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Chapter 4
Giorgiosawonefall,riderandhorsedisappearingasiftheyhadgallopedintoachasm,andthemovementsoftheanimatedscenewerelikethepassagesofaviolentgameplayedupontheplainbydwarfsmountedandonfoot,yellingwithtinythroats,underthemountainthatseemedacolossalembodimentofsilence.NeverbeforehadGiorgioseenthisbitofplainsofullofactivelife;hisgazecouldnottakeinallitsdetailsatonce;heshadedhiseyeswithhishand,tillsuddenlythethunderingofmanyhoofsnearbystartledhim.
AtroopofhorseshadbrokenoutofthefencedpaddockoftheRailwayCompany.Theycameonlikeawhirlwind,anddashedoverthelinesnorting,kicking,squealinginacompact,piebald,tossingmobofbay,brown,greybacks,eyesstaring,necksextended,nostrilsred,longtailsstreaming.Assoonastheyhadleapedupontheroadthethickdustflewupwardsfromundertheirhoofs,andwithinsixyardsofGiorgioonlyabrowncloudwithvagueformsofnecksandcruppersrolledby,makingthesoiltrembleonitspassage.
Violacoughed,turninghisfaceawayfromthedust,andshakinghisheadslightly.
“Therewillbesomehorse-catchingtobedonebeforeto-night,”hemuttered.
InthesquareofsunlightfallingthroughthedoorSignoraTeresa,kneelingbeforethechair,hadbowedherhead,heavywithatwistedmassofebonyhairstreakedwithsilver,intothepalmofherhands.
