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of hiving bees。
Spent with the rapture察I paused a moment and caught my friend's eye
over the edge of a folio。 ;But as for these Germans察─he began abruptly察
as if we had been in the middle of a discussion察 the scholarship is there察I
grant you察but the spark察the fine perception察the happy intuition察where is
it拭 They get it all from us ─
;They get nothing whatever from US察─ I said decidedly此 the word
German only suggesting Bands察to which Aunt Eliza was bitterly hostile。
;You think not拭─he rejoined察doubtfully察getting up and walking about
the room。 ;Well察I applaud such fairness and temperance in so young a
critic。 They are qualitiesin youthas rare as they are pleasing。 But
just look at Schrumpffius察 for instancehow he struggles and wrestles
with a simple GREEK gar in this very passage here ─
I peeped fearfully through the open door察 half´dreading to see some
sinuous and snark´like conflict in progress on the mat察but all was still。 I
saw no trouble at all in the passage察and I said so。
;Precisely察─ he cried察 delighted。 ;To you察 who possess the natural
scholar's faculty in so happy a degree察there is no difficulty at all。 But to
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this Schrumpffius; But here察luckily for me察in came the housekeeper察
a clean´looking woman of staid aspect。
;Your tea is in the garden察─she said察as if she were correcting a faulty
emendation。 ;I've put some cakes and things for the little gentleman察and
you'd better drink it before it gets cold。;
He waved her off and continued his stride察brandishing an aorist over
my devoted head。 The housekeeper waited unmoved till there fell a
moment's break in his descant察and then察 You'd better drink it before it
gets cold察─ she observed again察 impassively。 The wretched man cast a
deprecating look at me。 ;Perhaps a little tea would be rather nice察─ he
observed察feebly察and to my great relief he led the way into the garden。 I
looked about for the little gentleman察 but察 failing to discover him察 I
concluded he was absent´minded too察and attacked the ;cakes and things;
with no misgivings。
After a most successful and most learned tea a something happened
which察small as I was察never quite shook itself out of my memory。
To us at parley in an arbour over the high road察 there entered察
slouching into view察a dingy tramp察satellited by a frowsy woman and a
pariah dog察and察catching sight of us察he set up his professional whine察and
I looked at my friend with the heartiest compassion察for I knew well from
Marthait was common talkthat at this time of day he was certainly and
surely penniless。 Morn by morn he started forth with pockets lined察and
each returning evening found him with never a sou。 All this he
proceeded to explain at length to the tramp察 courteously and even
shamefacedly察as one who was in the wrong察and at last the gentleman of
the road察realising the hopelessness of his case察set to and cursed him with
gusto察 vocabulary察 and abandonment。 He reviled his eyes察 his features察
his limbs察his profession察his relatives and surroundings察and then slouched
off察still oozing malice and filth。 We watched the party to a turn in the
road察 where the woman察 plainly weary察 came to a stop。 Her lord察 after
some conventional expletives demanded of him by his position察relieved
her of her bundle察and caused her to hang on his arm with a certain rough
kindness of tone察and in action even a dim approach to tenderness察and the
dingy dog crept up for one lick at her hand。
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;See察─ said my friend察 bearing somewhat on my shoulder察 how this
strange thing察this love of ours察lives and shines out in the unlikeliest of
places You have been in the fields in early morning拭 Barren acres察all
But only stoopcatch the light thwartwiseand all is a silver network of
gossamer So the fairy filaments of this strange thing underrun and link
together the whole world。 Yet it is not the old imperious god of the fatal
bow3 GREEKnot thatnor even the placid respectable GREEKbut
something still unnamed察 perhaps more mysterious察 more divine Only
one must stoop to see it察old fellow察one must stoop ─
The dew was falling察the dusk closing察as I trotted briskly homewards
down the road。 Lonely spaces everywhere察 above and around。 Only
Hesperus hung in the sky察solitary察pure察ineffably far´drawn and remote察
yet infinitely heartening察somehow察in his valorous isolation。
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SNOWBOUND
Twelfth´night had come and gone察 and life next morning seemed a
trifle flat and purposeless。 But yester´eve and the mummers were here
They had come striding into the old kitchen察powdering the red brick floor
with snow from their barbaric bedizenments察and stamping察and crossing察
and declaiming察till all was whirl and riot and shout。 Harold was frankly
afraid此unabashed察he buried himself in the cook's ample bosom。 Edward
feigned a manly superiority to illusion察and greeted these awful apparitions
familiarly察as Dick and Harry and Joe。 As for me察I was too big to run察
too rapt to resist the magic and surprise。 Whence came these outlanders察
breaking in on us with song and ordered masque and a terrible clashing of
wooden swords拭 And after these察 what strange visitants might we not
look for any quiet night察when the chestnuts popped in the ashes察and the
old ghost stories drew the awe´stricken circle close拭 Old Merlin察perhaps察
;all furred in black sheep´skins察and a russet gown察with a bow and arrows察
and bearing wild geese in his hand ─ Or stately Ogier the Dane察recalled
from Faery察 asking his way to the land that once had need of him Or
even察 on some white night察 the Snow´ Queen herself察 with a chime of
sleigh´bells and the patter of reindeers' feet察with sudden halt at the door
flung wide察while aloft the Northern Lights went shaking attendant spears
among the quiet stars
This morning察 house´bound by the relentless察 indefatigable snow察 I
was feeling the reaction Edward察 on the contrary察 being violently stage
struck on this his first introduction to the real Drama察was striding up and
down the floor察 proclaiming ;Here be I察 King Gearge the Third察─ in a
strong Berkshire accent。 Harold察accustomed察as the youngest察to lonely
antics and to sports that asked no sympathy察was absorbed in ;clubmen;此a
performance consisting in a measured progress round the room arm´in´
arm with an imaginary companion of reverend years察with occasional halts
at imaginary clubs察 whereimaginary steps being leisurely ascended
imaginary papers were glanced at察imaginary scandal was discussed with
elderly shakings of the head察 andregrettable to sayimaginary glasses
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were lifted lipwards。 Heaven only knows how the germ of this dreary
pastime first found way into his small´boyish being。 It was his own
invention察and he was proportionately proud of it。 Meanwhile察Charlotte
and I察crouched in the window´seat察watched察spell´stricken察the whirl and
eddy and drive of the innumerable snow´flakes察wrapping our cheery little
world in an uncanny uniform察ghastly in line and hue。
Charlotte was sadly out of spirits。 Having ;countered; Miss Smedley
at breakfast察during some argument or other察by an apt quotation from her
favourite classic the Fairy Book she had been gently but firmly informed
that no such things as fairies ever really existed。 ;Do you mean to say it's
all lies拭─asked Charlotte察bluntly。 Miss Smedley deprecated the use of