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II. He Is Set upon by Adversities but He Sings a Song

           Thestrangeamber-colouredbutterflieswhichEgdonproduced,andwhichwereneverseenelsewhere,quiveredinthebreathofhislips,alighteduponhisbowedback,andsportedwiththeglitteringpointofhishookasheflourisheditupanddown.Tribesofemerald-greengrasshoppersleapedoverhisfeet,fallingawkwardlyontheirbacks,heads,orhips,likeunskilfulacrobats,aschancemightrule;orengagedthemselvesinnoisyflirtationsunderthefern-frondswithsilentonesofhomelyhue.Hugeflies,ignorantoflardersandwire-netting,andquiteinasavagestate,buzzedabouthimwithoutknowingthathewasaman.Inandoutofthefern-dellssnakesglidedintheirmostbrilliantblueandyellowguise,itbeingtheseasonimmediatelyfollowingthesheddingoftheiroldskins,whentheircoloursarebrightest.Littersofyoungrabbitscameoutfromtheirformstosunthemselvesuponhillocks,thehotbeamsblazingthroughthedelicatetissueofeachthin-fleshedear,andfiringittoablood-redtransparencyinwhichtheveinscouldbeseen.Noneofthemfearedhim.

           Themonotonyofhisoccupationsoothedhim,andwasinitselfapleasure.Aforcedlimitationofeffortofferedajustificationofhomelycoursestoanunambitiousman,whoseconsciencewouldhardlyhaveallowedhimtoremaininsuchobscuritywhilehispowerswereunimpeded.HenceYeobrightsometimessangtohimself,andwhenobligedtoaccompanyHumphreyinsearchofbramblesforfaggot-bondshewouldamusehiscompanionwithsketchesofParisianlifeandcharacter,andsowhileawaythetime.

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