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X. What the Moon Saw

           Thethoughtgavehimanunreasoningpleasure.Hewasnotcutofffromtheworldoflight,for,whateverbefellontheearthbeneathhim,hehadbuttoliftuphiseyesandtheyrestedonahappiercountry.

           Asthemoonrose,themultitudinouslittlenoisesofawoodatnightwerehushed.Therewasasleepymutteringofcushatstothesouthofhim,andthen,withaclatterwhichmadehimjump,thebirdsroseinaflockandflewacrossthevalley.Afterthattherewasnosounduntilthemusicbegan.

           Therewasnofixedmomentforitsbeginning,foritseemedtostealinsensiblyintotheair.Anditwasscarcelymusic,butratheradelicatebabbleoftongueswhichmadeacrooninglikethelownotesofapipe.Thesoundwasallbeneathhimneartheground,andgatheringfromdifferentquarterstoonecentre.Suddenly,inthemidstofitcameasharpliquidnote,severaltimesrepeated,anotewithauthorityinitlikeatrumpet,andyetineffablyfaintanddistantasifitweretheechoofanecho.ItdidnotflutterDavid’sheart,fortherewasnothreatinit,butithadastrangeeffectuponhismind.Foritseemedfamiliar,andtherewasthatinhimwhichansweredit.Hefeltaboyagain,forinthecalltherewasthehappyriotandthefarhorizonsofchildhood,andthenoiseofhillwindsandburns,andthescentofheatherandthyme,andalltheunforgottenthingsofmemory.

           Thesilvertrumpetdidnotspeakagain,butthesoftbabblewascreepingnearer,andsuddenlyjustbeneathhimitbroadenedanddeepenedintothesoundofpipes.Helookeddownandsawthatthedancehadbegun.

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