouth。Hesatsilentforamoment，andthenaskedaquestion，\"Isthereamillordynamonearhere？\"Hedidnotwaitforananswer。\"Thingshavechangedtremendously，I
suppose？\"hesaid。
\"Whatisthatshouting？\"heaskedabruptly。
\"Nothing，\"saidthethicksetmanimpatiently。
\"It’speople。You’llunderstandbetterlater——perhaps。
Asyousay，thingshavechanged。\"Hespokeshortly，hisbrowswereknit，andheglancedabouthimlikeamantryingtodecideinanemergency。
\"Wemustgetyouclothesandsoforth，atanyrate。
Betterwaithereuntilsomecancome。Noonewillcomenearyou。Youwantshaving。\"
Grahamrubbedhischin。
Themanwiththeflaxenbeardcamebacktowardsthem，turnedsuddenly，listenedforamoment，liftedhiseyebrowsattheolderman，andhurriedoffthroughthearchwaytowardsthebalcony。Thetumultofshoutinggrewlouder，andthethicksetmanturnedandlistenedalso。Hecursedsuddenlyunderhisbreath，andturnedhiseyesuponGrahamwithanunfriendlyexpression。Itwasasurgeofmanyvoices，risingandfalling，shoutingandscreaming，andoncecameasoundlikeblowsandsharpcries，andthenasnappinglikethecracklingofdrysticks。Grahamstrainedhisearstodrawsomesinglethreadofsoundfromthewoventumult。
Thenheperceived，repeatedagainandagain，acertainformula。Foratimehedoubtedhisears。Butsurelythesewerethewords：\"howustheSleeper！
ShowustheSleeper！\"
Thethicksetmanrushedsuddenlytothearchway。
\"Wild！\"hecried，\"Howdotheyknow？Dotheyknow？Orisitguessing？\"
Therewasperhapsananswer。
\"Ican’tcome，\"saidthethicksetman；\"Ihave__him__
toseeto。Butshoutfromthebalcony。\"
Therewasaninaudiblereply。
\"Sayheisnotawake。Anything！Ileaveittoyou。\"
HecamehurryingbacktoGraham。\"Youmusthaveclothesatonce，\"hesaid。\"Youcannotstophere——anditwillbeimpossibleto——\"
Herushedaway，Grahamshoutingunansweredquestionsafterhim。Inamomenthewasback。
\"Ican’ttellyouwhatishappening。Itistoocomplextoexplain。Inamomentyoushallhaveyourclothesmade。Yes——inamoment。AndthenIcantakeyouawayfromhere。Youwillfindoutourtroublessoonenough。\"
\"Butthosevoices。Theywereshouting——？\"
\"SomethingabouttheSleeper——that’syou。Theyhavesometwistedidea。Idon’tknowwhatitis。I
knownothing。\"
Ashrillbelljettedacutelyacrosstheindistinctminglingofremotenoises，andthisbrusquepersonsprangtoalittlegroupofappliancesinthecorneroftheroom。Helistenedforamoment，regardingaballofcrystal，nodded，andsaidafewindistinctwords；thenhewalkedtothewallthroughwhichthetwomenhadvanished。Itrolledupagainlikeacurtain，andhestoodwaiting。
Grahamliftedhisarmandwasastonishedtofindwhatstrengththerestorativeshadgivenhim。Hethrustonelegoverthesideofthecouchandthentheother。Hisheadnolongerswam。Hecouldscarcelycredithisrapidrecovery。Hesatfeelinghislimbs。
Themanwiththeflaxenbeardre—enteredfromthearchway，andashedidsothecageofaliftcameslidingdowninfrontofthethicksetman，andalean，grey—beardedman，carryingaroll，andwearingatightly—fittingcostumeofdarkgreen，appearedtherein。
\"Thisisthetailor，\"saidthethicksetmanwithanintroductorygesture。\"Itwillneverdoforyoutowearthatblack。Icannotunderstandhowitgothere。
ButIshall。Ishall。Youwillbeasrapidaspossible？\"
hesaidtothetailor。
Themaningreenbowed，and，advancing，seatedhimselfbyGrahamonthebed。Hismannerwascalm，buthiseyeswerefullofcuriosity。\"Youwillfindthefashionsaltered，Sire，\"hesaid。Heglancedfromunderhisbrowsatthethicksetman。，Heopenedtherollerwithaquickmovement，andaconfusionofbrilliantfabricspouredoutoverhisknees。
