Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . heir behavior, and nowshe was pondering deeply to which ofthem all she should deliver the treasureof her ring. The fighting doves she would not trust,even if, with the terror of her nurse be-fore her eyes, she dared to climb so veryhigh in her good gown with the widesleeves and her snow-white underdress. The thrush she loved with her wholeheart; she knew him for a kind soul witha great angelic song; but when she lookedinto his nest she could not bear to trusther ring to that clay bottom. The black-bird had a better nest, and for
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 109 June to November 1904 . heir behavior, and nowshe was pondering deeply to which ofthem all she should deliver the treasureof her ring. The fighting doves she would not trust,even if, with the terror of her nurse be-fore her eyes, she dared to climb so veryhigh in her good gown with the widesleeves and her snow-white underdress. The thrush she loved with her wholeheart; she knew him for a kind soul witha great angelic song; but when she lookedinto his nest she could not bear to trusther ring to that clay bottom. The black-bird had a better nest, and for a whileshe hesitated by one, fresh built in athorn; but while she waited, up came theshining black cock with a fierce shriek,his broad rustling tail expanded, his billlike gold in the sun, and his jewelled eyeupon her. She drew away, shaking herhead at him; she knew him, too, and howall the birds ran before him at the win-ter feeding. Neither he nor any of hisrearing should have her ring. By more than one nest she paused andwaited. Should the robin take it? He. EILEEN SLIPPED THE RING INTO THE NEST
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