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！"
　　"WhatChristwouldsaytotheSleeper；——JointheUp—to—dateSaints！""BeaChristian——withouthindrancetoyourpresentOccupation。""AlltheBrightestBishopsontheBenchto—nightandPricesasUsual。"
　　"BriskBlessingsforBusyBusinessMen。"
　　"Butthisisappalling！"saidGraham，asthatdeafeningscreamofmercantilepietytoweredabovethem。
　　"Whatisappalling？"askedhislittleofficer，apparentlyseekingvainlyforanythingunusualinthisshriekingenamel。
　　"__This！__Surelytheessenceofreligionisreverence。"
　　"Oh__that！__"AsanolookedatGraham。"Doesitshockyou？"hesaidinthetoneofonewhomakesadiscovery。"Isupposeitwould，ofcourse。Ihadforgotten。Nowadaysthecompetitionforattentionissokeen。andpeoplesimplyhaven’ttheleisuretoattendtotheirsouls，youknow，astheyusedtodo。"Hesmiled。
　　"IntheolddaysyouhadquietSabbathsandthecountryside。ThoughsomewhereI’vereadofSundayafternoonsthat——"
　　"But，__that__，"saidGraham，glancingbackattherecedingblueandwhite。"Thatissurelynottheonly——"
　　"Therearehundredsofdifferentways。But，ofcourse，ifasectdoesn’ttellitdoesn’tpay。Worshiphasmovedwiththetimes。Therearehighclasssectswithquieterways——costlyincenseandpersonalattentionsandallthat。Thesepeopleareextremelypopularandprosperous。TheypayseveraldozenlionsforthoseapartmentstotheCouncil——toyou，Ishouldsay。"
　　Grahamstillfeltadifficultywiththecoinage，andthismentionofadozenlionsbroughthimabruptlytothatmatter。Inamomentthescreamingtemplesandtheirswarmingtoutswereforgotteninthisnewinterest。Aturnofaphrasesuggested，andananswerconfirmedtheideathatgoldandsilverwerebothdemonetised，thatstampedgoldwhichhadbegunitsreignamidstthemerchantsofPhoeniciawasatlastdethroned。Thechangehadbeengraduatedbutswift，broughtaboutbyanextensionofthesystemofchequesthathadeveninhispreviouslifealreadypracticallysupersededgoldinallthelargerbusinesstransactions。Thecommontrafficofthecity，thecommoncurrencyindeedofalltheworld，wasconductedbymeansofthelittlebrown，greenandpinkcouncilchequesforsmallamounts，printedwithablankpayee。
　　Asanohadseveralwithhim，andatthefirstopportunityhesuppliedthegapsinhisset。Theywereprintednotontearablepaper，butonasemi—transparentfabricofsilken，flexibility，interwovenwithsilk。
　　AcrossthemallsprawledafacsimileofGraham’ssignature，hisfirstencounterwiththecurvesandturnsofthatfamiliarautographfortwohundredandthreeyears。
　　Someintermediaryexperiencesmadenoimpressionsufficientlyvividtopreventthematterofthedisarmamentclaiminghisthoughtsagain；ablurredpictureofaTheosophisttemplethatpromisedMIRACLES
　　inenormouslettersofunsteadyfirewasleastsubmergedperhaps，butthencametheviewofthedininghallinNorthumberlandAvenue。Thatinterestedhimverygreatly。
　　BytheenergyandthoughtofAsanohewasabletoviewthisplacefromalittlescreenedgalleryreservedfortheattendantsofthetables。Thebuildingwaspervadedbyadistantmuffledhooting，pipingandbawling，ofwhichhedidnotatfirstunderstandtheimport，butwhichrecalledacertainmysteriousleatheryvoicehehadheardaftertheresumptionofthelightsonthenightofhissolitarywandering。
　　Hehadgrownaccustomednowtovastnessandgreatnumbersofpeople，neverthelessthisspectacleheldhimforalongtime。Itwasashewatchedthetableservicemoreimmediatelybeneath，andinterspersedwithmanyquestionsandanswersconcerningdetails，thattherealisationofthefullsignificanceofthefeastofseveralthousandpeoplecametohim。
