Возвращение на родину

III. How a Little Sound Produced a Great Dream

           Yeobrightwasaladylikewoman?Acurate’sdaughter,wasshenot?”

           “Yes;butshewasobligedtoliveasherhusbanddid;andIsupposeshehastakenkindlytoitbythistime.Ah,IrecollectthatIonceaccidentallyoffendedher,andIhaveneverseenhersince.”

           ThatnightwasaneventfulonetoEustacia’sbrain,andonewhichshehardlyeverforgot.Shedreamtadream;andfewhumanbeings,fromNebuchadnezzartotheSwaffhamtinker,everdreamtamoreremarkableone.Suchanelaboratelydeveloped,perplexing,excitingdreamwascertainlyneverdreamedbyagirlinEustacia’ssituationbefore.IthadasmanyramificationsastheCretanlabyrinth,asmanyfluctuationsasthenorthernlights,asmuchcolourasaparterreinJune,andwasascrowdedwithfiguresasacoronation.ToQueenScheherazadethedreammighthaveseemednotfarremovedfromcommonplace;andtoagirljustreturnedfromallthecourtsofEuropeitmighthaveseemednotmorethaninteresting.ButamidthecircumstancesofEustacia’slifeitwasaswonderfulasadreamcouldbe.

           Therewas,however,graduallyevolvedfromitstransformationscenesalessextravagantepisode,inwhichtheheathdimlyappearedbehindthegeneralbrilliancyoftheaction.Shewasdancingtowondrousmusic,andherpartnerwasthemaninsilverarmourwhohadaccompaniedherthroughthepreviousfantasticchanges,thevisorofhishelmetbeingclosed.Themazesofthedancewereecstatic.Softwhisperingcameintoherearfromundertheradianthelmet,andshefeltlikeawomaninParadise.

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