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HE decided to walk home from the station. A soft breeze tossed him its faint, acrid, earthy scents. The stars were hidden and revealed by the fleecy scud of clouds. The moon, dwindling to its last quarter, had just lifted itself above the hills. Back in those hills, among the trees, was his home. All was peaceful there. They didn't know the trouble he was bringing them.
The moon had been large and low when he and Isabel had gone together into the wood, last year. What was there about the moon that made people think they had to make love? And afterward the moon sailed on serenely, not giving a damn, leaving them to worry about the consequences. Usually, though, it was the girl who did the worrying.