Chapter 36: And Last

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌⁠Subtle, Surly,—Mammon, Dol,

Hot Ananias, Dapper, Dragger,—all

With whom I traded.

The Alchemist.

As when some rural citizen-retired for a fleeting holiday, far from the cares of the world strepitumque Romae,—[“And the roar of Rome.”]—to the sweet shades of Pentonville or the remoter plains of Clapham—conducts some delighted visitor over the intricacies of that Daedalian masterpiece which he is pleased