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gri seethe of the town On the other hand was the

evening,

alder trees beside the river, and the pale stretches of stubble

beyond There the evening glowed softly, and even a pee-as

flapping in solitude and peace

Ursula and Anton Skrebensky walked along the ridge of the

canal between The berries on the hedges were cri and the wheeling of

the solitary pee-wit and the faint cry of the birds ca stress of the

town opposite, and they talked the blue strip of water-way,

the ribbon of sky between

He was looking, Ursula thought, very beautiful, because of a

flush of sunburn on his hands and face He was telling her how

he had learned to shoe horses and select cattle fit for

killing

"Do you like to be a soldier?" she asked

"I as for wars," she said

"Yes"

"Would you like to go to war?"

"I? Well, it would be exciting If there were a war I would

want to go"