Objects by the wayside grew shadowy and dim.

A few drops of rain began to fall.

The milestone, as she knew--thanks to the discovery of it made by daylight--was on the right-hand side of the road.

But the dull-grey colour of the stone was not easy to see in the dark.
A doubt troubled her whether she might not have passed the milestone.
She stopped and looked at the sky.
The threatening of rain had passed away: signs showed themselves which seemed to promise another break in the clouds.

She waited.