A CHILD OF Nsl T UR E 
not know ; he only knew that the 
air was full of whispers ; that all 
manner of secrets were being ex- 
changed ; that there seemed to be 
a mysterious understanding between 
the trees, the birds, the winds, and 
the clouds, from which he was ex- 
cluded ; not because there was any 
desire to shut him out, but because 
it was impossible to make him 
understand. 
John felt himself on the most 
friendly footing with this magical 
world, but the thinnest of veils 
seemed to envelop him and maki 
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