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It seemed so tranquil and still; the silence filled her with a strange delight, she felt as if she could sit there all through the night looking out into the cool, dark street, and up heavenwards at the stars. She was very happy, but yet at the same time experienced a strange new sensation of melancholy, and she almost wished to cry. Suddenly a dark form stepped in front of the open window. She gave a little shriek. IT SEEMED SO TRANQUIL AND STILL THE SILENCE FILLED HER WITH A STRANGE DELIGHT SHE FELT AS IF SHE COULD SIT THERE ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT LOOKING OUT INTO THE COOL DARK STREET AND UP HEAVENWARDS AT THE STARS SHE WAS VERY HAPPY BUT YET AT THE SAME TIME EXPERIENCED A STRANGE NEW SENSATION OF MELANCHOLY AND SHE ALMOST WISHED TO CRY SUDDENLY A DARK FORK STEPPED IN FRONT OF THE OPEN WINDOW SHE GAVE A SHRIEK
 things away as she was told, but opened the window and drew her chair to it. She leant on the sill, looking out into the street. The sun had set, and it was twilight, the sky was growing dark, bringing to view the twinkling stars; there was no breeze, but it was pleasantly and restfully cool. The good folk still sat at their doorsteps, talking as before on the same inexhaustible subjects, but a little subdued with the approach of night. The boys were still playing cricket, but they were mostly at the other end of the street, and their shouts were muffled before they reached Liza's ears. She sat, leaning her head on her hands, breathing in the fresh air and feeling a certain exquisite sense of peacefulness which she was not used to. It was Saturday evening, and she thankfully remembered that there would be no factory on the morrow; she was glad to rest. Somehow she felt a little tired, perhaps it was through the excitement of the afternoon, and she enjoyed the quietness of the evening.  DID NOT CLEAR THE SUPPER THINGS AWAY AS SHE WAS TOLD BUT OPENED THE WINDOW AND DREW HER CHAIR TO IT SHE LEANT ON THE SILL LOOKING OUT INTO THE STREET THE SUN HAD SET AND IT WAS TWILIGHT THE SKY WAS GROWING DARK BRINGING TO VIEW THE TWINKLING STARS THERE WAS NO BREEZE BUT IT WAS PLEASANTLY AND RESTFULLY COOL THE GOOD FOLK STILL SAT AT THEIR DOORSTEPS TALKING AS BEFORE ON THE SAME INEXHAUSTIBLE SUBJECTS BUT A LITTLE SUBDUED WITH THE APPROACH OF NIGHT THE BOYS WERE STILL PLAYING CRICKET BUT THEY WERE MOSTLY AT THE OTHER END OF THE STREET AND THEIR SHOUTS WERE MUFFLED BEFORE THEY REACHED LIZA'S EARS SHE SAT LEANING HER HEAD ON HER HANDS BREATHING IN THE FRESH AIR AND FEELING A CERTAIN EXQUISITE SENSE OF PEACEFULNESS WHICH SHE WAS NOT USED TO IT WAS SATURDAY EVENING AND SHE THANKFULLY REMEMBERED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO FACTORY ON THE MORROW SHE WAS GLAD TO REST SOMEHOW SHE FELT A LITTLE TIRED PERHAPS IT WAS THROUGH THE EXCITEMENT OF THE AFTERNOON AND SHE ENJOYED THE QUIETNESS OF THE EVENING
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