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Updated: May 29, 2025
In the first place, he was a boy just fresh from the rougher associations of school life; and, secondly, his inquiring mind was intently occupied in endeavouring to solve a series of mathematical problems that set all Euclid's laws at defiance, as the train whizzed on its way with a `piff-paff! pant-pant! of the great Juggernaut engine, the carriages rattling and jolting as they were dragged along at the tail of the mighty steam demon, swaying to and fro with a rhythmical movement of the wheels, in measured cadence of spondees and dactyls, as if singing to themselves the song of "the Iron Road."
Then, finally, after much clanging of doors upon the backs of those thus nearly left behind, with a snort of indignation and defiance of things in general, and late passengers in particular, the panting, puffing, fuming iron horse metaphorically and practically "put his shoulder to the wheel," lugging the rolling, rumbling, heavy train out of the station Londonwards, with a "puff-puff, pant-pant!" from his hoarse throat, answered by the groans and creaks of sympathy from the laden carriages and the clinking rattle of the coupling-chains, as they drew taut from the tension, lending a sort of cymbal-like accompaniment to the noisy chorus.
But I feel that I am much more Italian than English. How I long for Italy like a thing underground! My father did something against the Austrians, when he was a young man. Would not I have done it? I am sure I would I don't know what. Whenever I think of Italy, night or day, pant-pant goes my heart.
But I feel that I am much more Italian than English. How I long for Italy like a thing underground! My father did something against the Austrians, when he was a young man. Would not I have done it? I am sure I would I don't know what. Whenever I think of Italy, night or day, pant-pant goes my heart.
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