Chapter 4

           Outside,theprince’scarriagewaited,drawnbytwospiritedblackhorsescaparisonedinsilver;magnificentthoroughbreds,whichpawedthegroundandchampedtheirbitsimpatientofdelay—atsightofhismasterthesmartfootmaninattendancethrewthedooropen,touchinghishatrespectfully.Westeppedin,Iprecedingmycompanionathisexpresseddesire;andasIsankbackamongtheeasycushions,IfeltthecomplacentconsciousnessofluxuryandpowertosuchanextentthatitseemedasifIhadleftmydaysofadversityalreadyalongwaybehindme.Hungerandhappinessdisputedmysensationsbetweenthem,andIwasinthatvaguelight-headedconditioncommontolongfasting,inwhichnothingseemsabsolutelytangibleorreal.IknewIshouldnotproperlygraspthesolidtruthofmywonderfulgoodlucktillmyphysicalneedsweresatisfiedandIwas,sotospeak,oncemoreinanaturallybalancedbodilycondition.Atpresentmybrainwasinawhirl—mythoughtswerealldimanddisconnected—andIappearedtomyselftobeinsomewhimsicaldreamfromwhichIshouldwakeupdirectly.Thecarriagerolledonrubber-tyredwheelsandmadenonoiseasitwent—onecouldonlyheartheevenrapidtrotofthehorses.By-and-byIsawinthesemi-darknessmynewfriend’sbrilliantdarkeyesfixeduponmewithacuriouslyintentexpression.

           "Doyounotfeeltheworldalreadyatyourfeet?"hequeriedhalfplayfully,halfironically—"Likeafootball,waitingtobekicked?Itissuchanabsurdworld,youknow—soeasilymoved.

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