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III. How a Little Sound Produced a Great Dream

           Kittowasprobablyundertheinfluenceofaparallelfancywhenhedescribedhisbodyashavingbecome,bylongendeavour,sosensitivetovibrationsthathehadgainedthepowerofperceivingbyitasbyears.

           Shecouldfolloweverywordthattheramblersuttered.Theyweretalkingnosecrets.Theyweremerelyindulgingintheordinaryvivaciouschatofrelativeswhohavelongbeenpartedinpersonthoughnotinsoul.ButitwasnottothewordsthatEustacialistened;shecouldnotevenhaverecalled,afewminuteslater,whatthewordswere.Itwastothealternatingvoicethatgaveoutaboutone-tenthofthem—thevoicethathadwishedhergoodnight.SometimesthisthroatutteredYes,sometimesitutteredNo;sometimesitmadeinquiriesaboutatimeworndenizenoftheplace.Onceitsurprisedhernotionsbyremarkinguponthefriendlinessandgenialitywritteninthefacesofthehillsaround.

           Thethreevoicespassedon,anddecayedanddiedoutuponherear.Thusmuchhadbeengrantedher;andallbesideswithheld.Noeventcouldhavebeenmoreexciting.DuringthegreaterpartoftheafternoonshehadbeenentrancingherselfbyimaginingthefascinationwhichmustattendamancomedirectfrombeautifulParis—ladenwithitsatmosphere,familiarwithitscharms.Andthismanhadgreetedher.

           Withthedepartureofthefigurestheprofusearticulationsofthewomenwastedawayfromhermemory;buttheaccentsoftheotherstayedon.WasthereanythinginthevoiceofMrs.Yeobright’sson—forClymitwas—startlingasasound?No;itwassimplycomprehensive.

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