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If anything indicated the passing of time it was the rhythm of elfin horns blowing upon the heights. If the centuries went by her the spell that bound her gave her also perennial youth, and kept alight for ever the lantern by her side, and saved from decay the marble palace facing the mystical sea. IF ANYTHING INDICATED THE PASSING OF TIME IT WAS THE RHYTHM OF ELFIN HORNS BLOWING UPON THE HEIGHTS IF THE CENTURIES WENT BY HER THE SPELL THAT BOUND HER GAVE HER ALSO PERENNIAL YOUTH AND KEPT ALIGHT FOREVER THE LANTERN BY HER SIDE AND SAVE FROM DECAY THE MARBLE PALACE FACING THE MYSTICAL SEA
novelties among which she was reared, the old, sufficient song of the mystical sea singing of faery lore at first soothed and at last consoled her. Even, she forgot those advertisements of pills that are so dear to England; even, she forgot political cant and the things that one discusses and the things that one does not, and had perforce to content herself with seeing sailing by huge golden-laden galleons with treasure for Madrid, and the merry skull-and-cross-bones of the pirateers, and the tiny nautilus setting out to sea, and ships of heroes trafficking in romance or of princes seeking for enchanted isles. It was not by chains that the dragon kept her there, but by one of the spells of old. To one to whom the facilities of the daily Press had for so long been accorded spells would have palled--you would have said--and galleons after a time and all things out-of-date. After a time. But whether the centuries passed her or whether the years or whether no time at all, she did not know.  MISSED THOSE DAINTY NOVELTIES AMONG WHICH SHE WAS REARED THE OLD SUFFICIENT SONG OF THE MYSTICAL SEA SINGING OF FAIRY LORE AT FIRST SOOTHED AND AT LAST CONSOLED HER EVEN SHE FORGOT THOSE ADVERTISEMENTS OF PILLS THAT ARE SO DEAR TO ENGLAND EVEN SHE FORGOT POLITICAL CANT AND THE THINGS THAT ONE DISCUSSES AND THE THINGS THAT ONE DOES NOT AND HAD PERFORCE TO CONTENT HERSELF WITH SEEING SAILING BY HUGE GOLDEN LADEN GALLEONS WITH TREASURE FOR MADRID AND THE MERRY SCULLING CROSSBONES OF THE PIRATEERS AND THE TINY NAUTILUS SETTING OUT TO SEA AND SHIPS OF HEROES TRAFFICKING IN ROMANCE OR OF PRINCES SEEKING FOR ENCHANTED ISLES IT WAS NOT BY CHAINS THAT THE DRAGON KEPT HER THERE BUT BY ONE OF THE SPELLS OF OLD TO ONE TO WHOM THE FACILITIES OF THE DAILY PRESS HAD FOR SO LONG BEEN ACCORDED SPELLS WOULD HAVE PALLED YOU WOULD HAVE SAID AND GALLEONS AFTER A TIME AND ALL THINGS OUT OF DATE AFTER A TIME BUT WHETHER THE CENTURIES PASSED HER OR WHETHER THE YEARS OR WHETHER NO TIME AT ALL SHE DID NOT KNOW
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