almost thought of him as such. He was so delightfully naïf.

He bent toward her. A faint tremor woke in his speech. "And so," said

he, softly, "I cry for the moon--the unattainable, exquisite moon. It

is very ridiculous, is it not?"

But he did not look at the moon. He looked toward Margaret--past

Margaret, toward the gleaming windows of Selwoode, where the Eagle

brooded:

"Oh, I really can't say," Margaret cried, in haste. "She was kind to

Endymion, you know. We will hope for the best. I think we'd better go

into the house now."