Edgar Degas Rehearsal on the Stage

Edgar Degas Rehearsal on the StageFrederic Edwin Church The IcebergsFrederic Edwin Church Twilight in the Wilderness
know where they all are," she said, "I got it off by heart. Hush now... "
She crossed her"Wrong place," she said briefly, and tried again.
Will, watching, saw her beloved face clearly. And because he knew it so well, and he'd studied her expression in despair and hope and sorrow, he could tell that something was wrong; for there was no sign of the clear concentration she used to sink into so quickly. Instead, an unhappy bewilderment spread gradually over her: she bit her lower lip, she blinked more and more, and her eyes moved slowly from symbol to symbol legs, pulling the skirt over them to make a lap. Will lay on one elbow and watched. The bright moonlight, reflected off the white sand, lit up her face with a radiance that seemed to draw out some other radiance from inside her; her eyes glittered, and her expression was so serious and absorbed that Will could have fallen in love with her again if love didn't already possess every fiber of his being.Lyra took a deep breath and began to turn the wheels. But after only a few moments, she stopped and turned the instrument around.