"I used myself to think it was only for children, until Cousin Godfrey taught me differently." As thus her thoughts went on interweaving themselves with the music, all at once the song came to an end.

Tom closed the book, handed it to her, said, "Good morning, Miss Lovel," and ran down the rent in the ha-ha; and, before Letty could come to herself, she heard the soft thunder of hoofs on the grass.

She ran to the edge, and, looking over, saw Tom on his bay mare, at full gallop across the field.

She watched him as he neared the hedge and ditch that bounded it, saw him go flying over, and lost sight of him behind a hazel-copse.

Slowly, then, she turned, and slowly she went back to the house and up to her room, vaguely aware that a wind had begun to blow in her atmosphere, although only the sound of it had yet reached her..