Far down the gorge a purple light shone on the forested floor.

And on the moment the sun burst through the clouds and sent a golden blaze down into the depths, transforming them incalculably.

The great cliffs turned gold, the creek changed to glancing silver, the green of trees vividly freshened, and in the clefts rays of sunlight burned into the blue shadows.

Carley had never gazed upon a scene like this.

Hostile and prejudiced, she yet felt wrung from her an acknowledgment of beauty and grandeur.