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(1880) Author: Albert Alberg - Tema: Fables
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PIGEONS.

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return. But no answer came, only a mocking
echo. Strange! for now they could see them
both sitting at their wonted place, under the
sycamore tree. The father called out again—
again no answer! Were they asleep ? They
could now see in the dim light, as they were
getting near the place, that Hiatha leaned her
head against the mother, who was sitting on a
stone, and reclined against the trunk of the
tree. The old man motioned his son that he
should not come too suddenly upon them,
though he was but reluctantly obeyed. The
hardy old sailor now went up to the sleeping
group. But he stood aghast! On his wife’s
face was the expression of grief and despair,
but no quivering movement; the features were
rigid, sorrow was indelibly impressed upon
them for ever, aye, for eternity,—for they were
fixed in death. He turned his gaze to Hiatha ;
but her face wore a glad mien, and her eyes
were open as in ecstatic joy, and her naked
arm pressed hard to her bosom the female
carrier pigeon. The old man lifted her arm
gently, as if to rouse her; but it was cold as
marble, and the pallid and regular features of
her visage were chiselled into a fixed expres-

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