. Stories for the household . mbed into the old elm tree, and began to imitatethe voice of the owl, the only bird whose cry he could manage. Babetteheard the noise, and looked out of her window through the thincurtain; but when she saw the white form, and conjectured who it was,her heart beat with fear and with anger also. She put out the light ina hurry, saw that all the bolts of the windows were well secured, andthen let him whoop and tu-whoo to his hearts content. It would be dreadful if Eudy were in the mill just now ! But Eudywas not in the mill; no—what was worse still, he stood just und
. Stories for the household . mbed into the old elm tree, and began to imitatethe voice of the owl, the only bird whose cry he could manage. Babetteheard the noise, and looked out of her window through the thincurtain; but when she saw the white form, and conjectured who it was,her heart beat with fear and with anger also. She put out the light ina hurry, saw that all the bolts of the windows were well secured, andthen let him whoop and tu-whoo to his hearts content. It would be dreadful if Eudy were in the mill just now ! But Eudywas not in the mill; no—what was worse still, he stood just under theelm tree. Presently there were loud and angry voices, and there mightbe a fight there, and even murder. Babette opened the window in afright, and called Eudy by name, begging him to go, and declaring thatshe would not allow him to remain. You wont allow me to remain ? he shouted. Then its a plannedthing! You expect good friends, better men than I! For shame, Ba-bette! You are odious! cried Babette. I hate you! Go, go!. THE EXGLISUAIAJiS IXTIIUSIO-V. I have not deserved this, lie said, and went away, his face burninglike fire, and his heart burning as threw herself on her bed and wept. So dearly as I love you, Eudy ! And that you should think evil of me ! t Then she broke out in anger; and that was good for her, for other-wise she would have suffered too much from her grief; and now shecould sleep—could sleep the strengthening sleep of health and youth. 682 Stories for the Household. XII. Evil Powers. RUDY quitted Bex and took the way towards his home; he went upthe mountain, into the fresh cool air, where the snow lay on the ground,where the Ice Maiden ruled. The leafy trees stood far below him andlooked like field plants ; the pines and bushes all looked tiny from here ;the Alpine roses grew beside the snow, that lay in long patches likelinen lying to bleach. A blue gentian that stood by his path he crushedwith a blow of his rifle-stock. Higher up st
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