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VII. Queen of Night

           

           HerpresencebroughtmemoriesofsuchthingsasBourbonroses,rubies,andtropicalmidnight;hermoodsrecalledlotus-eatersandthemarchinAthalie;hermotions,theebbandflowofthesea;hervoice,theviola.Inadimlight,andwithaslightrearrangementofherhair,hergeneralfiguremighthavestoodforthatofeitherofthehigherfemaledeities.Thenewmoonbehindherhead,anoldhelmetuponit,adiademofaccidentaldewdropsroundherbrow,wouldhavebeenadjunctssufficienttostrikethenoteofArtemis,Athena,orHerarespectively,withascloseanapproximationtotheantiqueasthatwhichpassesmusteronmanyrespectedcanvases.

           Butcelestialimperiousness,love,wrath,andfervourhadprovedtobesomewhatthrownawayonnetherwardEgdon.Herpowerwaslimited,andtheconsciousnessofthislimitationhadbiassedherdevelopment.EgdonwasherHades,andsincecomingthereshehadimbibedmuchofwhatwasdarkinitstone,thoughinwardlyandeternallyunreconciledthereto.Herappearanceaccordedwellwiththissmoulderingrebelliousness,andtheshadysplendourofherbeautywastherealsurfaceofthesadandstifledwarmthwithinher.AtrueTartareandignitysatuponherbrow,andnotfactitiouslyorwithmarksofconstraint,forithadgrowninherwithyears.

           Acrosstheupperpartofherheadsheworeathinfilletofblackvelvet,restrainingtheluxurianceofhershadyhair,inawaywhichaddedmuchtothisclassofmajestybyirregularlycloudingherforehead.“Nothingcanembellishabeautifulfacemorethananarrowbanddrawnoverthebrow,”saysRichter.

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