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           Thesamplesinthisanalysiscasegavethesameoddbandsatfirst,thoughlatertheylosttheproperty.

           ThetreesbuddedprematurelyaroundNahum’s,andatnighttheyswayedominouslyinthewind.Nahum’ssecondsonThaddeus,aladoffifteen,sworethattheyswayedalsowhentherewasnowind;buteventhegossipswouldnotcreditthis.Certainly,however,restlessnesswasintheair.TheentireGardnerfamilydevelopedthehabitofstealthylistening,thoughnotforanysoundwhichtheycouldconsciouslyname.Thelisteningwas,indeed,ratheraproductofmomentswhenconsciousnessseemedhalftoslipaway.Unfortunatelysuchmomentsincreasedweekbyweek,tillitbecamecommonspeechthat“somethingwaswrongwithallNahum’sfolks”.Whentheearlysaxifragecameoutithadanotherstrangecolour;notquitelikethatoftheskunk-cabbage,butplainlyrelatedandequallyunknowntoanyonewhosawit.NahumtooksomeblossomstoArkhamandshewedthemtotheeditoroftheGazette,butthatdignitarydidnomorethanwriteahumorousarticleaboutthem,inwhichthedarkfearsofrusticswerehelduptopoliteridicule.ItwasamistakeofNahum’stotellastolidcitymanaboutthewaythegreat,overgrownmourning-cloakbutterfliesbehavedinconnexionwiththesesaxifrages.

           Aprilbroughtakindofmadnesstothecountryfolk,andbeganthatdisuseoftheroadpastNahum’swhichledtoitsultimateabandonment.Itwasthevegetation.