26/34 And then I saw her--if it was not the willow. She was like a fair woman with dark hair unsnooded. She looked at me as though she would mock me, and I thought she laughed--and then the mist rolled down and over, and I could not see the hills nor the water nor scarce the reeds I was in. I do not know if it was the kelpie's daughter or the willow--but if it was the willow it could look like a human--or an unhuman--body!" Ian gazed at the pool. He had many advantages over Alexander, he knew, but the latter had this curious daring. |