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Chapter IX

           “Ofcourse,theymusthaveknown.IwonderwhyIneverthoughtofaskingquestionsbefore.”

           ItwasastrangelookImetwhenIinvoluntarilyturnedtowardhim—suchanabsorbed,strange,tenderlook!

           Iknewhesatquitelateinthelibrarythatnight,talkingtoAngusafterhismotherandIwenttoourrooms.JustasIwasfallingasleepIremembertherefloatedthroughmymindavaguerecollectionofwhatAngushadsaidtomeofaskinghisadviceaboutsomething;andIwonderedifhewouldreachthesubjectintheirtalk,oriftheywouldspendalltheirtimeinporingovermanuscriptsandbookstogether.

           ThemoorworeitsmostmysteriouslookwhenIgotupintheearlymorning.Ithadhiddenitselfinitssoftestsnowsofwhite,swathingmist.Onlyhereandtheredarkfir-treesshowedthemselvesaboveit,andnowandthenthewhitenessthinnedorbrokeanddrifted.ItwasasIhadwantedhimtoseeit—justasIhadwantedtowalkthroughitwithhim.

           Wehadmetinthehallaswehadplanned,and,wrappedinourplaidsbecausetheearlymorningairwascold,wetrampedawaytogether.Noonebutmyselfcouldeverrealizewhatitwaslike.Ihadneverknownthattherecouldbesuchafeelingofcompanionshipintheworld.Itwouldnothavebeennecessaryforustotalkatallifwehadfeltsilent.Weshouldhavebeensayingthingstoeachotherwithoutwords.Butwedidtalkaswewalked—inquietvoiceswhichseemedmadequieterbythemist,andofquietthingswhichsuchvoicesseemedtobelongto.

           Wecrossedtheparktoastileinahedgewhereapathledatonceontothemoor.

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