It was a black flag. "Justice" was done, and the President of the Immortals, in Aeschylean

phrase, had ended his sport with Tess. And the d'Urberville knights

and dames slept on in their tombs unknowing. The two speechless

gazers bent themselves down to the earth, as if in prayer, and

remained thus a long time, absolutely motionless: the flag continued

to wave silently. As soon as they had strength, they arose, joined

hands again, and went on.



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