A few minutes later she joined him on the lawn. They had just reached
the road which led to the porter"s lodge, when, without a word of
warning, she grasped his hand, and, half-running, half-dancing, pulled
him forward at a rapid pace. With a laugh he joined in her mood, and,
running side by side, they sped along the drive, while startled rabbits
leaped across their path, and melancholy owls hooted disapprobation. As
if the fumes of madness had mounted even to the skies, dark flecks of
cloud raced headlong across the starry heavens.
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