Hersonandshewaituponthefolks。\"
\"Isee,\"saidEustacia。
\"’Tisthelaststrain,Ithink,\"saidSaintGeorge,withhiseartothepanel。\"Ayoungmanandwomanhavejustswungintothiscorner,andhe’ssayingtoher,’Ah,thepity;’tisoverforusthistime,myown。’\"
\"ThankGod,\"saidtheTurkishKnight,stamping,andtakingfromthewalltheconventionallancethateachofthemummerscarried。Herbootsbeingthinnerthanthoseoftheyoungmen,thehoarhaddampedherfeetandmadethemcold。
\"Uponmysong’tisanothertenminutesforus,\"
saidtheValiantSoldier,lookingthroughthekeyholeasthetunemodulatedintoanotherwithoutstopping。
\"GrandferCantleisstandinginthiscorner,waitinghisturn。\"
\"’Twon’tbelong;’tisasix—handedreel,\"saidtheDoctor。
\"Whynotgoin,dancingorno?Theysentforus,\"
saidtheSaracen。
\"Certainlynot,\"saidEustaciaauthoritatively,asshepacedsmartlyupanddownfromdoortogatetowarmherself。
\"Weshouldburstintothemiddleofthemandstopthedance,andthatwouldbeunmannerly。\"
\"Hethinkshimselfsomebodybecausehehashadabitmoreschoolingthanwe,\"saidtheDoctor。
\"Youmaygotothedeuce!\"saidEustacia。
Therewasawhisperedconversationbetweenthreeorfourofthem,andoneturnedtoher。
\"Willyoutellusonething?\"hesaid,notwithoutgentleness。
\"BeyouMissVye?Wethinkyoumustbe。\"
\"Youmaythinkwhatyoulike,\"saidEustaciaslowly。
\"Buthonourableladswillnottelltalesuponalady。\"
\"We’llsaynothing,miss。That’suponourhonour。\"
\"Thankyou,\"shereplied。
Atthismomentthefiddlesfinishedoffwithascreech,andtheserpentemittedalastnotethatnearlyliftedtheroof。When,fromthecomparativequietwithin,themummersjudgedthatthedancershadtakentheirseats,FatherChristmasadvanced,liftedthelatch,andputhisheadinsidethedoor。
\"Ah,themummers,themummers!\"criedseveralguestsatonce。
\"Clearaspaceforthemummers。\"
HumpbackedFatherChristmasthenmadeacompleteentry,swinginghishugeclub,andinageneralwayclearingthestagefortheactorsproper,whileheinformedthecompanyinsmartversethathewascome,welcomeorwelcomenot;
concludinghisspeechwith\"Makeroom,makeroom,mygallantboys,Andgiveusspacetorhyme;
We’vecometoshowSaintGeorge’splay,UponthisChristmastime。\"
Theguestswerenowarrangingthemselvesatoneendoftheroom,thefiddlerwasmendingastring,theserpent—playerwasemptyinghismouthpiece,andtheplaybegan。
FirstofthoseoutsidetheValiantSoldierentered,intheinterestofSaintGeorge——
\"HerecomeI,theValiantSoldier;
Slasherismyname\";
andsoon。Thisspeechconcludedwithachallengetotheinfidel,attheendofwhichitwasEustacia’sdutytoenterastheTurkishKnight。She,withtherestwhowerenotyeton,hadhithertoremainedinthemoonlightwhichstreamedundertheporch。
Withnoapparenteffortorbackwardnessshecamein,beginning——
\"HerecomeI,aTurkishKnight,WholearntinTurkishlandtofight;
I’llfightthismanwithcouragebold:
Ifhisblood’shotI’llmakeitcold!\"
DuringherdeclamationEustaciaheldherheaderect,andspokeasroughlyasshecould,feelingprettysecurefromobservation。Buttheconcentrationuponherpartnecessarytopreventdiscovery,thenewnessofthescene,theshineofthecandles,andtheconfusingeffectuponhervisionoftheribbonedvisorwhichhidherfeatures,leftherabsolutelyunabletoperceivewhowerepresentasspectators。Onthefurthersideofatablebearingcandlesshecouldfaintlydiscernfaces,andthatwasall。
MeanwhileJimStarksastheValiantSoldierhadcomeforward,and,withaglareupontheTurk,replied——
\"If,then,thouartthatTurkishKnight,Drawoutthysword,andletusfight!\"
