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228 . the miracles of antichrist
He lifted his head as if he had been inspired
by God, and the limp body became buoyant and
straightened itself up, fired with fresh courage. The
deathly pale cheeks received color, and he sang so that
one saw the tones rushing from his lips like
fireflies filling the air with gladness.
" As night drew near, all marched to the Grecian
Theater. That was the conclusion of the feast.
What had she not to offer there !
" She had the Russian singer and the German
variety-artist. She had the English wrestlers and the
American jugglers. But was that compared to
everything else, to the silvery moonlight, and to the
place and to the memories ! It was as though the poor
had felt themselves as Greeks and propagators of
culture, as they once more were permitted to stretch
themselves on the stone benches of their own dear
theater, and, between the crumbling pillars of the
scene to gaze out upon the grandest of panoramas.
The poor were not parsimonious, they shared all the
happiness bestowed upon them. They were not
sparing of exultation, their applause was without
limit. They who appeared on the platform
descended from it with a wealth of praise.
" Someone exhorted the English signorina to
appear on the scene. Was not all this homage intended
for her ? She ought to stand face to face with it
and feel it. And they told her how it intoxicated,
how it lifted, how it animated.
" The proposal pleased her. She agreed to it
immediately. She had sung in her youth, and the
English are such that they never fear to sing. She
would not have done it otherwise, but now she was
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