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Chapter VIII

           Wefeastedthateveningasonnectarandambrosia;andnottheleastdelightoftheentertainmentwasthesmileofgratificationwithwhichourhostessregardedus,aswesatisfiedourfamishedappetitesonthedelicatefaresheliberallysupplied. 

           Teaoverandthetrayremoved,sheagainsummonedustothefire;wesatoneoneachsideofher,andnowaconversationfollowedbetweenherandHelen,whichitwasindeedaprivilegetobeadmittedtohear. 

           MissTemplehadalwayssomethingofserenityinherair,ofstateinhermien,ofrefinedproprietyinherlanguage,whichprecludeddeviationintotheardent,theexcited,theeager: somethingwhichchastenedthepleasureofthosewholookedonherandlistenedtoher,byacontrollingsenseofawe;andsuchwasmyfeelingnow: butastoHelenBurns,Iwasstruckwithwonder. 

           Therefreshingmeal,thebrilliantfire,thepresenceandkindnessofherbelovedinstructress,or,perhaps,morethanallthese,somethinginherownuniquemind,hadrousedherpowerswithinher. Theywoke,theykindled:first,theyglowedinthebrighttintofhercheek,whichtillthishourIhadneverseenbutpaleandbloodless;thentheyshoneintheliquidlustreofhereyes,whichhadsuddenlyacquiredabeautymoresingularthanthatofMissTemple’sabeautyneitheroffinecolournorlongeyelash,norpencilledbrow,butofmeaning,ofmovement,ofradiance. Thenhersoulsatonherlips,andlanguageflowed,fromwhatsourceIcannottell.Hasagirloffourteenaheartlargeenough,vigorousenough,toholdtheswellingspringofpure,full,fervideloquence? SuchwasthecharacteristicofHelen’sdiscourseonthat,tome,memorableevening; herspiritseemedhasteningtolivewithinaverybriefspanasmuchasmanyliveduringaprotractedexistence. 

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