第18部分(第2/7 頁)

ward　rose　many　hill…tops；　soon　to　be　illuminated　by　tips　of　fire。

Now　the　distant　horizon　of　the　sea　became　more　plainly　visible。　The　scale　of　colors　fell　into　the　order　of　the　solar。　Every　instant　they　increased　in　intensity；　rose　color　became　red；　red　became　fiery；　daylight　dawned。 Nell　now　glanced　towards　the　city；　of　which　the　outlines　became　more　distinct。　Lofty　monuments；　slender　steeples　emerged　from　the　gloom；　a　kind　of　ashy　light　was　spread　abroad。 At　length　one　solitary　ray　struck　on　the　maiden's　sight。 It　was　that　ray　of　green　which；　morning　or　evening；　is　reflected　upwards　from　the　sea　when　the　horizon　is　clear。

An　instant　afterwards；　Nell　turned；　and　pointing　towards　a　bright　prominent　point　in　the　New　Town；　〃Fire！〃　cried　she。

〃No；　Nell；　that　is　no　fire；〃　said　Harry。 〃The　sun　has　touched　with　gold　the　top　of　Sir　Walter　Scott's　monument〃……and；　indeed；　the　extreme　point　of　the　monument　blazed　like　the　light　of　a　pharos。

It　was　day……the　sun　arose……his　disc　seemed　to　glitter　as　though　he　indeed　emerged　from　the　waters　of　the　sea。　Appearing　at　first　very　large　from　the　effects　of　refraction；　he　contracted　as　he　rose　and　assumed　the　perfectly　circular　form。　Soon　no　eye　could　endure　the　dazzling　splendor；

it　was　as　though　the　mouth　of　a　furnace　was　opened　through　the　sky。

Nell　closed　her　eyes；　but　her　eyelids　could　not　exclude　the　glare；　and　she　pressed　her　fingers　over　them。　Harry　advised　her　to　turn　in　the　opposite　direction。　〃Oh；　no；〃　said　she；　〃my　eyes　must　get　used　to　look　at　what　yours　can　bear　to　see！〃

Even　through　her　hands　Nell　perceived　a　rosy　light；　which　became　more　white　as　the　sun　rose　above　the　horizon。　As　her　sight　became　accustomed　to　it；　her　eyelids　were　raised；　and　at　length　her　eyes　drank　in