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sky；　laying　her　hand　on　his

arm。

At　the　touch　of　her　hand　on　his　arm；　his　consciousness　melted

away　from　him。　He　took　her　into　his　arms；　as　if　into　the　sure；

subtle　power　of　his　will；　and　they　became　one　movement；　one　dual

movement；　dancing　on　the　slippery　grass。　It　would　be　endless；

this　movement；　it　would　continue　for　ever。　It　was　his　will　and

her　will　locked　in　a　trance　of　motion；　two　wills　locked　in　one

motion；　yet　never　fusing；　never　yielding　one　to　the　other。　It

was　a　glaucous；　intertwining；　delicious　flux　and　contest　in

flux。

They　were　both　absorbed　into　a　profound　silence；　into　a　deep；

fluid　underwater　energy　that　gave　them　unlimited　strength。　All

the　dancers　were　waving　intertwined　in　the　flux　of　music。

Shadowy　couples　passed　and　repassed　before　the　fire；　the　dancing

feet　danced　silently　by　into　the　darkness。　It　was　a　vision　of

the　depths　of　the　underworld；　under　the　great　flood。

There　was　a　wonderful　rocking　of　the　darkness；　slowly；　a

great；　slow　swinging　of　the　whole　night；　with　the　music　playing

lightly　on　the　surface；　making　the　strange；　ecstatic；　rippling

on　the　surface　of　the　dance；　but　underneath　only　one　great　flood

heaving　slowly　backwards　to　the　verge　of　oblivion；　slowly

forward　to　the　other　verge；　the　heart　sweeping　along　each　time；

and　tightening　with　anguish　as　the　limit　was　reached；　and　the

movement；　at　crises；　turned　and　swept　back。

As　the　dance　surged　heavily　on；　Ursula　was　aware　of　some

influence　looking　in　upon　her。　Something　was　looking　at　her。

Some　powerful；　glowing　sight　was　looking　right　into　her；　not

upon　her；　but　right　at　her。　Out　of　the　great　d