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And
,
indeed
,
it
proved
to
be
a
very
merry
meal
.
It
is
true
that
we
could
not
forget
our
awful
situation
.
The
full
solemnity
of
the
event
loomed
ever
at
the
back
of
our
minds
and
tempered
our
thoughts
.
But
surely
it
is
the
soul
which
has
never
faced
death
which
shies
strongly
from
it
at
the
end
.
To
each
of
us
men
it
had
,
for
one
great
epoch
in
our
lives
,
been
a
familiar
presence
.
As
to
the
lady
,
she
leaned
upon
the
strong
guidance
of
her
mighty
husband
and
was
well
content
to
go
whither
his
path
might
lead
.
The
future
was
our
fate
.
The
present
was
our
own
.
We
passed
it
in
goodly
comradeship
and
gentle
merriment
.
Our
minds
were
,
as
I
have
said
,
singularly
lucid
.
Even
I
struck
sparks
at
times
.
As
to
Challenger
,
he
was
wonderful
!
Never
have
I
so
realized
the
elemental
greatness
of
the
man
,
the
sweep
and
power
of
his
understanding
.
Summerlee
drew
him
on
with
his
chorus
of
subacid
criticism
,
while
Lord
John
and
I
laughed
at
the
contest
and
the
lady
,
her
hand
upon
his
sleeve
,
controlled
the
bellowings
of
the
philosopher
.
Life
,
death
,
fate
,
the
destiny
of
man
—
these
were
the
stupendous
subjects
of
that
memorable
hour
,
made
vital
by
the
fact
that
as
the
meal
progressed
strange
,
sudden
exaltations
in
my
mind
and
tinglings
in
my
limbs
proclaimed
that
the
invisible
tide
of
death
was
slowly
and
gently
rising
around
us
.
Once
I
saw
Lord
John
put
his
hand
suddenly
to
his
eyes
,
and
once
Summerlee
dropped
back
for
an
instant
in
his
chair
.
Each
breath
we
breathed
was
charged
with
strange
forces
.
And
yet
our
minds
were
happy
and
at
ease
.
Presently
Austin
laid
the
cigarettes
upon
the
table
and
was
about
to
withdraw
.
"
Austin
!
"
said
his
master
.
"
Yes
,
sir
?
"
"
I
thank
you
for
your
faithful
service
.
"
A
smile
stole
over
the
servant
’
s
gnarled
face
.
"
I
’
ve
done
my
duty
,
sir
.
"
"
I
’
m
expecting
the
end
of
the
world
to
-
day
,
Austin
.
"
"
Yes
,
sir
.
What
time
,
sir
?
"
"
I
can
’
t
say
,
Austin
.
Before
evening
.
"
"
Very
good
,
sir
.
"
