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The have laid  ''in a coffin made all of clear crystal and wrought silver, and set it in this secret glade. The glade is near to their house, but so encircled by great trees as to be hidden from every side. Here for nearly a year they have watched over her, day and night, two watching at a time. Every morning they weave a fresh pall of ferns and wild flowers to lay over the coffin when the sun has risen high; and so covered it looks like a ferny mound blossoming.''

To-night and  ''are on watch. They sit silent for a time.''

The moon has been up an hour.