and fainter—sinking away into the darkness—sinking, sinking, sinking—till they were lost in the silence.
We hurried out from the trees to the open lawn beyond crossed it rapidly, and without another word passing between us, reached the house.
In the light of the hall-lamp Laura looked at me, with white cheeks and startled eyes.
“I am half dead with fear,” she said. “Who could it have been?”
“We will try to guess to-morrow,
and fainter—sinking away into the darkness—sinking, sinking, sinking—till they were lost in the silence.
We hurried out from the trees to the open lawn beyond crossed it rapidly, and without another word passing between us, reached the house.
In the light of the hall-lamp Laura looked at me, with white cheeks and startled eyes.
“I am half dead with fear,” she said. “Who could it have been?”
“We will try to guess to-morrow,
