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Chapter 24

           Behindher,catchingconvulsivelyatthefoldsofhertrain,crouchedanotherwomaninrags,pinchedandwretched,withstarvationdepictedinherface—adeadchildlaynear.And,overshadowingthisgroup,weretwoSupernaturalshapes—oneinscarlet,theotherinblack—vastandalmostbeyondthestatureofhumanity—thescarletfigurerepresentedAnarchy,anditsblood-redfingerswereadvancedtoclutchthediamondcrownfrom‘Society’s’brow—thesable-robedformwasDeath,andevenaswelooked,itslowlyraiseditssteelydartinacttostrike!Theeffectwasweirdandwonderful—andthegrimlessonthepictureconveyed,wasstartlingenoughtomakeaveryvisibleimpression.Noonespoke—nooneapplauded—butpeoplemovedrestlesslyandfidgettedontheirseats—andtherewasanaudiblesighofreliefasthecurtainclosed.Openingagain,itdisplayedthesecondtableau—‘Bravery—AncientandModern.’Thiswasintwoscenes;—thefirstonedepictedanoblemanofElizabeth’stime,withrapierdrawn,hisfootontheprostratebodyofacoarseruffianwhohadevidently,fromthegrouping,insultedawomanwhoseslightfigurewasdiscernedshrinkingtimidlyawayfromthecontest.

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