. The New England magazine. WHY DOESN TSHE COME? the womanseems to try tobe careful not tofrighten us. Ihave a feelingthat there isgood will to-wards us behindthat wall, al-though thosepeople do suchstrange thingsand make suchqueer noises. The little soft bodies are beginningto have feathers. My mate and I lookat them and admire them, and talk tothem; and we would be quite happy ifthe glass eye were not THERE SHE is! net was nailed around the fence. To-day the same cat that upset my nestlast year came here and looked up atme; but she could not get near me,and, although I was terribly f


. The New England magazine. WHY DOESN TSHE COME? the womanseems to try tobe careful not tofrighten us. Ihave a feelingthat there isgood will to-wards us behindthat wall, al-though thosepeople do suchstrange thingsand make suchqueer noises. The little soft bodies are beginningto have feathers. My mate and I lookat them and admire them, and talk tothem; and we would be quite happy ifthe glass eye were not THERE SHE is! net was nailed around the fence. To-day the same cat that upset my nestlast year came here and looked up atme; but she could not get near me,and, although I was terribly fright-ened, I sat very still and very quiet,—and with a disappointed meouw she THE ROBINS NEST. 171


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