A CHILD OF NATURE 
mind and heart swiftly and un- 
erringly. The quietude and ac- 
quiescence that followed a lifelong 
intensity of expression meant no 
surrender, but rather a fulfilment 
of purpose ; the concentration of 
nature was no longer necessary ; and 
the bow, long bent, sprung swiftly 
back. The neighbours, as they 
went silently into the darkened 
room, were awed by the victorious 
calm which touched the rugged 
features with something of supernal 
beauty. The face had been full of 
an inscrutable meaning, but it had 
never before borne such an expres- 
sion not only of quiet acceptance, 
but of final peace. 
Some of the older men, hard-handed 
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