CONTENTS 



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APRIL IN THE HEART 9 



AN EVENING SILHOUETTE .... 14 



THE LISTENING OF THE ROBIN . . 18 



THE OTHER HARBINGER .... 22 



PEAR-TREE WISDOM 27 



TWENTY-FOLD 31 



BACK TO EDEN 38 



A CONTENTED TRIO 47 



THE PLOTLESS LIFE 58 



STRAIGHT-LINE EFFECTS .... 64 



A WINTRY VALE 70 



THE RETREAT OF LIFE 73 



THE GOING OF THE PAST .... 76 



PLENTY OF TIME 78 



A SOUTHERNER TO THE LAST ... 81 



VOICES OF THE GORGE 86 



SPRING WATERS 92 



THE DIVINE ADJUSTMENT .... 94 



THE HILLSIDE SLEEPERS .... 96 



THE GARDEN OF QUIETNESS ... 99 