　　Itwashisconstantsurprisetofindthatpointsthatonemighthaveexpectedtostrikevividlyattheveryoutsetneveroccurredtohimuntilsometrivialdetailsuddenlyshapedasariddleandpointedtotheobviousthinghehadoverlooked。Inthismatter，forinstance，ithadnotoccurredtohimthatthiscontinuityofthecity，thisexclusionofweather，thesevasthallsandways，involvedthedisappearanceofthehousehold；
　　thatthetypicalVictorian"home，"thelittlebrickcellcontainingkitchenandscullery，livingroomsandbedrooms，had，savefortheruinsthatdiversifiedthecountryside，vanishedassurelyasthewattlehut。Butnowhesawwhathadindeedbeenmanifestfromthefirst，thatLondon，regardedasalivingplace，wasnolongeranaggregationofhousesbutaprodigioushotel，anhotelwithathousandclassesofaccommodation，thousandsofdininghalls，chapels，theatres，marketsandplacesofassembly，asynthesisofenterprises，ofwhichhechieflywastheowner。Peoplehadtheirsleepingrooms，with，itmightbe，antechambers，roomsthatwerealwayssanitaryatleastwhateverthedegreeofcomfortandprivacy，andfortheresttheylivedmuchasmanypeoplehadlivedinthenew—madegianthotelsoftheVictoriandays，eating，reading，thinking，playing，conversing，allinplacesofpublicresort，goingtotheirworkintheindustrialquartersofthecityordoingbusinessintheirofficesinthetradingsection。
　　HeperceivedatoncehownecessarilythisstateofaffairshaddevelopedfromtheVictoriancity。Thefundamentalreasonforthemoderncityhadeverbeentheeconomyofco—operation。Thechiefthingtopreventthemergingoftheseparatehouseholdsinhisowngenerationwassimplythestillimperfectcivilisationofthepeople，thestrongbarbaricpride，passions，andprejudices，thejealousies，rivalries，andviolenceofthemiddleandlowerclasses，whichhadnecessitatedtheentireseparationofcontiguoushouseholds。Butthechange，thetamingofthepeople，hadbeeninrapidprogresseventhen。Inhisbriefthirtyyearsofpreviouslifehehadseenanenormousextensionofthehabitofconsumingmealsfromhome，thecasuallypatronisedhorse—boxcoffee—househadgivenplacetotheopenandcrowdedAeratedBreadShopforinstance，women’sclubshadhadtheirbeginning，andanimmensedevelopmentofreadingrooms，loungesandlibrarieshadwitnessedtothegrowthofsocialconfidence。Thesepromiseshadbythistimeattainedtotheircompletefulfillment。Thelockedandbarredhouseholdhadpassedaway。
　　Thesepeoplebelowhimbelonged，helearnt，tothelowermiddleclass，theclassjustabovethebluelabourers，aclasssoaccustomedintheVictorianperiodtofeedwitheveryprecautionofprivacythatitsmembers，whenoccasionconfrontedthemwithapublicmeal，wouldusuallyhidetheirembarrassmentunderhorseplayoramarkedlymilitantdemeanour。
　　Butthesegaily，iflightlydressedpeoplebelow，albeitvivacious，hurriedanduncommunicative，weredexterouslymanneredandcertainlyquiteattheireasewithregardtooneanother。
　　Henotedaslightsignificantthing；thetable，asfarashecouldsee，wasandremaineddelightfullyneat，therewasnothingtoparalleltheconfusion，thebroadcastcrumbs，thesplashesofviandandcondiment，theoverturneddrinkanddisplacedornaments，whichwouldhavemarkedthestormyprogressoftheVictorianmeal。
　　Thetablefurniturewasverydifferent。Therewerenoornaments，noflowers，andthetablewaswithoutacloth，beingmade，helearnt，ofasolidsubstancehavingthetextureandappearanceofdamask。Hediscernedthatthisdamasksubstancewaspatternedwithgracefullydesignedtradeadvertisements。