Andfighttheydid;theissueofthecombatbeingthattheValiantSoldierwasslainbyapreternaturallyinadequatethrustfromEustacia,Jim,inhisardourforgenuinehistrionicart,comingdownlikealoguponthestonefloorwithforceenoughtodislocatehisshoulder。
Then,aftermorewordsfromtheTurkishKnight,rathertoofaintlydelivered,andstatementsthathe’dfightSaintGeorgeandallhiscrew,SaintGeorgehimselfmagnificentlyenteredwiththewell—knownflourish——
\"HerecomeI,SaintGeorge,thevaliantman,Withnakedswordandspearinhand,Whofoughtthedragonandbroughthimtotheslaughter,AndbythiswonfairSabra,theKingofEgypt’sdaughter;
WhatmortalmanwoulddaretostandBeforemewithmyswordinhand?\"
ThiswastheladwhohadfirstrecognizedEustacia;
andwhenshenow,astheTurk,repliedwithsuitabledefiance,andatoncebeganthecombat,theyoungfellowtookespecialcaretousehisswordasgentlyaspossible。Beingwounded,theKnightfellupononeknee,accordingtothedirection。
TheDoctornowentered,restoredtheKnightbygivinghimadraughtfromthebottlewhichhecarried,andthefightwasagainresumed,theTurksinkingbydegreesuntilquiteovercome——dyingashardinthisvenerabledramaasheissaidtodoatthepresentday。
Thisgradualsinkingtotheearthwas,infact,onereasonwhyEustaciahadthoughtthatthepartoftheTurkishKnight,thoughnottheshortest,wouldsuitherbest。Adirectfallfromuprighttohorizontal,whichwastheendoftheotherfightingcharacters,wasnotanelegantordecorouspartforagirl。
ButitwaseasytodielikeaTurk,byadoggeddecline。
Eustaciawasnowamongthenumberoftheslain,thoughnotonthefloor,forshehadmanagedtosinkintoaslopingpositionagainsttheclock—case,sothatherheadwaswellelevated。TheplayproceededbetweenSaintGeorge,theSaracen,theDoctor,andFatherChristmas;andEustacia,havingnomoretodo,forthefirsttimefoundleisuretoobservethesceneround,andtosearchfortheformthathaddrawnherhither。
6—TheTwoStandFacetoFaceTheroomhadbeenarrangedwithaviewtothedancing,thelargeoaktablehavingbeenmovedbacktillitstoodasabreastworktothefireplace。Ateachend,behind,andinthechimney—cornerweregroupedtheguests,manyofthembeingwarm—facedandpanting,amongwhomEustaciacursorilyrecognizedsomewell—to—dopersonsfrombeyondtheheath。Thomasin,asshehadexpected,wasnotvisible,andEustaciarecollectedthatalighthadshonefromanupperwindowwhentheywereoutside——thewindow,probably,ofThomasin’sroom。
Anose,chin,hands,knees,andtoesprojectedfromtheseatwithinthechimneyopening,whichmembersshefoundtouniteinthepersonofGrandferCantle,Mrs。Yeobright’soccasionalassistantinthegarden,andthereforeoneoftheinvited。
ThesmokewentupfromanEtnaofpeatinfrontofhim,playedroundthenotchesofthechimney—crook,struckagainstthesalt—box,andgotlostamongtheflitches。
Anotherpartoftheroomsoonrivetedhergaze。
Attheothersideofthechimneystoodthesettle,whichisthenecessarysupplementtoafiresoopenthatnothinglessthanastrongbreezewillcarryupthesmoke。Itis,tothehearthsofold—fashionedcavernousfireplaces,whattheeastbeltoftreesistotheexposedcountryestate,orthenorthwalltothegarden。
Outsidethesettlecandlesgutter,locksofhairwave,youngwomenshiver,andoldmensneeze。InsideisParadise。
Notasymptomofadraughtdisturbstheair;thesitters’
backsareaswarmastheirfaces,andsongsandoldtalesaredrawnfromtheoccupantsbythecomfortableheat,likefruitfrommelonplantsinaframe。
Itwas,however,notwiththosewhosatinthesettlethatEustaciawasconcerned。Afaceshoweditselfwithmarkeddistinctnessagainstthedark—tannedwoodoftheupperpart。
Theowner,whowasleaningagainstthesettle’souterend,wasClementYeobright,orClym,ashewascalledhere;
