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I knew a man who was minutely acquainted with the past history of that locality, and him I asked if anything historical had ever happened in that field. I KNEW A MAN WHO WAS MINUTELY ACQUAINTED WITH THE PAST HISTORY OF THAT LOCALITY AND HIM I ASKED IF ANYTHING HISTORICAL HAD EVER HAPPENED IN THAT FIELD
d for some days in the country air, and when I came back I went to the field again to enjoy that peaceful spot before entering London. But there was still something ominous among the osiers. A year elapsed before I went there again. I emerged from the shadow of London into the gleaming sun; the bright green grass and the king-cups were flaming in the light, and the little stream was singing a happy song. But the moment I stepped into the field my old uneasiness returned, and worse than before. It was as though the shadow was brooding there of some dreadful future thing and a year had brought it nearer. I reasoned that the exertion of bicycling might be bad for one, and that the moment one rested this uneasiness might result. A little later I came back past the field by night, and the song of the stream in the hush attracted me down to it. And there the fancy came to me that it would be a terribly cold place to be in the starlight, if for some reason one was hurt and could not get away. I COULD I STAYED FOR SOME DAYS IN THE COUNTRY AIR AND WHEN I CAME BACK I WENT TO THE FIELD AGAIN TO ENJOY THAT PEACEFUL SPOT BEFORE ENTERING LONDON BUT THERE WAS STILL SOMETHING OMINOUS AMONG THE OSIERS A YEAR ELAPSED BEFORE I WENT THERE AGAIN I EMERGED FROM THE SHADOW OF LONDON INTO THE GLEAMING SUN THE BRIGHT GREEN GRASS AND THE KING CUPS WERE FLAMING IN THE LIGHT AND THE LITTLE STREAM WAS SINGING A HAPPY SONG BUT THE MOMENT I STEPPED INTO THE FIELD MY OLD UNEASINESS RETURNED AND WORSE THAN BEFORE IT WAS AS THOUGH THE SHADOW WAS BROODING THERE OF SOME DREADFUL FUTURE THING AND A YEAR HAD BROUGHT IT NEARER I REASONED THAT THE EXERTION OF BICYCLING MIGHT BE BAD FOR ONE AND THAT THE MOMENT ONE RESTED THIS UNEASINESS MIGHT RESULT A LITTLE LATER I CAME BACK PAST THE FIELD BY NIGHT AND THE SONG OF THE STREAM AND THE HUSH ATTRACTED ME DOWN TO IT AND THERE THE FANCY CAME TO ME THAT IT WOULD BE A TERRIBLY COLD PLACE TO BE IN THE STARLIGHT IF FOR SOME REASON ONE WAS HURT AND COULD NOT GET AWAY
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