136 THE HALL OF SHELLS. 



larger and the wind the " breath of the spirit." 

 He who in reverence and humility stood with 

 uncovered head was a quickened spirit. His 

 whole being thrilled with the consciousness of 

 these greater powers^of senses till then un- 

 recked of. Whether in the body or out of the 

 body, he knew his immortality — that he stood 

 before the face of the Eternal. He felt his 

 kinship. 



A chill little hand was slipped into his. 

 He yearned for the fuller, further communion, 

 for the larger vision ; but he ' turned from the 

 glory, from the .vision, and bent to the child at 

 his side. He could only so be true to his kin- 

 ship ; and so the vision stayed in his soul. 



Undine stood trembHng ; her pale face told 

 how the black storm clouds and the furious 

 sea terrified her. 



" It all makes me feel so small and weak," 

 she said ; " as if the wind could carry me away 

 into the darkness and storm as it would carry 

 a leaf." 



" Fudge ! " exclaimed Tom, as he lay upon 

 his back, kicking his heels into the sand. " I 

 like it ! It's grand ! It makes me feel as if I 

 were an eagle and heard the swoop of eagles 

 overhead. My ! don't the wind and the sea 

 roar ! " 



