BABEL - CONTENTS BOOK I AMEDLEY Gombarov Wakes in an Old World . . 13 Universal Speech of Money ... 19 Universal Speech of Art .... 24 Universal Speech of Inanimate Objects 35 Universal Speech of Love .... 37 On Sponging for Arts Sake.... 67 Between a Sleep and a Sleep.... 71 Lon-n-n don-n-n-n .... 74 Universal Speech of Hotel Attendants 76 Universal Speech of International Politics 77 Universal Speech of Labour ... 78 BOOK II PUBLICANS, SINNERS, SAINTS, ARTISTS, PHILOSOPHERS, OUTCASTS H. VARIATIONS ON A SINGLE THEME Joy on a Bus 83 Joy on Foot 90 Joy of Bagpipes Joy of Obsession 96 Joy in a Cup of Tea 99 7 CONTENTS Joy of Winding Streets .... 100 A Joy Refused ....... 103 Joy of Joys ........ 105 III. THE SOUL OF LONDON Elephant and Castle...... 106 Marble Arch........ 116 Hampstead Heath ...... 125 Soho .......... 133 IV. LETTERS, STRANGE MEETINGS, GHOSTS Enter Postman ....... 153 Enter Acquaintance...... 162 Enter Friend ....... 164 Enter Brother ...... .177 V. BABELS GREAT MEN Breaker of Ikons ...... 195 Maker of Masks....... 204 Genius as Merchant...... 214 Merchant as Genius...... 218 Back-to-Nature Advocate .... 222 Brain in the Fog....... 225 Toad-in-the-Hole....... 232 VI. THUMP THUMP THUMP Ghost-Seeker......, . 236 A Pioneer ........ 248 The Intuitionists . ...... 251 Demigods in Exile ...... 256 League Against Age...... 259 Kings Without Kingdoms .... 263 CHAPTER VII. WITCHES CAULDRON CONTENTS In Quest of Knowledge A Womans Way Fog Flames VIII. ACCEPTED BY THE REJECTED Reflections in Piccadilly Molly Anita Kathleen Judith IX. LIFES CHESSBOARD A The Queen YEARS MOVES 266 268 272 279 288 291 296 299 304 Still There 326 A Respite from the Chessboard . . . 330 Miserable Pawn, Offthe Board . . .334 A Move to Hampstead 337 Bishop Off the Board 340 After the Bishop the Knight . . .341 Castle Brought Into Play .... 343 An Audacious Move 352 Real King, or Alter Ego .... 354 BOOK in BRAIN-STORM X. BRAIN-STORM Quest of the Golden Fleece .... 359 End of the Quest 364 Jazz Drinks, Jazz Music, Jazz Dancing 370 New Lamps for Old 374 Rift Within the Lute 377 City of Brotherly Love Again 9 . . . 380
