I was feeling so upset when the concert was over that I forgot all about it . '' The coral necklace was a very handsome one which had belonged to the Story Girl 's mother . She had never been permitted to wear it before , and it had only been by dint of much coaxing that she had induced Aunt Janet to let her wear it to the concert . `` But there 's no sense in going for it in the dead of night , '' I objected . `` It will be quite safe . You can go for it in the morning . '' `` Lizzie Paxton and her daughter are going to clean the school tomorrow , and I heard Lizzie say tonight she meant to be at it by five o'clock to get through before the heat of the day . You know perfectly well what Liz Paxton 's reputation is . If she finds that necklace I 'll never see it again . Besides , if I wait till the morning , Aunt Janet may find out that I left it there and she 'd never let me wear it again . No , I 'm going for it now . If you 're afraid , '' added the Story Girl with delicate scorn , `` of course you need n't come . '' Afraid ! I 'd show her ! `` Come on , '' I said . We slipped out of the house noiselessly and found ourselves in the unutterable solemnity and strangeness of a dark night . It was a new experience , and our hearts thrilled and our nerves tingled to the charm of it . Never had we been abroad before at such an hour . The world around us was not the world of daylight . 'T was an alien place , full of weird , evasive enchantment and magicry .
Only in the country can one become truly acquainted XXXXX the night .
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