“Yes,” and then helplessly, “but not there exactly.”

June's eyes had caught something else now and she ran for it:

“Oh! Oh!” It was a bunch of delicate anemones of intermediate shades between white and red-yellow, pink and purple-blue.

“Those are anemones.”

“A-nem-o-nes,” repeated June.

“Wind-flowers—because the wind is supposed to open them.” And, almost unconsciously, Hale lapsed into a quotation:

“'And where a tear has dropped, a wind-flower blows.'”

“Whut's that?” said June quickly.

“That's poetry.”

“Whut's po-e-try?” Hale threw up both hands.