"Her face is oval, and her cheeks are bright.

Her eyes are big moonlit pools of darkness, and silken curls fall over her shoulders.

One hair is strong enough for a lifeline that will draw a drowning man ashore, or strangle an unhappy one.

But you will not see her.

I'm purposely sending you early, so you can do what you are told and come back to me before she even reaches the woods." "What am I to do, Laddie ?" "You must put one hand in your apron pocket and take the letter in it, and as long as you hold it tight, nothing in the world can hurt you.
Go out our lane to the Big Woods, climb the gate and walk straight back the wagon road to the water.