While England Sleeps
“A good part of it took place on the trains and in the stations of the underground, which was one reason I considered my encounter with Edward mystically significant. Since early childhood, after all, I had nurtured a passion for the underground that Nigel thought ridiculous and that, when queried, I found myself hard-pressed to explain. (Most true passions are difficult to explain.) What can I say, except that I loved everything about the underground? I loved the deep tunnels, the smoky trains,... the intricate interlocking of the lines, each of which had its own particularities, its identity, if you will. I used to loiter at Richmond Station just so I could gaze at the red circle speared with blue; watch the trains coming and going; mostly, study the map, its vaguely insectoid shape, its tangle of colored yarn that, on closer inspection, revealed itself to be something more sensible: a simulacrum of connectedness; a game of choices. I’d stand for hours asking myself questions such as, if I needed to go from Chancery Lane to Rickmansworth, which would be the shortest route?MoreLess
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