Mina
Murray's Journal13 August Another quiet day, and to bed with the
key on my wrist as before. Again I awoke in the night, and found Lucy sitting
up in bed, still asleep, pointing to the window. I got up quietly, and pulling
aside the blind, looked out. It was brilliant moonlight, and the soft effect of
the light over the sea and sky, merged together in one great silent mystery, was
beautiful beyond words. Between me and the moonlight flitted a great bat, coming
and going in great whirling circles. Once or twice it came quite close, but was,
I suppose, frightened at seeing me, and flitted away across the harbour towards
the abbey. When I came back from the window Lucy had lain down again, and was
sleeping peacefully. She did not stir again all night. |