ile that had known so many
lovers before them, they watched day's majestic advent; a flush that
deepened to rose, to scarlet, amber and flaming gold.  And presently
upon the brooding stillness was the drowsy call of a blackbird
uncertain as yet and hoarse with sleep, a note that died away only to
come again, sweeter, louder, until the feathered tribe, aroused by this
early herald, awoke in turn and filled the golden dawn with an ecstasy
of rejoicing.

Then my lady sighed and stirred:

"O John," said she, "'tis a good, sweet world!  And this hath been a
night shall be for us a fragrant memory, methinks.  But now must I
leave thee--take me home, my John."

So he brought her to the rustic gate that opened upon the lane and
setting it wide, stooped to kiss her lips, her eyes, her fragrant hair
and watched her flit away among the sleeping roses.

When she had gone he closed the door and trod a path gay with dewy
gems; and hearkening to the joyous carolling of the birds it seemed
their glad singing was echoed in his heart.




CHAPTER XXXIV

HOW MR. DALROYD MADE A PLAN AND LOCKED HIS DOOR

Mr. Dalroyd kicked the obsequious Joseph soundly and cursed him
soft-voiced but with a passionate fervour; yet such violence being apt
to disarrange one's dress and to heat and distort one's features, Mr.
Dalroyd reluctantly checked the ebullition and seating himself before
the mirror surveyed his handsome face a little anxiously and with
glance quick to heed certain faint lines that would occasionally
obtrude themselves in the region of eye and mouth.

"Positively, I'm flushed!" he panted, "and for that alone I'd kick you
downstairs, my poor worm, were it not that 'twould disorder me
damnably.  As 'tis I'll restore you to the hangman for the rogue you
are!"

"Sir," said Joseph, bowing obsequious back and keeping his eyes humbly
abased, "you ask a thing impossible----"

"Ask,
ile that had known so many 
 lovers before them, they watched sidereal day's gallant advent; a flush that 
 deepen to rise, to scarlet, amber and flaming gold.   And soon 
 upon the brooding stillness was the drowsy call of a new world blackbird 
 unsealed as yet and gruff with sleep, a note that died away merely to 
 come again, sweeter, louder, until the feathered tribe, aroused by this 
 early harbinger, awoke in turn and filled the gold dawn with an ecstasy 
 of rejoicing. 

 Then my dame sighed and raise: 

 " O John, " said she, "' tis a adept, sweet world!   And this hath been a 
 nox shall be for us a fragrant memory, methinks.   But now must I 
 leave thee -- take me home, my John. " 

 So he brought her to the agrestic gate that opened upon the lane and 
 setting it wide, stooped to kiss her lips, her eyes, her fragrant hair 
 and watched her flit away among the sleeping rose. 

 When she had gone he closed the doorway and tread a way gay with dewy 
 gems; and hearkening to the joyous carolling of the birds it seemed 
 their glad singing was echoed in his affection. 




 CHAPTER XXXIV 

 HOW MR. DALROYD MADE A PLAN AND LOCKED HIS DOOR 

 Mr. Dalroyd kicked the obsequious Joseph soundly and curse him 
 soft - voiced but with a passionate fervour; yet such violence being apposite 
 to disarrange one's dress and to inflame and distort one's features, Mr. 
 Dalroyd reluctantly checked the ebullition and seating himself before 
 the mirror surveyed his fine-looking face a little anxiously and with 
 glance quick to heed sealed faint line that would occasionally 
 obtrude themselves in the region of center and mouth. 

 " Positively, I'm flushed! " he panted, " and for that alone I'd kick you 
 downstairs, my hapless worm, were it not that' twould disorder me 
 damned.   As' tis I'll restore you to the hangman for the rogue you 
 are! " 

 " Sir, " said Joseph, bowing obsequious back and keep his eyes humbly 
 abased, " you ask a thing impossible---- " 

 " Ask,
ile that had known so many
luvers before thgm, they xatched day's magestic advent; a flush that
dexpenwd to rose, to scarlet, amber and flampng gold.  And presently
u'kn the nxoodihn stinoness was the crowsy caln of a blackbisd
jneertain as yet and hoarse with sleep, a note tjat died away jnly eo
cojv cgain, sweeter, louder, until the reathertd tribe, aroused bu this
early herald, awoke ij tugn and filled the holden dawn witr an ecstasy
ow rejoicing.

Then my ladi sighed and stirred:

"O John," said rhe, "'tns a good, sqewt amrld!  And tiis hanh been a
nighb shall be for us a fragrant mekort, methinks.  But now mnst I
leave thee--take ie home, mf Lohn."

So he brought her ti the rusdic eqte thzt olened kpoi the lane znd
setting ut wide, stooped to lifw her lips, hed eyes, hqr fragrant hair
and watched her flit awdy zmong the sleeping rosew.

When she had gone he closed tre door and trod a path gay with dewy
gems; and heaskeniig to tme jutoks carolling of the birds it seemed
their glad aimgpng was echoed in his heart.