\"Youlived，Sire，inaperiodessentiallycylindrical——
theVictorian。Withatendencytothehemisphereinhats。Circularcurvesalways。Now——\"Heflickedoutalittleappliancethesizeandappearanceofakeylesswatch，whirledtheknob，andbehold——alittlefigureinwhiteappearedkinetoscopefashiononthedial，walkingandturning。Thetailorcaughtupapatternofbluishwhitesatin。\"Thatismyconceptionofyourimmediatetreatment，\"hesaid。
ThethicksetmancameandstoodbytheshoulderofGraham。
\"Wehaveverylittletime，\"hesaid。
\"Trustme，\"saidthetailor。\"Mymachinefollows。
Whatdoyouthinkofthis？\"
\"Whatisthat？\"askedthemanfromthenineteenthcentury。
\"Inyourdaystheyshowedyouafashion—plate，\"
saidthetailor，\"butthisisourmoderndevelopmentSeehere。\"Thelittlefigurerepeateditsevolutions，butinadifferentcostume。\"Orthis，\"andwithaclickanothersmallfigureinamorevoluminoustypeofrobemarchedontothedial。Thetailorwasveryquickinhismovements，andglancedtwicetowardstheliftashedidthesethings。
Itrumbledagain，andacrop—hairedanaemicladwithfeaturesoftheChinesetype，cladincoarsepalebluecanvas，appearedtogetherwithacomplicatedmachine，whichhepushednoiselesslyonlittlecastorsintotheroom。Incontinentlythelittlekinetoscopewasdropped，Grahamwasinvitedtostandinfrontofthemachineandthetailormutteredsomeinstructionstothecrop—hairedlad，whoansweredingutturaltonesandwithwordsGrahamdidnotrecognise。Theboythenwenttoconductanincomprehensiblemonologueinthecorner，andthetailorpulledoutanumberofslottedarmsterminatinginlittlediscs，pullingthemoutuntilthediscswereflatagainstthebodyofGraham，oneateachshoulderblade，oneattheelbows，oneattheneckandsoforth，sothatatlasttherewere，perhaps，twoscoreofthemuponhisbodyandlimbs。Atthesametime，someotherpersonenteredtheroombythelift，behindGraham。Thetailorsetmovingamechanismthatinitiatedafaint—soundingrhythmicmovementofpartsinthemachine，andinanothermomenthewasknockinguptheleversandGrahamwasreleased。Thetailorreplacedhiscloakofblack，andthemanwiththeflaxenbeardprofferedhimalittleglassofsomerefreshingfluid。Grahamsawovertherimoftheglassapale—facedyoungmanregardinghimwithasingularfixity。
Thethicksetmanhadbeenpacingtheroomfretfully，andnowturnedandwentthroughthearchwaytowardsthebalcony，fromwhichthenoiseofadistantcrowdstillcameingustsandcadences。Thecropheadedladhandedthetailorarollofthebluishsatinandthetwobeganfixingthisinthemechanisminamannerreminiscentofarollofpaperinanineteenthcenturyprintingmachine。Thentheyrantheentirethingonitseasy，noiselessbearingsacrosstheroomtoaremotecornerwhereatwistedcableloopedrathergracefullyfromthewall。Theymadesomeconnexionandthemachinebecameenergeticandswift。
\"Whatisthatdoing？\"askedGraham，pointingwiththeemptyglasstothebusyfiguresandtryingtoignorethescrutinyofthenewcomer。\"Isthat——
somesortofforce——laidon？\"
\"Yes，\"saidthemanwiththeflaxenbeard。
\"Whoisthat？\"Heindicatedthearchwaybehindhim。
Themaninpurplestrokedhislittlebeard，hesitated，andansweredinanundertone，\"HeisHoward，yourchiefguardian。Yousee，Sire，——it’salittledifficulttoexplain。TheCouncilappointsaguardianandassistants。Thishallhasundercertainrestrictionsbeenpublic。Inorderthatpeoplemightsatisfythemselves。
Wehavebarredthedoorwaysforthefirsttime。ButIthink——ifyoudon’tmind，Iwillleavehimtoexplain。\"
