meads were
chang ing
now; but
it was
still warm
enou gh in
early
afternoons,
before
milking to
id le
there
awhile,
and the st
ate of
dairy-work
at this
time of
year
allowed a
spare hour
for
idling.Looking
over the
damp sod
in the
direction
of th e
sun, a
glistening
ripple of
g ossamer
webs was
visib le
to their
eyes under
the lu
minary,
like the
track of m
oonlight
on the
sea.Gnats,
knowing
nothing of
their
brief
glorification,
wandered
across the
