“Oh! it’s got the olive-branch in its beak!” exclaimed Margery. “That shows that the trees are out of the water—doesn’t it?”
“Yes; listen—then you will hear Noah saying that the flood has gone down.”
“By this sight I well may say,
This flood begins to cease (Noah was declaring).
My sweet dove to me brought has
A branch of olive from some place;
This betokeneth God has done us some grace,
And is a sign of peace.”
By this time all the windows in the ark were open, disclosing the whole family, including Noah’s wife, who looked much subdued.
“She’s glad she’s saved now!” Margery remarked. “Look!—they’re all coming out, and God is talking to them.”