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           Adimantagonismgatheredforcewithinhimanddarkenedhismindasacloudagainstherdisloyaltyandwhenitpassed,cloud-like,leavinghismindsereneanddutifultowardsheragain,hewasmadeawaredimlyandwithoutregretofafirstnoiselesssunderingoftheirlives.

           Theuniversity!Sohehadpassedbeyondthechallengeofthesentrieswhohadstoodasguardiansofhisboyhoodandhadsoughttokeephimamongthemthathemightbesubjecttothemandservetheirends.Prideaftersatisfactionupliftedhimlikelongslowwaves.Theendhehadbeenborntoserveyetdidnotseehadledhimtoescapebyanunseenpathandnowitbeckonedtohimoncemoreandanewadventurewasabouttobeopenedtohim.Itseemedtohimthatheheardnotesoffitfulmusicleapingupwardsatoneanddownwardsadiminishedfourth,upwardsatoneanddownwardsamajorthird,liketriple-branchingflamesleapingfitfully,flameafterflame,outofamidnightwood.Itwasanelfinprelude,endlessandformless;and,asitgrewwilderandfaster,theflamesleapingoutoftime,heseemedtohearfromundertheboughsandgrasseswildcreaturesracing,theirfeetpatteringlikerainupontheleaves.Theirfeetpassedinpatteringtumultoverhismind,thefeetofharesandrabbits,thefeetofhartsandhindsandantelopes,untilheheardthemnomoreandrememberedonlyaproudcadencefromNewman:

           —Whosefeetareasthefeetofhartsandunderneaththeeverlastingarms.