Page 40 - Adventures in shadow-land

C H A P T E R V.

WtfA T ASTMH WAS.

several days t^e two> Eva and Aster,
H wandered through the forest with no

fcgafialBai 0^ject [n view, and returned every even­
ing to rest upon the soft, mossy bed which now

covcred the place where the golden fountain had
once played. The scarlet berries of the vine sur­

rounding it gave them food- The young moon,
floating in the sky, gave them light; for while she

shone, it was their day; when* suddenly as she
arose, she would drop from the centre of the sky,

then came their night; and the hours of her
absence were spent in sleep.
So, at stated intervals, the moon sprang sud­

denly from the earth, shone there, replacing the
faint earth-light which, during her absence, had

guided Eva, and which still shone when she \yas
not to be seen ; then, after her hours were over,

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