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A moment more, and Georg and Maida were taken aboard it. The volan fluttered to the forest unguided and was lost in the black treetops, now no more than a thousand feet below. Surrounded by amazed officials, Maida and Georg entered the patrol vessel. Georg Brende, escaped safely from Tarrano! The Brende secret released from Tarrano's control!
His heart leaped, and as he turned to her, she smiled a smile of eager trust which lighted her face like a torch of faith in the spire of a house of worship. "You are planning?" she said. "You know what it is we must do?" He said: "I think so. The volan out there is large enough for two. You'll trust yourself to it with me? You're not afraid, are you?" "Oh, no," she said.
Canto V., line 84: LONGFELLOW. "Fly through the air by their volition borne." CARY. "Cleave the air, wafted by their will along." PARSONS. "Sped ever onward by their wish alone." "Volan per l' aer dal voler portate." Canto XVII., line 42: LONGFELLOW. "That he concede to us his stalwart shoulders." CARY "That to us he may vouchsafe The aid of his strong shoulders."
They were surprised together by the husband, and slain on the spot. "Quali colombe, dal disio chiamate, Con l'ali aperte e ferme, al dolce nido Volan per l'aer dal voler portate Cotali uscir de la schiera ov'è Dido, A noi venendo per l'aer maligno, Sì forte fu l'affettuoso grido."
And presently the big patrol vessel was almost above them. It hung there, a dark winged shape dotted with colored lights. A signal flash a sharp command to Georg, but, of course, he could not answer. Then the Director's finder picked him out. The volan was fluttering, spiralling slowly as Georg struggled to hold his place. And then the patrol launched its tender. It came darting down like a wasp.
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