　　Inasortofrecessbeforeeachdinerwasacompleteapparatusofporcelainandmetal。Therewasoneplateofwhiteporcelain，andbymeansoftapsforhotandcoldvolatilefluidsthedinerwashedthishimselfbetweenthecourses；healsowashedhiselegantwhitemetalknifeandforkandspoonasoccasionrequired。
　　Soupandthechemicalwinethatwasthecommondrinkweredeliveredbysimilartaps，andtheremainingcoverstravelledautomaticallyintastefullyarrangeddishesdownthetablealongsilverrails。Thedinerstoppedtheseandhelpedhimselfathisdiscretion。
　　Theyappearedatalittledooratoneendofthetable，andvanishedattheother。Thatturnofdemocraticsentimentindecay，thatuglyprideofmenialsouls，whichrendersequalslothtowaitononeanother，wasverystronghefoundamongthesepeople。Hewassopreoccupiedwiththesedetailsthatitwasonlyjustashewasleavingtheplacethatheremarkedthehugeadvertisementdioramasthatmarchedmajesticallyalongtheupperwallsandproclaimedthemostremarkablecommodities。
　　Beyondthisplacetheycameintoacrowdedhall，andhediscoveredthecauseofthenoisethathadperplexedhim。Theypausedataturnstileatwhichapaymentwasmade。
　　Graham’sattentionwasimmediatelyarrestedbyaviolent，loudhoot，followedbyavastleatheryvoice。
　　"TheMasterissleepingpeacefully，"itvociferately。
　　"Heisinexcellenthealth。Heisgoingtodevotetherestofhislifetoaeronautics。Hesayswomenaremorebeautifulthanever。Galloop！Wow！Ourwonderfulcivilisationastonisheshimbeyondmeasure。
　　Beyondallmeasure。Galloop。HeputsgreattrustinBossOstrog，absoluteconfidenceinBossOstrog。
　　Ostrogistobehischiefminister；isauthorisedtoremoveorreinstatepublicofficers——allpatronagewillbeinhishands。AllpatronageinthehandsofBossOstrog！TheCouncillorshavebeensentbacktotheirownprisonabovetheCouncilHouse。"
　　Grahamstoppedatthefirstsentence，and，lookingup，beheldafoolishtrumpetfacefromwhichthiswasbrayed。ThiswastheGeneralIntelligenceMachine。
　　Foraspaceitseemedtobegatheringbreath，andaregularthrobbingfromitscylindricalbodywasaudible。Thenittrumpeted"Galloop，Galloop，"andbrokeoutagain。
　　"Parisisnowpacified。Allresistanceisover。
　　Galloop！Theblackpoliceholdeverypositionofimportanceinthecity。Theyfoughtwithgreatbravery，singingsongswritteninpraiseoftheirancestorsbythepoetKipling。Onceortwicetheygotoutofhand，andtorturedandmutilatedwoundedandcapturedinsurgents，menandwomen。Moral——don’tgorebelling。Haha！Galloop，Galloop！Theyarelivelyfellows。Livelybravefellows。Letthisbealessontothedisorderlybanderlogofthiscity。Yah！
　　Banderlog！Filthoftheearth！Galloop，Galloop！"
　　Thevoiceceased。Therewasaconfusedmurmurofdisapprovalamongthecrowd。"Damnedniggers。"
　　Amanbegantoharangnenearthem。"IsthistheMaster’sdoing，brothers？IsthistheMaster’sdoing？"
　　"Blackpolice！"saidGraham。"Whatisthat？
　　Youdon’tmean——"
　　Asanotouchedhisarmandgavehimawarninglook，andforthwithanotherofthesemechanismsI
　　screameddeafeninglyandgavetongueinashrillvoice。
　　"Yahaha，Yahah，Yap！Hearalivepaperyelp！
　　Livepaper。Yaha！ShockingoutrageinParis。
　　Yahahah！TheParisiansexasperatedbytheblackpolicetothepitchofassassination。Dreadfulreprisals。Savagetimescomeagain。Blood！Blood！
　　Yaha！"ThenearerBabbleMachinehootedstupendously，"Galloop，Galloop，"drownedtheendofthesentence，andproceededinaratherflatternotethanbeforewithnovelcommentsonthehorrorsofdisorder。
　　"Lawandordermustbemaintained，"saidthenearerBabbleMachine。
　　"But，"beganGraham。
