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over to stay all night. They were to have 
their even-song, with the organ, violin, and 
guitar, and the sweet human sympathetic 
voices of all in unison. The songs which 
Edwy was sure “could be heard by the birds 
in their nests high up in the tall trees, that 
leaned over the camp roof.” 
They had just heard Willard and his fa- 
ther, fastening their boat at the foot of the 
hill, and now they, “the truants,” were run- 
ning quickly up the stone steps from the land- 
ing, when Willard, the first comer, opened 
the door and thrust some o])ject inside. 
It was none other than Zephyr ! 
“While we were passing your dock, we saw 
Zephyr waiting all alone on the bank. We 
called to her, and she came running down 
and we took her right into the boat with us, 
and here she is !” 
“You precious darling,” said Edwy, strok- 
ing her. 
As supper was now ready, he to^T' her in 
