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carried off。 There must be a cloud right above us�察�it is so dark。
Oh� �what a flash��'
'And what a peal��' said I�察�'that is what the Hebrews call Koul
Adonai ´ the voice of the Lord。 Are you afraid��'
'No��' said Belle�察�'I rather like to hear it。'
'You are right��' said I�察�'I am fond of the sound of thunder myself。
There is nothing like it�察�Koul Adonai behadar�此 �the voice of the
Lord is a glorious voice�察�as the prayer´book version hath it。'
'There is something awful in it��' said Belle�察�'and then the
lightning ´ the whole dingle is now in a blaze。'
';The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve�察�and discovereth
the thick bushes。; As you say�察�there is something awful in
thunder。'
'There are all kinds of noises above us��' said Belle�察�'surely I
heard the crashing of a tree��'
';The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedar trees�察�' said I�察�'but
what you hear is caused by a convulsion of the air�察�during a
thunder´storm there are occasionally all kinds of aerial noises。
Ab Gwilym�察�who�察�next to King David�察�has best described a
thunderstorm�察�speaks of these aerial noises in the following
manner�此�
'Astonied now I stand at strains��
As of ten thousand clanking chains��
And once�察�methought that�察�overthrown��
The welkin's oaks came whelming down��
Upon my head up starts my hair��
Why hunt abroad the hounds of air��
What cursed hag is screeching high��
Whilst crash goes all her crockery��'
You would hardly believe�察�Belle�察�that though I offered at least ten
thousand lines nearly as good as those to the booksellers in
London�察�the simpletons were so blind to their interest�察�as to
refuse purchasing them��'
'I don't wonder at it��' said Belle�察�'especially if such dreadful
expressions frequently occur as that towards the end�察 � surely that
was the crash of a tree��'
'Ah��' said I�察�'there falls the cedar tree ´ I mean the sallow�察�one
of the tall trees on the outside of the dingle has been snapped
short。'
'What a pity��' said Belle�察�'that the fine old oak�察�which you saw
the peasants cutting up�察�gave way the other night�察�when scarcely a
breath of air was stirring�察�how much better to have fallen in a
storm like this�察�the fiercest I remember。'
'I don't think so��' said I�察�'after braving a thousand tempests�察�it
was meeter for it to fall of itself than to be vanquished at last。
But to return to Ab Gwilym's poetry�此 �he was above culling dainty
words�察�and spoke boldly his mind on all subjects。 Enraged with the
thunder for parting him and Morfydd�察�he says�察�at the conclusion of
his ode��
'My curse�察�O Thunder�察�cling to thee��
For parting my dear pearl and me��'
'You and I shall part�察�that is�察�I shall go to my tent�察�if you
persist in repeating from him。 The man must have been a savage。 A
poor wood´pigeon has fallen dead。'
'Yes��' said I�察�'there he lies�察�just outside the tent�察�often have I
listened to his note when alone in this wilderness。 So you do not
like Ab Gwilym�察�what say you to old Gothe�拭 �
'Mist shrouds the night�察�and rack��
Hear�察�in the woods�察�what an awful crack��
Wildly the owls are flitting��
Hark to the pillars splitting
Of palaces verdant ever��
The branches quiver and sever��
The mighty stems are creaking��
The poor roots breaking and shrieking��
In wild mixt ruin down dashing��
O'er one another they're crashing��
Whilst 'midst the rocks so hoary
Whirlwinds hurry and worry。
Hear'st not�察�sister ´ '
'Hark��' said Belle�察�'hark��'
'Hear'st not�察�sister�察�a chorus
Of voices ´ ��'
'No��' said Belle�察�'but I hear a voice。'
CHAPTER XCVI
A shout ´ A fireball ´ See to the horses ´ Passing away ´ Gap in
the hedge ´ On three wheels ´ Why do you stop�拭 � No craven heart ´
The cordial ´ Across the country ´ Small bags。
I LISTENED attentively�察�but I could hear nothing but the loud
clashing of branches�察�the pattering of rain�察�and the muttered growl
of thunder。 I was about to tell Belle that she must have been
mistaken�察�when I heard a shout ´ indistinct�察�it is true�察�owing to
the noises aforesaid ´ from some part of the field above the
dingle。 'I will soon see what's the matter��' said I to Belle�察�
starting up。 'I will go too��' said the girl。 'Stay where you
are��' said I�察�'if I need you�察�I will call'�察�and�察�without waiting
for any answer�察�I hurried to the mouth of the dingle。 I was about
a few yards only from the top of the ascent�察�when I beheld a blaze
of light�察�from whence I knew not�察�the next moment there was a loud
crash�察�and I appeared involved in a cloud of sulphurous smoke。
'Lord have mercy upon us��' I heard a voice say�察�and methought I
heard the plunging and struggling of horses。 I had stopped short
on hearing the crash�察�for I was half stunned�察�but I now hurried
forward�察�and in a moment stood upon the plain。 Here I was
instantly aware of the cause of the crash and the smoke。 One of
those balls�察�generally called fireballs�察�had fallen from the
clouds�察�and was burning on the plain at a short distance�察�and the
voice which I had heard�察�and the plunging�察�were as easily accounted
for。 Near the left´hand corner of the grove which surrounded the
dingle�察�and about ten yards from the fireball�察�I perceived a
chaise�察�with a postilion on the box�察�who was making efforts�察�
apparently useless�察�to control his horses�察�which were kicking and
plunging in the highest degree of excitement。 I instantly ran
