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Nor did Blackie, but he looked very uncomfortable. She did more than say nothing. She went for him, beak first, and very angrily indeed; and he, not waiting to receive her, fled down to the lawn, and began worm-hunting for dear life. A whole lecture could not have said more. Mrs. Blackie remained on the roof for about a minute, looking round, and then flew off to her own hunting-ground.
Of course, I did not expect them to fall in love exactly as Evan and I or Horace and Sylvia did that belongs to spring and summer; still, I thought that when they started worm-hunting together, and played checkers every evening, that they were beginning to find each other mutually indispensable, at least. But no.
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