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XIII. White Magic

           Hiscrusadingfury,too,hadsensiblyabated,forpartofhiswrathagainstwitchcrafthadbeenduetohisownaweoftheWoodandhisdisgustatsuchawe.Nowtheplacewasashelterforafriend,andameeting-groundwithoneheloved,andthecloudwhichhadweighedonhimsincehefirstsawitfromtheHillofDeergaveplacetoclearsky.MenmightfrequentMelanudrigillforhideouspurposes,buttheplaceitselfwasinnocent,andhewonderedwithshamehowhecameevertothinkthathonestwoodandwaterandstonecouldhaveintrinsicevil.

           Nightly,inthelightmistsofthelateSeptember,whenpinetreesstoodupoutofvapourlikemountains,andthesmellofwoodlandripenesswasnotyettingedwithdecay,DavidandKatrinethreadedtheaislesandclamberedamongthelongbracken,tillapinpointoflightshowedfrombesidearockandwaspresentlyrevealedasKerr’sbivouac.Theywouldsitlatewithhim,listeningtohistalesandgivinghimthenewsoftheglens,whileowlshootedintheboughsandfromthehigherlevelscamethefaintcryingofcurlews.TherewasmuchbusinesstobedonebetweenMarkandCalidon--businessofNicholasHawkshaw’s,whohadbeendulyputtothehorn,andoverwhosegoods,bytheintriguesofMistressGrizel,afriendlycuratorhadbeenappointed,andbusinessofhisownanentthetackofCrossbasket--andKatrinecarrieddailymessagesbyletterandbywordofmouth.Whenhislegwashealedtherewasacertainpolishtobegiventohisappearance,andtheladiesofCalidonwerebusywiththeirneedles.

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