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The evening shadows darkened, the sunset glow faded, and the ular plash of the

waves on the beach reached Cardo's ears He thought of the long

reaches of golden sand lying cool and grey in the ht, and all

the roht that Val over a musty book in a

dimly-lit room? while outside were the velvet turf of the cliffs, the

plashing waves, and the silver ht

But the reading still went on, the gentle voice growing a little weary

anda little heavily over the

blue eyes

Long Cardo watched and gazed, and at last, turning away, he walked

moodily home He knew his father would expect him to supper at ten

o'clock punctually, and hurried his steps as he approached the house

Just in ti supper

of cawl and bread and butter, which the two

silently, for the Vicar was more pre-occupied than usual, and Cardo,

too, was busy with his own thoughts

Suddenly the for meadow finished?" he said

"Yes; Dye is a splendid felloork, and Ebben and he together get

through a good deal"