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VI. The Black Wood by Night

           Itwasnotamongthepines,heremembered,butamongtheoaksandhazels,buthehadgonetoitthroughthepines,ledbyaflittinggirl....HefoundthepointwherehehadenteredthedarkerWood,andresolvedtotrytoretracehisformertracks.

           Theplacewaslessmurkythanhehadexpected,forthemoonwasnowwellupthesky,sothateverygladewasapatchofwhitelight....Thissurelywastheopenspacewherehehadfirstcaughttheglimmerofagreengown....Thereweretherockswhereshehadstoodatbay....Shehadledhimdownthehillandthenataslant--butwasittorightorleft?Right,hethought,andplungedthroughawildernessoffern.Therehadbeenbriars,too,andthiswassurelytheplacewhereavastuprootedtrunkhadforcedthemtomakeadetour.

           ThenhefoundalittlestreamwhichhefanciedmightbetheoutflowoftheParadisewell.Soheturneduphillagain,andcameintoajungleofscrubandboulder.Therewasinmostplacesadimlighttomoveby,butadimlightinabrokenwoodisapttoconfusethemind.Davidhadsoonlostallsenseofdirection,savethatoftheupwardanddownwardslopes.Hedidnotknoweastorwest,andhedidnotstoptothink,forhewasbeginningtobemesmerizedbythehourandthescene.Dewwasintheairandanoverpoweringsweetnessoffernandpineandmosses,andthroughtheaislesofthehightreescameashimmerofpalestgold,andintheopenspacesthemoonrodeintheduskyblueheavens--notthemildmoonofApril,butafieryconqueringgoddess,drivingherchariotamongtrampledstars.

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