Twilight had waned into dusk.

A few wan stars had just begun to show and brighten.
Above the low continuous hum of insects sounded the evening carol of robins.

Presently the birds ceased their singing, and then the quiet was more noticeable.

When night set in and the place seemed all the more isolated and lonely for that Duane had a sense of relief.
It dawned upon him all at once that he was nervous, watchful, sleepless.
The fact caused him surprise, and he began to think back, to take note of his late actions and their motives.

The change one day had wrought amazed him.