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XIX. GREY ROCK AND THYME . . . .173 



XX. SIGNALS OF AUTUMN . . . .182 



XXI. THE SECRET FLIGHT . . . .189 



XXII. SEPTEMBER SUNSHINE . . . .196 



XXIII. BUTTERFLIES IN THE GARDEN . . . 204 



XXIV. ORCHARD AISLES . . . . .212 



XXV. THE RETURN OF SONG .... 220 



XXVI. THE FALL OF THE LEAF . . . 228 



xxvu. SUMMER'S AFTERGLOW .... 237 



XXVIII. LIFE IN AUTUMN STORM .... 251 



XXIX. SEEDS AND SOWERS .... 260 



XXX. DARKENING SKIES ..... 275 



XXXI. THE FACE OF THE WILDERNESS . . 284 



XXXII. SPRING NOOKS IN WINTER . . . 297 



XXXIII. DECEMBER PEACE . . 305 



