The Ghiter on the Snow 89
this; that we seemed to be endowed with what I must
call the power of telepathy, for want of a better word.
We didn’t need to explain ourselves to each other.
Our minds worked together like those of two first-
class three-quarters who are accustomed to play
together.
Part of the enjoyment, moreover, came from the
knowledge that we were infinitely superior to anything
we might happen to meet. The mere fact that we had
so much more time to think than other people assured
us of this.
We were like a leash of greyhounds, and the rest of
the world so many hares, but the disproportion of
speed was immensely increased. It was the airman
against the wagoner.
We went to bed early that night. We had already
got a little tired of Paris. The pace was too slow for us.
It was rather like sitting at a Wagner opera. There
were some thrilling moments, of course, but most of
the time we were bored with long and monotonous
passages like the dialogue between Wotan and Erde.
We.wanted to be by ourselves ; no one else could keep
up with the rush. |
The difference between sleep and waking, again, was
diminished, no, almost abolished. The period of sleep
was simply like a brief distraction of attention, and
even our dreams continued the exaltation of our
love.
The importance of any incident was negligible. In
the ordinary way one’s actions are to a certain extent
inhibited. As the phrase goes, one thinks twice before
doing so and so. We weren’t thinking twice any more.
Desire was transformed into action without the slightest
check. Fatigue, too, had been completely banished. |
We woke the next morning with the sun. We stood
on the balcony in our dressing-gowns and watched him
rise. We felt ourselves one with him, as fresh and as
fervent as he. Inexhaustible energy !
We danced and sang through breakfast. We had