　　"Don’taskquestionshere，"saidAsano，"oryouwillbeinvolvedinanargument。"
　　"Thenletusgoon，"saidGraham，"forIwanttoknowmoreofthis。"
　　Asheandhiscompanionpushedtheirwaythroughtheexcitedcrowdthatswarmedbeneaththesevoices，towardstheexit，Grahamconceivedmoreclearlytheproportionandfeaturesofthisroom。Altogether，greatandsmall，theremusthavebeennearlyathousandoftheseerections，piping，hooting，bawlingandgabblinginthatgreatspace，eachwithitscrowdofexcitedlisteners，themajorityofthemmendressedinbluecanvas。Therewereallsizesofmachines，fromthelittlegossippingmechanismsthatchuckledoutmechanicalsarcasminoddcorners，throughanumberofgradestosuchfifty—footgiantsasthatwhichhadfirsthootedoverGraham。
　　Thisplacewasunusuallycrowded，becauseoftheintensepublicinterestinthecourseofaffairsinParis。
　　EvidentlythestrugglehadbeenmuchmoresavagethanOstroghadrepresentedit。Allthemechanismswerediscoursinguponthattopic，andtherepetitionofthepeoplemadethehugehivebuzzwithsuchphrasesas"Lynchedpolicemen，""Womenburntalive，""FuzzyWuzzy。""ButdoestheMasterallowsuchthings？"askedamannearhim。"IsthisthebeginningoftheMaster’srule？"
　　Is__this__thebeginningoftheMaster’srule？Foralongtimeafterhehadlefttheplace，thehooting，whistlingandbrayingofthemachinespursuedhim；
　　"Galloop，Galloop，""Yahahah，Yaha，Yap！Yaha！"
　　IsthisthebeginningoftheMaster’srule？
　　DirectlytheywereoutuponthewayshebegantoquestionAsanocloselyonthenatureoftheParisianstruggle。"Thisdisarmament！Whatwastheirtrouble？Whatdoesitallmean？"Asanoseemedchieflyanxioustoreassurehimthatitwas"allright。"
　　"Buttheseoutrages！""Youcannothaveanomelette，"
　　saidAsano，"withoutbreakingeggs。Itisonlytheroughpeople。Onlyinonepartofthecity。Alltherestisallright。TheParisianlabourersarethewildestintheworld，exceptours。"
　　"What！theLondoners？"
　　"No，theJapanese。Theyhavetobekeptinorder。"
　　"Butburningwomenalive！"
　　"ACommune！"saidAsano。"Theywouldrobyouofyourproperty。Theywoulddoawaywithpropertyandgivetheworldovertomobrule。YouareMaster，theworldisyours。ButtherewillbenoCommunehere。Thereisnoneedforblackpolicehere。
　　"Andeveryconsiderationhasbeenshown。Itistheirownnegroes——Frenchspeakingnegroes。Senegalregiments，andNigerandTimbuctoo。"
　　"Regiments？"saidGraham，"Ithoughttherewasonlyone——。"
　　"No，"saidAsano，andglancedathim。"Thereismorethanone。"
　　Grahamfeltunpleasantlyhelpless。
　　"Ididnotthink，"hebeganandstoppedabruptlyHewentoffatatangenttoaskforinformationabouttheseBabbleMachines。Forthemostpart，thecrowdpresenthadbeenshabbilyorevenraggedlydressed，andGrahamlearntthatsofarasthemoreprosperousclasseswereconcerned，inallthemorecomfortableprivateapartmentsofthecitywerefixedBabbleMachinesthatwouldspeakdirectlyaleverwaspulled。ThetenantoftheapartmentcouldconnectthiswiththecablesofanyofthegreatNewsSyndicatesthathepreferred。Whenhelearntthispresently，hedemandedthereasonoftheirabsencefromhisownsuiteofapartments。Asanostared。"Ineverthought，"hesaid。"Ostrogmusthavehadthemremoved。"
　　Grahamstared。"HowwasItoknow？"heexclaimed。
　　"Perhapshethoughttheywouldannoyyou，"saidAsano。
　　"TheymustbereplaceddirectlyIreturn，"saidGrahamafteraninterval。
　　Hefoundadifficultyinunderstandingthatthisnewsroomandthedininghallwerenotgreatcentralplaces，thatsuchestablishmentswererepeatedalmostbeyondcountingalloverthecity。Buteverandagainduringthenight’sexpeditionhisears，insomenewquarterwouldpickoutfromthetumultofthewaysthepeculiarhootingoftheorganofBossOstrog，"Galloop，Galloop！"ortheshrill"Yahaha，Yaha，Yap！——Hearalivepaperyelp！"ofitschiefrival。
