were now in the plantation. It was very dark—so dark, that we found some difficulty in keeping the path. I gave Laura my arm, and we walked as fast as we could on our way back.
Before we were half-way through she stopped, and forced me to stop with her. She was listening.
“Hush,” she whispered. “I hear something behind us.”
“Dead leaves,” I said to cheer her, “or a twig blown off the trees.”
“It is summer time,
were now in the plantation. It was very dark—so dark, that we found some difficulty in keeping the path. I gave Laura my arm, and we walked as fast as we could on our way back.
Before we were half-way through she stopped, and forced me to stop with her. She was listening.
“Hush,” she whispered. “I hear something behind us.”
“Dead leaves,” I said to cheer her, “or a twig blown off the trees.”
“It is summer time,
