Joseph Mallord William Turner The Burning of the Houses of Parliament

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acutely thirsty. His pockets had yielded a total of seven pence. That wouldn’t buy a bowl of soup, let alone a good meal.
He needed a good meal. Things would look a lot clearer after a good meal.
He pushed through the crowds. Most of them seemed to be carpenters, but there were others, carrying carboys or? Miss?’
She stopped, and waited impatiently as he caught up.
‘Well?’ she said.
She was a foot shorter than him and her shape was doubtful since most of her was covered in a ridiculously frilly dress, although the dress wasn’t as ludicrous as the big blond mysterious boxes. And everyone was moving very quickly and resolutely, bent on some powerful purpose of their own. Except him. He trailed up the impromptu street, gawping at the houses, feeling like a stray grasshopper in an ant hill. Arid there didn’t seem to– ‘Why don’t you look where you’re going!’ He rebounded off a wall. When he got his balance the other party in the collision had already whirred off into the crowd. He stared for a moment and then ran desperately after her. ‘Hey!’ he said, ‘Sorry! Excuse me