Part 27 (2/2)

[_She lifts herself into a sitting position, stretching out her arms. There is a long pause._]

O, I do see, I see!

[_She is looking up into the sky, which is becoming radiant with streaks of dawn._]

I see a million pale ribbons fluttering through grey vapour. They are widening into rivers of colour, into vast dazzling s.p.a.ces and some divine form is s.h.i.+ning through now and sweeping all the darkness away off the world, with his golden wings.

GWYMPLANE [_turning ecstatically to URSUS_]

I believe she sees.

[_He suddenly cringes away from her, and speaks in a whisper to URSUS._]

Maybe she will see me at last.

URSUS

She sees the sky of heaven.

[_DEA drops back upon GWYMPLANE'S arm._]

GWYMPLANE [_with anguished apprehension_]

Oh, darling, do you still see? Do not stop speaking. Tell me more.

DEA

I cannot wait, I think, any longer.

GWYMPLANE

My love, then, if you are going before me, [_a strange look pa.s.ses over his face--he straightens himself_] just a little before me, will you let fall some bright flowers from your breast that will make a track of light for me to follow in, so that we may perhaps waken together? O, love, how remote your beautiful face is becoming. Do you even hear me, I wonder.

DEA [_very low_]

I do hear. Gwymplane, come nearer. That night I tried to understand, but I thought with so much pain that I could not seem to understand.

Now the pain is gone out of any thought and I understand now how little cause there was for pain.

GWYMPLANE

Beloved.

DEA

I know I am your beloved. Hold me close.

[_He wraps her frantically in his arms._]

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