Page 78 - Adventures in shadow-land

C H A P T E R I X .

THE DOOR 4N THE WALL.

was with a start that, after the dark­

ness had gone, Eva awoke from the dull,
heavy sleep into which she had fallen ^

and for a moment she could not recollect how it
was that she should be lying upon a stone at the

foot of this huge rocky wall, or why she should
be alone, without Aster near her. She looked for
him, thinking that perhaps he might have hidden

himself, only to tease her; but he was nowhere
to be found. She called him, hoping that he

might hear and answer her; but there was no
reply,—only the rocks echoed back the sound
;>f her own voice, which said, tcAster, Aster!

iriiere are you?” and then another echo seemed
to answer, mockingly, “ Where?”

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