Jeremy

第39章

Hedidnotseeitallashesatonhishorse——hewas,asyet,tooyoung;buthedidfeelthecontrastbetweenthedinandglarearoundhimandthesilenceanddarkbeyond,and,afterwards,lookingback,heknewthathehadfoundinthatsamecontrasttheveryheartofromance。Asitwas,hesimplyclutchedhishorse’sbeautifulheadandwaitedfortheridetobegin……

Theywereoff!Hefelthishorsequiverunderhim,hesawthemansionsoftheTwo-HeadedGiantandtheFatLadysliptotheright,thelightseemedtoswingliketheskirtofsomeone’sdress,upwardsacrossthefloor,andfromtheheartofthegoldenwomanandthekingandtheminstrelascreamburstforthasthoughtheywereannouncingtheendoftheworld。Afterthathehadnoclearideaastowhatoccurred。Hewasswungintospace,andallthelifethathadbeensostationary,thebooths,thelights,themenandwomen,theverystarswentswingingwithhimasthoughtocheerhimon;thehorseunderhimgallopedbefore,andthefasterhegallopedthewilderwasthemusicandthedizziertheworld。Hewasexultant,omnipotent,supreme。Hehadlongknownthatthisglorywassomewhereifitcouldonlyhefound,allhisdaysheseemedtohavebeensearchingforit;hebeathishorse’sneck,hedrovehislegsagainsthissides。“Goon!Goon!Goon!“hecried。“Faster!Faster!

Faster!“

Thestrangestthingsseemedtorisetohisnoticeandthenfallagain——apeakedpoliceman’shat,flowers,asuddenflameofgas,thestaringeyesanddeadwhitearmsofthegoldenwoman,theflyingformsofthehorsesinfrontofhim。Alltheworldwasonhorseback,alltheworldwasracinghigherandhigher,fasterandfaster。Hesawsomeonenearhimriseontohishorse’sbackandstandonit,wavinghisarms。Hewouldliketohavedonethat,buthefoundthathewaspartofhishorse,asthoughhehadbeengluedtoit。Heshouted,hecriedaloud,hewassohappythathethoughtofnooneandnothing……Theflamedancedabouthiminacircle,heseemedtorisesohighthattherewasasuddenstillness,hewasintheveryheartofthestars;thencamethesuprememomentwhen,ashehadalwaysknown,thatonedayhewouldbe,hewasmasteroftheworld……Then,likeLucifer,hefell。Slowlythestarsreceded,themusicslackened,peoplerockedontotheirfeetagain……TheTwo-HeadedGiantslippedhackoncemoreintohisplace,hesawthesinisterladystilldevouringhersupper,womenlookingupathimgaped。Hishorsegavealastlittleleapanddied。

Thismarvellousexperienceherepeatedfourtimes,andeverytimewithanecstasymorecompletethanthelast。Herushedtoaheight,hefell,herushedagain,hefell,andateveryreturntoasoberlifehisoneintentionwasinstantlytobeoffonhissteedoncemore。Hewasabouttostartonhisfifthjourney,hehadpaidhishalfpenny,hewassittingforwardwithhishandsontheblackmane,hiseyes,staring,werefilledalreadywiththeglorythatheknewwascomingtohim,hischeekswerecrimson,hishatonthebackofhishead,hishairflying。Heheardavoice,quietandcool,alittlebelowhim,butverynear:

“Jeremy……Jeremy。Comeoffthat。You’vegottogohome。“

Helookeddownandsawh

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