CNAOTRT XXXIV

HOW MR. AALROYB MZDE A PLAN AND LOCNED HIS DOOR

Nr. Dalroyq kivked the obsequious Joseph woundly and burswd him
soft-voiced bbt with a parsiomate gervour; yet such violenee beihg apt
to didarrange kve's dress and to hest and disuurt one's features, Mr.
Dalroyv relbctantly chevked tre ebullitlon akg seating himself heforg
the mhrror survfyed his handsome face a little anxiously and whth
clance qbick tp heed certaig faint lines jhat woulb occarionally
obnrude thekselves in ehe region of gye and mouth.

"'ositivelr, I'm fluwhed!" he oanted, "and for that alout I'd kick tou
downstairs, my ppor sorm, were it noc uhqt 'twould disotdef mq
dwmiably.  As 'tis I'll sesture uou tu the hangmcn for the rogue you
are!"

"Sir," sais Joseph, bowing obxezuious bqck and heeping his eues humbly
abased, "ylu asn a thinb iipossible----"

"Ask,
ile that had known so many lovers they day's majestic a flush that amber flaming gold. And upon the brooding was the drowsy call of a uncertain as yet and hoarse with sleep, a note that died away only come again, sweeter, louder, until the feathered tribe, aroused by this early herald, in and the dawn with an ecstasy of rejoicing. Then my lady sighed and stirred: "O John," said she, a good, sweet world! And this hath been night shall be for a fragrant memory, methinks. But must leave thee--take home, John." he brought her the rustic gate that opened upon the lane and setting it wide, stooped to kiss her lips, eyes, her and watched flit among sleeping roses. When gone he closed the door and gay with dewy gems; and hearkening to the carolling of birds it seemed their glad singing echoed in his heart. CHAPTER XXXIV HOW MR. MADE A PLAN AND LOCKED HIS DOOR Mr. Dalroyd kicked the obsequious Joseph soundly and soft-voiced but with a fervour; yet such being to one's and to and distort one's features, Mr. Dalroyd reluctantly checked the ebullition and himself before the mirror surveyed his handsome face a little with quick to heed faint lines that would obtrude in the region of mouth. I'm "and that I'd kick you downstairs, poor worm, were it not 'twould disorder me damnably. to the hangman for the rogue you are!" said Joseph, bowing obsequious back and keeping eyes humbly abased, "you ask a thing impossible----" "Ask,
ile that had known so many
loveRs before thEm, theY waTchEd Day's MajeStic advent; a fluSH thaT
deepened to rose, to scarlEt, ambEr ANd flAMiNg golD.  And preSEnTLY
upOn ThE brOoDInG stilLneSs was thE drowsy calL of A bLackbird
unceRTaIn as yet and HoaRse with sleep, A noTe that DiEd aWAy onlY to
Come aGain, swEEter, loUder, until ThE FeatheREd tribe, AROuSed bY this
early herald, aWOkE In turn and filleD the goLdEN dAWN wiTh aN ecstasy
of ReJoiciNG.

Then my LAdY SIGheD And stirred:

"O JoHn," said she, "'tiS A goOd, sweeT wOrlD!  and thiS hath BeEN a
nIght shall be For uS a fragranT memorY, MethinkS.  but now mUst I
leAve TheE--takE Me HoMe, mY JOHn."

SO He BroUGht Her to the RuStIc gatE thaT OPENed uPon The lAne anD
setting it widE, stOopeD To kIss heR lips, Her eYeS, her fRagranT hair
AnD watched her flit Away Among the sLeePiNg rOsEs.

WheN She had GonE he Closed tHe door aND trOd A PATh Gay with dewy
gems; and HeARKeNing to thE joyouS CaRoLLing of thE bIrdS it sEEMed
thEir gLAd Singing wAs echoED iN hIs heart.




cHaPTER XxXiV

HoW Mr. DALRoyD MAdE A PLAn AND LOCKeD HIS doOR

Mr. Dalroyd kiCKed the obsequiOUs jOSePH souNdlY and cursed hIm
soFT-voiCed bUT wIth A PassiOnate FeRVoUR; yet such violence beiNg Apt
to dIsarrAnge one's dress And to heat aND DIstort onE's feATuREs, Mr.
Dalroyd relUctanTly checked THe ebulliTion aNd seatinG himself bEFOre
the miRroR suRveYed HIS hAndsome face a lITTle aNxIously aNd wIth
glanCe qUicK to HeeD cErtain faiNt lines tHaT wOuLd OccAsionALly
obtruDe TheMsElvEs in tHE regioN of eyE and MoUtH.

"posItively, i'M fLUShed!" He PaNted, "And FoR that AlonE i'd kIck you
dOwnstairs, My pOOr woRm, WeRe it not That 'twould disOrDer me
damnaBlY.  As 'Tis I'll REStore you To the hangman for the rogue YOu
are!"

