11/11 "Now we can say that the winter is practically over." Everyone had his own way of expressing relief and delight; but it was Maria who stood longest by the door, hearkening to the sweet patter of the rain, watching the indistinct movement of cloud in the dark sky above the darker mass of the forest, breathing the mild air that came from the south. Spring is not far ..." In her heart she felt that never since the earth began was there a springtime like this springtime to-be.. |