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a muted gray softness; sifted

over the deep greens of the hillside。 The power of the land was an

awesome one; embodied in the proud posture of the pines on the hill; the

free flow of the river winding through the valley; the gaiety of the

orange Indian paintbrush swaying with meadow grass in the breeze。

Darkness was only a thin veil over this primal beauty。 Seeing through

it; Anne Boulton felt blessed; and doubly grateful that she had left the

city。

The summer had been an oppressive one in New York。 Heat and humidity had

rivaled each other; stubbornly clinging to highs that beaded foreheads

and furniture with sweat; and made everyone and everything sticky。 As

the sky scrapered congestion closed in on her; so had wellintending

friends and family; coaxing her out to lunch; when she wanted a tall

cola and a salad at home; dragging her to the theater; when she craved a

quiet evening alone; spiriting her away for a weekend of busy

panionship; when she fancied a good book and healing solitude。 In the

end she wanted Jeff; but Jeff was gone。

Now; cocooned by darkness; she curled in a large upholstered chair。 The

wood fire in the hearth offered the only light; its orange and gold

flames flickering hypnotically before her dark eyes。 This was her first

evening here。 If the isolation; the peace were a harbinger; she had made

the right decision

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