The shops were by this time closed, but the keepers of a few stalls were
trying by lamplight to sell the wares they had not yet got rid of. One
of these was a bookstall, and, running his eye over some of the volumes,
my father saw one entitled--
"The Sayings of the Sunchild during his stay in Erewhon, to which is
added a true account of his return to the palace of the sun with his
Erewhonian bride. This is the only version authorised by the
Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the Musical Banks; all other
versions being imperfect and inaccurate.--Bridgeford, XVIII., 150 pp.
8vo. Price 3s.
The reader will understand that I am giving the prices as nearly as I can
in their English equivalents. Another title was--
"The Sacrament of Divorce: an Occasional Sermon preached by Dr.
Gurgoyle, President of the Musical Banks for the Province of
Sunch'ston. 8vo, 16 pp. 6d.
Other titles ran--
"Counsels of Imperfection." 8vo, 20 pp. 6d.
"Hygiene; or, How to Diagnose your Doctor. 8vo, 10 pp. 3d.
"The Physics of Vicarious Existence," by Dr. Gurgoyle, President of
the Musical Banks for the Province of Sunch'ston. 8vo, 20 pp. 6d.
There were many other books whose titles would probably have attracted my
father as much as those that I have given, but he was too tired and
hungry to look at more.
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