CHAPTERXXIX。
THEBEAST-BOY。
Onemorningtheyfound，onreachingthemanse，thattheministerwasveryunwell，andthatinconsequenceMissMacharcouldnotattendtoGinevra;theyturned，therefore，towalkhomeagain。Nowthemanse，uponanotherrootofGlashgar，wasnearerthanGlashruachtoNicie’shome，andmanyatimeasshewentandcame，didsheliftlongingeyestotheridgethathiditfromherview。Thismorning，Ginevraobservedthat，everyothermoment，Niciewaslookingupthesideofthemountain，asifshesawsomethingunusualuponit——occasionally，indeed，whenthewindingoftheroadturnedtheirbackstoit，stoppingandturningroundtogaze。
“Whatisthematterwithyou，Nicie？”sheasked。“Whatareyoulookingatupthere？”
“I’mwon’erin’whatmymother’llbedeein’，“answeredNicie：“she’supthere。”