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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1932,

The Late Arnold Bennett's Last Long Story | UNFINISHED

"DREAM OF DESTINY"

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SYNOPSIS

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Roland Lane Bith, young low, principally, meela Phoebe Fylar, who speedily Impresses bersalt . upon him as the girl of a vivid traglo dream

pravlly, 15 be had had a few nights fable ahy of her aequaintancehly, being

strangely fearful of the fulfilment of the

her

dream which ended in her sleath after

After close Intimacy between then, debut as a slet it: London, he la sinehow compelled to necompany but to her fat, where he discusses the play. Afterwards he finds himself Lakn between her attraction for him and his fear of the dream. Hin sinys away from her for fortnight. Nancy. lis ister In-law and Cecil Thomson, M., his closent friend, call to see him. They want to visit the industrial fate, which Roland conicola. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY.

"But it is," said Roland stoutly.

Wis

rators and down two double short lights of stone stairs and had seen

MASTERPIECE

Arnold Bennett's last||

many front doors, each of which long story was left protected a complete home as vast

as Bessie's, and encountered sundry unfinished, but this

wives of tenants and more children

few

her

with the facial soft roundnesses ul of tenants, in all of whom the ap-does not spoil its or readable "The place doesn't seem quite na one recently risen up trom childbed.proach of the august benevolantworth

rather about largo us when I saw it under con-She had a reserved, saintly smiling visitors induced a sudden self-con- actresstruction," said Tommy,

dignity, and sne took her late nue-scious silence. And when they quality, but tress's hand quite naturally, though were back in Koland's office, densely "It must be," Tommy concurred. this was the first time in hor to populating it, they both had a feel-adds a mystery value|| which will be found As they went down flight after that this had been offered to hor. ing of having escaped from ʼn flight of steps, Roland was uncom Atter being the servant of a house foreign, perilous, incomprehensible

very intriguing. fortably struck by the unyielding,mistress, pirs. Langicy was now a and too-fecund world.

"Roly," said Mrs. Smythe, after echoing stoniness of everything: house-mistress, and had a strong. concrete walls of the corridors, earncat man (a postman) who went stone floors of the corridors or the out and worked for her and gave relating the inspection of Bessie's appearance and resistance of atone,hor his wages to pay for their food home, and diluting her bland praise

the baby-ex-of the whole block with a and atone stairs. He cheered him- and her rocks and

ranago polite, well-pointed animadversions,caid, wondering in alarm why ho self by exhibiting a floor-bathroom penscs and generally to

I'm freo. and a floor-wash-house. Two wo And she was me house-proud as "I'm giving a little fare-well dinner should speak such a lle. "No, I was men were washing linen in the Nancy herself; and he had the next Monday before I leave de- getting mixed up.

He thought: "Why? washhouse, while a third woman at right to be for her home, though finitely for Cornwall, And I want Thanks very much. I'll be charm-

Her manner haded to come." the open window gossiping stutry-despite an open window you to come."

She had Why? Why? I've settled not to CHAPTER IV (Continued), The visitation of the block was with another woman at the adjoin-was vory adequately furnished in now completely changed. hardly an unmixed success. Ro- ing window of the bathroom. She the latest style on the hire-purchase finished her excursion into the see her. I don't want to see

.I'm land felt himself quite at case turned and glanced with sharp hos-system, and very clean. And she foreign, perilous world, and was at again. I want not to see her. I too was very clean and neat and home again safe in her own class.have an engagement and I shall But tility at the opulent intruders.

aniffing. slightly have to lio myself out of it. therein when he was alone.

"I should like to see one of the tidy; and naught was lacking, and The reserved,

was dropped. Afetting myself in for something the presence of a friend and of his friend from The Boltons made him flats," said Tommy, still admirably there was no snag in the whole patronizing air

matter, except the weekly payments.real benevalence. almost cffulgent, that there's no excuse for letting a little self-conscious, and the long conscientious in his inquisition.

"Afraid we can't go bursting in But when Nancy and Bir. Thomas seemed to inspire her. And even myself in for, And yet I do it! corridors, narrower and lower than they had ever seemed to him be-on them at this time of the morn-son and Beasio were fairly in the when she leaned forward from her I must be mad." He said aloud, in too-odorous sitting-roum they led chair and without asking permis negligent tone: "Eight-thirty as fore, though he had displayed | ing," Roland replied.

