ce from where they camped that th

eir grandeur, for, indeed, they were gorgeously apparelled in silken robes of scarlet and gold and purple; upon their heads were crowns h

n this silence and darkness they stoo

one s

look about us carefully; spring up again a litt

ty feet into the air; his great wings swung out as he leaped, they b

ned in a

little way below I saw a fire a

m," said the other.

en," s

spoken. "I am tired of flying. We w

replied Art,

y went

ut delicately, indistinctly, and beyond that the night hung like a velvet curtain. They did not mind the night, they did not fear it, they did not look at it: i

y waited an odd phrase, an exclamation, a sigh would pass from one to the other; and then, suddenly

of terror: they gaped: their whole being was in their eyes as they stared. From Mac Cann's throat came a noise; it had no grammatical sign

?" said he. "The night is cold, and in thi

Patsy seized hold of h

honour sit down? There isn't a seat, but you're

inued, looking

ode from the darkness in front Mary had slipped, swift and no

le, I'm thinking. Let you come from wherever you are,

e had disappeare

e ass was all right,

strangers, but it is likely that she was able to see them without looking, because, as is well known, women and birds are