子浪小说

第12部分（第5页）

fortieth　cousinship。　There　was　not　so　much　as　an　international　alliance

between　them。　Each　thought　behaved　like　a　newly　created　poet。

〃His　mouth　he　could　not　ope；

But　there　flew　out　a　trope。〃

Magical　lyrics……oh；　if　I　only　had　written　them　down！　Pell…mell　they　came

doy　mind；　this　merry　throng。　With

bacchanal　song　and　shout　they　came；　and　eye　hath　not　since　beheld

confusion　worse　confounded。

Shut　your　eyes；　and　see　them　e……the　knights　and　ladies　of　my　revel。

Plumed　and　turbaned　they　e；　clad　in　mail　and　silken　broideries；

gentle　maids　in　Quaker　gray；　gay　princes　in　scarlet　cloaks；　coquettes

with　roses　in　their　hair；　monks　in　cowls　that　might　have　covered　the

tall　Minster　Tower；　demure　little　girls　hugging　paper　dolls；　and

rollicking　school…boys　with　ruddy　morning　faces；　an　absent…minded

professor　carrying　his　shoes　under　his　arms　and　looking　wise；　followed

by　cronies；　fairies；　goblins；　and　all　the　troops　just　loosed　from　Noahs

storm…tossed　ark。　They　walked；　they　strutted；　they　soared；　they　swam；

and　some　came　in　through　fire。　One　sprite　climbed　up　to　the　moon　on　a

ladder　made　of　leaves　and　frozen　dew…drops。　A　peacock　with　a　great

hooked　bill　flew　in　and　out　among　the　branches　of　a　pomegranate…tree

pecking　the　rosy　fruit。　He　screamed　so　loud　that　Apollo　turned　in　his

chariot　of　flame　and　from　his　burnished　bow　shot　golden　arrows　at　him。

This　did　not　disturb　the　peacock　in　the　least；　for　he　spread　his

gem…like　wings　and　flourished　his　wonderful；　fire…tipped　tail　in　the

very　face　of　the　sun…god！　Then　came　Venus……an　exact　copy　of　my　own

plaster　cast……serene；　calm…eyed；　dancing　〃high　and　disposedly〃　like

Queen　Elizabeth；　surrounded　by　a　troop　of　lovely　Cupids　mounted　on

rose…tinted　clouds；　blown　hither　and　thither　by　sweet　winds；　while　all

around　danced　flowers　and　streams　and　queer　little　Japanese　cherry…trees

in　pots！　They　were　followed　by　jovial　Pan　with　green　hair　and　jewelled

sandals；　and　by　his　side……I　could　scarcely　believe　my　eyes！……walked　a

modest　nun　counting　her　beads。　At　a　little　distance　were　seen　three

dancers　arm…in…arm；　a　lea

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