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Ball of Fat 4
The door suddenly closed. All noise ceased.
The frozen townsmen were silent; they remained motionless, stiff with cold.
A thick curtain of glistening white flakes fell ceaselessly to the ground; it
obliterated all outlines, enveloped all objects in an icy mantle of foam;
nothing was to be heard throughout the length and breadth of the silent,
winter-bound city save the vague, nameless rustle of falling snow—a sensation
rather than a sound—the gentle mingling of light atoms which seemed to fill all
space, to cover the whole world.
The man reappeared with his lantern, leading by a rope a melancholy-looking
horse, evidently being led out against his inclination. The hostler placed him
beside the pole, fastened the traces, and spent some time in walking round him
to make sure that the harness was all right; for he could use only one hand, the
other being engaged in holding the lantern. As he was about to fetch the second
horse he noticed the motionless group of travellers, already white with snow,
and said to them: "Why don't you get inside the coach? You'd be under shelter,
at least."
This did not seem to have occurred to them, and they at once took his advice.
The three men seated their wives at the far end of the coach, then got in
themselves; lastly the other vague, snow-shrouded forms clambered to the
remaining places without a word.
The floor was covered with straw, into which the feet sank. The ladies at the
far end, having brought with them little copper foot-warmers heated by means of
a kind of chemical fuel, proceeded to light these, and spent some time in
expatiating in low tones on their advantages, saying over and over again things
which they had all known for a long time.
At last, six horses instead of four having been harnessed to the diligence, on
account of the heavy roads, a voice outside asked: "Is every one there?" To
which a voice from the interior replied: "Yes," and they set out.
The vehicle moved slowly, slowly, at a snail's pace; the wheels sank into the
snow; the entire body of the coach creaked and groaned; the horses slipped,
puffed, steamed, and the coachman's long whip cracked incessantly, flying hither
and thither, coiling up, then flinging out its length like a slender serpent, as
it lashed some rounded flank, which instantly grew tense as it strained in
further effort.
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