"Can't we?" said Nancy.

it, for it was extremely small, and jeton plekod up a sheet of paper usual, I suppose. Black or white?" "Oh! It had better be white. I .Thames Court to various kinds of

Roland said: "How should you might indeed have been the sitting from the, managerin desk and carnest persons. Nancy was slight-

the Romewhat I daresay he's rather particular." ly too broad for the corridors, and like some stranger from these flats room of a large dull's house. The began to fant herself with it, sho don't know Mr. Friar very well, and "I may have to be in morning Ceell Thomasson, M.P.. ke him to burst in on you at The Boltons visitors looked over the room, and accomplished

dress," Tommy put in, glancing up self, was a trifle too tall for them. al say to you they'd be interested, out of the window, and into the audacious gesture quite inoffen-

kitchenette, of about the area of an sively,

from his notes. "I mightn't be Roland realized anew, and more to see the way 'you lived-7"

thin

"That's not quite the same," sald unfolded evening paper, and ther lamentably, that only two

into the bedroom crowded with

able to get away early enough, and I might have to leave before din- children could walk abreast com- Nancy.

"Isn't it" Roland demanded. a large bed and a tiny cot. And

You never know." fortably in the corridors. And the

"Yes, it's just the same." said Naney, gazing at the blue-eyed in- "How tiresome you arel" Nancy ner's over.

"I hope you won't have to leave staircases between storeys had to be ascended and descended with Tommy, and Roland at once forgave habitant of the cot, exclaimed with murmured gently. "I counted

genuine enthusiasm: "How sweet! you. I've only stayed in town so early," anid Nancy. "But about precautions for bodily safety, him his note-taking.

You're "But you've got people named I do congratulate you, Bessic, and long because of Phoebe's dreadful dress, it doesn't matter for you. the House, and everyone Cousin Nancy-nevertheless

of the knows you're the slave kindly, tos kindly disposed-did Langley here, haven't you?" naked I'm so glad you don't give her one play finishing."

of those awful indiarubber teats to murmur that the corridors were, Nancy, porsevering.

"Yes, second floor.

suck. I never saw a finer child.

"Yes. Saturday. I've got her Division bells."

"So you're asking Tommy 7" Ro- perhaps a bit on the narrow side.

remarked, affectionately And when they reached the wander- "Well, she used to be my cook. Wlint did she weigh at birth?" The for Monday to say good-bye to her, ful roof; she ventured to suggest Se stayed on after she was mar- two mothers confabulated at some poor thing! And her father and land that the roof might be dangerous, ried until really she couldn't de- length, while Mr. Thomasson lonked mother are coming home on Friday quizzical, teasing, to cover his self- I think around, as if afraid lest he might so that they can go to the last night. consciousness due to the lig and his

too. Mr. Inexplicable inaone conduct, Yet it was most prudently railed gently stay any longer.

"Yes, and Miliicent as well." in. Roland pointed out this fact, they were waiting for the vacancy be involved in any Indecent talk. In And I've asked them

"I here. I'll call on her. I'm sure ve minutes the visitors had taken Friar is better." whereupon Nancy whispered:

"Walt u moment," said Roland.

"Millicent Take won't mind showing me her, the measure of Bessie's kingdom was thinking of suicides."

five times over. Nancy went away"Let me look at my book." He was "We've made ample provision for little home."

said Roland. "If pleased at having performed a kind-in fact engaged for the Monday suicides," said Rolans. "with the "Certainly, windows. Jump out of the window you know her, be perfect."ly social net, and Mr. Thomassonnight. But a sudden and frightful With, he did not care for the went away pleased because he knew temptation seized him and all his mustion of invading Mrs. Langley's that he had made a highly favour-faculties. He drew forth his little protective.tone. little home. Having conducted able impression upon the cook.book and turned the pages. Yes, "No," he then to Mra, Langley's front door, And the pair passed along two cur- he had an engagement. Roland said to Nancy:

very

of any storey higher than the first,

and you'd be a suicide right enough on that asphalte."

"Yes,"

"It's said Nancy.

a.

very asphalty."

And it was.

Even the roof was

asphalted. The spacious yards

were asphalted. In the covered

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"I'll leave you and Tommy to ins-

and I'll be in my office."

knocked! with Mrs.

playground and in the open play- Langley's kuncker, and the metallic ground (with awings and see-sawa) noise resounded along the corridor. children had to play on asphalte, and Mrs. Langley herself opened And at the moment several children the door.

"Well, Bessie," Nancy greeted were using the open playground and

"happened to be in the playing to the fantastic accompani-her. ment of their own shrieks. On the building and I felt i couldn't leave roof-benchen a few old men and one without having just a peep at you. middle-aged woman sat sprawling Oh! How nice it is. This is Mr. and somnolen in the faint, heavy Thomasson. He's eaten plenty of meals, haven't you, Mr. sunshine, Tommy annoyed Roland your

by conscientiously making notes, In he quality of member of a House of Commons Ilmusing Committee,

Thomasson?"

Mrs. Langley was a tall, massive young woman, not fut however,

Tommy was conning his notes. "Afraid I'm engaged that night," Roland answered.

"Finishing?"

on

"Millicent Redeorn. My din- ner's partly for then. Haven't ye told him, Tommy?" Nancy spoke in

a semi-maternal, a directive and

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