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VII. Queen of Night

           

           AndsoweseeourEustacia—forattimesshewasnotaltogetherunlovable—arrivingatthatstageofenlightenmentwhichfeelsthatnothingisworthwhile,andfillingupthesparehoursofherexistencebyidealizingWildeveforwantofabetterobject.Thiswasthesolereasonofhisascendency:sheknewitherself.Atmomentsherpriderebelledagainstherpassionforhim,andsheevenhadlongedtobefree.Buttherewasonlyonecircumstancewhichcoulddislodgehim,andthatwastheadventofagreaterman.

           Fortherest,shesufferedmuchfromdepressionofspirits,andtookslowwalkstorecoverthem,inwhichshecarriedhergrandfather’stelescopeandhergrandmother’shourglass—thelatterbecauseofapeculiarpleasureshederivedfromwatchingamaterialrepresentationoftime’sgradualglideaway.Sheseldomschemed,butwhenshedidscheme,herplansshowedratherthecomprehensivestrategyofageneralthanthesmallartscalledwomanish,thoughshecouldutteroraclesofDelphianambiguitywhenshedidnotchoosetobedirect.InheavenshewillprobablysitbetweentheHeloisesandtheCleopatras.

           

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