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Chapter 63
Steel And Iron
eorge¨s shooting´gallery is to let察and the stock is sold off察
and George himself is at Chesney Wold察attending on Sir
G
Leicester in his rides察and riding very near his bridle´rein察
because of the uncertain hand with which he guides his horse。 But
not today is George so occupied。 He is journeying today into the
iron country farther north察to look about him。
As he comes into the iron country farther north察 such fresh
green woods as those of Chesney Wold are left behind察 and coal´
pits and ashes察 high chimneys and red bricks察 blighted verdure察
scorching fires察 and a heavy never lightening cloud of smoke察
become the features of the scenery。 Among such objects rides the
trooper察looking about him察and always looking for something he
has come to find。
At last察on the black canal bridge of a busy town察with a clang of
iron in it察and more fires and more smoke than he has seen yet察the
trooper察 swart with the dust of the coal roads察 checks his horse察
and asks the workman does he know the name of Rouncewell
thereabouts拭院
^Why察 master察院 quoth the workman察 do I know my own
name拭院
^¨Tis so well known here察is it察comrade拭院asked the trooper。
^Rouncewells拭Ah you¨re right。 ̄
^And where might he be now拭院asks the trooper察with a glance
before him。
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^The bank察 the factory察 or the house拭院 the workman wants to
know。
^Hum Rouncewells is so great apparently察院 mutters the
trooper察stroking his chin察 that I have as good as half a mind to go
back again。 Why I don¨t know which I want。 Should I find Mr
Rouncewell at the factory察do you think拭院
^¨Tain¨t easy to say where you¨d find him!at this time of the
day you might find either him or son there察if he¨s in town察but his
contracts take him away。 ̄
And which is the factory拭 Why察 he sees those chimneys!the
tallest ones Yes察he sees them。 Well let him keep his eye on those
chimneys察going on as straight as ever he can察and presently he¨ll
see ¨em down a turning on the left察 shut in by a great brick wall
which forms one side of the street。 That¨s Rouncewells。
The trooper thanks his informant察and rides slowly on察looking
about him。 He does not turn back察 but puts up his horse and is
much disposed to groom him too at a public house where some of
Rouncewell¨s hands are dining察 as the ostler tells him。 Some of
Rouncewell¨s hands have just knocked off for dinner time察 and
seem to be invading the whole town。 They are very sinewy and
strong察are Rouncewell¨s hands!a little sooty too。
He comes to a gateway in the brick wall察 looks in察 and sees a
great perplexity of iron lying about察 in every stage察 and in a vast
variety of shapes察in bars察in wedges察in sheets察in tanks察in boilers察
in axles察 in wheels察 in cogs察 in cranks察 in rails察 twisted and
wrenched into eccentric and perverse forms察as separate parts of
machinery察mountains of it broken up察and rusty in its age察distant
furnaces of it glowing and bubbling in its youth察bright fireworks
of it showering about察under the blows of the steam hammer察red´
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hot iron察 white´hot iron察 cold´black iron察 an iron taste察 an iron
smell察and a Babel of iron sounds。
^This is a place to make a make a man¨s head ache察too 院says
the trooper察looking about him for a counting´house。 ^Who comes
here拭This is very like me before I was set up。 This ought to be my
nephew察if likenesses run in families。 Your servant察sir。 ̄
^Yours察sir。 Are you looking for any one拭院
^Excuse me。 Young Mr Rouncewell察I believe拭院
^Yes。 ̄
^I was looking for your father察sir。 I wished to have a word with
him。 ̄
The young man察 telling him he is fortunate in his choice of a
time察for his father is there察leads the way to the office where he is
to be found。 ^Very like me before I was set up!devilish like me 院
thinks the trooper察as he follows。 They come to a building in the
yard察with an office on an upper floor。 At sight of the gentleman in
the office察Mr George turns very red。
^What name shall I say to my father拭院asks the young man。
George full of the idea of iron察in desperation answers ^Steel察院
and is so presented。 He is left alone with the gentleman in the
office察who sits at a table with account´books before him察and some
sheets of paper察 blotted with hosts of figures and drawings of
cunning shapes。 It is a bare office察with bare windows察looking on
the iron view below。 Tumbled together on the table are some
pieces of iron察purposely broken to be tested察at various periods of
their service察 in various capacities。 There is iron´dust on
everything察 and the smoke is seen察 through the windows察 rolling
heavily out of the tall chimneys察to mingle with the smoke from a
vaporous Babylon of other chimneys。
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^I am at your service察Mr Steel察院says the gentleman察when his
visitor has taken a rustic chair。
^Well察 Mr Rouncewell察院 George replies察 leaning forward察 with
his left arm on his knee察and his hat in his hand察and very chary of
meeting his brother¨s eye察 I am not without my expectations察that
in the present visit I may prove to be more free than welcome。 I
have served as a dragoon in my day察and a comrade of mine that I
was once rather partial to察was察if I don¨t deceive myself察a brother
of yours。 I believe you had a brother who gave his family some
trouble察 and ran away察 and never did any good but in keeping
away拭院
^Are you quite sure察院 returns the ironmaster察 in an altered
voice察 that your name is Steel拭院
The trooper falters and looks at him。 His brother starts up察calls
him by his name察and grasps him by both hands。
^You are too quick for me 院 cries the trooper察 with the tears
springing out of his eyes。 ^How do you do察my dear old fellow。 I
never could have thought you would have been half so glad to see
me as all this。 How do you do察my dear old fellow察how do you do 院
They shake hands察 and embrace each other察 over and over
again察the trooper still coupling his ^How do you do察my dear old
fellow 院 with his protestation that he never thought his b