sheknewitcouldbenobodyelse。ThespectacleconstitutedanareaoftwofeetinRembrandt’sintensestmanner。
Astrangepowerinthelounger’sappearancelayinthefactthat,thoughhiswholefigurewasvisible,theobserver’seyewasonlyawareofhisface。
Tooneofmiddleagethecountenancewasthatofayoungman,thoughayouthmighthardlyhaveseenanynecessityforthetermofimmaturity。Butitwasreallyoneofthosefaceswhichconveylesstheideaofsomanyyearsasitsagethanofsomuchexperienceasitsstore。
ThenumberoftheiryearsmayhaveadequatelysummedupJared,Mahalaleel,andtherestoftheantediluvians,buttheageofamodernmanistobemeasuredbytheintensityofhishistory。
Thefacewaswellshaped,evenexcellently。Butthemindwithinwasbeginningtouseitasamerewastetabletwhereontotraceitsidiosyncrasiesastheydevelopedthemselves。
Thebeautyherevisiblewouldinnolongtimeberuthlesslyover—runbyitsparasite,thought,whichmightjustaswellhavefeduponaplainerexteriorwheretherewasnothingitcouldharm。HadHeavenpreservedYeobrightfromawearinghabitofmeditation,peoplewouldhavesaid,\"Ahandsomeman。\"Hadhisbrainunfoldedundersharpercontourstheywouldhavesaid,\"Athoughtfulman。\"Butaninnerstrenuousnesswaspreyinguponanoutersymmetry,andtheyratedhislookassingular。
Hencepeoplewhobeganbybeholdinghimendedbyperusinghim。
Hiscountenancewasoverlaidwithlegiblemeanings。
Withoutbeingthought—wornheyethadcertainmarksderivedfromaperceptionofhissurroundings,suchasarenotunfrequentlyfoundonmenattheendofthefourorfiveyearsofendeavourwhichfollowthecloseofplacidpupilage。Healreadyshowedthatthoughtisadiseaseofflesh,andindirectlyboreevidencethatidealphysicalbeautyisincompatiblewithemotionaldevelopmentandafullrecognitionofthecoilofthings。
Mentalluminousnessmustbefedwiththeoiloflife,eventhoughthereisalreadyaphysicalneedforit;
andthepitifulsightoftwodemandsononesupplywasjustshowingitselfhere。
Whenstandingbeforecertainmenthephilosopherregretsthatthinkersarebutperishabletissue,theartistthatperishabletissuehastothink。Thustodeplore,eachfromhispointofview,themutuallydestructiveinterdependenceofspiritandfleshwouldhavebeeninstinctivewiththeseincriticallyobservingYeobright。
Asforhislook,itwasanaturalcheerfulnessstrivingagainstdepressionfromwithout,andnotquitesucceeding。
Thelooksuggestedisolation,butitrevealedsomethingmore。
Asisusualwithbrightnatures,thedeitythatliesignominiouslychainedwithinanephemeralhumancarcaseshoneoutofhimlikearay。
TheeffectuponEustaciawaspalpable。Theextraordinarypitchofexcitementthatshehadreachedbeforehandwould,indeed,havecausedhertobeinfluencedbythemostcommonplaceman。ShewastroubledatYeobright’spresence。
Theremainderoftheplayended——theSaracen’sheadwascutoff,andSaintGeorgestoodasvictor。
Nobodycommented,anymorethantheywouldhavecommentedonthefactofmushroomscominginautumnorsnowdropsinspring。Theytookthepieceasphlegmaticallyasdidtheactorsthemselves。Itwasaphaseofcheerfulnesswhichwas,asamatterofcourse,tobepassedthrougheveryChristmas;andtherewasnomoretobesaid。
Theysangtheplaintivechantwhichfollowstheplay,duringwhichallthedeadmenrisetotheirfeetinasilentandawfulmanner,liketheghostsofNapoleon’ssoldiersintheMidnightReview。Afterwardsthedooropened,andFairwayappearedonthethreshold,accompaniedbyChristianandanother。Theyhadbeenwaitingoutsidefortheconclusionoftheplay,astheplayershadwaitedfortheconclusionofthedance。
\"Comein,comein,\"saidMrs。Yeobright;andClymwentforwardtowelcomethem。\"Howisityouaresolate?
