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getting ready for him, and has accepted our invita- 

 tion at an earlier date than I ever remember in these 

 uplands. He has probably come up the valley, 

 following the windings of the stream, where he can 

 always find both insects and shelter. At this point 

 he has left it, and is making his way up the hedges 

 till he arrives at his last year's home, where he can 

 await the later arrival of a bride; soon his merry 

 double note will be heard from elm or wood-side, 

 announcing that all is ready for her. 



