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334 the miracles of antichrist
II
in palermo
At last, at last, it is one o’clock in the night.
They that are afraid of oversleeping leave their beds,
dress and go out into the street.
And they that have been sitting at the cafe table
until now rush up on hearing steps on the pavement.
They shake off drowsiness and hurry out. They
mingle in the fast growing throng and the sluggish
hours begin to pass on a little faster. Slightly
acquainted people press each other’s hands fervently.
And the most uncommon people are out, old
university professors, and haughty nobles and grand
ladies, who never set their foot on the street. They
are all equally glad.
" O God, to think that he is coming, that Palermo
will now get him back ! " they say.
The Palermo students, who have not left their
usual headquarters in Quattro Canti during the
whole night, have provided themselves with
torchlights and colored lanterns. They were not to be
lit until about four o’clock, when the expected one
should arrive, but towards two o’clock one after the
other begins to try if his torch burns well. Then
they light them all with shouts of vivat. It is
impossible to remain in the dark when so much joy
burns within one.
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