GrandferCantlehasbeenhereeversolong,andwethoughtyou’dhavecomewithhim,asyoulivesonearoneanother。\"
\"Well,Ishouldhavecomeearlier,\"Mr。Fairwaysaidandpausedtolookalongthebeamoftheceilingforanailtohanghishaton;but,findinghisaccustomedonetobeoccupiedbythemistletoe,andallthenailsinthewallstobeburdenedwithbunchesofholly,heatlastrelievedhimselfofthehatbyticklishlybalancingitbetweenthecandle—boxandtheheadoftheclock—case。
\"Ishouldhavecomeearlier,ma’am,\"heresumed,withamorecomposedair,\"butIknowwhatpartiesbe,andhowthere’snonetoomuchroominfolks’housesatsuchtimes,soIthoughtIwouldn’tcometillyou’dgotsettledabit。\"
\"AndIthoughtsotoo,Mrs。Yeobright,\"saidChristianearnestly,\"butFathertherewassoeagerthathehadnomannersatall,andlefthomealmostafore’twasdark。
Itoldhim’twasbarelydecentina’oldmantocomesooversoon;butwordsbewind。\"
\"Klk!Iwasn’tgoingtobidewaitingabout,tillhalfthegamewasover!I’maslightasakitewhenanything’sgoingon!\"crowedGrandferCantlefromthechimneyseat。
FairwayhadmeanwhileconcludedacriticalgazeatYeobright。
\"Now,youmaynotbelieveit,\"hesaidtotherestoftheroom,\"butIshouldneverhaveknowedthisgentlemanifIhadmethimanywhereoffhisownhe’th——he’salteredsomuch。\"
\"Youtoohavealtered,andforthebetter,IthinkTimothy,\"
saidYeobright,surveyingthefirmfigureofFairway。
\"MasterYeobright,lookmeovertoo。Ihavealteredforthebetter,haven’tI,hey?\"saidGrandferCantle,risingandplacinghimselfsomethingabovehalfafootfromClym’seye,toinducethemostsearchingcriticism。
\"Tobesurewewill,\"saidFairway,takingthecandleandmovingitoverthesurfaceoftheGrandfer’scountenance,thesubjectofhisscrutinyirradiatinghimselfwithlightandpleasantsmiles,andgivinghimselfjerksofjuvenility。
\"Youhaven’tchangedmuch,\"saidYeobright。
\"Ifthere’sanydifference,Grandferisyounger,\"
appendedFairwaydecisively。
\"Andyetnotmyowndoing,andIfeelnoprideinit,\"
saidthepleasedancient。\"ButIcan’tbecuredofmyvagaries;
themIpleadguiltyto。Yes,MasterCantlealwayswasthat,asweknow。ButIamnothingbythesideofyou,MisterClym。\"
\"Noranyo’us,\"saidHumphrey,inalowrichtoneofadmiration,notintendedtoreachanybody’sears。
\"Really,therewouldhavebeennobodyherewhocouldhavestoodasdecentsecondtohim,oreventhird,ifIhadn’tbeenasoldierintheBang—upLocals(aswewascalledforoursmartness),\"saidGrandferCantle。
\"Andevenas’tiswealllookalittlescammishbesidehim。
Butintheyearfour’twassaidtherewasn’tafinerfigureinthewholeSouthWessexthanI,asIlookedwhendashingpasttheshop—winderswiththerestofourcompanyonthedayweranouto’BudmouthbecauseitwasthoughtedthatBoneyhadlandedroundthepoint。TherewasI,straightasayoungpoplar,wi’myfirelock,andmybagnet,andmyspatterdashes,andmystocksawingmyjawsoff,andmyaccoutrementssheeninglikethesevenstars!Yes,neighbours,Iwasaprettysightinmysoldieringdays。
Yououghttohaveseenmeinfour!\"
\"’Tishismother’ssidewhereMasterClym’sfigurecomesfrom,blessye,\"saidTimothy。\"Iknow’dherbrotherswell。
LongercoffinswerenevermadeinthewholecountryofSouthWessex,and’tissaidthatpoorGeorge’skneeswerecrumpledupalittlee’enas’twas。\"
\"Coffins,where?\"inquiredChristian,drawingnearer。
\"Havetheghostofoneappearedtoanybody,MasterFairway?\"
\"No,no。Don’tletyourmindsomisleadyourears,Christian;andbeaman,\"saidTimothyreproachfully。
\"Iwill。\"saidChristian。\"ButnowIthinko’tmyshadderlastnightseemedjusttheshapeofacoffin。
