威廉·亨利·哈德逊/WilliamHenryHudson
ForsometimepastIhadbeenascendingalow, broad, f?lattoppedhill, andonforcingmywaythroughtheundergrowthintotheopenIfoundmyselfonthelevelplateau, anunenclosedspotovergrownwithheatherandscatteredfurzebushes, withclumpsoff?, buttherewasnobreakinthewonderfulgreenness, whichtherecentrainhadintensif?, tomythinking, withtoomuchuniformityinitssoft, brighttone, , harsh, ;Irambledaboutinituntilmyfeetandlegswerewet;thenIsatdowntoletthemdryandaltogetherspentseveralagreeablehoursatthatspot, pleasedatthethoughtthatnohumanfellow-creaturewouldintrudeuponme.
Featheredcompanionswere, however, , however, , sweptpastme, , intheearlysummer, hemaybeeasilydistinguished, whenf?lying, , oftenchanginghisdirection, nowf?lyingclosetothesurface, anonmountinghigh, -gull, butthewingsinglidingarecarriedstiffandstraight, thetipsofthelongf?, liketheheronandstork, , andmakesforit;hefollowshisnose, sotospeak, , gulllikeandharrielike, fromsidetoside, asiftosearchthegroundthoroughlyortoconcentratehisvisiononsomevaguelyseenobject.
Notonlythecrowwasthere:amagpiechatteredasIcamefromthebrake, butrefusedtoshowhimself;andalittlelaterajayscreamedatme, , thestartledsolitary'soutburstofuncontrolledrageattheabhorredsightofafellow-beinginhiswoodlandhaunt.
