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XXIV. The Same Night—The Fir Plantation

           Thenthemunchingwouldrecommence,whenthelivelyimaginationmightassisttheeyetodiscernagroupofpink-whitenostrils,shapedascaverns,andveryclammyandhumidontheirsurfaces,notexactlypleasanttothetouchuntilonegotusedtothem;themouthsbeneathhavingagreatpartialityforclosinguponanylooseendofBathsheba’sapparelwhichcamewithinreachoftheirtongues.Aboveeachoftheseastillkeenervisionsuggestedabrownforeheadandtwostaringthoughnotunfriendlyeyes,andaboveallapairofwhitishcrescent-shapedhornsliketwoparticularlynewmoons,anoccasionalstolid"moo!"proclaimingbeyondtheshadeofadoubtthatthesephenomenawerethefeaturesandpersonsofDaisy,Whitefoot,Bonny-lass,Jolly-O,Spot,Twinkle-eye,etc.,etc.therespectabledairyofDevoncowsbelongingtoBathshebaaforesaid.

           Herwaybacktothehousewasbyapaththroughayoungplantationoftaperingfirs,whichhadbeenplantedsomeyearsearliertoshelterthepremisesfromthenorthwind.Byreasonofthedensityoftheinterwovenfoliageoverhead,itwasgloomythereatcloudlessnoontide,twilightintheevening,darkasmidnightatdusk,andblackastheninthplagueofEgyptatmidnight.Todescribethespotistocallitavast,low,naturallyformedhall,theplumyceilingofwhichwassupportedbyslenderpillarsoflivingwood,thefloorbeingcoveredwithasoftduncarpetofdeadspikeletsandmildewedcones,withatuftofgrass-bladeshereandthere.

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