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delugedher.hundredsofwillinghandswereengaged
intheendousfireontheopposite
bankfilledpeopleesshouldcrossthe
bridgeandspreadtothesouthsideoftheriver.thewarehousesand
hebankhspectators,h
astonishntandatheterribleseofdestru.
ituntiltheypasseduhebridgethatthefullextentof
thenflagratiose
distareet,andhadspreadfarupintothecity.
gracechurchstreetandloardstreetes,andihe
fireseedtohaveextendedalongdistaher;buttheske
akeouttheprecisepoint
thatithadreached.theriver.itrowded
hboatsandlighters,allpileduphgoods,he
quaysfroople,crowdsofpeoplewereengagedin
plaggoodstheyhadsavedonbhtersandothercraft.
nyofthoseisseedaltogetherhelplessandundecided
astohadbestbedone,anddriftedalonghthetide,butthe
bestpartakiherforthershesatlaethorthefields
atllbank,theretolandtheirgoods,theoheboats
refusingtokeeptheongonboard,astheydesiredtoretubythe
idetofetchahercargoes,beingabletoobtainanyprice
theyandfortheirservices.
asinggoodsandkageofallkinds,
charredtierthathadfallenfrohehousesonthebridge,and
frohehequays,balesofgoods,articlesof
fuiture,bedding,andothertters.attis,asuddengeof
okeacrossthebers
andpapersos,andthreatening
tosetthepilesofgoodsonfire.
atfraerhaving
beensotheriver.goingupintofleetstreet,they
foundastreafcartsandothervehiclesproceedingward,all
piledostlyofavaluablekind.the
paventshpeople,alljoueyinginthe
sadire,ladenhtheirbelongings.hdifficultythey
detheirasfarasst.pauls.thefartherendof
cheapsidees,andtheyleatthatthefirehad
extendedasfarasorfields.itade
topulldress,butthattherewasno
orderorthod,andthatnobehework.
afterlookingonattheseti,theyretuedtofleet
street.franksondohnellietotheboat,yril
tohislodgingsinthesavoy.herehefoundhisservant
anxiouslya.
”ididnthehorsesthising,sir,”hesaid.”iheard
thattherefire,andonfootasfarasiuldget,
but,findingthatiuldnotpass,ithoughtitbesttoeback
hereandayourretu.”
”quiteright,reuben;youuldnothavegotthehorsestounless
youhadriddenroundtheeinataldgate,andtheywould
havebeenuselesshadyhtthethehouseatayed
lastnightisalreadybuttotheground.youhadbetterstayhere
forthepresent,ithink.thereisnofearofthefireextending
beyondtheyclothesin
thevalises,takethehorsesdoainatthe
earlsuntilyouhearfroe.”
havingarrahis,cyrildoothesavoystairs,wherehe
fou,aheyroolondon
bridge,heforceofthetidebeiheywereable
thahegoodventure.
theyhadbutlittlesleepthatnight.graduallythefires
.therandcrag
oftheflasheretheglarewas
diversifiedbylusofadeeperredglohere
es.the
heavycrashesoffallingbuildingsostincessant.
occasionallytheysaoeeple,thathadstoodfora
tiblackagainstthegloesuddenlyhedin
flas,and,afterbuingforati,fallhacrashthatuld
beplainlyheardabovethegeneralroar.
”surelysuchafireaindavesaid.
”notsincero,ishouldthink,”cyrilreplied.
”hoeerhearingaboutit.”
”tisfifteenhundredyearsorsosihen,captaithe
greaterpartofthecityeanytis
biggerthanlondon.itbutforthreedays.”
”hisisbadenough,”captainsonsaid.”eveheheat
isoogreattoface.frank,youhadbettercallthecrew
upaallthesailsofftheyards.ofall
ofinditdiffi.heyhave
dohat,lettheallthebucketsfilledherand
rahededitogetaupleofhands
iahehuckeragainstthisside.weshallhave
allthepaintblisteredoffbef.”
sothenightpassed.occasionallytheye,
buttheyfounditiossibletosleep,andweresoonupagain,and
feltitareliefoiobreak.
chapterxxii
afterthefire
daylightbroughtlittlealleviationtothehorrorsofthese.the
flasokethesky.
assoonastheyhadbreakfasted,captainson,hisson,captain
dot,nellie,andcyriltooktheirplatheboat,andwere
roationburstfrohellastheysaw
hoeshadtravelledsihepreviousevening.
”st.paulsisonfire”cyrilexclaid.”seethereareflas
burstingthroughitsroof.ithink,captainson,ifyou
ashoreatthetele,iakeoehall,a
selfthere.iybeofuse.”
”ihat,”captainsonsaid.”theniothe
shipagain.ustleaveaupleofhandsonboard,incasesoof
thesebuingflakesshouldsetanythingalight.weh
therest,anddoenandchildren.”
”ind,ifyoulike,son,”captain
davesaid.”yououghttohavesoohere,andihavenot
reveredfroesterdaystleuseashore.”
”veryt.thatai;butithinkitwill
bep
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