The trees shuddered,
awe-stricken. I went under cover. A farmer was chasing a cow. As
my eyes turned toward the grove they fell on Miss Tevkin, who
was standing at the farther end of it, under its leafy roof, facing
the main road. My heart beat fast. I dared not stir
A shower broke loose, a great, torrential downpour. It came in
sheets, with an impetuous, though genial, clatter. It seemed as
though the valley was swiftly filling with water and in less than an
hour's time it would reach the tops of the trees. I thought of Noah's
flood. I could almost see his dove winging her way over the
waters. The storm had been in progress but seven or eight minutes
when it came to an end. The sky broke into a smile again, as if it
had all been a joke.
Miss Tevkin left the shelter of the trees and set out in the direction
of the hotel. I do not know whether she was aware of my
proximity
It was clearing beautifully, when a new cloud gathered. This time a
great, stern force, violent, vengeful, came into play. A lash of fire
smote the firmament with frantic suddenness, shattering it into a
myriad of blinding sparks, yet leaving it uninjured.
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