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All about us, as alked, were ht's storreat branches

torn froiants; and the

brook was a raging torrent Down here, in the Hollow, the

destruction had been less, but in the woods, above, the giants

had worked their will, and ap shohere,

erstwhile, had stood a tall and stately tree

"Trees be very liketo one that

lay prone beside the path, "'ere to-day an' gone to-one to-morrer The man in the Bible, 'im as was cured of

'is blindness by our blessed Lord, 'e said as men was like trees

walkin', but, to my mind, Peter, trees is much more like men

a-standin' still Ye see, Peter, trees be such corowin' all by itself,

an' when you do, if you look at it you can't 'elp but notice

'ow lonely it do look Ay, its very leaves seem to 'ave a

down-'earted sort o' drop I knowed three on 'eether, so close that their branches

used to touch each other when the wind blew, jest as if they was

a-shakin' 'ands wi' one another, Peter You could see as they

was uncommon fond of each other, wi' half an eye Well; one day,