Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE STAR IN THE TREES ASTOBEI. Lyane, his sister. Daphne. Syrinx. The Night Wind. The Queen Op Faerie. The Voice Of The Water. The Dew. The Seven Shadows. The Voice In The Aspen Tree. Echo. Scene.—A secret wood. To the front right is a fountain thick set about with reeds and water flags. To the left at the back the Dew lies asleep on the grass. On the left stands a laurel tree, slim and tall; in the centre at the back an aspen tree. Shadows nestle beneath the trees. There is a faint twilight over the scene. Astorri enters at the back, carrying a book, and comes down toward the front. Lyane. [Outside.'] Astorei. Ltanb. Wilt thou leave met Astorri. Nay, little sister, I do wait. Lyane, Lyane, art thou not weary? Ltanb. [Enters.] Aye, weary are my feet but not my heart. I will fare with thee to the happy wood. Astorri. Yea, let us go. For in my dreams have I Seen heavy grief and thick shapes crowding on, And some unrest that would unnerve my heart. To me the world is all of shadowy omens; And never do I see a falling star That underneath the ground sinks into night. But that I mark the setting stars of fate;— Lyane. Further, yet further, have we dreamed the while. Astorri. Aye, far away the vision of a song Brought to mine ear a secret wood, and showed 'A covert place of freedom from the strife. Let us still seek. Ltane. Hast thou the book ? ASTOREI. Aye, here. Lyane. How wilt thou know the placet Astorri. Knowest thou not yet? A yellow stone is there, A laurel tree, a fountain rimmed with green, And silence—and in the pool Ltanb. Brother Astorri, look thou! Astorri. What! Lyane. Beside thee, look!—a little fountain—see— And there, the stone! Astorri. ...