Really , Judy , I never knew there was any spot in the world so entirely ugly ; and when I sawseethose rows and rows of pale , listless , blue-uniformed children , the whole dismal business suddenly struck me with such a shockshockthat I almost collapsed .
He was aware by this time of his strange inconsequence : he had shirkedshirkthe intimacies of the steamer and had muffledmufflethe shockshockof Waymarsh only to find himself forsakenforsake, in this sudden casecase, both of avoidance and of caution .