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"Creature?" said I, and so sat staring at the table, and the

walls, and the floor, and the rafters in a blank a, I went and stood in the

doorway, looking at Charan to sing softly to herself, and,

putting up her hand, drew the co about her neck and shoulders And, singing softly

thus, she shook her hair about her, so that I saw it curled far

below her waist; stooped her head, and, parting it upon her neck,

drew it over either shoulder, whence it flowed far down over her

bosoh the

rift in the leaves above, sent down her beams to wake small fires

in it, that ca

"Char on the

i I rarely do

But Char to

herself

"Charain, "what did you mean when you called

"You called me a 'pedant' once before; to be told that I a I fear my manner must be

very unfortunate to afford you such an opinion of

"Naturally I am much perturbed, and doubly anxious to knohat