Sara and Felix departed and we watched them down the lane in the moonlight -- Sara walking demurely in one runner track , and Felix stalking grimly along in the other . I fear the romantic beauty of that silver shining night was entirely thrown away on my mischievous brother . And it was , as I remember it , a most exquisite night -- a white poem , a frosty , starry lyric of light . It was one of those nights on which one might fall asleep and dream happy dreams of gardens of mirth and song , feeling all the while through one 's sleep the soft splendour and radiance of the white moon-world outside , as one hears soft , far-away music sounding through the thoughts and words that are born of it . As a matter of fact , however , Cecily dreamed that night that she saw three full moons in the sky , and wakened up crying with the horror of it . CHAPTER V . THE FIRST NUMBER OF `` OUR MAGAZINE '' The first number of Our Magazine was ready on New Year 's Day , and we read it that evening in the kitchen . All our staff had worked nobly and we were enormously proud of the result , although Dan still continued to scoff at a paper that was n't printed . The Story Girl and I read it turnabout while the others , except Felix , ate apples . It opened with a short EDITORIAL With this number Our Magazine makes its first bow to the public . All the editors have done their best and the various departments are full of valuable information and amusement . The tastefully designed cover is by a famous artist , Mr. Blair Stanley , who sent it to us all the way from Europe at the request of his daughter . Mr. Peter Craig , our enterprising literary editor , contributes a touching love story . -LRB- Peter , aside , in a gratified pig 's whisper : `` I never was called ` Mr. ' before . '' -RRB- Miss Felicity King 's essays on Shakespeare is none the worse for being an old school composition , as it is new to most of our readers . Miss Cecily King contributes a thrilling article of adventure . The various departments are ably edited , and we feel that we have reason to be proud of Our Magazine . But we shall not rest on our oars . `` Excelsior '' shall ever be our motto . We trust that each succeeding issue will be better than the one that went before .
We are well aware XXXXX many defects , but it is easier to see them than to remedy them .
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