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XXXVII. The Storm—The Two Together

           Ishewithyou?"

           "Heisnothere."

           "Doyouknowwhereheis?"

           "Asleepinthebarn."

           "Hepromisedthatthestacksshouldbeseento,andnowtheyareallneglected!CanIdoanythingtohelp?Liddyisafraidtocomeout.Fancyfindingyouhereatsuchanhour!SurelyIcandosomething?"

           "Youcanbringupsomereed-sheavestome,onebyone,ma’am;ifyouarenotafraidtocomeuptheladderinthedark,"saidGabriel."Everymomentispreciousnow,andthatwouldsaveagooddealoftime.Itisnotverydarkwhenthelightninghasbeengoneabit."

           "I’lldoanything!"shesaid,resolutely.Sheinstantlytookasheafuponhershoulder,clamberedupclosetohisheels,placeditbehindtherod,anddescendedforanother.Atherthirdascentthericksuddenlybrightenedwiththebrazenglareofshiningmajolicaeveryknotineverystrawwasvisible.Ontheslopeinfrontofhimappearedtwohumanshapes,blackasjet.Thericklostitssheentheshapesvanished.Gabrielturnedhishead.Ithadbeenthesixthflashwhichhadcomefromtheeastbehindhim,andthetwodarkformsontheslopehadbeentheshadowsofhimselfandBathsheba.

           Thencamethepeal.Ithardlywascrediblethatsuchaheavenlylightcouldbetheparentofsuchadiabolicalsound.

           "Howterrible!"sheexclaimed,andclutchedhimbythesleeve.Gabrielturned,andsteadiedheronheraerialperchbyholdingherarm.Atthesamemoment,whilehewasstillreversedinhisattitude,therewasmorelight,andhesaw,asitwere,acopyofthetallpoplartreeonthehilldrawninblackonthewallofthebarn.

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