As in the previous volume, chapter sections often begin with the time of day or year. Again we witness the procession of the seasons.
"Day came to birth over eastern hills..." (I, 1, p. 25)
"Rain slashed from the west. Wind hooted. Autumn was closing in, with storms and long nights." (2, p. 27)
"Among Celts, the first evening of Hunter's Moon awakened madness." (3, p. 30)
"The declaration of King Gratillonius hit the vernal Council of Suffetes like a stone from a siege engine." (II, 1, p. 33)
"Morning mist followed a night's rain." (III, 1, p. 59)
"In the dead of winter, people must rise hours before the sun if they were to carry out their duties." (IV, 1, p. 82)
"...A brief and murky day was drawing to its close." (2, p. 87)
"When the Suffetes met at vernal equinox, a thing occurred that Ys had never known before." (3, p. 90)
"One evening before midsummer, a sunset of rare beauty kindled above Ocean." (V, 4, p. 117)
"Rain had left the air humid. As the sun declined, vapours reddened its disc, but fog would not likely roll in to cool Ys before dawn." (VI, 1, p. 120)
"The long light set ablaze the gilt eagle atop the dome on the royal house." (3, p. 144)
"...night become a sunrise glow..." (VIII, 2, p. 163)
"The moon was still down..." (2, p. 164)
"Dahut arrived at the house of Fennalis while the moon was rising above the eastern hills, ruddy and enormous." (5, p. 173)
"The full moon fled through clouds." (X, 3, p. 217)
"Toward evening of the second day after full moon..." (5, p. 223)
"The moon waned towards the half. Each night was noticeably longer than the last." (8, p. 228)
"Dusk deepened. More and more stars glimmered into sight." (9, p. 231)
"It was two years since he had last seen Apuleius Vero..." (XI, 1, p. 234)
"Samain Eve was bitterly clear." (3, p. 246)
"As ever, the first evening of Hunter's Moon filled Ys with bacchanalia." (4, p. 251)
"The afternoon grew mild." (XII, 4, p. 275)
"Scarcely past full, the moon slanted whiteness through windowpanes..." (XIII, 2, p. 282)
"Snow fell in small dry flakes." (XV, 2, p. 328)
Ok. Maybe some more later. I have skipped past some opening sentences that focused only on the weather without indicating time of day or year.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
Before modern lighting, say, before the mid 19th century, cities were black pits of darkness. And lighting inside houses and other buildings were costly, difficult, and often risky. There wasn't really much for most people to do after sunset except to drink or go to bed.
Ad astra! Sean
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