　　Repeated，too，everywhere，weresuch__creches__astheonehenowentered。Itwasreachedbyalift，andbyaglassbridgethatflungacrossthedininghallandtraversedthewaysataslightupwardangle。ToenterthefirstsectionoftheplacenecessitatedtheuseofhissolventsignatureunderAsano’sdirection。
　　Theywereimmediatelyattendedtobyamaninavioletrobeandgoldclasp，theinsigniaofpractisingmedicalmen。Heperceivedfromthisman’smannerthathisidentitywasknown，andproceededtoaskquestionsonthestrangearrangementsoftheplacewithoutreserve。
　　Oneithersideofthepassage，whichwassilentandpadded，asiftodeadenthefootfall，werenarrowlittledoors，theirsizeandarrangementsuggestiveofthecellsofaVictorianprison。Buttheupperportionofeachdoorwasofthesamegreenishtransparentstuffthathadenclosedhimathisawakening，andwithin，dimlyseen，lay，ineverycase，averyyoungbabyinalittlenestofwadding。Elaborateapparatuswatchedtheatmosphereandrangabellfarawayinthecentralofficeattheslightestdeparturefromtheoptimumoftemperatureandmoisture。A
　　systemofsuch__creches__hadalmostentirelyreplacedthehazardousadventuresoftheold—worldnursing。
　　TheattendantpresentlycalledGraham’sattentiontothewetnurses，avistaofmechanicalfigures，witharms，shouldersandbreastsofastonishinglyrealisticmodelling，articulation，andtexture，butmerebrasstripodsbelow，andhavingintheplaceoffeaturesaflatdiscbearingadvertisementslikelytobeofinteresttomothers。
　　OfallthestrangethingsthatGrahamcameuponthatnight，nonejarredmoreuponhishabitsofthoughtthanthisplace。Thespectacleofthelittlepinkcreatures，theirfeeblelimbsswayinguncertainlyinvaguefirstmovements，leftalone，withoutembraceorendearment，waswhollyrepugnanttohim。Theattendantdoctorwasofadifferentopinion。HisstatisticalevidenceshowedbeyonddisputethatintheVictoriantimesthemostdangerouspassageoflifewasthearmsofthemother，thattherehumanmortalityhadeverbeenmostterrible。Ontheotherhandthis__creche__company，theInternationalCrecheSyndicate，lostnotone—halfpercentofthemillionbabiesorsothatformeditspeculiarcare。ButGraham’sprejudicewastoostrongevenforthosefigures。
　　Alongoneofthemanypassagesoftheplacetheypresentlycameuponayoungcoupleintheusualbluecanvaspeeringthroughthetransparencyandlaughinghystericallyatthebaldheadoftheirfirst—born。
　　Graham’sfacemusthaveshowedhisestimateofthem，fortheirmerrimentceasedandtheylookedabashed。
　　Butthislittleincidentaccentuatedhissuddenrealisationofthegulfbetweenhishabitsofthoughtandthewaysofthenewage。HepassedontothecrawlingroomsandtheKindergarten，perplexedanddistressed。
　　Hefoundtheendlesslongplayroomswereempty！thelatter—daychildrenatleaststillspenttheirnightsinsleep。Astheywentthroughthese，thelittleofficerpointedoutthenatureofthetoys，developmentsofthosedevisedbythatinspiredsentimentalistFroebel。Therewerenurseshere，butmuchwasdonebymachinesthatsanganddancedanddandled。
　　Grahamwasstillnotclearuponmanypoints。
　　"Butsomanyorphans，"hesaidperplexed，revertingtoafirstmisconception，andlearntagainthattheywerenotorphans。
　　Sosoonastheyhadleftthe__creche__hebegantospeakofthehorrorthebabiesintheirincubatingcaseshadcausedhim。"Ismotherhoodgone？"hesaid。"Wasitacant？Surelyitwasaninstinct。
　　Thisseemssounnatural——abominablealmost。"
