Nightmare！Imagination！No，thesepalebeforethatscenewhichitwasgiventoourhumaneyestowitness。
Andallthewhile，bending，bowingtowardsus——awayfromus——
makingobeisancetothepathinfrontasthoughingreeting，tothepathbehindasthoughinfarewell；instinctwithahorriblelife，withahideousandgiganticgrace，thattitanicTerrorwhirledonwardstothemarkoffate。
Atthemomentnothingcouldpersuademethatitwasnotaliveanddidnotknowitsawfulmission。Visionsflashedacrossmymind。Ithoughtofthepeoplesoftheworldsleepingintheirbeds，orgoingabouttheirbusiness，orengagedevenintheworkofwar。Ithoughtoftheshipsupontheseassteamingsteadilytowardstheirfar—offports。ThenIthoughtofwhatpresentlymighthappentothem，ofthetremorsfollowedbyconvulsions，ofthesuddencrashingdownofcities，suchaswehadseeninthepictureYvashowedusintheTemple，oftheinflowofthewatersofthedeeppiledupinmightywaves，ofthewoeanddesolationasoftheendoftheworld，andofthequiet，followingdeath。SoIthoughtandinmyheartprayedtothegreatArch—ArchitectoftheUniversetostretchoutHisArmtoavertthisfearsomeruinofHishandiwork。
Oroglared，histhinfingerstightenedtheirgripupontherod，hishairandlongbeardseemedtobristlewithfuriousanddelightedexcitement。Thepurple—fringedrimoftheMonsterhadlongovershadowedthewhitedpatchofrock；itsgrindingfootwasscarcetenyardsaway。OromademoresignstoYvawho，beneaththeshelterofhershield，againbentdownanddidsomethingthatIcouldnotsee。Then，asthoughherpartwereplayed，sherose，drewthegreyhoodofhercloakallaboutherfacesothathereyesaloneremainedvisible，tookonesteptowardsmeandinthebrokenEnglishwehadtaughther，calledintomyear。