Now, that the streets were quiet and the night wore on, the
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words were in the echoes of his feet, and were in the air. Perfectly
calm and steady, he sometimes repeated them to himself as he
walked; but, he heard them always.
The night wore out, and, as he stood upon the bridge listening
to the water as it splashed the river-walls of the Island of Paris,
where the picturesque confusion of houses and cathedral shone
bright in the light of the moon, the day came coldly, looking like a
dead face out of the sky. Then, the night, with the moon and the
stars, turned pale and died, and for a little while it seemed as if
Creation were delivered over to Death’s dominion.
But the glorious sun, rising, seemed to strike those words, that
burden of the night, straight and warm to his heart in its long
bright rays. And looking along them, with reverently shaded eyes,
a bridge of light appeared to span the air between him and the
sun, while the river sparkled under it.
The strong tide, so swift, so deep, and certain, was like a
congenial friend, in the morning stillness. He walked by the
stream, far from the houses, and in the light and warmth of the
sun fell asleep on the bank. When he awoke and was afoot again,
he lingered there yet a little longer, watching an eddy that turned
and turned purposeless, until the stream absorbed it, and carried
it on to the sea.“Like me!”
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