Its roof was of transparent
alabaster, glowing with shadowy light.
CHAPTER 17
A flourish of trumpets announced the return of the Lady Iduna and the
Prince of Athens, magnificently attired, came forward with a smile, and
led her, with a compliment on her resuming the dress of her sex, if not
of her country, to the banquet. Iduna was not uninfluenced by that
excitement which is insensibly produced by a sudden change of scene and
circumstances, and especially by an unexpected transition from
hardship, peril, and suffering, to luxury, security, and enjoyment.
Their spirits were elevated and gay: she smiled upon Nicaeus with a
cheerful sympathy. They feasted, they listened to sweet music, they
talked over their late adventures, and, animated by their own
enjoyment, they became more sanguine as to the fate of Iskander.
"In two or three days we shall know more," said Nicaeus. "In the
meantime, rest is absolutely necessary to you. It is only now that you
will begin to be sensible of the exertion you have made. If Iskander
be at Croia, he has already informed your father of your escape; if he
have not arrived, I have arranged that a courier shall be dispatched to
Hunniades from that city.
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