\"Odd\"saidGraham。\"Guardian？Council？\"
Thenturninghisbackonthenewcomer，heaskedinanundertone，\"Whyisthismanglaringatme？
Isheamesmerist？\"
\"Mesmerist！Heisacapillotomist。\"
\"Capillotomist！\"
\"Yes——oneofthechief。Hisyearlyfeeissixdozlions。\"
Itsoundedsheernonsense。Grahamsnatchedatthelastphrasewithanunsteadymind。\"Sixdozlions？\"hesaid。
\"Didn’tyouhavelions？Isupposenot。Youhadtheoldpounds？Theyareourmonetaryunits。\"
\"Butwhatwasthatyousaid——sixdoz？\"
\"Yes。Sixdozen，Sire。Ofcoursethings，eventheselittlethings，havealtered。Youlivedinthedaysofthedecimalsystem，theArabsystem——tens，andlittlehundredsandthousands。Wehaveelevennumeralsnow。Wehavesinglefiguresforbothtenandeleven，twofiguresforadozen，andadozendozenmakesagross，agreathundred，youknow，adozengrossadozand，andadozanddozandamyriad。Verysimple？\"
\"Isupposeso，\"saidGraham。\"Butaboutthiscap——whatwasit？\"
Themanwiththeflaxenbeardglancedoverhisshoulder。
\"Hereareyourclothes！\"hesaid。Grahamturnedroundsharplyandsawthetailorstandingathiselbowsmiling，andholdingsomepalpablynewgarmentsoverhisarm。Thecrop—headedboy，bymeansofonefinger，wasimpellingthecomplicatedmachinetowardstheliftbywhichhehadarrived。Grahamstaredatthecompletedsuit。\"Youdon’tmeantosay——！\"
\"Justmade，\"saidthetailor。HedroppedthegarmentsatthefeetofGraham，walkedtothebedonwhichGrahamhadsorecentlybeenIying，flungoutthetranslucentmattress，andturnedupthelookingglass。Ashedidsoafuriousbellsummonedthethicksetmantothecorner。Themanwiththeflaxenbeardrushedacrosstohimandthenhurriedoutbythearchway。
ThetailorwasassistingGrahamintoadarkpurplecombinationgarment，stockings，vest，andpantsinone，asthethicksetmancamebackfromthecornertomeetthemanwiththeflaxenbeardreturningfromthebalcony。Theybeganspeakingquicklyinanundertone，theirbearinghadanunmistakablequalityofanxiety。Overthepurpleunder—garmentcameaI
complexbutgracefulgarmentofbluishwhite，andI
Grahamwasclothedinthefashiononcemoreandsawhimself，sallow—faced，unshavenandshaggystill，butatleastnakednolonger，andinsomeindefinableunprecedentedwaygraceful。
\"Imustshave，\"hesaidregardinghimselfintheglass。
\"Inamoment，\"saidHoward。
Thepersistentstareceased。Theyoungmanclosedhiseyes，reopenedthem，andwithaleanhandextended，advancedonGraham。Thenhestopped，withhishandslowlygesticulating，andlookedabouthim。
\"Aseat，\"saidHowardimpatiently，andinamomenttheflaxen—beardedmanhadachairbehindGraham。
\"Sitdown，please，\"saidHoward。
Grahamhesitated，andintheotherhandofthewildeyedmanhesawtheglintofsteel。
\"Don’tyouunderstand，Sire？\"criedtheflaxen—beardedmanwithhurriedpoliteness。\"Heisgoingtocutyourhair。\"
\"Oh！\"criedGrahamenlightened。\"Butyoucalledhim——
\"Acapillotomist——precisely！Heisoneofthefinestartistsintheworld。\"
Grahamsatdownabruptly。Theflaxen—beardedmandisappeared。Thecapillotomistcameforwardwithgracefulgestures，examinedGraham’searsandsurveyedhim，feltthebackofhishead，andwouldhavesatdownagaintoregardhimbutforHoward’saudibleimpatience。ForthwithwithrapidmovementsandasuccessionofdeftlyhandledimplementsheshavedGraham’schin，clippedhismoustache，andcutandarrangedhishair。Allthishedidwithoutaword，withsomethingoftheraptairofapoetinspired。AndassoonashehadfinishedGrahamwashandedapairofshoes。
