CHAPTER VI

lowards the end of the following we

drawn by the best horse in the sta

I i ) 5 Was DAS } W as an arrow along the hichwav in the direction of t village. The farmer and Daniel were sitting on t box and chatting about all sorts of things, while Denise and the abbe inder the hood wer wietly watchi g tne lands ap veiled in mist ind listening to th eT

remarks of Daniel and his fnend. It is one of

mild days in autumn when the wind soughs soft through the pine hranches nd the first golden leavy begin to flutter down from the wayside poplars \ft crossing the river y ft wooden br des thev enter { na treet Just ft | crowded wit peop i tl Me L\ est Nir Po “ho was expecting the isitor received them at ms trot Goo ind ordered | oO ve his arm to Denise, w he him f took poss oO! { her tat | BK After th | cert the L r | loft the dinin

room and made their WAV toward the |

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Oo in the centre of which arose a tall mast to which were 1e ‘ied captive pigeons, Daniel, seizing a rifle, aimed and -d rought down one of the birds, which he handed over as to a poor old woman who coveted it. ‘Now for : it another, he said, bringing the mfle once more into id osition. This time, however, he brought down two ly birds amid the applause of the awe struck rustics. it Although Denise felt quite proud at this little incident, 1d he could not bear to look at the poor panting birds ; rd esides, the music of the public dance was drawing her farther on towards a square formed of trees, beneath

whose shade sat the village musicians. ‘ What do you y to a dance?” proposed Daniel. “I am quite

ereeable.” answered Denise, “but as I dont know the :

ps of the quadrille, I should prefer a country reel. Denise, light as a squirrel, soon caught the rhythm ot the music, and danced with such perfect grace that

Daniel thought to himself, “ How be autiful she is with

= her rosy cheeks and dark brown han

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ry * 1 1 = Gradually the sun had set behind the tree-clad hills,

| nd it was time to return home, but the abbé was

À nowhere to be found. At last Daniel thought of the

, oden cross which overlooks the valley, and iollowing d rocky pathway ran to seek his absent-minded friend, À

= om he found sitting pensively among the ruins of an

old castle. ‘Quick, my friend, the horse is yoked and

= re waiting on you.” A few minutes afterwards all

= r vot into tueir places, and, having bid their friend

oodbve, set out for home under a sky sparking w th

tar The priceless steed—a the farmer styled it—

one weakn that 18 to sav. it was as timid asa

œ 7 \frer omg mor thar two-thire of th Way the

e, se took fright at e moo I Cil n a pool of

water. With ears erect, it swerved. then bolted like the whirlwind. While Beauvais w endeavouring to hold in the horse, the reins broke. but D t the risk of his life, leapt on to the horse’s back. and se: ng the

broken reins

the horse to

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