Chapter 24

           Justasthesunbegantosink,severallittlepagescameoutofthehouse,andwithlowsalutations,distributedamongtheguestsdaintilyembossedandpaintedprogrammesofthe‘TableauxVivants,’preparedfortheirdiversionintheextemporizedbijoutheatre.Numbersofpeopleroseatoncefromtheirchairsonthelawn,eagerforthisnewspectacle,andbegantoscramblealongandhustleoneanotherinthateffectivestyleof‘high-breeding’sofrequentlyexhibitedatHerMajesty’sDrawing-Rooms.I,withSibyl,hastilyprecededtheimpatient,pushingcrowd,forIwishedtofindagoodseatformybeautifulbetrothedbeforetheroombecamefulltoover-flowing.Thereprovedhowever,tobeplentyofaccommodationforeverybody—whatspacetherewasseemedcapableoflimitlessexpansion,andallthespectatorswerecomfortablyplacedwithoutdifficulty.Soonwewereallstudyingourprogrammeswithconsiderableinterest,forthetitlesofthe‘Tableaux’weresomewhatoriginalandmystifying.Theywereeightinnumber,andwererespectivelyheaded—‘Society,’—‘Bravery:AncientandModern,’—‘ALostAngel,’—‘TheAutocrat,’—‘ACornerofHell,’—‘SeedsofCorruption,’—‘HisLatestPurchase,’—and‘FaithandMaterialism.’Itwasinthetheatrethateveryonebecameatlastconsciousoftheweirdlybeautifulcharacterofthemusicthathadbeensurgingroundthemallday.

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