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vanished。 

     ;It is strange�察─�said Arnfinn�察 �how everything reminds me of Strand to´ 

night。    What gloriously absurd apostrophes to the moon he could make� �

I   have   not   told   you�察  �cousin�察  �of   a   very   singular   gift   which   he   possesses。 

He   can   attract   all   kinds   of   birds   and   wild   animals   to   himself�察  �he   can 

imitate their voices�察�and they flock around him�察�as if he were one of them�察�

without fear of harm。; 

     ;How   delightful�察─  �cried   Augusta�察  �with   sudden   animation。          ;What   a 

glorious man your friend must be� ─�

     ;Because the snipes and the wild ducks like him�拭�You seem to have 

greater confidence in their judgment than in mine。; 

     ;Of   course   I   haveat   least   as   long   as   you   persist   in   joking。 But�察�



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jesting aside�察�what a wondrously beautiful life he must lead whom Nature 

takes thus into her confidence�察�who has�察�as it were�察�an inner and subtler 

sense�察   �corresponding       to  each   grosser   and    external   one�察  �who    is  keen´ 

sighted   enough   to   read   the   character   of   every   individual   beast�察  �and   has 

ears sensitive to the full pathos of joy or sorrow in the song of the birds 

that inhabit our woodlands。; 

     ;Whether he has any such second set of senses as you speak of�察�I don't 

know�察�but there can be no doubt that his familiarity�察�not to say intimacy�察�

with    birds   and   beasts   gives   him   a  great   advantage   as    a  naturalist。   I 

suppose you know that his little book has been translated into French�察�and 

rewarded with the gold medal of the Academy。; 

     ;Hush�      �What is that�拭─�Augusta sprang up�察�and held her hand to her 

ear。 

     ;Some   love´lorn   mountain´cock   playing   yonder   in   the   pine   copse�察─�

suggested Arnfinn�察�amused at his cousin's eagerness。 

     ;You   silly   boy�    �Don't   you   know   the   mountain´   cock   never   plays 

except at sunrise�拭─�

     ;He     would    have   a  sorry   time   of   it  now�察 �then�察  �when    there   IS   no 

sunrise。; 

     ;And so he has�察�he does not play except in early spring。; 

     The noise�察�at first faint�察�now grew louder。             It began with a series of 

mellow�察     �plaintive   clucks    that  followed    thickly   one    upon   another�察   �like 

smooth   pearls   of   sound   that   rolled   through   the   throat   in   a   continuous 

current�察�then came a few sharp notes as of a large bird that snaps his bill�察�

then   a   long�察  �half´melodious   rumbling�察  �intermingled   with   cacklings   and 

snaps�察  �and   at   last�察  �a   sort   of   diminuendo   movement   of   the   same   round�察�

pearly clucks。       There was a whizzing of wing´beats in the air�察�two large 

birds swept over their heads and struck down into the copse whence the 

sound had issued。 

     ;This is indeed a most singular thing�察─�said Augusta�察�under her breath�察�

and with wide´eyed wonder。 ;Let us go nearer�察�and see what it can be。; 

     ;I am sure I can go if you can�察─�responded Arnfinn�察�not any too eagerly。 

;Give me your hand�察�and we can climb the better。; 

     As they approached the pine copse�察�which 



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     projected   like   a   promontory   from   the   line   of   the   denser   forest�察  �the 

noise ceased�察�and only the plaintive whistling of a mountain´hen�察�calling 

her   scattered   young   together�察  �and   now   and   then   the   shrill   response   of   a 

snipe to the cry of its lonely mate�察�fell upon the summer night�察�not as an 

interruption�察�but as an outgrowth of the very silence。               Augusta stole with 

soundless tread through the transparent gloom which lingered under those 

huge   black   crowns�察  �and   Arnfinn   followed   impatiently   after。         Suddenly 

she motioned to him to stand still�察�and herself bent forward in an attitude 

of surprise and eager observation。            On the ground�察�some fifty steps from 

where she was stationed�察�she saw a man stretched out full length�察�with a 

knapsack under his head�察�and surrounded by a flock of downy�察�half´grown 

birds�察�which   responded   with a  low�察 �anxious   piping to   his   alluring   cluck�察�

then scattered with sudden alarm�察�only to return again in the same curious�察�

cautious fashion as before。          Now and then there was a great flapping of 

wings     in  the   trees  overhead�察    �and   a  heavy    brown     and   black   speckled 

mountain´hen   alighted   close   to   the   man's   head�察  �stretched   out   her   neck 

toward   him�察  �cocked   her   head�察  �called   her   scattered   brood   together�察  �and 

departed with slow and deliberate wing´beats。 

     Again there was a frightened flutter over´ head�察�a shrill anxious whistle 

rose in the air�察�and all was silence。         Augusta had stepped on a dry branch´ 

´it had broken under her weight hence the sudden confusion and flight。 

The unknown man had sprung up�察�and his eye�察�after a moment's search�察�

had found the dark�察�beautiful face peering forth behind the red fir´trunk。 

He did not speak or salute her�察�he greeted her with silent joy�察�as one greets 

a wondrous vision which is too frail and bright for consciousness to grasp�察�

which is lost the very instant one is conscious of seeing。                  But�察�while to 

the girl the sight�察�as it were�察�hung trembling in the range of mere physical 

perception�察�while its suddenness held it aloof from moral reflection�察�there 

came a   great shout   from behind�察 �and Arnfinn�察 �whom in   her surprise she 

had quite forgotten�察�came bounding forward�察�grasping the stranger by the 

hand   with   much   vigor�察  �laughing   heartily�察  �and   pouring   forth   a   confused 

stream   of   delighted   interjections�察  �borrowed   from   all   manner   of   classical 

and unclassical tongues。 

     ;Strand�     �Strand� ─�he cried�察�when the first tumult of excitement   had 



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subsided�察      �you    most    marvelous      and    incomprehensible        Strand�     �From 

what     region    of  heaven     or  earth   did   you   jump    down     into   our   prosaic 

neighborhood�拭        �And what in the world possessed you to choose our barns 

as   the   centre   of   your   operations�察  �and   nearly   put   me   to   the   necessity   of 

having you arrested for vagrancy�拭             �How I do regret that Cousin Augusta's 

entreaties     mollified     my    heart    toward    you。     Pardon      me�察   �I  have    not 

introduced       you。    This     is  my    cousin�察   �Miss    Oddson�察     �and   this   is  my 

miraculous friend�察�the world´renowned author�察�vagrant�察�and naturalist�察�Mr。 

Marcus Strand。; 

     Strand stepped forward�察�made a deep but somewhat awkward bow�察�and 

was dimly aware that a small soft hand was extended to him�察�and�察�in the 

next moment�察�was enclosed in his own broad and voluminous palm。                             He 

grasped it firmly�察�and�察�in one of those profound abstractions into which he 

was apt to fall when under the sway of a strong impression�察�pressed it with 

increasing      cordiality�察   �while    he   endeavored      to   find   fitting  answers     to 

Arnfinn's multifarious questions。 

     ;To   tell   the   truth�察  �Vording�察─  �he   said�察  �in   a   deep�察  �full´ringing   bass�察   �I 

didn't know that these were your cousin's barnsI mean that your uncle; 

giving the unhappy hand an emphatic shake;inhabited these barns。; 

     ;No�察  �thank heaven�察  �we   are   not quite   reduced to that�察─  �cried Arnfinn�察�

gayly�察 �we   still boast   a parsonage�察  �as   you   will presently  discover�察  �and   a 

very   bright     and

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