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 you nearly stood right up. I thought you were going to."

"I'm sorry I frightened you" said Fen. "I was dreaming, I think. Sally! Your eyes are all wet!"

They're not!" replied Sally, hotly. "Here, lean back, now; is that pillow right? Gracious! Look at all my beads—all over the deck!"

But Fen was looking out to sea. Far-removed and tranquil lay the blue hills of the coast—unchanged, unchanging. Only the cobweb veil of distance lay between Fen and those mountainsides where the gleaming flowers were now closed, each holding in its heart an opalescent drop of starlight.

He looked away again. Sally was gathering the scattered beads, and her cheeks were still flushed.

"I'm awfully sorry I bothered you so,