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 SUNSHINE AND SHADOWS By permission

my tread upon the pavement. I could not realize my good fortune; I dared not enter into the enjoyment of my little reign, trembling lest I should wake again to find it but a continuation of my dream. Finally, however, I convince myself that I am really awake, that the Alhambra is my own until the bells of the many Christian churches far below shall sound the hour of nine, and waft away the spell of solitude and silence which hovers in the magic atmosphere about me. The Spirits of Romance and Beauty now willingly become