Hehadcomefromalongday\'selectioneering,hadbeenheckledattwomeetings,andwasstillsorefromtheexperience。Towatchher,tobesoothed,andministeredtobyherhadneverbeensorestful;andstretchedoutinalongchairhelistenedtoherplaying。
OverthehillaPierrotmoonwasslowlymovingupinaskythecolourofgreyirises。AndinasortoftranceMiltounstaredattheburnt—
outstar,travellinginbrightpallor。
Acrossthemooraseaofshallowmistwasrolling;andthetreesinthevalley,likebrowsingcattle,stoodknee—deepinwhiteness,withalltheairabovethemwanfromaninnumerablerainasofmoondust,fallingintothatwhitesea。Thenthemoonpassedbehindthelime—
tree,sothatagreatlightedChineselanternseemedtohangblue—