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Chapter 24

           Theirmovementswereswiftandperfectlynoiseless—theyleaped,jumpedandtwirledlikelittlegnomesoverflowerbeds,undershrubberies,andalongtheedgesofpathsandterraces,manyofthemclimbingtreeswiththerapidityandagilityofmonkeys,andwherevertheywenttheyleftbehindthematrailofbrilliantlight.Soon,bytheirefforts,allthegroundswereilluminatedwithamagnificencethatcouldnothavebeenequalledevenbythehistoricfêtesatVersailles—talloaksandcedarsweretransformedtopyramidsoffire-blossoms—everybranchwasloadedwithcolouredlampsintheshapeofstars—rocketshissedupintotheclearspaceshoweringdownbouquets,wreathsandribbonsofflame—linesofredandazureranglowinglyalongthegrass-borders,andamidtheenthusiasticapplauseoftheassembledspectators,eighthugefire-fountainsofallcolourssprangupinvariouscornersofthegarden,whileanenormousgoldenballoon,dazzlinglyluminous,ascendedslowlyintotheairandremainedpoisedaboveus,sendingfromitsglitteringcarhundredsofgem-likebirdsandbutterfliesonfierywings,thatcircledroundandroundforamomentandthenvanished.Whilewewereyetloudlyclappingthesplendideffectofthissky-spectacle,atroopofbeautifulgirl-dancersinwhitecamerunningacrossthegrass,wavinglongsilverywandsthatweretippedwithelectricstars,andtothesoundofstrangetinklingmusic,seeminglyplayedinthedistanceonglassbells,theycommencedafantasticdanceofthewildestyetmostgracefulcharacter.

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