Mardi, Volume II coverCHAPTER 84
CHAPTER 84

Babbalanja Relates to them a Vision

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Leaving Babbalanja in the old man's bower, deep in meditation; thoughtfully we strolled along the beach, inspiring the musky, midnight air; the tropical stars glistening in heaven, like drops of dew among violets.
The waves were phosphorescent, and laved the beach with a fire that cooled it.