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ecidedthattheyshouldtouch
atntecristoandsetoutonthefolloond,being
nsulted,hattheislandaffordedeverypossible
security,andthatgreatenterprisestobewelldoneshouldbedone
quicklynothingtheneredintheplan,andorderso
getunderitting,toke
theneutralislandbythefollowingday
ontecristo
thus,atlength,byoneoftheunexpectedstrokesoffortuneh
sotisbefallthoseebeenthevictiofan
evildestiny,dantestosecuretheopportunityhewishedfor,
bysileandnaturalans,andlandontheislandhoutincurring
anysuspioreandhewouldbeonhisway
thenightraction,andinitsprogressvisions
goodandevilpassedthroughdantesndifheclosedhiseyes,hesaw
cardinalspadaslettereif
hesleptforanttheshauntedhisbrainheascended
intogrottospavederalds,hpanelsofrubies,andthe
roofgloondstalactitespearlsfelldropbydrop,as
subterraneanond,azed,ruck,
filledhispocketssandthenretuedtodaylight,
npebbles
hethenendeavoredtoreenterthervellousgrottos,buttheyhad
suddenlyreceded,andnoealabyrinth,andthenthe
entranagicand
sterioushesplendidcavesofalibabatothe
arabianfisheallhetreasuredisappeared,andhad
againrevertedtothegeniifrooranthehadhopedtocarry
itoffthedaycaatlength,andostasfeverishasthenight
hadbeen,butitbroughtreasontotheaidofigination,anddantes
henenabledtoarrangeaplanhertobeenvagueand
unsettledinhisbrainnightca,andhitthepreparationfor
departure,andthesepreparationsservedtoncealdantesagitation
hehadbydegreesassudsuchauthorityoverhispanionsthathewas
alstlikeanderonboard;andashisorderslear,
distinhcelerity
andpleasure
theoldpatrondidnotinterfere,forhetoohadregnizedthe
superiorityofdantesoverthecreselfhesaan
hisnaturalsuccessor,andregrettedthathehadnotadaughter,that
heghthaveboundedndtohiyaresecureallianceatseven
oclockintheeveningallinutespastseventhey
doubledthelighthousejustasthebean,
and,thesoutheast,theysailedbeneatha
brightbluesky,inedupintuhisbeanlights,
eaighttuin,
andhealteseforsotheycalled
danteshadsaidthis,it,andalltotheirbunks
ntentedlythisfrequentlyhappeneddantes,castfroolitudeinto
theperiousdesireforsolitude;and
oreplete,orrepoetical,thanthatofaship
floatinginisolationontheseaduringtheobscurityofthenight,in
thesilennsity,andundertheeyeofheaven
nohissolitudehhisthoughts,thenightlightedupby
hisillusions,andthesilenceanitedbyhisanticipationshe
patronahevesselheverysailset,andevery
sailfullakingnearlytenknotsanhour
theislandofnteedlargeinthehorizonedndresigned
theluggertothesterscare,andck;
but,inspiteofasleeplessnight,heuldnotclosehiseyesfora
ntteondeck,astheboat
todoubletheislandofelbatheyareciana,and
beyondtheflatbutverdantislandoflapianosathepeakofnte
cristoreddenedbythebuingsun,theazuresky
dantesorderedthehelntoputdo,inordertoleavela
pianosatostarboard,asheknehatheshouldshortenhisurseby
threeknotsaboutfiveoclockintheeveningtheislandwas
distinct,andeverythingonitible,oothat
ospherepeculiartothelightheraysofthe
suncastatitssetting
edndgazedveryeaestlyatthessofrocksallthe
varietyoftthebrightestpinktothedeepestblue;
andfroitotihischeeksflushed,hisbroist
passedoverhiseyesneverdidagaster,uneisstaked
ononecastofthedie,experiencetheanguishondfeltinhis
paroxysofhopenightca,andattenoclocktheyanchoredthe
youngaliand
overhielf,dantesuldnotrestrainhisietuosityhehe
firsttojuonshore;andhadhedared,heus,
have”kissedhistherearth”itatelevenoclockthe
onroseinthedstoftheocean,whoseeverywaveshesilvered,
andthen,”ascendinghigh,”playedinfloodsofpalelightontherocky
hillsofthissendpelion
theislandiliartothecreelia,itwasoneof
herregularhauntsastodantes,hehadpasseditonhisvoyagetoand
frohelevant,butnevertouchedatithequestionedjapo”where
shallhenight”heinquired
”hetartan,”repliedthesailor
”shoulddobetterinthegrottos”
”grottos”
”hegrottoscavesoftheisland”
”idonotknotos,”repliedjapotheldssprang
forthondantesbrow
”ontecristo”heasked
”none”
forantdanteseeredthatthesecaves
ghthavebeenfilledupbysoaccident,orevenstoppedup,forthe
sakeofgreatersecurity,bycardinalspadathepointhen,to
disverthehiddenentranceitosearchatnight,and
dantesthereforedelayedallinvestigationuntiltheingbesides,
asignaldehalfaleagueoutatsea,andtoelia
repliedbyasilarsignal,indicatedthatthentforbusinesshad
etheboatthatnoheanshat
alleinsight,,and
castanchorhinacableslengthofshore
thenthelandingbegandantesreflected,ashew
