`St。PeterandSt-St。MaryMagdalen。’
`Well-nowcomedowntotea,andgoandfinishthatorgan-text,ifthere’slightenoughafterwards。’
TheselittleobstaclestotheindulgenceofwhathadbeenthemerestpassingfancycreatedinSueagreatzestforunpackingherobjectsandlookingatthem;andatbedtime,whenshewassureofbeingundisturbed,sheunrobedthedivinitiesincomfort。Placingthepairoffiguresonthechestofdrawers,acandleoneachsideofthem,shewithdrewtothebed,flungherselfdownthereon,andbeganreadingabookshehadtakenfromherbox,whichMissFontoverknewnothingof。ItwasavolumeofGibbon,andshereadthechapterdealingwiththereignofJuliantheApostate。
Occasionallyshelookedupatthestatuettes,whichappearedstrangeandoutofplace,therehappeningtobeaCalvaryprinthangingbetweenthem,and,asifthescenesuggestedtheaction,sheatlengthjumpedupandwithdrewanotherbookfromherbox-avolumeofverse-andturnedtothefamiliarpoem-Thouhastconquered,OpaleGalilean:
Theworldhasgrowngreyfromthybreath!whichshereadtotheend。Presentlysheputoutthecandles,undressed,andfinallyextinguishedherownlight。