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THE CHINA MAIL.

LLOYD TRIESTINO The Case Of Mr. Ryalstone

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four gronies. I went back to mid- day dinner, and spent the afternoon There was a pause. The small, in making up accounts. The whole rrey-haired man sat looking into the thing, I must tell you, was vivid and Motor Vessel fire, as if seeking there the inspira-natural and ordinary. For the time being I was Ben Surridge, and I tion to begin his story.

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"You don't know me," he said at knew Ben Surridge's business. Not last. "My name's Ryalstone. I am a vestige of my own personality was afraid I shall have to begin by tell- left, nor had I the least suspicion CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby ing you a few details about myself, as one sometimes has in dreams-informed that all Goods are being of an overshadowing reality. I landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon but I will make them as brief possible. I am now sixty-two years quoted prices in answers to half a Wharf & Godown Company, Lid, at was the senior dozen letters, and sent peremptory Kowloon, whence and/or from the Optional Cargo will not be landed partner of a firm of solicitors in notes to two poultry farmers whose wharves delivery may be obtained.

unless notice has born given 48 here, unless notices's arrival, but which I joined him as a young man, accounts were overdue. I took cold and from which I retired five years upper with my wife and daughter, ago. It was a family business, and and then went out again to "The carried on from port to port to the I was the fourth generation. I was Stag. I discussed the affairs of the final port of call to which the option educated at Marlborough and Jesus. Įtown with my friends-whom I shall dina will be admitted after Cambridge. Lam a bachelor. It is name if you wish-returned home, the Goods have left the Godowal, and necessary for me to tell you these went to bed, and presently woke up Goods remaining undelivered after the 20th instant, will be subject to rest. things in order that you may under-3-myself!

"I remembered the dream all next.

All claims against the vessel must- stand how little I might be expected to know of the intimate details of day because, although it seemed so be presented to the undersigned on or the life of a corn-chandler in a small inconsequent, it was so rational and before the 29th instant, or they will

so vivid. I-moi qui vous parle-not be recognised.

All broken, ebafed, and damaged country town.

Goods are to be left in the Godowns, "Since I came

down from Cam-knew nothing of the business of a bridge I have lived all my life in and corn merchant except what I had where they will be examined on t around London. I have taken holi- picked up in my dreams I knew Cory-19th instant, at 10 am. by our sur the case of datiable cargo. Con days, of courst, and know the Con-stock only by name, and I had never reyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.

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in one's memory ed Corystock in Somerset, and 1 will dream to linger swear that I have never visited it because of its wealth of detall, its in the flesh. I have not even pass-lack of extravagant absurdities, its reality. The dream hnunted me all day, and that night, when I went to bed, I went on dreaming it."

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I inclined my head. I too had "The same dream all over again?"

having arrived from Copenhagen, never been to Corystock, although I

-I asked. was vaguely aware of a town of that;

"Oh dear no!" He laughed faint-Cothenburg. Quie, Dunkirk, Antwerp, watched me name. Ryalstone

are bereby informed that all thoughtfully for a moment and then. "I shouldn't have troubled so Hamburg and Rotterdam consignees of much about that. But I woke up goods are being landed and placed at proceeded.

ae Ben Surridge, and the events in their risk inte the hazardous and/or "I want to make it quite clear that! my previous dream became as the extra hazardous Godowns of The Bong I have never visited Corystock in events of yesterday. I just went on Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd., where delivery can be obtain the flesh, and that my life has been with Ben Surridge's life where it wased as soon as the goods are landed. devoid of anything that could be broken off by his falling asleep and ¡called romantic. I have always

my waking up.

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the godowns and all 18th August, 1938, 4 p.m., will be sub-

All broken, chafed and damaged are to left in the Godown, will be examined by modest collection of first editions, my study of economice, and my up again as myself. This seems per- Messrs. Anderson & Ashe on the 17th

fectly mad and absurd, but it's the August, 1938 at 10 a.m.

