Under the trees . Chapter XX A MEMORY OF SUMMER fjj N the pine woods, orfloating under overhang-k3^. !§? branches on thejT- silent and almost motion-M less river, 1 have had visionsof my study fire during thesummer months, and, now that I find myselfonce more within the cheerful circle of itsglow, the time that has passed since it waslighted for the last time in the spring seemslike a long, delightful dream. I recall thosecharming days, some of them full of silenceand repose from dawn to sunset, some ofthem ripe with eflfort and adventure, with akeen delight in the feeling of possessionwhich c
Under the trees . Chapter XX A MEMORY OF SUMMER fjj N the pine woods, orfloating under overhang-k3^. !§? branches on thejT- silent and almost motion-M less river, 1 have had visionsof my study fire during thesummer months, and, now that I find myselfonce more within the cheerful circle of itsglow, the time that has passed since it waslighted for the last time in the spring seemslike a long, delightful dream. I recall thosecharming days, some of them full of silenceand repose from dawn to sunset, some ofthem ripe with eflfort and adventure, with akeen delight in the feeling of possessionwhich comes with them; they were brief,they have gone, but they are mine beauty and freshness that touchedthem morning after morning as the dewtouches the flower are henceforth a part ofmy life ; they have entered into my soul as158
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