Inthevalleysoftheheathnothingsaveitsownwildfacewasvisibleatanytimeofday；butthisspotcommandedahorizonenclosingatractoffarextent，andinmanycaseslyingbeyondtheheathcountry。
Noneofitsfeaturescouldbeseennow，butthewholemadeitselffeltasavaguestretchofremoteness。
Whilethemenandladswerebuildingthepile，achangetookplaceinthemassofshadewhichdenotedthedistantlandscape。Redsunsandtuftsoffireonebyonebegantoarise，fleckingthewholecountryround。
Theywerethebonfiresofotherparishesandhamletsthatwereengagedinthesamesortofcommemoration。
Someweredistant，andstoodinadenseatmosphere，sothatbundlesofpalestraw—likebeamsradiatedaroundthemintheshapeofafan。Somewerelargeandnear，glowingscarlet—redfromtheshade，likewoundsinablackhide。