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Chapter 24

           Yourememberthatwesaidwewouldwalkinwoodsandfields,andbythesideofrivers,andhowhappywewouldbeyourememberthat?Buthere,whilethesunshinesaboveourheads,andeverythingisbrightandhappy,wearesittingsadlydown,andlosingtime.Seewhatapleasantpath;andthere’sthebirdthesamebirdnowhefliestoanothertree,andstaystosing.Come!’

           Whentheyroseupfromtheground,andtooktheshadytrackwhichledthemthroughthewood,sheboundedonbefore,printinghertinyfootstepsinthemoss,whichroseelasticfromsolightapressureandgaveitbackasmirrorsthrowoffbreath;andthussheluredtheoldmanon,withmanyabackwardlookandmerrybeck,nowpointingstealthilytosomelonebirdasitperchedandtwitteredonabranchthatstrayedacrosstheirpath,nowstoppingtolistentothesongsthatbrokethehappysilence,orwatchthesunasittrembledthroughtheleaves,andstealinginamongtheiviedtrunksofstoutoldtrees,openedlongpathsoflight.Astheypassedonward,partingtheboughsthatclusteredintheirway,theserenitywhichthechildhadfirstassumed,stoleintoherbreastinearnest;theoldmancastnolongerfearfullooksbehind,butfeltateaseandcheerful,forthefurthertheypassedintothedeepgreenshade,themoretheyfeltthatthetranquilmindofGodwasthere,andsheditspeaceonthem.

           Atlengththepathbecomingclearerandlessintricate,broughtthemtotheendofthewood,andintoapublicroad.

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