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Chapter 24

           Behindher,catchingconvulsivelyatthefoldsofhertrain,crouchedanotherwomaninrags,pinchedandwretched,withstarvationdepictedinherfaceadeadchildlaynear.And,overshadowingthisgroup,weretwoSupernaturalshapesoneinscarlet,theotherinblackvastandalmostbeyondthestatureofhumanitythescarletfigurerepresentedAnarchy,anditsblood-redfingerswereadvancedtoclutchthediamondcrownfrom‘Society’s’browthesable-robedformwasDeath,andevenaswelooked,itslowlyraiseditssteelydartinacttostrike!Theeffectwasweirdandwonderfulandthegrimlessonthepictureconveyed,wasstartlingenoughtomakeaveryvisibleimpression.Noonespokenooneapplaudedbutpeoplemovedrestlesslyandfidgettedontheirseatsandtherewasanaudiblesighofreliefasthecurtainclosed.Openingagain,itdisplayedthesecondtableau‘BraveryAncientandModern.Thiswasintwoscenes;thefirstonedepictedanoblemanofElizabeth’stime,withrapierdrawn,hisfootontheprostratebodyofacoarseruffianwhohadevidently,fromthegrouping,insultedawomanwhoseslightfigurewasdiscernedshrinkingtimidlyawayfromthecontest.

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