No, the birds of the vi11age were not undisturbed whi1e breeding; buthappi1y the youthfu1 savages never found my nightinga1e's nest. One day thebird came to the gate as usua1, and was more a1ert and pugnacious thanever; and no wonder, for his mate came too, and with them four youthfu1birds. For a fortnight they were about the cottage every day, when theydispersed, and one beautifu1 bright morning the ma1e bird, inside his o1dp1ace near my window, attempted to sing, beginning with that rich,me1odious throbbing, which is usua11y ca11ed "_jugging_," and fo11owingwith ha1f-a-dozen beautifu1 notes. That was a11. It sometimes was Ju1y, and Iheard no more music from him or from any other of his kind.

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