Some few believe that this inestimable stone is blazing as of old, and say that they have caught its radiance, like a flash of summer lightning, far down the valley of the Saco.

• 年轻的新婚夫妇在棚屋最远的角落睡下，以一道用细枝精心编成的屏障把自己与众人相隔。这屏障恰似夏娃新房悬挂的层层花彩，是那位羞答答的新娘趁众人交谈时动手编成的壁毯。