[The Night Horseman by Max Brand]@TWC D-Link bookThe Night Horseman CHAPTER XXIV 25/26
They flew on wings and left him far below.
The girl moved away from him as if led by an invisible hand, and now she stood at the extremity of the porch.
He followed her. "Do you hear ?" she cried, turning to him. "What is it ?" asked the doctor. "It is he! Don't you understand ?" "Barry? Yes! But what does the whistling mean; is it for his wolf-dog ?" "I don't know," she answered quickly.
"All I understand is that it is beautiful.
Where are your theories and explanations now, Doctor Byrne ?". "It _is_ beautiful--God knows!--but doesn't the wolf-dog understand it better than either you or I ?" She turned and faced Byrne, standing very close, and when she spoke there was something in her voice which was like a light.
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