THE DRIVE TO GREAT ROCK 213 



minute it was the girl I had seen in the Dogwood 

 bough by the side of Old Adam. 



She hadn't moved when the carriage came along 

 and we were singing about ' John Brown's body,* 

 nor did she even when we stopped so suddenly. 

 Tommy was so surprised at seeing her that he for- 

 got to answer Grandmother. He just nodded. 

 Grandmother put her strong glasses to her eyes 

 and said: " It's a soft pretty spot in which to rest 

 among the clover. Perhaps if I try hard I may 

 be able to think of the strange girl's name." 



This time Grandmother didn't say one word 

 about her being a spirit. Philip was the only one 

 who said he saw nothing in the field but clover 

 blossoms. 



We didn't sing any more. The rest of the way 

 we talked about the strange girl, and we were soon 

 home. 