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ecidedthattheyshouldtouch
atntecristoandsetoutonthefolloond,being
nsulted,hattheislandaffordedeverypossible
security,andthatgreatenterprisestobewelldoneshouldbedone
quicklynothingtheneredintheplan,andorderso
getunderitting,toke
theneutralislandbythefollowingday
ontecristo
thus,atlength,byoneoftheunexpectedstrokesoffortuneh
sotisbefallthoseebeenthevictiofan
evildestiny,dantestosecuretheopportunityhewishedfor,
bysileandnaturalans,andlandontheislandhoutincurring
anysuspioreandhewouldbeonhisway
thenightraction,andinitsprogressvisions
goodandevilpassedthroughdantesndifheclosedhiseyes,hesaw
cardinalspadaslettereif
hesleptforanttheshauntedhisbrainheascended
intogrottospavederalds,hpanelsofrubies,andthe
roofgloondstalactitespearlsfelldropbydrop,as
subterraneanond,azed,ruck,
filledhispocketssandthenretuedtodaylight,
npebbles
hethenendeavoredtoreenterthervellousgrottos,buttheyhad
suddenlyreceded,andnoealabyrinth,andthenthe
entranagicand
sterioushesplendidcavesofalibabatothe
arabianfisheallhetreasuredisappeared,andhad
againrevertedtothegeniifrooranthehadhopedtocarry
itoffthedaycaatlength,andostasfeverishasthenight
hadbeen,butitbroughtreasontotheaidofigination,anddantes
henenabledtoarrangeaplanhertobeenvagueand
unsettledinhisbrainnightca,andhitthepreparationfor
departure,andthesepreparationsservedtoncealdantesagitation
hehadbydegreesassudsuchauthorityoverhispanionsthathewas
alstlikeanderonboard;andashisorderslear,
distinhcelerity
andpleasure
theoldpatrondidnotinterfere,forhetoohadregnizedthe
superiorityofdantesoverthecreselfhesaan
hisnaturalsuccessor,andregrettedthathehadnotadaughter,that
heghthaveboundedndtohiyaresecureallianceatseven
oclockintheeveningallinutespastseventhey
doubledthelighthousejustasthebean,
and,thesoutheast,theysailedbeneatha
brightbluesky,inedupintuhisbeanlights,
eaighttuin,
andhealteseforsotheycalled
danteshadsaidthis,it,andalltotheirbunks
ntentedlythisfrequentlyhappeneddantes,castfroolitudeinto
theperiousdesireforsolitude;and
oreplete,orrepoetical,thanthatofaship
floatinginisolationontheseaduringtheobscurityofthenight,in
thesilennsity,andundertheeyeofheaven
nohissolitudehhisthoughts,thenightlightedupby
hisillusions,andthesilenceanitedbyhisanticipationshe
patronahevesselheverysailset,andevery
sailfullakingnearlytenknotsanhour
theislandofnteedlargeinthehorizonedndresigned
theluggertothesterscare,andck;
but,inspiteofasleeplessnight,heuldnotclosehiseyesfora
ntteondeck,astheboat
todoubletheislandofelbatheyareciana,and
beyondtheflatbutverdantislandoflapianosathepeakofnte
cristoreddenedbythebuingsun,theazuresky
dantesorderedthehelntoputdo,inordertoleavela
pianosatostarboard,asheknehatheshouldshortenhisurseby
threeknotsaboutfiveoclockintheeveningtheislandwas
distinct,andeverythingonitible,oothat
ospherepeculiartothelightheraysofthe
suncastatitssetting
edndgazedveryeaestlyatthessofrocksallthe
varietyoftthebrightestpinktothedeepestblue;
andfroitotihischeeksflushed,hisbroist
passedoverhiseyesneverdidagaster,uneisstaked
ononecastofthedie,experiencetheanguishondfeltinhis
paroxysofhopenightca,andattenoclocktheyanchoredthe
youngaliand
overhielf,dantesuldnotrestrainhisietuosityhehe
firsttojuonshore;andhadhedared,heus,
have”kissedhistherearth”itatelevenoclockthe
onroseinthedstoftheocean,whoseeverywaveshesilvered,
andthen,”ascendinghigh,”playedinfloodsofpalelightontherocky
hillsofthissendpelion
theislandiliartothecreelia,itwasoneof
herregularhauntsastodantes,hehadpasseditonhisvoyagetoand
frohelevant,butnevertouchedatithequestionedjapo”where
shallhenight”heinquired
”hetartan,”repliedthesailor
”shoulddobetterinthegrottos”
”grottos”
”hegrottoscavesoftheisland”
”idonotknotos,”repliedjapotheldssprang
forthondantesbrow
”ontecristo”heasked
”none”
forantdanteseeredthatthesecaves
ghthavebeenfilledupbysoaccident,orevenstoppedup,forthe
sakeofgreatersecurity,bycardinalspadathepointhen,to
disverthehiddenentranceitosearchatnight,and
dantesthereforedelayedallinvestigationuntiltheingbesides,
asignaldehalfaleagueoutatsea,andtoelia
repliedbyasilarsignal,indicatedthatthentforbusinesshad
etheboatthatnoheanshat
alleinsight,,and
castanchorhinacableslengthofshore
thenthelandingbegandantesreflected,ashew
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