ul, with hair as white as snow, and a face
as fair and pink as a pale rose-leaf, sat smiling, and listening, and
knitting beside them; no fears in any of their hearts to beat away, no
strife to heal, the past unsighed for, the future sure, they made a
picture of old age, well won,

"Serene and bright
And lovely as a Shetland night."

* * * * *

Transcriber's note:

Archaic spellings have been preserved, including rereward,
throstle, wadmall, and lish.

Text in italics is enclosed by underscores (_italics_).

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