The impression of strength came from an extraordinary vitality that seemed to pulse in the very air around him

She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read.

The impression of strength came from an extraordinary vitality that seemed to pulse in the very air around him

From that first moment, in a way she could never explain, the Meadows claimed her and made her their own.

Tis a strange thing, that the only friends I have I found in the same way, lying flat in the meadows, crying as if their hearts would break.

Who would guess," he teased, "that I'd ever see you on a rooftop with straw in your hair?" Kit giggled. "Are you saying I've turned into a crow?" "Not exactly." His eyes were intensely blue with merriment. "I can still see the green feathers if I look hard enough. But they've done their best to make you into a sparrow, haven't they?

There was something irresistible about popcorn.