Возвращение на родину

V. Through the Moonlight

           TheDoctornowentered,restoredtheKnightbygivinghimadraughtfromthebottlewhichhecarried,andthefightwasagainresumed,theTurksinkingbydegreesuntilquiteovercome—dyingashardinthisvenerabledramaasheissaidtodoatthepresentday.

           Thisgradualsinkingtotheearthwas,infact,onereasonwhyEustaciahadthoughtthatthepartoftheTurkishKnight,thoughnottheshortest,wouldsuitherbest.Adirectfallfromuprighttohorizontal,whichwastheendoftheotherfightingcharacters,wasnotanelegantordecorouspartforagirl.ButitwaseasytodielikeaTurk,byadoggeddecline.

           Eustaciawasnowamongthenumberoftheslain,thoughnotonthefloor,forshehadmanagedtosinkintoaslopingpositionagainsttheclock-case,sothatherheadwaswellelevated.TheplayproceededbetweenSaintGeorge,theSaracen,theDoctor,andFatherChristmas;andEustacia,havingnomoretodo,forthefirsttimefoundleisuretoobservethesceneround,andtosearchfortheformthathaddrawnherhither.

           

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