Then a Clock Strikes Suddenly

He had to make haste, and at the same time go some way round so as to approach the house from the other side. His mind was even occupied by irrelevant matters, but by nothing for long. He wondered why in all great towns men are inclined to live in those parts of the town where there are no gardens nor fountains. Then his own walks through the haymarket came back to his mind; he waked up to reality. So probably men led to execution clutch mentally at every object that meets them on the way.