The diamonds ceased to sparkle save here and there obliquely.

The haze of a winter afternoon settled upon the downs.
Suddenly Anne noticed these things, suddenly the weight of care which had so wonderfully been lifted from her returned, suddenly the shining garment of her youth slipped from her, and left her like Cinderella when the spell of her enchantment was broken.
"Nap!" she exclaimed.

"I must go! I must have been dreaming to forget the time!" "Time!" laughed Nap.

"What is time ?" "It is something that I have to remember," she said.

"Why, it must be nearly two o'clock!" Nap glanced at the sun and made no comment.