While crossing the Continent the boys had expressed wonder at how much more infected with light the night-time terrains passing below had become-more than anyone could ever remember, as isolated lanterns and skeins of gas-light had given way to electric street-lighting, as if advanced parties of the working-day were progressively invading and settling the unarmed hinterlands of night.
Against the Day, p. 1032
- American
- 68.7: 1033 (- economy) Nationality | United States
- areyoupeopletalkingabout
- 68.7: 1033 (what [...] -?) Expression/Dictionary | Vocabulary
- California
- 68.7: 1032 (southern -) State/Around the World | United States
- Christ
- 68.7: 1033 (-'s vision) Person from | Christianity
- continent
- 68.7: 1032 ([American] -) Capitalised Geography/Around the World | Europe
- Darby
- 68.7: 1033 Characters | The Chums of Chance
- eeyyhh
- 68.7: 1032 (-, Noseworth?) Exclamation/Dictionary | Interjection
- gas-light
- 68.7: 1032 Orthography Process | Light
- Isaiah
- 68.7: 1033 Figures | Bible
- King of Babylon
- 68.7: 1033 Figures | Bible
- Lindsay
- 68.7: 1033 Characters | The Chums of Chance
- 'Long live capitalism'
- 68.7: 1033 Expression/Dictionary | Vocabulary
- Lucifer
- 68.7: 1033 Figures | Christianity
- Luke
- 68.7: 1033 Person from | Christianity
- Miles
- 68.7: 1033 Characters | The Chums of Chance
- New Testament
- 68.7: 1033 Text/Texts | Bible
- night-time
- 68.7: 1032 Orthography Span | Time
- Noseworth
- 68.7: 1032, 1033 Last Name Characters | The Chums of Chance
- Old Testament
- 68.7: 1033 Text/Texts | Bible
- Prince of Evil
- 68.7: 1033 Titles/Texts | Christianity
- Randolph
- 68.7: 1033 Characters | The Chums of Chance
- Satan
- 68.7: 1033 Concepts | Religion
- Ship's Theological Officer
- 68.7: 1033 Functions | The Chums of Chance
- street-lighting
- 68.7: 1032 Orthography Device | Light
- Suckling
- 68.7: 1033 Last Name Characters | The Chums of Chance
- two-word vulgarism
- 68.7: 1033 Expression/Dictionary | Vocabulary
- Van Nuys
- 68.7: 1033 Borough | Los Angeles
- Venus
- 68.7: 1033 Deity/Religion | Mythology
- work-shift
- 68.7: 1033 Orthography Span | Labour
- working-day
- 68.7: 1032 Orthography Span | Day