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To obtain relief she often went out of London for the day; sometimes

her oing

alone One autuest trip she had undertaken, for there were scarcely any railways

then She wandered about till she discovered a footpath which took

her to a mill-pond, which spread itself out into a little lake It

was fed by springs which burst up through the ground She watched at

one particular point, and saw the water boil up with such force that

it cleared a space of a dozen yards in diameter from every weed, and

formed a transparent pool just tinted with that pale azure which is

peculiar to the living fountains which break out from the bottom of

the chalk She was fascinated for a moment by the spectacle, and

reflected upon it, but she passed on In about three-quarters of an

hour she found herself near a church, larger than an ordinary village

church, and, as she was tired, and the gate of the church porch was

open, she entered and sat down The sun streamed in upon her, and

some sheep which had strayed into the churchyard fro

open field came almost close to her, unalarmed, and looked in her

face The quiet was co here and there fro