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III. She Goes Out to Battle against Depression

           Shecouldfeelhisbreathing,andhe,ofcourse,couldfeelhers.Howbadlyshehadtreatedhim!yet,heretheyweretreadingonemeasure.Theenchantmentofthedancesurprisedher.Aclearlineofdifferencedividedlikeatangiblefenceherexperiencewithinthismazeofmotionfromherexperiencewithoutit.Herbeginningtodancehadbeenlikeachangeofatmosphere;outside,shehadbeensteepedinarcticfrigiditybycomparisonwiththetropicalsensationshere.Shehadenteredthedancefromthetroubledhoursofherlatelifeasonemightenterabrilliantchamberafteranightwalkinawood.Wildevebyhimselfwouldhavebeenmerelyanagitation;Wildeveaddedtothedance,andthemoonlight,andthesecrecy,begantobeadelight.Whetherhispersonalitysuppliedthegreaterpartofthissweetlycompoundedfeeling,orwhetherthedanceandthesceneweighedthemoretherein,wasanicepointuponwhichEustaciaherselfwasentirelyinacloud.

           Peoplebegantosay“Whoarethey?”butnoinvidiousinquiriesweremade.HadEustaciamingledwiththeothergirlsintheirordinarydailywalksthecasewouldhavebeendifferent:hereshewasnotinconveniencedbyexcessiveinspection,forallwerewroughttotheirbrightestgracebytheoccasion.LiketheplanetMercurysurroundedbythelustreofsunset,herpermanentbrilliancypassedwithoutmuchnoticeinthetemporarygloryofthesituation.

           AsforWildeve,hisfeelingsareeasytoguess.Obstacleswerearipeningsuntohislove,andhewasatthismomentinadeliriumofexquisitemisery.

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