　　"Alonghereweshallcometothedancingplace，"
　　saidAsanobywayofreply。"Itissuretobecrowded。Inspiteofallthepoliticalunrestitwillbecrowded。Thewomentakenogreatinterestinpolitics——exceptafewhereandthere。Youwillseethemothers——mostyoungwomeninLondonaremothers。
　　Inthatclassitisconsideredacreditablethingtohaveonechild——aproofofanimation。Fewmiddleclasspeoplehavemorethanone。WiththeLabourCompanyitisdifferent。AsformotherhoodTheystilltakeanimmenseprideinthechildren。
　　Theycomeheretolookatthemquiteoften。"
　　"Thendoyoumeanthatthepopulationoftheworld——？"
　　"Isfalling？Yes。ExceptamongthepeopleundertheLabourCompany。Theyarereckless——。"
　　Theairwassuddenlydancingwithmusic，anddownawaytheyapproachedobliquely，setwithgorgeouspillarsasitseemedofclearamethyst，flowedaconcourseofgaypeopleandatumultofmerrycriesandlaughter。Hesawcurledheads，wreathedbrows，andahappyintricateflutterofgambogepasstriumphantacrossthepicture。
　　"Youwillsee，"saidAsanowithafaintsmile"Theworldhaschanged。Inamomentyouwillseethemothersofthenewage。Comethisway。Weshallseethoseyonderagainverysoon。"
　　Theyascendedacertainheightinaswiftlift，andchangedtoaslowerone。Astheywentonthemusicgrewuponthem，untilitwasnearandfullandsplendid，and，movingwithitsgloriousintricaciestheycoulddistinguishthebeatofinnumerabledancingfeet。Theymadeapaymentataturnstile，andemergeduponthewidegallerythatoverlookedthedancingplace，anduponthefullenchantmentofsoundandsight。
　　"Here，"saidAsano，"arethefathersandmothersofthelittleonesyousaw。"
　　ThehallwasnotsorichlydecoratedasthatoftheAtlas，butsavingthat，itwas，foritssize，themostsplendidGrahamhadseen。Thebeautifulwhitelimbedfiguresthatsupportedthegalleriesremindedhimoncemoreoftherestoredmagnificenceofsculpture；
　　theyseemedtowritheinengagingattitudes，theirfaceslaughed。Thesourceofthemusicthatfilledtheplacewashidden，andthewholevastshiningfloorwasthickwithdancingcouples。"Lookatthem，"saidthelittleofficer，"seehowmuchtheyshowofmotherhood。"
　　Thegallerytheystooduponranalongtheupperedgeofahugescreenthatcutthedancinghallononesidefromasortofouterhallthatshowedthroughbroadarchestheincessantonwardrushofthecityways。Inthisouterhallwasagreatcrowdoflessbrilliantlydressedpeople，asnumerousalmostasthosewhodancedwithin，thegreatmajoritywearingtheblueuniformoftheLabourCompanythatwasnowsofamiliartoGraham。Toopoortopasstheturnstilestothefestival，theywereyetunabletokeepawayfromthesoundofitsseductions。Someofthemevenhadclearedspaces，andweredancingalso，flutteringtheirragsintheair。Someshoutedastheydanced，jestsandoddallusionsGrahamdidnotunderstand。
　　Oncesomeonebeganwhistlingtherefrainoftherevolutionarysong，butitseemedasthoughthatbeginningwaspromptlysuppressed。ThecornerwasdarkandGrahamcouldnotsee。Heturnedtothehallagain。Abovethecaryatidaeweremarblebustsofmenwhomthatageesteemedgreatmoralemancipatorsandpioneers；forthemostparttheirnameswerestrangetoGraham，thoughherecognisedGrantAllen，LeGallienne，Nietzsche，ShelleyandGoodwin。
　　Greatblackfestoonsandeloquentsentimentsreinforcedthehugeinscriptionthatpartiallydefacedtheupperendofthedancingplace，andassertedthat"TheFestivaloftheAwakening"wasinprogress。
　　"Myriadsaretakingholidayorstayingfromworkbecauseofthat，quiteapartfromthelabourerswhorefusetogoback，"saidAsano。"Thesepeoplearealwaysreadyforholidays。"