"Hast thou seen that lordly castle, That castle by the sea? Golden and red above it The clouds float gorgeously." Trans. of Uhland: Longfellow. Do you remember Gratian-Gratian Conyfer, the godson of the four winds, the boy who lived at the old farmhouse up among the moors, where these strange beautiful sisters used to meet? Do you remember how full of fancies and stories Gratian's little head was, and how sometimes he put them into words to please...
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