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II. Night—The Flock—An Interior—Another Interior

           Foramomentheseemedimpressedwiththespeakinglonelinessofthescene,orratherwiththecompleteabstractionfromallitscompassofthesightsandsoundsofman.Humanshapes,interferences,troubles,andjoyswereallasiftheywerenot,andthereseemedtobeontheshadedhemisphereoftheglobenosentientbeingsavehimself;hecouldfancythemallgoneroundtothesunnyside.

           Occupiedthus,witheyesstretchedafar,Oakgraduallyperceivedthatwhathehadpreviouslytakentobeastarlowdownbehindtheoutskirtsoftheplantationwasinrealitynosuchthing.Itwasanartificiallight,almostcloseathand.

           Tofindthemselvesutterlyaloneatnightwherecompanyisdesirableandexpectedmakessomepeoplefearful;butacasemoretryingbyfartothenervesistodiscoversomemysteriouscompanionshipwhenintuition,sensation,memory,analogy,testimony,probability,inductioneverykindofevidenceinthelogician’slisthaveunitedtopersuadeconsciousnessthatitisquiteinisolation.

           FarmerOakwenttowardstheplantationandpushedthroughitslowerboughstothewindyside.Adimmassunderthesloperemindedhimthatashedoccupiedaplacehere,thesitebeingacuttingintotheslopeofthehill,sothatatitsbackparttheroofwasalmostlevelwiththeground.Infrontitwasformedofboardnailedtopostsandcoveredwithtarasapreservative.Throughcrevicesintheroofandsidespreadstreaksanddotsoflight,acombinationofwhichmadetheradiancethathadattractedhim.

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