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English
1823
As far as the eye can reach, not a living thing is to be seen. Northumberland Avenue, the Strand, and St. Martin's Lane are simply a wilderness. AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN REACH NOT A LIVING THING IS TO BE SEEN NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE THE STRAND AND SAINT MARTIN'S LANE ARE SIMPLY A WILDERNESS
l abuse, they go off together fighting and the street is left once more deserted. It is very curious, by the bye, how deserted all public places become whenever a stage character is about. It would seem as though ordinary citizens sought to avoid them. We have known a couple of stage villains to have Waterloo Bridge, Lancaster Place, and a bit of the Strand entirely to themselves for nearly a quarter of an hour on a summer's afternoon while they plotted a most diabolical outrage. As for Trafalgar Square, the hero always chooses that spot when he wants to get away from the busy crowd and commune in solitude with his own bitter thoughts; and the good old lawyer leaves his office and goes there to discuss any very delicate business over which he particularly does not wish to be disturbed. And they all make speeches there to an extent sufficient to have turned the hair of the late lamented Sir Charles Warren White with horror. But it is all right, because there is nobody near to hear them. NG BURST OF MUTUAL ABUSE THEY GO OFF TOGETHER FIGHTING AND THE STREET IS LEFT ONCE MORE DESERTED IT IS VERY CURIOUS BY THE BY HOW DESERTED ALL PUBLIC PLACES BECOME WHENEVER A STAGE CHARACTER IS ABOUT IT WOULD SEEM AS THOUGH ORDINARY CITIZENS SOUGHT TO AVOID THEM WE HAVE KNOWN A COUPLE OF STAGE FEATHERNS TO HAVE WATERLOO BRIDGE LANCASTER PLACE AND A BIT OF THE STRAND ENTIRELY TO THEMSELVES FOR NEARLY QUARTER OF AN HOUR ON A SUMMER'S AFTERNOON WHILE THEY PLOTTED A MOST DIABOLICAL OUTRAGE AS FOR TRAFALGAR SQUARE THE HERO ALWAYS CHOOSES THAT SPOT WHEN HE WANTS TO GET AWAY FROM THE BUSY CROWD AND COMMUNE IN SOLITUDE WITH HIS OWN BITTER THOUGHTS AND THE GOOD OLD LAWYER LEAVES HIS OFFICE AND GOES THERE TO DISCUSS ANY VERY DELICATE BUSINESS OVER WHICH HE PARTICULARLY DOES NOT WISH TO BE DISTURBED AND THEY ALL MAKE SPEECHES THERE TO AN EXTENT SUFFICIENT TO HAVE TURNED THE HAIR OF THE LATE LAMENTED SIR CHARLES WARREN WHITE WITH HORROR BUT IT IS ALL RIGHT BECAUSE THERE IS NOBODY NEAR TO HEAR THEM
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