Suddenlyaloudvoiceshouted——itseemedfromapieceofmachineryinthecorner——\"Atonce——atonce。Thepeopleknowalloverthecity。Workisbeingstopped。Workisbeingstopped。Waitfornothing，butcome。\"
ThisshoutappearedtoperturbHowardexceedingly。
ByhisgesturesitseemedtoGrahamthathehesitatedbetweentwodirections。Abruptlyhewenttowardsthecornerwheretheapparatusstoodaboutthelittlecrystalball。Ashedidsotheundertoneoftumultuousshoutingfromthearchwaythathadcontinuedduringalltheseoccurrencesrosetoamightysound，roaredasifitweresweepingpast，andfellagainasifrecedingswiftly。ItdrewGrahamafteritwithanirresistibleattraction。Heglancedatthethicksetman，andthenobeyedhisimpulse。Intwostrideshewasdownthestepsandinthepassage，and，inascorehewasoutuponthebalconyuponwhich
thethreemenhadbeenstanding。
CHAPTERV
THEMOVINGWAYS
Hewenttotherailingsofthebalconyandstaredupward。Anexclamationofsurpriseathisappearance，andthemovementsofanumberofpeoplecamefromthespaciousareabelow。
Hisfirstimpressionwasofoverwhelmingarchitecture。
TheplaceintowhichhelookedwasanaisleofTitanicbuildings，curvingspaciouslyineitherdirection。
Overheadmightycantileverssprangtogetheracrossthehugewidthoftheplace，andatraceryoftranslucentmaterialshutoutthesky。Giganticglobesofcoolwhitelightshamedthepalesunbeamsthatfiltereddownthroughthegirdersandwires。
Hereandthereagossamersuspensionbridgedottedwithfootpassengersflungacrossthechasmandtheairwaswebbedwithslendercables。Acliffofedificehungabovehim，heperceivedasheglancedupward，andtheoppositefacadewasgreyanddimandbrokenbygreatarchings，circularperforations，balconies，buttresses，turretprojections，myriadsofvastwindows，andanintricateschemeofarchitecturalrelief。
Athwarttheseraninscriptionshorizontallyandobliquelyinanunfamiliarlettering。Hereandthereclosetotheroofcablesofapeculiarstoutnesswerefastened，anddroopedinasteepcurvetocircularopeningsontheoppositesideofthespace，andevenasGrahamnotedthesearemoteandtinyfigureofamancladinpalebluearrestedhisattention。Thislittlefigurewasfaroverheadacrossthespacebesidethehigherfasteningofoneofthesefestoons，hangingforwardfromalittleledgeofmasonryandhandlingsomewell—nighinvisiblestringsdependentfromtheline。
Thensuddenly，withaswoopthatsentGraham’sheartintohismouth，thismanhadrusheddownthecurveandvanishedthrougharoundopeningonthehithersideoftheway。Grahamhadbeenlookingupashecameoutuponthebalcony，andthethingshesawaboveandopposedtohimhadatfirstseizedhisattentiontotheexclusionofanythingelse。Thensuddenlyhediscoveredtheroadway！Itwasnotaroadwayatall，asGrahamunderstoodsuchthings，forinthenineteenthcenturytheonlyroadsandstreetswerebeatentracksofmotionlessearth，jostlingrivuletsofvehiclesbetweennarrowfootways。Butthisroadwaywasthreehundredfeetacross，anditmoved；itmoved，allsavethemiddle，thelowestpart。Foramoment，themotiondazzledhismind。Thenheunderstood。
UnderthebalconythisextraordinaryroadwayranswiftlytoGraham’sright，anendlessflowrushingalongasfastasanineteenthcenturyexpresstrain，anendlessplatformofnarrowtransverseoverlappingslatswithlittleinterspacesthatpermittedittofollowthecurvaturesofthestreet。Uponitwereseats，andhereandtherelittlekiosks，buttheysweptbytooswiftlyforhimtoseewhatmightbetherein。Fromthisnearestandswiftestplatformaseriesofothersdescendedtothecentreofthespace。Eachmovedtotheright，eachperceptiblyslowerthantheoneaboveit，butthedifferenceinpacewassmallenoughtopermitanyonetostepfromanyplatformtotheoneadjacent，andsowalkuninterruptedlyfromtheswiftesttothemotionlessmiddleway。BeyondthismiddlewaywasanotherseriesofendlessplatformsrushingwithvaryingpacetoGraham’sleft。Andseatedincrowdsuponthetwowidestandswiftestplatforms，orsteppingfromonetoanotherdownthesteps，orswarmingoverthecentralspace，wasaninnumerableandwonderfullydiversifiedmultitudeofpeople。
