The boat's bow touched the shore; whistling softly, Philip leaped
ashore and moored it.
"Diane!" he said gently.
The girl raised glistening, glorified eyes to his face and smiled, a
radiant smile for all her eyes were bright with unshed tears.
Philip held out his arms.
The silvered sheet of water rippled placidly at their feet. There was
wind among the birches. They watched the great moon sail behind a
cloud and emerge, flooding the sylvan world with light.
"Sweetheart," said Philip suddenly, "I thought that Arcadia was back
there in Connecticut by the river, but it's here too! Dear little
gypsy, it is everywhere that you are!"
"It will be Arcadia--always!" said Diane, "for Arcadia is
Together-land, isn't it, Philip?"
The moon and Philip answered.
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