gathered
on the
budded
branches,
and fell
pattering
round him.
He had
been
standing a
long time
in that
position,
for I saw
a pair of
ouzels
passing
and
repassing
scarcely
three feet
from him,
busy in
building
their
nest, and
regarding
his
proximity
no more
than that
of a piece
of timber.
They flew
off at my
approach,
and he
raised his
eyes and
spoke: –
“She’s
dead!” he
said;
“I’ve not
waited for
you to
learn
that. Put
your
handkerchief
