"Now I must go," said Lion; "where's the horse?"

"There," said his friend; "I'll set you on your way."

They caught and rode, both silent, while remorse

Worked in each heart, though neither would betray

What he was feeling, and the moon came grey,

Then burned into an opal white and great,

Silvering the downs of grass where these two travelled late,

Thinking of English fields which that moon saw,

Fields full of quiet beauty lying hushed

At midnight in the moment full of awe,