\"Youmustnotstophere，\"shoutedHowardsuddenlyathisside。\"Youmustcomeawayatonce。\"
Grahammadenoanswer。Heheardwithouthearing。
Theplatformsranwitharoarandthepeoplewereshouting。Heperceivedwomenandgirlswithflowinghair，beautifullyrobed，withbandscrossingbetweenthebreasts。Thesefirstcameoutoftheconfusion。Thenheperceivedthatthedominantnoteinthatkaleidoscopeofcostumewasthepalebluethatthetailor’sboyhadworn。Hebecameawareofcriesof\"TheSleeper。WhathashappenedtotheSleeper？\"
anditseemedasthoughtherushingplatformsbeforehimweresuddenlyspatteredwiththepalebuffofhumanfaces，andthenstillmorethickly。Hesawpointingfingers。Heperceivedthatthemotionlesscentralareaofthishugearcadejustoppositetothebalconywasdenselycrowdedwithblue—cladpeople。
Somesortofstrugglehadsprungintolife。Peopleseemedtobepusheduptherunningplatformsoneitherside，andcarriedawayagainsttheirwill。Theywouldspringoffsosoonastheywerebeyondthethickoftheconfusion，andrunbacktowardstheconflict。
\"ItistheSleeper。VerilyitistheSleeper，\"shoutedvoices。\"ThatisnevertheSleeper，\"shoutedothers。Moreandmorefaceswereturnedtohim。AttheintervalsalongthiscentralareaGrahamnotedopenings，pits，apparentlytheheadsofstaircasesgoingdownwithpeopleascendingoutofthemanddescendingintothem。Thestruggleitseemedcentredabouttheoneofthesenearesttohim。Peoplewererunningdownthemovingplatformstothis，leapingdexterouslyfromplatformtoplatform。Theclusteringpeopleonthehigherplatformsseemedtodividetheirinterestbetweenthispointandthebalcony。A
numberofsturdylittlefigurescladinauniformofbrightred，andworkingmethodicallytogether，wereemployeditseemedinpreventingaccesstothisdescendingstaircase。Aboutthemacrowdwasrapidlyaccumulating。Theirbrilliantcolourcontrastedvividlywiththewhitish—blueoftheirantagonists，forthestrugglewasindisputable。
HesawthesethingswithHowardshoutinginhisearandshakinghisarm。AndthensuddenlyHowardwasgoneandhestoodalone。
Heperceivedthatthecriesof\"TheSleeper\"grewinvolume，andthatthepeopleonthenearerplatformwerestandingup。Thenearerswifterplatformheperceivedwasemptytotherightofhim，andfaracrossthespacetheplatformrunningintheoppositedirectionwascomingcrowdedandpassingawaybare。
Withincredibleswiftnessavastcrowdhadgatheredinthecentralspacebeforehiseyes；adenseswayingmassofpeople，andtheshoutsgrewfromafitfulcryingtoavoluminousincessantclamour：\"TheSleeper！\"
TheSleeper！\"andyellsandcheers，awavingofgarmentsandcriesof\"Stoptheways！\"TheywerealsocryinganothernamestrangetoGraham。Itsoundedlike\"Ostrog。\"Theslowerplatformsweresoonthickwithactivepeople，runningagainstthemovementsoastokeepthemselvesoppositetohim。
\"Stoptheways，\"theycried。Agilefiguresranupswiftlyfromthecentretotheswiftroadnearesttohim，werebornerapidlypasthim，shoutingstrange，unintelligiblethings，andranbackobliquelytothecentralway。Onethinghedistinguished：\"ItisindeedtheSleeper。ItisindeedtheSleeper，\"theytestified。