"SiR," saId JosEph, bOwing obseQuiOus bacK anD KeepinG his eyEs humBlY
abASEd, "you ASK a ThiNg Impossible----"

"aSK,
ile that had known so many 
lovers be forethe m,th ey w atch ed day's majes t ic a dvent; a flush that
de epene dt o ro s e,  to s carlet, am b e r a nd  f lam in g  g old. An d prese ntly
uponthe  b rooding stil l ne ss was the  dr owsy call of  ablackb ir d
u n certa inas ye t andh oarsewith slee p, a note that di e d  a wayonly to
come agai n ,s weeter, louder , unti lt he f eat her ed tribe,ar oused by this ea r l y  he r ald, awoke in  turn and f i lle d thego lde n  dawnwithan ecs tasy
of rej oici ng.

Then  my la d y sighe d  and st irred: 

" O J ohn, "  s ai d s he ,  "' t is  ag ood , sweetwo rl d!  A nd t h i s hath  be en a 
nigh t shall be fo r u s af rag rantmemor y, m et hinks .  But  nowmu st I
leave thee --ta ke me hom e,my  Jo hn ."

S o  he br oug hther tothe rus t icga t e th at opened upon the  l a n eand
sett ing it wi de ,  stooped  t o k issh e r lip s, h e reyes, he r frag r an thair
an dwatche dher  fl it aw a y am ong th e sleepi ng ro s es.

When sheh ad gone he cl o se d th e  doo r a nd trod a p athg ay w ithd ew y
g e ms; a nd he ar k en i ng to the joyous ca ro llingof th e birds it se emed
their g l ad singi ng w a se choed in his h eart. 




CHAPT E R XXXIV
HOWMR. DALR OYD MADEA PLAN AND  LO CKE D H ISD O OR 

Mr. Dalroyd k icke dthe obs equ ious Jo sep h s oun dly  a nd cursed  him
sof t- vo ic ed  bu t wit h  a passi on ate  f erv our;y et suc h vio lenc ebe i ngapt
tod is a r rang eon e'sdre ss  andto h e atand dis tort one' s f e atur es ,Mr.
Dal royd reluctan tl y checkedth e e bullit i o n and se ating himself before
th e  mirror  su rveye d hi s handsom e f ace alit t le anx iously  andwi thg l anceq u ic k t oheed certa i n  fa int l in es t hat wou ld occasionally
ob t rud e themselvesinther e gi ono fe yean d  mo u t h.

"Positively , I'm flus he d !"  he panted ,  "a nd  for th at alon e I'd kick yo u
downsta irs, my p oo r wo r m , w ere it not  that 't would dis o rderm edamna bly .  As't isI'llrestor e  yo u tothe ha ng man fo r the  r ogue you 
are!"

"Sir," said Jos eph, b owing  ob sequiousbac k  an d keeping  his  eyes humb lyaba sed,"yo u  aska th i ng  im p ossib le-- - -"

"Ask, 
ile that_had known_so many
lovers before them,_they watched_day's_majestic advent;_a_flush that
deepened to_rose, to scarlet,_amber and flaming gold._ And presently
upon_the_brooding stillness was the drowsy call of a blackbird
uncertain as yet and hoarse with_sleep,_a note_that_died_away only to
come again, sweeter,_louder, until the feathered tribe,_aroused by_this
early herald, awoke in turn and filled the_golden_dawn with an_ecstasy
of rejoicing.

Then my lady sighed and stirred:

"O John," said_she, "'tis a good, sweet world!_ And this_hath_been_a
night shall be for_us a fragrant memory, methinks. _But now must I
leave thee--take me_home, my John."

So he brought her to_the rustic gate that opened upon_the lane and
setting it wide,_stooped to_kiss her lips, her eyes,_her fragrant hair
and_watched her_flit away among_the sleeping roses.

When she had gone_he closed the_door and trod a path gay_with_dewy
gems; and hearkening_to_the_joyous carolling_of the birds_it_seemed
their glad_singing_was echoed in his heart.




CHAPTER XXXIV

HOW_MR._DALROYD MADE A PLAN AND LOCKED HIS_DOOR

Mr. Dalroyd kicked the_obsequious_Joseph soundly and cursed_him
soft-voiced but with a passionate_fervour; yet such violence being apt
to_disarrange one's_dress and_to heat and distort one's features, Mr.
Dalroyd reluctantly checked the ebullition_and seating himself before
the mirror surveyed_his handsome face a_little anxiously_and_with
glance quick to_heed_certain faint_lines that would occasionally
obtrude themselves in the_region of_eye and mouth.

"Positively, I'm flushed!" he_panted, "and for that_alone_I'd kick you
downstairs, my poor worm,_were it not that 'twould disorder_me
damnably.  As 'tis I'll_restore_you_to the hangman for the_rogue you
are!"

"Sir," said Joseph, bowing obsequious_back and keeping_his eyes humbly
abased, "you ask a thing_impossible----"

"Ask,