Whatisitasignofwhenyourshade’slikeacoffin,neighbours?Itcan’tbenothingtobeafearedof,Isuppose?\"
\"Afeared,no!\"saidtheGrandfer。\"Faith,IwasneverafeardofnothingexceptBoney,orIshouldn’tha’
beenthesoldierIwas。Yes,’tisathousandpitiesyoudidn’tseemeinfour!\"
Bythistimethemummerswerepreparingtoleave;
butMrs。Yeobrightstoppedthembyaskingthemtositdownandhavealittlesupper。TothisinvitationFatherChristmas,inthenameofthemall,readilyagreed。
Eustaciawashappyintheopportunityofstayingalittlelonger。
Thecoldandfrostynightwithoutwasdoublyfrigidtoher。
Butthelingeringwasnotwithoutitsdifficulties。
Mrs。Yeobright,forwantofroominthelargerapartment,placedabenchforthemummershalfwaythroughthepantrydoor,whichopenedfromthesitting—room。Heretheyseatedthemselvesinarow,thedoorbeingleftopen——thustheywerestillvirtuallyinthesameapartment。Mrs。Yeobrightnowmurmuredafewwordstoherson,whocrossedtheroomtothepantrydoor,strikinghisheadagainstthemistletoeashepassed,andbroughtthemummersbeefandbread,cakepastry,mead,andelder—wine,thewaitingbeingdonebyhimandhismother,thatthelittlemaid—servantmightsitasguest。Themummersdoffedtheirhelmets,andbegantoeatanddrink。
\"Butyouwillsurelyhavesome?\"saidClymtotheTurkishKnight,ashestoodbeforethatwarrior,trayinhand。
Shehadrefused,andstillsatcovered,onlythesparkleofhereyesbeingvisiblebetweentheribbonswhichcoveredherface。
\"None,thankyou,\"repliedEustacia。
\"He’squiteayoungster,\"saidtheSaracenapologetically,\"andyoumustexcusehim。He’snotoneoftheoldset,buthavejinedusbecauset’othercouldn’tcome。\"
\"Buthewilltakesomething?\"persistedYeobright。
\"Tryaglassofmeadorelder—wine。\"
\"Yes,youhadbettertrythat,\"saidtheSaracen。
\"Itwillkeepthecoldoutgoinghome—along。\"
ThoughEustaciacouldnoteatwithoutuncoveringherfaceshecoulddrinkeasilyenoughbeneathherdisguise。
Theelder—winewasaccordinglyaccepted,andtheglassvanishedinsidetheribbons。
AtmomentsduringthisperformanceEustaciawashalfindoubtaboutthesecurityofherposition;yetithadafearfuljoy。Aseriesofattentionspaidtoher,andyetnottoherbuttosomeimaginaryperson,bythefirstmanshehadeverbeeninclinedtoadore,complicatedheremotionsindescribably。Shehadlovedhimpartlybecausehewasexceptionalinthisscene,partlybecauseshehaddeterminedtolovehim,chieflybecauseshewasindesperateneedoflovingsomebodyafterwearyingofWildeve。Believingthatshemustlovehiminspiteofherself,shehadbeeninfluencedafterthefashionofthesecondLordLyttletonandotherpersons,whohavedreamedthattheyweretodieonacertainday,andbystressofamorbidimaginationhaveactuallybroughtaboutthatevent。Onceletamaidenadmitthepossibilityofherbeingstrickenwithloveforsomeoneatacertainhourandplace,andthethingisasgoodasdone。
DidanythingatthismomentsuggesttoYeobrightthesexofthecreaturewhomthatfantasticguiseinclosed,howextendedwasherscopebothinfeelingandinmakingothersfeel,andhowfarhercompasstranscendedthatofhercompanionsintheband?WhenthedisguisedQueenofLoveappearedbeforeAeneasapreternaturalperfumeaccompaniedherpresenceandbetrayedherquality。
Ifsuchamysteriousemanationeverwasprojectedbytheemotionsofanearthlywomanupontheirobject,itmusthavesignifiedEustacia’spresencetoYeobrightnow。
Helookedatherwistfully,thenseemedtofallintoareverie,asifhewereforgettingwhatheobserved。
Themomentarysituationended,hepassedon,andEustaciasippedherwinewithoutknowingwhatshedrank。
