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A number of voices could be heard in the distance  they were those of our fellow students who by that time must have taken to the Rhine in small boats. A NUMBER OF VOICES COULD BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE THEY WERE THOSE OF OUR FELLOW STUDENTS WHO BY THAT TIME MUST HAVE TAKEN TO THE RHINE IN SMALL BOATS
he solemn act derived its very significance from this resolution, that nothing definite was to be done, we were only to be alone, and to sit still and meditate, as we had done five years before when we had each been inspired with the same thought. It was to be a silent solemnisation, all reminiscence and all future; the present was to be as a hyphen between the two. And fate, now unfriendly, had just stepped into our magic circle--and we knew not how to dismiss her;--the very unusual character of the circumstances filled us with mysterious excitement. Whilst we stood thus in silence for some time, divided into two hostile groups, the clouds above waxed ever redder and the evening seemed to grow more peaceful and mild; we could almost fancy we heard the regular breathing of nature as she put the final touches to her work of art--the glorious day we had just enjoyed; when, suddenly, the calm evening air was rent by a confused and boisterous cry of joy which seemed to come from the Rhine. DONE DURING OUR BOYHOOD THE SOLEMN ACT DERIVED ITS VERY SIGNIFICANCE FROM THIS RESOLUTION THAT NOTHING DEFINITE WAS TO BE DONE WE WERE ONLY TO BE ALONE AND TO SIT STILL AND MEDITATE AS WE HAD DONE FIVE YEARS BEFORE WHEN WE HAD EACH BEEN INSPIRED WITH THE SAME THOUGHT IT WAS TO BE A SILENT SOLEMNIZATION ALL REMINISCENCE AND ALL FUTURE THE PRESENT WAS TO BE A HYPHON BETWEEN THE TWO AND FATE NOW UNFRIENDLY HAD JUST STEPPED INTO OUR MAGIC CIRCLE AND WE KNEW NOT HOW TO DISMISS HER THE VERY UNUSUAL CHARACTER OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES FILLED US WITH MYSTERIOUS EXCITEMENT WHILST WE STOOD THUS IN SILENCE FOR SOME TIME DIVIDED INTO TWO HOSTILE GROUPS THE CLOUDS ABOVE WAXED EVEN REDDER AND THE EVENING SEEMED TO GROW MORE PEACEFUL AND MILD WE COULD ALMOST FANCY WE HEARD THE REGULAR BREATHING OF NATURE AS SHE PUT THE FINAL TOUCHES TO HER WORK OF ART THE GLORIOUS DAY WE HAD JUST ENJOYED WHEN SUDDENLY THE CALM EVENING AIR WAS RENT BY A CONFUSED AND BOISTEROUS CRY OF JOY WHICH SEEMED TO COME FROM THE RHINE
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