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herchildishdreadof"thegipsies."She
walkedalittlefartherandlaidherselftorestonasmoothpatchofturf
andlistenedtothestrangeintonationsthatsoundedfromthecamp.
Thosehorriblepeople
shehadheardtheyellowfolkcalledbutshe
foundnowapleasureinvoicesthatsangandindistinctlyheardwere
almostchantmgwithariseandfallofnotesandawildwailandthe
solemnityofunknownspeech.Itseemedafitmusicfortheunknown
woodlandinharmonywiththedripofthewellandthebirds'sharp
notesand the rustle and hurry of the wood creatures.
Sheroseagainandwentontillshecouldseetheredfirebetweenthe
boughs;andthevoicesthrilledintoanincantation.Shelongedtosum-
monupcourageandtalktothesestrange-wood-folkbutshewasafraid
toburstintothecamp.Soshesatdownunderatreeandwaitedhoping
that one of them might happen to come her way.
Thereweresixorsevenmenasmanywomenandaswarmoffantast-
icchildrenlollingandsquattingaboutthefiregabblingtooneanother
intheirsingsongspeech.Theywerepeopleofcuriousaspectshortand
squathigh-cheek-bonedwithdingyyellowskinandlongalmondeyes;
onlyinoneortwooftheyoungermentherewasasuggestionofawild
almostfaun-likegraceasofcreatureswhoalwaysmovedbetweenthe
redfireandthegreenleaf.Thougheverybodycalledthemgipsiesthey
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