Page 77 - Adventures in shadow-land

saying another word, Aster crept slowly into the
crevice. And Eva, picking up a white stone

which lay at her feet, made a mark: over the
place with it. As she did this, the faint silver

light of the moon faded from the sky; there was
a loud croaking as of frogs, and then she heard
the shrill cry of the spider which had spun the

web around Aster; and then it grew very dark,
and a sudden drowsiness came over her, which

she could not resist; and, lying down upon a
stone under the crevice into which Aster had
crept, Eva fell asleep.