第18章

类别:其他 作者:Thomas Hardy字数:9920更新时间:19/01/07 14:37:59
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。