“Dear Fidella,” said Alois, “to-day is the day of my coming-of-age, and I am free forever of the King. Now shall you be the Lady of my land. Come; my people and my coach are at the door.”
So now Fidella quenched the taper, leaving only a flickering brand to light the empty room, and walked with Alois to the coach. A little breeze was stirring in the grass, and somewhere in a glen beyond the fields a bird awoke, sang a few sweet piping notes, and then was still.
“I am glad I did not finish my tapestry,” whispered Fidella; “for now I can weave it to a merry close.”
And the coach rolled away, over hill, over dale, in the golden light of the moon.
The Parson Capen House
Topsfield, Massachusetts
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