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Above the painted pictures there was darkness, for evening was closing in, and the candles swinging on their slender chain were not yet lit in the roof; it was as though a piece of the night had been builded into the edifice like a huge natural rock that juts into a house. ABOVE THE PAINTED PICTURES THERE WAS DARKNESS FOR EVENING WAS CLOSING IN AND THE CANDLES SWINGING ON THEIR SLENDER CHAINS WERE NOT YET LIT IN THE ROOF IT WAS AS THOUGH A PIECE OF THE NIGHT HAD BEEN BUILT INTO THE EDIFICE LIKE A HUGE NATURAL ROCK THAT JUTS INTO A HOUSE
arp to Camorak's men; for not only would it cheer his warriors on, but many a time would Arleon of the Harp strike wild amazement into opposing hosts by some rapturous prophecy suddenly shouted out while his hand swept over the roaring strings. Moreover, no war was ever declared till Camorak and his men had listened long to the harp, and were elate with the music and mad against peace. Once Arleon, for the sake of a rhyme, had made war upon Estabonn; and an evil king was overthrown, and honour and glory won; from such queer motives does good sometimes accrue. Above the shields and the harps all round the hall were the painted figures of heroes of fabulous famous songs. Too trivial, because too easily surpassed by Camorak's men, seemed all the victories that the earth had known; neither was any trophy displayed of Camorak's seventy battles, for these were as nothing to his warriors or him compared with those things that their youth had dreamed and which they mightily purposed yet to do. D MORE WAS THE HARP TO CAMERACK'S MEN FOR NOT ONLY WOULD IT CHEER HIS WARRIORS ON BUT MANY A TIME WOULD ARLEON OF THE HARP STRIKE WILD AMAZEMENT INTO OPPOSING HOSTS BY SOME RAPTUROUS PROPHECY SUDDENLY SHOUTED OUT WHILE HIS HAND SWEPT OVER THE ROARING STRINGS MOREOVER NO WAR WAS EVER DECLARED TILL CAMERACK AND HIS MEN HAD LISTENED LONG TO THE HARP AND WERE ELATE WITH THE MUSIC AND MAD AGAINST PEACE ONCE ALEON FOR THE SAKE OF A RHYME HAD MADE WAR UPON ESTEBAN AND AN EVIL KING WAS OVERTHROWN AND HONOUR AND GLORY WON FROM SUCH QUEER MOTIVES DOES GOOD SOMETIMES ACCRUE ABOVE THE SHIELDS AND THE HARPS ALL ROUND THE HALL WERE THE PAINTED FIGURES OF HEROES OF FABULOUS FAMOUS SONGS TOO TRIVIAL BECAUSE TOO EASILY SURPASSED BY CAMERACK'S MEN SEEMED ALL THE VICTORIES THAT THE EARTH HAD KNOWN NEITHER WAS ANY TROPHY DISPLAYED OF CAMERACK'S SEVENTY BATTLES FOR THESE WERE AS NOTHING TO HIS WARRIORS OR HIM COMPARED WITH THOSE THINGS THAT THEIR YOUTH HAD DREAMED AND WHICH THEY MIGHTILY PURPOSED YET TO DO
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