ForaspaceGrahamstoodwithoutamovement。
Thenhebecamevividlyawarethatallthisconcernedhim。Hewaspleasedathiswonderfulpopularity，hebowed，and，seekingagestureoflongerrange，wavedhisarm。Hewasastonishedattheviolenceofuproarthatthisprovoked。Thetumultaboutthedescendingstairwayrosetofuriousviolence。Hebecameawareofcrowdedbalconies，ofmenslidingalongropes，ofmenintrapeze—likeseatshurlingathwartthespace。
Heheardvoicesbehindhim，anumberofpeopledescendingthestepsthroughthearchway；hesuddenlyperceivedthathisguardianHowardwasbackagainandgrippinghisarmpainfully，andshoutinginaudiblyinhisear。
Heturned，andHoward’sfacewaswhite。\"Comeback，\"heheard。\"Theywillstoptheways。Thewholecitywillbeinconfusion。\"
HeperceivedanumberofmenhurryingalongthepassageofbluepillarsbehindHoward，thered—hairedman，themanwiththeflaxenbeard，atallmaninvividvermilion，acrowdofothersinredcarryingstaves，andallthesepeoplehadanxiouseagerfaces。
\"Gethimaway，\"criedHoward。
\"Butwhy？\"saidGraham。\"Idon’tsee——\"
\"Youmustcomeaway！\"saidthemaninredinaresolutevoice。Hisfaceandeyeswereresolute，too。
Graham’sglanceswentfromfacetoface，andhewassuddenlyawareofthatmostdisagreeableflavourinlife，compulsion。Someonegrippedhisarm……
Hewasbeingdraggedaway。Itseemedasthoughthetumultsuddenlybecametwo，asifhalftheshoutsthathadcomeinfromthiswonderfulroadwayhadsprungintothepassagesofthegreatbuildingbehindhim。
Marvellingandconfused，feelinganimpotentdesiretoresist，Grahamwashalfled，halfthrust，alongthepassageofbluepillars，andsuddenlyhefoundhimselfalonewithHowardinaliftandmovingswiftlyupward。
CHAPTERVI
THEHALLOFTHEATLAS
FromthemomentwhenthetailorhadbowedhisfarewelltothemomentwhenGrahamfoundhimselfinthelift，wasaltogetherbarelyfiveminutes。Andasyetthehazeofhisvastintervalofsleephungabouthim，asyettheinitialstrangenessofhisbeingaliveatallinthisremoteagetouchedeverythingwithwonder，withasenseoftheirrational，withsomethingofthequalityofarealisticdream。Hewasstilldetached，anastonishedspectator，stillbuthalfinvolvedinlife。
Whathehadseen，andespeciallythelastcrowdedtumult，framedinthesettingofthebalcony，hadaspectacularturn，likeathingwitnessedfromtheboxofatheatre。\"Idon’tunderstand，\"hesaid。\"Whatwasthetrouble？Mymindisinawhirl。Whyweretheyshouting？Whatisthedanger？\"
\"Wehaveourtroubles，\"saidHoward。HiseyesavoidedGraham’senquiry。\"Thisisatimeofunrest。
And，infact，yourappearance，yourwakingjustnow，hasasortofconnexion——\"
Hespokejerkily，likeamannotquitesureofhisbreathing。Hestoppedabruptly。
\"Idon’tunderstand，\"saidGraham。
\"Itwillbeclearerlater，\"saidHoward。
Heglanceduneasilyupward，asthoughhefoundtheprogressoftheliftslow。
\"Ishallunderstandbetter，nodoubt，whenIhaveseenmywayaboutalittle，\"saidGrahampuzzled。\"It。
willbe——itisboundtobeperplexing。Atpresentitisallsostrange。Anythingseemspossible。AnythingInthedetailseven。Yourcounting，Iunderstand，isdifferent。\"
Theliftstopped，andtheysteppedoutintoanarrowbutverylongpassagebetweenhighwalls，alongwhichrananextraordinarynumberoftubesandbigcables。
\"Whatahugeplacethisis！\"saidGraham。\"Isitallonebuilding？Whatplaceisit？\"
\"Thisisoneofthecitywaysforvariouspublicservices。Lightandsoforth。\"
\"Wasitasocialtrouble——that——inthegreatroadwayplace？Howareyougoverned？Haveyoustillapolice？\"
\"Several，\"saidHoward。
\"Several？\"