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The water of the wondrous isles. Pocket ed (1914)
The water of the wondrous isles Pocket ed - 1914 Author:William Morris Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: As for Birdalone, when she got down from her horse in the gateway, and was stiff and weary of body, and all dazed and confused of mind, there was but little life... more » in her ; nor could she so much as think of the new day and Aurea's awakening, but crept up unto her own chamber, so long as it seemed since she had left it, though it was but a little while; and she cast herself upon the bed and fell asleep whether she would or not, and so forgat her much sorrow and her little hope. CHAPTER VI OF THE TALK BETWIXT BIRDALONE AND VIRIDIS When she woke again, she had slept the night away, and it was broad day, and for a moment she lay wondering what was the burden upon her; but presently she called it all to mind, and deemed it were well might she forget it all again. Anon she became aware of someone moving about the chamber, and she looked about unhappily; and lo ! a woman, fair and dainty, clad all in green, and it was Viridis that had come there. But when she saw Birdalone stirring, she came up to her and kissed her sweetly and kindly, and wept over her, so that- Birdalone might nowise refrain her tears. But when she might cease weeping, she said to Viridis : " Tell me, art thou weeping for thy friend who is lost, and who shall be thy friend no more ; or thy friend whom thou hast found ? " Said Viridis: " Forsooth I have wept for Baudoin plenteously, and he is worthy of it, for he was valiant and true and kind." Said Birdalone : " True is that; but I meant not myquestion so; but rather I would ask thee if thou weepest because thine heart must needs cast me away, or because thou hast found me again ? " Quoth Viridis : " Whoso may be dead, or whoso alive, but if it were Hugh, my leveling, I were rejoiced beyond measure to find thee, my friend." And again she kissed her as one who...« less