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IX. Sights and Sounds Draw the Wanderers Together

           Thegirlwhoadmittedhimlookedinhisfaceasifshedidnotknowwhatanswertoreturn,andshowedhimintowhereVennwasseated,sayingtothereddleman,“Willyoutellhim,please?”

           Venntold.Charley’sonlyutterancewasafeeble,indistinctsound.Hestoodquitestill;thenheburstoutspasmodically,“Ishallseeheroncemore?”

           “Idaresayyoumayseeher,”saidDiggorygravely.“Buthadn’tyoubetterrunandtellCaptainVye?”

           “Yes,yes.OnlyIdohopeIshallseeherjustonceagain.”

           “Youshall,”saidalowvoicebehind;andstartingroundtheybeheldbythedimlight,athin,pallid,almostspectralform,wrappedinablanket,andlookinglikeLazaruscomingfromthetomb.

           ItwasYeobright.NeitherVennnorCharleyspoke,andClymcontinued,“Youshallseeher.Therewillbetimeenoughtotellthecaptainwhenitgetsdaylight.Youwouldliketoseehertoo—wouldyounot,Diggory?Shelooksverybeautifulnow.”

           Vennassentedbyrisingtohisfeet,andwithCharleyhefollowedClymtothefootofthestaircase,wherehetookoffhisboots;Charleydidthesame.TheyfollowedYeobrightupstairstothelanding,wheretherewasacandleburning,whichYeobrighttookinhishand,andwithitledthewayintoanadjoiningroom.Herehewenttothebedsideandfoldedbackthesheet.

           TheystoodsilentlylookinguponEustacia,who,asshelaytherestillindeath,eclipsedallherlivingphases.Pallordidnotincludeallthequalityofhercomplexion,whichseemedmorethanwhiteness;itwasalmostlight.

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