towards the chaise�察�in order to offer what help was in my power。
'Help me��' said the poor fellow�察�as I drew nigh�察�but before I could
reach the horses�察�they had turned rapidly round�察�one of the fore´
wheels flew from its axle´tree�察�the chaise was overset�察�and the
postilion flung violently from his seat upon the field。 The horses
now became more furious than before�察�kicking desperately�察�and
endeavouring to disengage themselves from the fallen chaise。 As I
was hesitating whether to run to the assistance of the postilion or
endeavour to disengage the animals�察�I heard the voice of Belle
exclaiming�察�'See to the horses�察�I will look after the man。' She
had�察�it seems�察�been alarmed by the crash which accompanied the
firebolt�察�and had hurried up to learn the cause。 I forthwith
seized the horses by the heads�察�and used all the means I possessed
to soothe and pacify them�察�employing every gentle modulation of
which my voice was capable。 Belle�察�in the meantime�察�had raised up
the man�察�who was much stunned by his fall�察�but�察�presently
recovering his recollection to a certain degree�察�he came limping to
me�察�holding his hand to his right thigh。 'The first thing that
must now be done��' said I�察�'is to free these horses from the
traces�察�can you undertake to do so��' ' I think I can��' said the
man�察�looking at me somewhat stupidly。 'I will help��' said Belle�察�
and without loss of time laid hold of one of the traces。 The man�察�
after a short pause�察�also set to work�察�and in a few minutes the
horses were extricated。 'Now��' said I to the man�察�'what is next to
be done��' 'I don't know��' said he�察�'indeed�察�I scarcely know
anything�察�I have been so frightened by this horrible storm�察�and so
shaken by my fall。' 'I think��' said I�察�'that the storm is passing
away�察�so cast your fears away too�察�and as for your fall�察�you must
bear it as lightly as you can。 I will tie the horses amongst those
trees�察�and then we will all betake us to the hollow below。' 'And
what's to become of my chaise��' said the postilion�察�looking
ruefully on the fallen vehicle。 'Let us leave the chaise for the
present��' said I�察�'we can be of no use to it。' 'I don't like to
leave my chaise lying on the ground in this weather��' said the man�察�
'I love my chaise�察�and him whom it belongs to。' 'You are quite
right to be fond of yourself��' said I�察�'on which account I advise
you to seek shelter from the rain as soon as possible。' 'I was not
talking of myself��' said the man�察�'but my master�察�to whom the
chaise belongs。' 'I thought you called the chaise yours��' said I。
'That's my way of speaking��' said the man�察�'but the chaise is my
master's�察�and a better master does not live。 Don't you think we
could manage to raise up the chaise��' 'And what is to become of
the horses��' said I。 'I love my horses well enough��' said the man�察�
'but they will take less harm than the chaise。 We two can never
lift up that chaise。' 'But we three can��' said Belle�察�'at least�察�I
think so�察�and I know where to find two poles which will assist us。'
'You had better go to the tent��' said I�察�'you will be wet through。'
'I care not for a little wetting��' said Belle�察�'moreover�察�I have
more gowns than one ´ see you after the horses。' Thereupon�察�I led
the horses past the mouth of the dingle�察�to a place where a gap in
the hedge afforded admission to the copse or plantation on the
southern side。 Forcing them through the gap�察�I led them to a spot
amidst the trees which I deemed would afford them the most
convenient place for standing�察�then�察�darting down into the dingle�察�
I brought up a rope�察�and also the halter of my own nag�察�and with
these fastened them each to a separate tree in the best manner I
could。 This done�察�I returned to the chaise and the postilion。 In
a minute or two Belle arrived with two poles which�察�it seems�察�had
long been lying�察�overgrown with brushwood�察�in a ditch or hollow
behind the plantation。 With these both she and I set to work in
endeavouring to raise the fallen chaise from the ground。
We experienced considerable difficulty in this undertaking�察�at
length�察�with the assistance of the postilion�察�we saw our efforts
crowned with success ´ the chaise was lifted up�察�and stood upright
on three wheels。
'We may leave it here in safety��' said I�察�'for it will hardly move
away on three wheels�察�even supposing it could run by itself�察�I am
afraid there is work here for a wheelwright�察�in which case I cannot
assist you�察�if you were in need of a blacksmith it would be
otherwise。' 'I don't think either the wheel or the axle is hurt��'
said the postilion�察�who had been handling both�察�'it is only the
linch´pin having dropped out that caused the wheel to fly off�察�if I
could but find the linch´pin� � though�察�perhaps�察�it fell out a mile
away。' 'Very likely��' said I�察�'but never mind the linch´pin�察�I can
make you one�察�or something that will serve�此 �but I can't stay here
any longer�察�I am going to my place below with this young
gentlewoman�察�and you had better follow us。' 'I am ready��' said the
man�察�and after lifting up the wheel and propping it against the
chaise�察�he went with us�察�slightly limping�察�and with his hand
pressed to his thigh。
As we were descending the narrow path�察�Belle leading the way�察�and
myself the last of the party�察�the postilion suddenly stopped short�察�
and looked about him。 'Why