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Chapter VI
“Iknowwheretosetthecameranow,andLittleChickenisbigenoughtobegoodandtoosmalltorunawayortoactveryugly,soIwillbecomingsoontoseeaboutthosenests.Ihavetenplatesalong,andIsurelywon’tusemorethantwoonhim;soperhapsIcangetsomenestsoryoungbirdsthismorning.”
Frecklesalmostflew,forhisdreamhadcometruesosoon.Hewaswalkingthetimber-lineandtheAngelwasfollowinghim.Heaskedtobeexcusedforgoingfirst,becausehewantedtobesurethetrailwassafeforher.Shelaughedathisfears,tellinghimthatitwasthepolitethingforhimtodo,anyway.
“Oh!”saidFreckles,“soyouwasafterknowingthat?Well,Ididn’ts’poseyoudid,andIwasafraidyou’dthinkmewantinginrespecttobeprecedingyou!”
TheastonishedAngellookedathim,caughttheirrepressiblegleamofIrishfuninhiseyes,sotheystoodandlaughedtogether.
Frecklesdidnotrealizehowhewastalkingthatmorning.Heshowedhermanyofthebeautifulnestsandeggsoftheline.Shecouldidentifyanumberofthem,butofsomeshewasignorant,sotheymadenotesofthenumberandcoloroftheeggs,material,andconstructionofnest,color,size,andshapeofthebirds,andwenttofindtheminthebook.
Athisroom,whenFreckleshadliftedtheoverhangingbushesandsteppedbackforhertoenter,hisheartwasalloutoftimeandplace.Thestudywasvastlymorebeautifulthanaweekprevious.TheAngeldrewadeepbreathandstoodgazingfirstatoneside,thenatanother,thenfardownthecathedralaisle.“It’sjustfairyland!”shecriedecstatically.