Themanforwhomshehadpre—determinedtonourishapassionwentintothesmallroom,andacrossittothefurtherextremity。
Themummers,ashasbeenstated,wereseatedonabench,oneendofwhichextendedintothesmallapartment,orpantry,forwantofspaceintheouterroom。
Eustacia,partlyfromshyness,hadchosenthemidmostseat,whichthuscommandedaviewoftheinteriorofthepantryaswellastheroomcontainingtheguests。WhenClympasseddownthepantryhereyesfollowedhiminthegloomwhichprevailedthere。Attheremoteendwasadoorwhich,justashewasabouttoopenitforhimself,wasopenedbysomebodywithin;andlightstreamedforth。
ThepersonwasThomasin,withacandle,lookinganxious,pale,andinteresting。Yeobrightappearedgladtoseeher,andpressedherhand。\"That’sright,Tamsie,\"hesaidheartily,asthoughrecalledtohimselfbythesightofher,\"youhavedecidedtocomedown。Iamgladofit。\"
\"Hush——no,no,\"shesaidquickly。\"Ionlycametospeaktoyou。\"
\"Butwhynotjoinus?\"
\"Icannot。AtleastIwouldrathernot。Iamnotwellenough,andweshallhaveplentyoftimetogethernowyouaregoingtobehomeagoodlongholiday。\"
\"Itisn’tnearlysopleasantwithoutyou。Areyoureallyill?\"
\"Justalittle,myoldcousin——here,\"shesaid,playfullysweepingherhandacrossherheart。
\"Ah,Mothershouldhaveaskedsomebodyelsetobepresenttonight,perhaps?\"
\"Ono,indeed。Imerelysteppeddown,Clym,toaskyou——\"
Herehefollowedherthroughthedoorwayintotheprivateroombeyond,and,thedoorclosing,Eustaciaandthemummerwhosatnexttoher,theonlyotherwitnessoftheperformance,sawandheardnomore。
TheheatflewtoEustacia’sheadandcheeks。SheinstantlyguessedthatClym,havingbeenhomeonlythesetwoorthreedays,hadnotasyetbeenmadeacquaintedwithThomasin’spainfulsituationwithregardtoWildeve;
andseeingherlivingtherejustasshehadbeenlivingbeforehelefthome,henaturallysuspectednothing。
EustaciafeltawildjealousyofThomasinontheinstant。
ThoughThomasinmightpossiblyhavetendersentimentstowardsanothermanasyet,howlongcouldtheybeexpectedtolastwhenshewasshutupherewiththisinterestingandtravelledcousinofhers?Therewasnoknowingwhataffectionmightnotsoonbreakoutbetweenthetwo,soconstantlyineachother’ssociety,andnotadistractingobjectnear。
Clym’sboyishloveforhermighthavelanguished,butitmighteasilyberevivedagain。
Eustaciawasnettledbyherowncontrivances。Whatasheerwasteofherselftobedressedthuswhileanotherwasshiningtoadvantage!Hadsheknownthefulleffectoftheencountershewouldhavemovedheavenandearthtogethereinanaturalmanner。Thepowerofherfacealllost,thecharmofheremotionsalldisguised,thefascinationsofhercoquetrydeniedexistence,nothingbutavoicelefttoher;shehadasenseofthedoomofEcho。\"Nobodyhererespectsme,\"shesaid。
Shehadoverlookedthefactthat,incomingasaboyamongotherboys,shewouldbetreatedasaboy。Theslight,thoughofherowncausing,andself—explanatory,shewasunabletodismissasunwittinglyshown,sosensitivehadthesituationmadeher。
Womenhavedonemuchforthemselvesinhistrionicdress。
Tolookfarbelowthosewho,likeacertainfairpersonatorofPollyPeachumearlyinthelastcentury,andanotherofLydiaLanguishearlyinthis,[1]havewonnotonlylovebutducalcoronetsintothebargain,wholeshoalsofthemhavereachedtotheinitialsatisfactionofgettinglovealmostwhencetheywould。
ButtheTurkishKnightwasdeniedeventhechanceofachievingthisbytheflutteringribbonswhichshedarednotbrushaside。
[1]Writtenin1877。
Yeobrightreturnedtotheroomwithouthiscousin。
WhenwithintwoorthreefeetofEustaciahestopped,asifagainarrestedbyathought。Hewasgazingather。