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V. Through the Moonlight

           

           Hergracefulgait,elegantfigure,anddignifiedmanneringeneralwonthemummerstotheopinionthattheyhadgainedbytheexchange,ifthenewcomerwereperfectinhispart.

           “Itdon’tmatter—ifyoubenottooyoung,”saidSaintGeorge.Eustacia’svoicehadsoundedsomewhatmorejuvenileandflutythanCharley’s.

           “Iknoweverywordofit,Itellyou,”saidEustaciadecisively.Dashbeingallthatwasrequiredtocarryhertriumphantlythrough,sheadoptedasmuchaswasnecessary.“Goahead,lads,withthetry-over.I’llchallengeanyofyoutofindamistakeinme.”

           Theplaywashastilyrehearsed,whereupontheothermummersweredelightedwiththenewknight.Theyextinguishedthecandlesathalf-pasteight,andsetoutupontheheathinthedirectionofMrs.Yeobright’shouseatBloom’s-End.

           Therewasaslighthoarfrostthatnight,andthemoon,thoughnotmorethanhalffull,threwaspiritedandenticingbrightnessuponthefantasticfiguresofthemummingband,whoseplumesandribbonsrustledintheirwalklikeautumnleaves.TheirpathwasnotoverRainbarrownow,butdownavalleywhichleftthatancientelevationalittletotheeast.Thebottomofthevalewasgreentoawidthoftenyardsorthereabouts,andtheshiningfacetsoffrostuponthebladesofgrassseemedtomoveonwiththeshadowsofthosetheysurrounded.Themassesoffurzeandheathtotherightandleftweredarkasever;amerehalf-moonwaspowerlesstosilversuchsablefeaturesastheirs.

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