He now saw his danger, and struggled to keep himself beyond
the spell of her perilous glances and siren song. This modern Ulysses
made a masterful effort, but alas! had no ships to carry him away, and
no wax with which to fill his ears. Wax is a good thing, and no one
should enter the Siren country without it. Ships, too, are good, with
masts to tie one's self to, and sails and rudder, and a gust of wind
to waft one quickly past the island. In fact, one cannot take too many
precautions when in those enchanted waters.
Matters began to look dark to me. Love had dawned in Mary's breast,
that was sure, and for the first time, with all its fierce sweetness.
Not that it had reached its noon, or anything like it. In truth, it
might, I hoped, die in the dawning, for my lady was as capricious as a
May day; but it was love--love as plain as the sun at rising. She
sought Brandon upon all occasions, and made opportunities to meet him;
not openly--at any rate, not with Brandon's knowledge, nor with any
connivance on his part, but apparently caring little what he or any
one else might see.
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