On my first day in London I made an early start. Reaching the Public Record Office not much after ten, I soon secured the papers I needed for my research and settled in my place. I became, as is the way of the scholar, so deeply absorbed as to lose all consciousness of my surroundings or of the passage of time. When at last I came to myself, it was almost eleven and I was quite exhausted: I knew I could not prudently continue without refreshment. .Sarah Caudwell
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In 1835, Charles Dickens was in London on a short assignment for his employer, John Forster. On the day of his arrival in London, he had to begin work immediately and could not take time off to eat. He walked to his place of work and got down to work immediately. By the time he had finished his work for the day, he was so exhausted that he did not have enough energy to walk home. He had to wait until later when he could find some time to eat before working again.
Source: Thus Was Adonis Murdered
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