Лавка древностей

Chapter 17

           Othervoices,silenttillnow,struckinfromboughslowerdownandhigherupandmidway,andtotherightandleft,andfromthetree-tops;andothers,arrivinghastilyfromthegreychurchturretsandoldbelfrywindow,joinedtheclamourwhichroseandfell,andswelledanddroppedagain,andstillwenton;andallthisnoisycontentionamidstaskimmingtoandfro,andlightingonfreshbranches,andfrequentchangeofplace,whichsatirisedtheoldrestlessnessofthosewholaysostillbeneaththemossandturfbelow,andthestrifeinwhichtheyhadwornawaytheirlives.

           Frequentlyraisinghereyestothetreeswhencethesesoundscamedown,andfeelingasthoughtheymadetheplacemorequietthanperfectsilencewouldhavedone,thechildloiteredfromgravetograve,nowstoppingtoreplacewithcarefulhandsthebramblewhichhadstartedfromsomegreenmoundithelpedtokeepinshape,andnowpeepingthroughoneofthelowlatticedwindowsintothechurch,withitsworm-eatenbooksuponthedesks,andbaizeofwhitened-greenmoulderingfromthepewsidesandleavingthenakedwoodtoview.Thereweretheseatswherethepooroldpeoplesat,wornspare,andyellowlikethemselves;theruggedfontwherechildrenhadtheirnames,thehomelyaltarwheretheykneltinafterlife,theplainblacktresselsthatboretheirweightontheirlastvisittothecoololdshadychurch.Everythingtoldoflonguseandquietslowdecay;theverybell-ropeintheporchwasfrayedintoafringe,andhoarywitholdage.

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