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VI. The Figure against the Sky

           AtractofcountryunalteredfromthatsinisterconditionwhichmadeCaesaranxiouseveryyeartogetclearofitsgloomsbeforetheautumnalequinox,akindoflandscapeandweatherwhichleadstravellersfromtheSouthtodescribeourislandasHomer’sCimmerianland,wasnot,onthefaceofit,friendlytowomen.

           Itmightreasonablyhavebeensupposedthatshewaslisteningtothewind,whichrosesomewhatasthenightadvanced,andlaidholdoftheattention.Thewind,indeed,seemedmadeforthescene,asthesceneseemedmadeforthehour.Partofitstonewasquitespecial;whatwasheardtherecouldbeheardnowhereelse.Gustsininnumerableseriesfollowedeachotherfromthenorthwest,andwheneachoneofthemracedpastthesoundofitsprogressresolvedintothree.Treble,tenor,andbassnotesweretobefoundtherein.Thegeneralricochetofthewholeoverpitsandprominenceshadthegravestpitchofthechime.Nexttherecouldbeheardthebaritonebuzzofahollytree.Belowtheseinforce,abovetheminpitch,adwindledvoicestrovehardatahuskytune,whichwasthepeculiarlocalsoundalludedto.Thinnerandlessimmediatelytraceablethantheothertwo,itwasfarmoreimpressivethaneither.Initlaywhatmaybecalledthelinguisticpeculiarityoftheheath;andbeingaudiblenowhereonearthoffaheath,itaffordedashadowofreasonforthewoman’stenseness,whichcontinuedasunbrokenasever.

           ThroughouttheblowingoftheseplaintiveNovemberwindsthatnoteboreagreatresemblancetotheruinsofhumansongwhichremaintothethroatoffourscoreandten.

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