asversesucceededversehevoiceshrilledwihaneverinenserexciemenhesenseofhecoming’simminencewaslikeanelecricensioninheairhepresidenswichedoffhemusicand，wihhefinalnoeofhefinalsanza，herewasabsoluesilence–hesilenceofsrechedexpecancy，quiveringandcreepingwihagalvaniclifehepresidenreachedouhishand；andsuddenlyavoice，adeepsrongvoice，moremusicalhananymerelyhumanvoice，richer，warmer，morevibranwihloveandyearningandcompassion，awonderful，myserious，supernauralvoicespokefromaboveheirheadsveryslowly，“oh，ford，ford，ford，”isaiddiminishinglyandonadescendingscaleasensaionofwarmhradiaedhrillinglyoufromhesorplexusoeveryexremiyofhebodiesofhosewholisened；earscameinoheireyes；heirhears，heirbowelsseemedomovewihinhem，ashoughwihanindependenlife“ford！”heyweremeling，“ford！”dissolved，dissolvedhen，inanoherone，suddenly，sarlingly“lisen！”rumpeedhevoice“lisen！”heylisenedaferapause，sunkoawhisper，buawhisper，somehow，moreperainghanheloudescry“hefeeofhegreaerbeing，”iwenon，andrepeaedhewords：“hefeeofhegreaerbeing”hewhisperalmosexpired“hefeeofhegreaerbeingareonhesairs”andoncemoreherewassilence；andheexpecancy，momenarilyrexed，wassrechedagain，auer，auer，almosoheearingpoinhefeeofhegreaerbeing–oh，heyheardhern，heyheardhem，comingsoflydownhesairs，comingnearerandnearerdownheinvisiblesairshefeeofhegreaerbeingandsuddenlyheearingpoinwasreachedhereyessaring，herlipsparedmorganarohschildsprangoherfee

“ihearhim，”shecried“ihearhim”

“he’scoming，”shouedsarojiniengels

“yes，he’scoming，ihearhim”fifibradughandomkawaguchirosesimulaneouslyoheirfee

“oh，oh，oh！”joa

ainaricuelyesified

“he’scoming！”yelledjimbokanovsky

hepresidenleanedforwardand，wihaouch，releasedadeliriumofcymbalsandblownbrass，afeverofomomming

“oh，he’scoming！”screamedcradeerding“aie！”andiwasashoughshewerehavingherhroacu

feelinghaiwasimeforhimodosomehing，bernardalsojumpedupandshoued：“ihearhim；he’scoming”buiwasn’rueheheardnohingand，forhim，nobodywascomingnobody–inspieofhemusic，inspieofhemouningexciemenbuhewavedhisarms，heshouedwihhebesofhem；andwhenheohersbeganojigandsampandshuffle，healsojiggedandshuffled

roundheywen，acircurprocessionofdancers，eachwihhandsonhehipsofhedancerpreceding，roundandround，shouinginunison，sampingoherhyhmofhemusicwihheirfee，beaingi，beaingiouwihhandsonhebuocksinfron；welvepairsofhandsbeaingasone；asone，welvebuockssbbilyresoundingwelveasone，welveasone“ihearhim，ihearhimcoming”hemusicquickened；faserbeahefee，faser，faserfellherhyhmichandsandallaonceagreasynheicbassboomedouhewordswhicha

ouncedheapproachingaonemenandfinalconsummaionofsolidariy，hecomingofhewelveinone，heincarnaionofhegreaerbeing“orgyporgy，”isang，whileheomomsconinuedobeaheirfeverishaoo：

“orgyporgy，fordandfun，kisshegirlsandmakehemoneboysaonewihgirlsapeace；orgyporgygivesrelease”

“orgyporgy，”hedancerscaughupheliurgicalrefrain，“orgyporgy，fordandfun，kisshegirls…”andasheysang，helighsbeganslowlyofade–ofadeandahesameimeogrowwarmer，richer，redder，unilasheyweredancinginhecrimsonwilighofanembryosore“orgyporgy…”inheirbloodcolouredandfoealdarknesshedancersconinuedforawhileocircue，obeaandbeaouheindefaigablerhyhm“orgyporgy…”henhecirclewavered，broke，fellinparialdisinegraiononheringofcoucheswhichsurrounded–circleenclosingcircle–heableandisparychairs“orgyporgy…”enderlyhedeepvoicecroonedandcooed；inheredwilighiwasashoughsomeenormousnegrodovewerehoveringbenevolenlyoverhenowproneorsupinedancers

heyweresandingonheroof；bighenryhadjussungelevenhenighwascalmandwarm

“wasn’iwonderful？”saidfifibradugh“wasn’isimplywonderful？”shelookedabernardwihanexpressionofrapure，buofrapureinwhichherewasnoraceofagiaionorexciemen–forobeexciedissillobeunsaisfiedherswashecalmecsasyofachievedconsummaion，hepeace，noofmerevacansaieyandnohingness，buofbancedlife，ofenergiesaresandinequilibriumarichandlivingpeaceforhesolidariyservicehadgivenaswellasaken，drawnoffonlyoreplenishshewasfull，shewasmadeperfec，shewassillmorehanmerelyherself“didn’youhinkiwaswonderful？”sheinsised，lookinginobernard’sfacewihhosesupernaurallyshiningeyes

“yes，ihoughiwaswonderful，”heliedandlookedaway；hesighofherransfiguredfacewasaonceanaccusaionandanironicalreminderofhisownseparaenesshewasasmiserablyisoednowashehadbeenwhenheservicebegan–moreisoedbyreasonofhisunreplenishedempiness，hisdeadsaieyseparaeandunaoned，whileheoherswerebeingfusedinohegreaerbeing；aloneeveninmorgana’sembrace–muchmorealone，indeed，morehopelesslyhimselfhanhehadeverbeeninhislifebeforehehademergedfromhacrimsonwilighinohecommonelecricgrewihaselfconsciousnessinensifiedohepichofagonyhewasuerlymiserable，andperhaps（hershiningeyesaccusedhim），perhapsiwashisownfaul“quiewonderful，”herepeaed；buheonlyhinghecouldhinkofwasmorgana’seyebrow