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CHAPTER PAOB 



XVI. In a Hampshire Village . .160 



XVII. The Furze- Wren or Furze- Fairy . 169 



XVIII. Back to the West Country .' . 178 



XIX. AVALON AND A BLACKBIRD . 1 85 



XX. The Lake Village . . 195 



XXI. The Marsh Warbler's Music . . 203 



XXII. Goldfinches at Ryme Intrinsica . 215 



XXIII. The Immortal Nightingale . .231 



XXIV. The Clerk and the Last Ravens . 251 

 XXV. The Temples of the Hills . . 260 



XXVI. Autumn, 191 2 . . . . 280 



XXVII. Wild Wings : a Farewell . -295 



Index . . . . . . .313 



