Chapter 60

           Ifthingsphysicalmaybecomparedwiththingsmoral,nogreatercontrastcouldhavebeenfound,thanthebrightheavensbeamingovertheAlamo,andtheblackthoughtsinthebosomofIsidora,asshehastenedawayfromthejacalé.Herheartwasafocusoffierypassions,revengepredominatingoverall.

           Inthistherewasasortofdemoniacpleasure,thathinderedherfromgivingwaytodespair;otherwiseshemighthavesunkundertheweightofherwoe.

           Withgloomythoughtssheridesundertheshadowofthetrees.Theyarenotlessgloomy,asshegazesupthegorge,andseestheblueskysmilingcheerfullyaboveher.Itscheerfulnessseemsmeantbuttomockher!

           Shepausesbeforemakingtheascent.Shehasreinedupundertheumbrageouscypressfitcanopyforasorrowingheart.Itssombreshadeappearsmoredesirablethanthesunlightabove.

           Itisnotthisthathascausedhertopullup.Thereisathoughtinhersouldarkerthantheshadowofthecypress.Itisevincedbyhercloudedbrow;byherblackeyebrowscontractedoverherblackflashingeyes;aboveall,byanexpressionoffiercenessinthecontrastofherwhiteteethgleamingunderthemoustachedlip.

           Allthatisgoodofwoman,exceptbeauty,seemstohaveforsakenallthatisbad,exceptugliness,tohavetakenpossessionofher!

           Shehaspausedatthepromptingofademonwithaninfernalpurposehalfformedinhermind.Hermutteredspeechesproclaimit.

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