softly from one to anot across a corner of lao trees beyond. So run. Only once I felt ate, and turned and found  t seemed   a smile. ts in tc, like a  and for almost a minute, then pulled her hand.

    No come, I said.

    Surned  look again. e o t, along a damp and tangled pat at tures leapt in t  trample t o t t brig me and took out  us t, te fast at our backs.

    No of ttle freer. e set doood still in truck ts. t er, tleman. e ened, and  t all tars t . More stars tural. t Maud. S  o ook my ook it, not to be led by me, not to be comforted; only to , because it was mine.

    In tar moved, and urned to c.

    ts luck, I said.

    truck.  t air made it s  t rose anotler sound—epped apart—it er against  t. I sater coins of moonlig a silence. t glided toleman .  see us,  see us; but it  me wepped forward

    first, it iffly to ters edge, took t tugging of t, until t eady.

    I dont remember if Gentleman spoke. I dont believe  me, except, once  landing-place, to give me ten planks. I t all in silence. I kno s bulged as —for, ook up to turn us, er filling all t Maud sat steady. I saleman looking ill no-one spoke,  all in a moment, and t moved quick. tream e, trees instead. Maud sat  looking.

    e  very carefully. t ill. Gentleman kept t as close as o trees . But t, to c near to t up and dark. Once, opped t us glide in silence; but still no-one o look. ter t, ts. t, tlemans e of his cheek above his whisker.

    e did not keep upon t a spot upon t.