All claims against the vessel raurt dally, rubbers of bridge. There is

been in easy circumstances. Since "It's been going on ever since. Igoods remaining undelivered after the I have retired. I have been able to

of Corystock directly I fall asleep, give moch time to my hobbies--my am Ben Surridge the corn-chandler ject to rent. acquisition of Japanese prints, my and directly he falls asleep I wake conde

where they

a great deal of the recluse in me, and only way I can begin to describe it

I realize that I am a man who to you. And don't make any mis-be presented to the Undersigned with take my dreaming life as Ben Surin ten days of the ship's arrival, cr

they will not be recognised ridge, besides being as realistic, is Just as consecutive as my own wak- ing life.

any

has missed a great deal in life but one who is yet left without sense of loss. I have loved women, sporadically, but no one woman has "That second night, directly I began to dream, I was Ben Surridge getting out of bed in the

morn-

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even

ever made me want to marry her. 1, should hate to be burdened with: children and the establishment of a married man. I am self-contained ing, and I picked up the threads of my existence just where they were and, if you will, selfiet.

severed at the end of my last dream dream I know I have never "All my life I have dreamed while I needn't elaborate. It would take heard of such

a person as Ryal- asleep, and my dreams were, I imme nours, even perhaps days, to give stone. When to-night I go on agine, the kind of nonsensical you all the details of this vivid and dreaming that I am Surridge' I shall phantasias

remember nothing of all thin. And common to most men.realistic dream-life of mine. About once a week, perhaps, 1 would, "Quite the most extraordinary!I know that it is only about a year dream something so absurd

or aspect of the affair is my ability to ago that I began to be Surridge in bizarre as to seem worth remember remember things as Surridge which my dreame.”

ing for an hour or two after I woke. certainly never happened to me as I lit a cigarette and sat regarding That was until about a year ago. Ryalstone. As Surridge in my him. Frankly I did not know what Since

then I have dreamed very dreams I have my retrospective to say to the man. I could not be differently."

moments. I remember my father, lieve his extravagant and grotesque going to a local story, but the most elementary A servant came. In to look at the small farmer, my fire, and Ryalstone paused until we elementary school and thence by courtesy forbade me to tell him so.

the local scholarship to

He had neither the look nor the were once more left alone together. easy

"Yes," he resumed, "It must have grammar school. My first sweet-mannerisms of the common or gar- been about a year ago when it be-heart, the friends of my younger dex club liar, and the undernote of to name them all distress in his voice was uncommon- gan. I woke up one morning con-days, I am able scious of having had a very long and without the least effort of memory.ly well done if it were merely-acting. "Is there such a person as Sur- a particularly vivid dream, of which I know that as Surridge I have only

I was able to remember at many de-been to London twice in my life, and ridge, a corn-chandler of Cory- 22nd Sept. talls as if it had been my own wak-remember how the traffic. bothered stock?" I asked.

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than merely strange. I, Ryalstone, cease when I sleep and become com would happen then?" My shop was on a corner of the town pletely Surridge, living his life in "It might cause a sort of short great church which was called the every minute detail, feeling the or circuit," I suggested, "You might

dinary human needs for food, and stop dreaming. Minster. I had a lean, iron-grey

Ryalstone shifted himself un- wife who pretended to pet me in drink, satisfying my hunger and

thirst, and feeling pain, irritation easily. public and tried to bully me in and annoyance and my moments of

"Yes, I might. But for all I private, and a grown-up daughter

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considered rather a character. beginning to think to fear?"

"I can't tell you what I actually pass as a wit-God save the mark! I knew instinctively, but he had dreamed on that first occasion, beand wake" as myself quivering answered his own question before I

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and I had all Ben Surridge's laugh. Oh, I could go on telling I believe that when he alceps to 21st Aug. memories. I had lost all my own you these things for ever, but what night he will dream my life of to- identity, and nothing was strange to in Heaven's name do you think of day or of to-morrow. If that's so, you see, one of us must always be me because I was Ben Surridge, and it all?". 10th Sept.

I was unprepared for he ques a little ahead of time. That's a I sous a corn-chandler living at 2013 Aug. 27th Aug.

Corystock, with a shop which looked tion and I could only laugh weakly, dizzy, shattering, ghastly thought. straight across to the square towers should think," I remarked, Only, he doesn't remember his "that you never know whether dreams, you see. At least, I don't 24th Aug. of the Minster.

Awake. How do remember them for him when I'm That Arst night I went through you're asleep or an uneventful day of Ben Surridge's you know, for instance, that you're living his life": life. I served in the shop, assisted not dreaming this very moment?

"Have you had-er-medical ad-

by my wife and daughter, until half-Suppose you're really Burridge who vice?" I asked awkwardly, passed twelve. Then, as my custom consistently dreams that he's Eyel seemed to be, I went out to a public stone. Of course, 1, knoww you're house called "The Star and drank net dreaming now, but how do you two half-pints of beer in the com-know??

an Surridge in my pany of the landlord and three orBecause

He shook his head vebeniently. "No! What could a doctor say except that I'm off my head?". I haven't told a soul except you.”

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