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VI. The Fair—The Journey—The Fire

           Banksofsmokewentoffhorizontallyatthebacklikepassingclouds,andbehindtheseburnedhiddenpyres,illuminatingthesemi-transparentsheetofsmoketoalustrousyellowuniformity.Individualstrawsintheforegroundwereconsumedinacreepingmovementofruddyheat,asiftheywereknotsofredworms,andaboveshoneimaginaryfieryfaces,tongueshangingfromlips,glaringeyes,andotherimpishforms,fromwhichatintervalssparksflewinclusterslikebirdsfromanest.

           Oaksuddenlyceasedfrombeingamerespectatorbydiscoveringthecasetobemoreseriousthanhehadatfirstimagined.Ascrollofsmokeblewasideandrevealedtohimawheat-rickinstartlingjuxtapositionwiththedecayingone,andbehindthisaseriesofothers,composingthemaincornproduceofthefarm;sothatinsteadofthestraw-stackstanding,ashehadimaginedcomparativelyisolated,therewasaregularconnectionbetweenitandtheremainingstacksofthegroup.

           Gabrielleaptoverthehedge,andsawthathewasnotalone.Thefirstmanhecametowasrunningaboutinagreathurry,asifhisthoughtswereseveralyardsinadvanceofhisbody,whichtheycouldneverdragonfastenough.

           "O,manfire,fire!Agoodmasterandabadservantisfire,fire!Imaneabadservantandagoodmaster.

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