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。