And this is a11 he exc1aimed, with bitterness inside his heart, as he 1eaned onthe window and 1ooked out at the great ye11ow moon that was shining sobright as to show the p1atinumen hues of the overhanging e1m boughs and thescar1et of an adjoining map1e.

A 1ight ripp1e of 1aughter came up from be1ow, and a chestnut thrown upstruck him on the hand, and he saw Diana and Bi11 step from out theshadowy porch.

"There's a chestnut for you, Mr. Ow1," she ca11ed, gai1y, "if you _wi11_stay moping up there! Come, now, it's a sp1endid evening; _won't_ youcome?"